Newfoundland’s NTV approved for small-market funding

The CRTC said Tuesday that CJON-DT, a television station in St. John’s, N.L., operating under the brand NTV, has been approved to receive support from the Small Market Local Production Fund (SMLPF).

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Weather Network to expand to U.K.

Pelmorex Media Inc. said Wednesday it is expanding its Weather Network brand into the United Kingdom.

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Rogers releases NHL content plans

Rogers Communications Inc. said it will be keeping the Hockey Night in Canada brand alive on Saturday nights, and using 13 different channels to broadcast up to seven different games on those evenings.

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Canadian mobile data traffic, speeds up almost 100% in 2013: Cisco

The average mobile connection speed of Canadian smartphones nearly doubled in 2013, climbing to more than 10 Mbps, Cisco Systems Inc. said in a new report released Wednesday.

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TeraGo names Joe Prodan chief financial officer

TeraGo Inc., a provider of online, data and voice services, said Tuesday it has appointed Joe Prodan as chief financial officer.

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Telus releases CIBC Mobile Payment App

Telus Corp. said Tuesday it has released an application that allows its mobile customers to make payments with a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce credit card through their wireless devices.

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Rogers unveils Mobile Shopper feature

Rogers Communications Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new feature for mobile customers that it said would facilitate getting relevant information to participating users when visiting participating retail establishments.

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Telecom, media industries see opportunities in connected cars

While mobile devices have allowed Canadians to stay connected to the Internet when they’re on the go, the coming emergence of Internet-connected vehicles will soon allow their cars to do the same.

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Bell Aliant reports 50% growth in IPTV revenue

Bell Aliant Inc.’s fourth-quarter earnings report on Tuesday showed it was doing about 50 per cent more business in the area of Internet-protocol television than a year earlier.

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CBC could go non-commercial, Senate committee told

A non-commercial CBC/Radio-Canada should be considered, Ian Morrison, spokesman for watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, told the Senate standing committee on transport and communications Tuesday.

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