May 2017 - Page 3 of 9 - The Wire Report

May 24, 2017

Blue Ant buys Racat in int’l expansion move

Blue Ant Media Inc. has acquired Racat Group, with international assets that include production houses and mobile game developers.

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May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

CPC members less supportive of CBC funding: surveys

The Canadian public and the Conservative Party of Canada members have differing views when it comes to what the country should do about funding for CBC/Radio-Canada, according to surveys commissioned by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.

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May 24, 2017

Canadian cyber security spending lagging: survey

Investments in cyber security are not keeping up with the pace of potential future hacking attempts at Canadian companies, according to a new survey.

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May 23, 2017

Guylaine Roy changes roles at Heritage

Guylaine Roy has been named associate deputy minister of Canadian Heritage, according to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office Friday.

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May 23, 2017

Government consulting on public safety broadband network

The federal government is pledging $3 million this year and into 2018 to produce an analysis on a potential public safety broadband network (PSBN).

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May 23, 2017

ISED PS Lametti hot property for April lobbying

The parliamentary secretary to the innovation minister was a popular target for lobbyists last month, as representatives from major telecom and Internet companies sought him out, according to the latest statistics from the office of the lobbying commissioner.

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May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

CBC must collaborate with OTT competition: Lacroix

CBC/Radio-Canada’s president and CEO Hubert Lacroix said the Crown corporation’s competition comes primarily from over-the-top (OTT) services and that it must collaborate with them to bring CBC productions to an international audience.

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May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

Joly could reconsider OTT regs over Quebec: Desjardins

Pressure from Quebec could lead Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly to consider imposing taxes on foreign over-the-top (OTT) services, according to Desjardins Capital Markets analyst Maher Yaghi.

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May 19, 2017

Facebook partners with MLB for U.S. live streams

Facebook Inc. will live stream 20 Major League Baseball (MLB) games this season on its social media platform after finalizing a partnership with the league.

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May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

FCC consulting on proposal to reverse net neutrality rules

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on its proposal, approved Thursday, to replace its current net neutrality rules.

Month: May 2017

Blue Ant buys Racat in int’l expansion move

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CPC members less supportive of CBC funding: surveys

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Canadian cyber security spending lagging: survey

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Guylaine Roy changes roles at Heritage

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Government consulting on public safety broadband network

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ISED PS Lametti hot property for April lobbying

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CBC must collaborate with OTT competition: Lacroix

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Joly could reconsider OTT regs over Quebec: Desjardins

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FCC consulting on proposal to reverse net neutrality rules

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