The Mediapro Studio, the independent content and production company, has announced the launch of a new production partnership, Stopwatch Media, in conjunction with Charles Wachter, Emmy Award-winning showrunner and producer. Stopwatch Media will be headquartered in Toronto, establishing The Mediapro Studio production footprint in Canada and further expanding its global infrastructure. With a growing portfolio […]
Canadian independent producer Go Button Media is gearing up for a busy 2026, one where it will produce more than 80 hours of already greenlit factual programming, lean further into AI to increase creativity mixed with productivity, and add new revenue streams to the business. To help deliver this ambitious year, the business has promoted […]
Montreux Jazz Festival has announced a new multi-year collaboration with Gravity Media, a specialist in live production and content, and media services and facilities, who will become the Festival’s Audio Visual Production Provider following a robust proposal process for a 3+2-year agreement. Gravity Media will work in close collaboration with Montreux Media Ventures (MMV), the […]
Canadian satellite operator Telesat is building a mega-constellation of 198 low Earth orbiting satellites. They’ll start being launched later this year and start coming into service in 2027. Meanwhile, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Lightspeed to non-Canadian governments. The UK is already an investor in Eutelsat’s OneWeb and is a reported to be […]
AST SpaceMobile used the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona to confirm the addition of two key Canadian partners – Bell and Telus – for its satellite-based cellular service. The news adds a potential 21 million connections for AST. “By combining Telus’ award-winning wireless network and AST SpaceMobile’s innovative satellite technology, we’re eliminating connectivity gaps […]
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr says that the US has always welcomed foreign satellite operators in its market. But that welcome could change. The FCC has issued a Public Notice discussion paper and seeking comments on the state of “satellite reciprocity and fair treatment for our operators”. Comments are due by April 1st. […]
CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 reached 30.5 million viewers in Canada across its English and French television networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS. CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital platforms drew a total of over 89 million streams on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, the CBC News app (iOS / Android) and the Radio-Canada Info app (iOS / Android), […]
Samsung Electronics has been selected by Canadian telco Videotron to modernise its network infrastructure with Samsung’s 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) and 4G LTE Core Gateway solution. This deployment further extends Samsung’s mobile network footprint with Videotron, providing operational and customer benefits such as improved flexibility and more seamless connectivity. Samsung will deliver a turnkey solution leveraging […]
Following the recent fusion of Sphere Media and Zone3, leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has today announced Mélanie Ratté will assume the role of Head of Sales for Formats and French Programming & Content Partnerships. Effective immediately, Ratté will report to Jonathan Ford, Managing Director, Sphere Abacus. In this new created role, Ratté will […]
TerreStar has enjoyed – and suffered – a somewhat chequered history. Formerly known as Motient Corp and American Mobile Satellite, it declared bankruptcy back in 2010. XM Satellite Radio (now incorporated into SiriusXM) was a spin-off from TerreStar. The chair of the now Montreal-based business says that to compete with American giants, it intends to […]