A new report suggests Canadians’ television viewing habits continue to shift toward streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, at a time when the federal regulator is considering new rules to help level the playing field across the sector. The annual Couch Potato Report released Monday by Convergence Research says 42 …
The music may be coming to and end for Canada’s last remaining Sam the Record Man location. After 45 years in the business, the owners of Belleville, Ont.’s, Sam the Record Man store has announced they’re ready to retire. But it’s too soon to say exactly what that will mean for the iconic record store. …
Netflix‘s lowest-cost, ad-free plan is coming to an end in Canada. The streaming giant revealed this week that it plans to retire the no-ads Basic plan in Canada starting in the second quarter of 2024, making Canadians some of the first in the world to have the Basic plan axed, alongside the U.K. Other markets …
Topping kids’ wish lists and driving sales this holiday season is something that you might not expect to see wrapped under the Christmas tree for young people, but for parents of tweens and teens, it will come as no surprise that pricey skincare products are in big demand. Toronto mother Carolina Rzeznikiewiz has a seven-year-old …
Canada’s largest movie chain had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Thursday. On top of Cineplex Inc. reporting that the summer rush to see “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” delivered a record third quarter, the company was pleased to see the end of a lengthy Hollywood strike that halted television and film production for months and threatened …
MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Ashok Vaswani as the managing director and chief executive officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank for a period of three years from January 1, 2024. Vaswani has more than three decades of experience in the banking sector. He was Chief Executive Officer of Barclays …
The advent of movie streaming brought a swift end to brick-and-mortar video stores. E-commerce and online shopping have taken bites out of major retailers like Nordstrom and Bed, Bath & Beyond, among many, many others. But it seems that streaming giant Netflix, a company worth billions for capitalizing on the digital revolution, wants to try …
SAN ANTONIO – Using her laptop, Emily Bishop works from the coffee shop, her office space, even her couch. It’s ideal .. almost. “I jut need a second monitor sometimes that isn’t super heavy and too much to carry when I have to walk a mile from m apartment to my work,” she said. A …
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Amazon Prime Video customers will soon start seeing ads while streaming movies and shows, unless, of course, they want to pay more for their subscription. Customers in Canada will begin seeing advertisements in “early 2024,” the tech giant announced Friday, but did not give an exact date for …
Edmonton soccer darling Alphonso Davies has been crowned the most influential Canadian sport star, based on Instagram statistics, including number of followers and engagement. Davies plays for Bayern Munich and the Canadian national team. The study, conducted by online gambling company PlayOJO, ranked the top 10 Canadian sports stars. Davies, 22, has over 5.4 million …