Report Predicts G-20′s Internet Economy Climbs to $4.2 Trillion by 2016
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projects that the Internet economy of the G-20 will reach $4.2 trillion in 2016 – almost double the size it was in 2010. Not surprisingly, the biggest driver is the spike in Internet users worldwide, from 1.9 billion in 2010 to 3 billion in 2016. Increased use of mobile devices, notably smartphones, and the growth of social media are compounding factors, notes BCG. Interestingly, BCG predicts that the falling...
YouTube Shoots Up to 4 Billion Views a Day
Just think about this: every second one hour of video is uploaded to YouTube. I’m sure you’re thinking, that’s about 60 hours uploaded per minute. This all translates into about 4 billion video views a day, up 25 percent in the last eight months. Contributing to the increased popularity is the obvious rise in smartphone adoption as well as showing more released content and full length titles. Said YouTube: “With more original...
Sirius Canada now available on the Sonos Music System
Sonos, makers of wireless music systems for the home, and subscription satellite radio provider Sirius Canada week announced today that Sirius Canada is now available to Sonos users. Beginning today, Sonos users can add Sirius via the “More Music” tab on any Sonos controller.
Rogers buys SCN and will launch CityTV Saskatchewan
Rogers Communications this week announced its intent to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) and launch CityTV Saskatchewan. Originally created by the Saskatchewan government as a commercial free educational channel, the station was bought last year by private concerns who aired Commercial-free educational and cultural programming between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. local time and commercial programming from the mid-afternoon...
Food Network HD now on Shaw Direct
The Food Network HD, a high definition version of the Canada digital specialty channel, is now available on Shaw Direct (formerly known as Star Choice). The station, which is a joint venture between Shaw Media and the Food Network in the U.S, will be on free preview to Shaw Direct through April 6th.
Industry Canada puts moratorium on the use of television channel 51
In a letter to the CRTC last month, Industry Canada says it has put a moratorium on the use of television channel 51, the current upper limit of the broadcast spectrum band. The Canadian move follows similar actions by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last August.
Canada’s Corel Corporation to acquire Roxio
Corel Corporation last week announced it has signed an agreement with the Rovi Coporation to purchase the Roxio line of software products which includes Roxio creator and Roxio Toast. With over 1,000 employees, Ottawa based Corel is now one of the world’s biggest personal computer software companies. The firm has more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries using such titles as Corel Draw, Painter, Paintshop Pro, Videostudio, WinDVD,...
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Fibe TV is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service which is offered by Bell Canada in select Toronto and Montréal neighbourhoods. The company says the service is now available to over a million households in the two cities and expects to have it available to almost five million Canadian households by the end of 2015.
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