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Rogers, Shaw indicate different plans for IPTV, internet bundling

On the final day of the CRTC’s broadcast distribution licence hearing, Shaw Communications Inc. told commissioners it’s not planning to sell its IPTV service without a subscription to its internet service, while Rogers Communications Inc. said it would eventually be willing to do so.

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Facebook outlines plans to tackle ‘election integrity’ in Canada

Facebook Inc. is teaming up with Ottawa-based digital literacy group, Mediasmarts, to create the Canadian Election Integrity Initiative, according to a release on Thursday.

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CSE releases anti-malware tool to public

Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is stepping up its efforts to combat malware by allowing the public to use one of its security tools.

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57% of anglophones subscribe to OTT services: MTM

Fifty-seven per cent of Canadian anglophones subscribe to over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, with Netflix Inc. as the strong leader, according to the latest report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a project of CBC/Radio-Canada.

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Date of CRTC broadcast hearing in Toronto changed

The CRTC has postponed, by a day, its hearing to consider 11 broadcasting applications scheduled for later this month.

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Rogers unfazed by Freedom ‘Big Gig’ offer: CEO

Joe Natale isn’t worried about Shaw Communications Inc.’s move to offer its Freedom customers 10 gigabytes for $50, effectively turning away the idea that the move is a game changer in the industry.

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Telcos eye agri-food, digital tech, AI in supercluster initiative

Canada’s two largest telcos are part of three groups vying to be chosen for the final phase of the federal government’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative, with BCE Inc. participating in an artificial intelligence-focused group in Montreal and Telus Corp. involved in two separate bids, a digital technology group in British Columbia and an agriculture-focused group based in Alberta.

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Google building smart community in Toronto

Alphabet Inc.’s Sidewalk Labs have won a City of Toronto request for proposals to create a development plan called Sidewalk Toronto, which aims to design a high-tech neighbourhood with smart city infrastructure on an 800-acre piece of Toronto’s eastern waterfront.

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Freedom Mobile launches 10 GB for $50 ‘intro offer’

Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile has announced a new set of wireless offerings in what the company is dubbing a “Big Gig” marketing campaign to begin Oct. 19.

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Narrow the ‘value gap,’ Music Canada tells gov’t

Music Canada is asking the government to address the disparity between the value of creative content and the revenues that are generated from it.

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