Tag: Telecom

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REVOLVING DOOR: 640 (CFIQ-AM) Toronto has announced a refreshed lineup, effective Aug. 8, that will see Alan Carter and Jeff McArthur move away from their...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Rogers to spend $250M in...

Rogers Communications says the identified cause of its full-service outage on July 8 was a network system failure following an update in its core...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Ron McKenzie has been named Rogers Communications’ new Chief Technology & Information Officer in the wake of the July 8 outage that saw...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Actress Sandra Oh, Global BC...

Governor General Mary Simon has announced the latest round of Order of Canada appointees. Newly-appointed Officers include actress Sandra Oh and Montreal producer, screenwriter...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Adrienne Arsenault has been named Chief Correspondent for CBC News and will anchor The National solo, Monday to Thursday, starting this fall as...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CMG fears CRTC decision will...

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), the union representing the majority of CBC workers, says it’s concerned that last week's CRTC-issued licence renewal sets out...

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Publisher’s Note This morning we have some breaking news of our own. We are doubling down on our commitment to our Canadian industry. Cartt.ca - the other...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC imposes new spending, reporting...

The CRTC is imposing new spending and reporting requirements on CBC/Radio-Canada that the regulator says will promote the creation of more diverse content, while...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Ian Hanomansing has been named the permanent host of CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup, in addition to his duties with The National. Hanomansing...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC imposes $7.5M in penalties...

The CRTC has imposed $7.5 million in penalties on Bell Canada for three violations of the Telecommunications Act, related to an ongoing dispute over...