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Sports content helping drive interest in 4K: experts

Sports fans are an ideal market to sell 4K content to in its early stages, say analysts, though at least one expert says this quality of video has not yet achieved "must-have" status.

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TPP includes provisions for ISPs to block content: WikiLeaks

Online information leaker WikiLeaks published on Friday what it said were parts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that reveal provisions for Internet service providers to block access to content subject to copyright restrictions.

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RNC seeks relief for radio station on Cancon contribution

RNC Media Inc. is asking the CRTC to relieve it of a licence condition for its radio station CHLX-FM in Gatineau, Que., that requires it to pay $8,000 a year toward the development of Canadian content, beyond the basic contribution requirements set out in national radio regulations.

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Tara Ellis becomes CBC’s head of scripted content

CBC/Radio-Canada said Thursday that Tara Ellis is its new executive director of scripted content.

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Nymi appoints John Haggard as CEO

Toronto-based wearable maker Nymi Inc. said Thursday that it has appointed John Haggard as its new CEO.

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TPP text to be available in days: Fast

International Trade Minister Ed Fast said Thursday that the government will put out a provisional copy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in the next few days, the Canadian Press reported.

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Ethics commissioner looking into MP’s letters to CRTC

The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada is investigating two letters Conservative MP Parm Gill sent the CRTC while serving as a parliamentary secretary.

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AT&T supports WiFi calling

AT&T announced Thursday that its customers can now make WiFi calls from their iPhones while in the U.S.

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Netflix raises price $1 per month

Netflix Inc. has raised pricing for new Canadian customers signing up for its standard package by $1, to $9.99 a month, according to its website.

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NDP gets A-, Conservatives get D+ in OpenMedia ‘report card’

Internet advocacy group OpenMedia released a “report card” Thursday ranking the federal parties’ digital policies ahead of the election, in which the NDP received an overall grade of A- while the Liberals had a C and the Conservatives a D+.

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