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‘Worrying’ trend of data breaches ‘must stop’: NDP

In a statement on Tuesday, the same day that BCE Inc. reported a breach affecting up to 100,000 customers, the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) Public Safety Critic Matthew Dubé said that expecting companies to inform people of data breaches without being required by law was “not a good plan.”

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Bell intros product for improved home internet

In a release on Wednesday, BCE Inc. said it launched its residential mesh WiFi product.

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Bill on junk food ads for kids could do ‘significant damage’: Corus

Proposed legislation intended to combat the marketing of unhealthy food and drink to children will have an adverse effect on broadcasters due to a loss of much-needed advertising revenue at a critical time for traditional TV, broadcaster Corus Entertainment Inc. is arguing.  

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Canada touts wins on copyright, culture in TPP deal

The Canadian government announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement with 10 other countries taking part in the negotiations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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Up to 100K customers potentially affected by Bell data breach

BCE Inc. has reported a second data breach in less than twelve months, sending emails to customers Tuesday morning to inform them their information may have been compromised.

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CRTC gives TVA Sports more flexibility on ad scheduling

The CRTC has given Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Sports fewer restrictions on when it can broadcast ads, saying that the channel can now “average the maximum amount of 12 minutes of advertising material offered in each clock hour over the broadcast day.”

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Bell Media signs deal with Lionsgate, TMN Encore to become Starz

 

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Vancouver now home to largest public WiFi network in Canada

From Gastown to Granville St., there are now about 550 places to access free WiFi throughout the city of Vancouver, according to a release on Friday.

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Rogers partnership with Vice ends, Viceland to stop broadcasting

Viceland, a specialty channel targeting millennials launched as part of a partnership between Rogers Communications Inc. and Vice Media Inc., will stop broadcasting on March 31, according to a press release on Monday.

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Freedom could drive down incumbents’ ARPU: Desjardins

The past performance of Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron could be key to understanding why Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile has the potential to lower the larger carriers’ average revenue per user (ARPU), according to Desjardins Capital Markets analyst Maher Yaghi.

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