YouTube rolls out live streaming from mobile devices
(Reuters) Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said it was rolling out live streaming from mobile devices for users with more than 10,000 subscribers, adding a feature that will help them make money, as it takes on Facebook Live. YouTube said in a blog post on Tuesday it would roll out the feature to other... Read more
DeVos becomes U.S. education secretary
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) President Donald Trump’s choice of billionaire Betsy DeVos to be education secretary was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, but only after Vice President Mike Pence was called in to break a tie that threatened to defeat her. The tie-breaking vote,... Read more
2017 JUNO Award nominees announced
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today the nominees for the 46th Annual JUNO Awards during a press conference at REBEL Nightclub in Toronto. JUNO Week 2017 will take place in Ottawa from March 27 through April 2, 2017, and a live broadcast of The 2017 JUNO Awards... Read more
skedNOW – February 7, 2017
Make sure to check back in at 2:30 pm Today, February 7 2017 for skedLIVE with host, Joe Smith-Engelhardt. Read more
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Bell Media says Super Bowl ratings drop
The Canadian broadcaster of Sunday’s U.S. National Football League’s Super Bowl game said its ratings fell 39 percent from last year after a broadcast regulator ruled it could no longer substitute its commercials into U.S. feeds available in the country. Bell Media, part of BCE Inc, said the game... Read more
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HMV stores close as music streaming sites grow
On Jan. 27 Canada lost one of its last retail music stores: HMV. The company had been bleeding money for years and owes its major suppliers, including music labels and media studios, $56 million as of Dec. 31. In an attempt to pay back some of their losses, the company... Read more
Celebrities fire back against President Donald Trump
Update: Canada shooting suspect rented apartment close to Quebec mosque
QUEBEC CITY, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The French-Canadian student accused of killing six people during evening prayers in a Quebec City mosque had rented an apartment nearby, suggesting he may have been targeting the house of worship, local media reported on Tuesday. Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, who said he was... Read more