Category Archives: News

Net Neutrality in Canada May Still Require Some Work

Posted on 2010/11/10 | Leave a comment

With Internet providers recently being given the regulatory go-ahead to charge customers based on how much bandwidth they use, things are beginning to look slightly grimmer for net neutrality being properly implemented in Canada. However, a glimmer of hope still exists in the form of Industry Minister Tony Clement, who may soon have the power to undo this damage. As always, your simple and non-intensive participation is vital.

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Sun TV News: “We Won’t Be Hypocrites”

Posted on 2010/10/05 | 4 Comments

Quebecor has officially withdrawn their request for cable and satellite services to be required to offer their highly publicized proposed service, Sun TV News. It seems likely that the company has finally realized the irony behind a right-wing news network seeking regulatory intervention to ensure its success.

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Teletoon Retro Oblivious To The Flintstones’ 50th Anniversary

Posted on 2010/10/01 | 1 Comment

Betty Rubble30 September 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark prime time animated series, The Flintstones. In spite of this event, Digital Forum posters have been horrified to discover that Teletoon Retro went through with their normal schedule, unaware of the important event. The fact that no marathons or special events were planned brings some question to just how many people are actually running the station.

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K-NON!

Posted on 2010/09/22 | 2 Comments

K'Naan

CanCon hip-hop sensation K’Naan’s highly publicized appearance at Simon Fraser University’s Peace Day celebration left many ticket buyers in regret when CanCon hip-hop sensation K’Naan failed to appear.

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Netflix Launches in Canada

Posted on 2010/09/22 | 2 Comments

NetFlixNetflix, an online streaming service for movies and television shows which is often touted as being more convenient than piracy, has finally launched in Canada. It can be accessed by anyone with the exception of those who made the unfortunate choice of purchasing an Xbox360.

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The Happenings With Sun TV News

Posted on 2010/09/20 | 8 Comments

UNNQuebecor’s plan to obfuscate their inability to operate a single English language local television station in Ontario by converting the failed Sun TV into a 24-hour right-wing news network has met with harsh resistance across Canada. As upsetting as the idea of Canadian news taking yet another step toward the event horizon of absolute sensationalism may be, there tends to be significant misunderstanding of what, exactly, is being opposed.

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Keanu Reeves: Live Action Cowboy Bebop Will Cost “like, half a billion dollars”

Posted on 2010/09/16 | Leave a comment

Keanu as SpikeKeanu Reeves, frequent beneficiary of generous sympathy from Reddit, has revealed new details about the hotly anticipated live action Cowboy Bebop film for which he is attached to star.

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Ocean Studios to Produce Alternate Dub for Dragon Ball Kai

Posted on 2010/09/14 | 3 Comments

Blue Mr. Pop WTF?In a recent podcast interview, Kirby Morrow has confirmed rumours that Vancouver-based Ocean Studios will be producing yet another alternate dub to the latest incarnation of Dragon Ball Z, crushing the dreams of those hoping for succinctness in the series’ English language distribution.

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Bell to Purchase CTV for $3.2 Billion

Posted on 2010/09/10 | 1 Comment

Ash and the ApocalypseBCE Inc. has stated its intentions to purchase major Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV for $5.3 billion. Combined with Shaw’s bid to purchase CanWest Global in its entirety and Rogers’ recent acquisition of CityTV stations across the country, this news definitively ensures the destruction of local television in Canada forever.

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Tommy Wiseau: “‘The Room’ Will Be a Video Game and Children’s Cartoon”

Posted on 2010/08/29 | 4 Comments

Tommy Wiseau

Tommy Wiseau, the unparallelled visionary who brought us The Room, has frequently expressed a desire to see his work adapted into new media. In addition to a Broadway play, Wiseau now hopes to see The Room re-imagined in the form of a video game and cartoon targeted at viewers aged 6-11.

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