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Former Bell employee accused of insider trading

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Quebec’s financial market regulator, said Thursday that it has uncovered an illegal insider-trading scheme involving a former BCE Inc. employee that allowed this individual, along with some family and friends, to realize profits of more than $1 million since 2012.

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Corus channels permitted to end CBC affiliation

Two Corus Entertainment Inc. television stations in Ontario have been permitted by the CRTC to disaffiliate themselves from CBC/Radio-Canada and instead operate with programming provided by BCE Inc.'s CTV network, starting Aug. 31.

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Cogeco creates new Internet plans for Ont. community

Cogeco Cable Inc. announced Thursday that new residential and business Internet packages are now available in Lindsay, Ont.

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TV station revenues, profits down in 2014: StatsCan

Canadian television stations saw a decline in revenues and an even sharper drop in profits last year, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

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Wearable shipments tripled in Q2: IDC

Technology research company International Data Corp. said said in a press release Thursday that the global market for wearables grew 223.2 per cent in this year's second quarter with 18.1 million units shipped, up from 5.6 million units shipped in the same period the previous year.

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Harper promises $200M for fibre-based rural Internet

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday that, if re-elected, he will put another $200 million into fibre-based infrastructure for rural and remote locations currently lacking high-speed Internet.

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Bell Aliant jobs being outsourced to India: union

Jobs with BCE Inc.’s Bell Aliant operations in Atlantic Canada are being outsourced to India despite a commitment from Bell when it took full control of Aliant's operations last year to protect these jobs, according to a union representing workers there.

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CRTC approves 2 radio acquisitions

The CRTC on Wednesday approved two separate applications for radio station acquisitions from Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. in Grand Prairie, Alta., and Media ClassiQ Inc. in Montreal and Quebec City.

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Smartphone shipments growth to slow, tablets to decline further: IDC

New reports from International Data Corp. indicate that smartphone shipments will still grow but slow down from its previous expectations, while tablet shipments are expected to decline further than previously thought this year.

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Stingray, Google, Rdio joining Videotron for announcement

Representatives from Stingray Digital Group Inc., Google Inc.’s Google Music and Rdio Inc. will take part in the announcement about the new music service from Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron on Thursday, company spokeswoman France Gaignard said in an email Wednesday.

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