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TV advertising needs better metrics, execs say

While advertising will remain a key part of the TV ecosystem, the television industry will have to provide better audience data in order to keep up with digital competition, said Barbara Williams, president of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division.

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ADR complaint against Bell dismissed

The CRTC threw out a complaint by a Quebec TV station accusing BCE Inc. of several regulatory violations, including giving itself an undue preference, after Bell said it would stop distributing the channel focused on public-safety and police-related information.

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CMT not required to play country music: CRTC

The CRTC has approved a request that releases Country Music Television Ltd. (CMT) from its obligation to broadcast country music videos.

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Bell profits down 8.8 per cent in Q4

BCE Inc. reported net earnings of $542 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, down 8.8 per cent from the same time a year earlier.

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Online-only TV viewing on rise: MTM

The majority of anglophone Canadians still subscribe to traditional television services, but an increasing number are taking an online-only approach, according to a new report on media technology adoption by the Media Technology Monitor, a project of CBC/Radio-Canada.

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Wind completes Vancouver expansion, begins Calgary work

Wind Mobile announced Thursday it has completed its network infrastructure upgrades in Vancouver and has begun a similar expansion in Calgary.

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Growth in telecom to lag behind economy: Conference Board

According to the Conference Board of Canada, high debt levels and weak job prospects will make it difficult for Canadians to increase spending on telecom services in 2016, limiting industry growth.

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Global wearable device sales to grow 18.4% in 2016: Gartner

Gartner Inc. is forecasting that global wearable device sales will increase 18.4 per cent this year to 274.6 million units, up from 232 million units the previous year.

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City of Quebec sues Cogeco for defamation

The City of Quebec is suing Cogeco Inc., its CEO, Louis Audet, as well as Richard Renaud, director of Quebec’s CJMF FM-93 radio station, for defamation.

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Mobile data traffic to jump six-fold by 2020: Cisco

A rise in the number of wireless devices accessing mobile networks will lead to six times more mobile data traffic by 2020 in North America, according to new projections from Cisco Systems Inc.

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