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Ethics committee wants political parties to come under privacy legislation

Following nine public meetings that began in March, the House committee studying Facebook Inc. and its data woes is recommending the government bring political parties under privacy legislation.

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Payfone-EnStream partner on ID authentication platform

A joint venture of the big three telecoms announced a partnership on Monday with U.S.-based Payfone Inc. to support the Canadian roll out of an app that could replace passwords in the future.

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YouTube Premium, YouTube Music available in Canada

Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube said Monday that its subscription platform YouTube Premium and its YouTube Music service are now available in Canada.

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‘Rare’ music industry consensus on key issues at Copyright Act review

The House industry committee heard some familiar suggestions from a number of music industry groups Thursday, as they asked the MPs to take action on a radio royalty exemption, the private copying levy and rules for royalties on soundtracks.

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Stingray to launch Quebec-focused music video channel

Stingray Digital Group Inc. has partnered with l’Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ) to launch a new music video channel, the PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray.

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Balance needed for open data, privacy for smart cities: panelist

TORONTO — Smart cities will require a proper framework that respects both big data use and the call for entrenched privacy, according to a representative from the World Council for City Data (WCCD).

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Low-cost data plans need higher caps, lower prices, CRTC hears

The Competition Bureau is among those who are telling the CRTC that mandated low-cost, data-only plans should have more data on offer, in a move that raises the stakes of the regulator’s proceeding on the plans, according to a Desjardins Capital analyst.

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Industry should know Canadians concerned about sales practices: Bains

OTTAWA  — Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Thursday afternoon that he heard directly from both consumers who say they experienced aggressive sales tactics by telecoms and industry sales people who felt pressured by their management.

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Live TV streaming services opportunity for Corus, CEO says

U.S.-based video services like Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube TV and Amazon.com Inc.’s Amazon Channels are “looking hard at Canada right now,” said Corus Entertainment Inc. CEO Doug Murphy at a telecom and media investors conference on Wednesday.

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ACTRA backs Music Canada asks on copyright reform

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) asked a parliamentary committee reviewing the Copyright Act to take action on the so-called “value gap,” and seconded a trio of reforms put forward by Music Canada.

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