The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION CBC to air alternate commentary for women during Stanley Cup finals By: Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press Posted: 3:25 PM | Comments: 0 (including replies) | Last Modified: 4:02 PM TORONTO - The CBC is planning some counter-programming for female non-hockey fans who might be forced to tune into the Stanley Cup finals next week. Viewers can go online to listen to an alternate commentary from Lena Sutherland and Jules Mancuso, who run WhileTheMenWatch.com. They describe their site as a sports talk-show for women, "Sex and the City" meets ESPN. They bill their banter as "sports from a woman's point of view" with talk about the game and players or coaches "in need of a makeover." On Twitter, dozens ... Continue reading →
Can't wait to download this album! Gaz is so talented and every track I've heard so far from HCTB is excellent. Supergrass were far and away the best Britpop era band but never got the credit they deserved as they never played the press game the way the other bands did. Hope this does well for you Gaz. Lovethemseventies 2 days ago Continue reading →
The Tourist 8-bitified sounds EXACTLY like the music that would play during the end credits of an old school video game where they list all the developers. dfesta 1 hour ago Continue reading →
Steering its broadband Internet access business away from a one-size-fits-all model, Comcast said Thursday that it would test sales of Internet service based on use, with potentially higher costs for customers who use the most.The tests will start taking place in unspecified Comcast markets in the next several months, the company said. The approach could be rolled out later in Comcast’s other markets.By experimenting with use-based pricing, Comcast, which has roughly 15 million Internet customers, is moving away from a four-year-old policy that capped monthly Internet use at 250 gigabytes each month.David L. Cohen, Comcast’s executive vice president, said the market had “clearly evolved” since that cap was put in place. “Even today, only a very small number of our customers have ever even come ... Continue reading →
Netflix CFO: Multiple Stream Sub Plan Coming This Year 16 May, 2012 By: Erik Gruenwedel Netflix plans to later this year roll out a subscription plan enabling multiple users within a household to stream content on different devices, CFO David Wells told an investor group. Speaking May 16 at the 40th annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston, Wells said the undefined priced subscription is the result of a growing number of users accessing Netflix from one account at the same time. The CFO said that 18 months ago, 80% to 90% of Netflix streaming subs were single users on separate accounts. That percentage has dropped as families adopt Netflix, resulting in multiple users attempting to access content on different ... Continue reading →
Canadians who get creeped out by web ads that seem to know a little too much about their personal habits should have access in the coming months to an opt-out tool that will help fight the effect of so-called behavioural advertising.IAB Canada, a non-profit association representing the digital marketing and advertising industry, is currently in negotiations with the Digital Advertising Alliance in the U.S. to adopt its self-regulating program, which is already in place south of the border. More related to this story A blue icon with a lower-case “i” denotes ads that are appearing because of behavioural advertising practices, based on a user’s past web history. The icon links to http://www.aboutads.info/, which includes an opt-out feature used by about 160 ad agencies, ad networks ... Continue reading →
TORONTO - Within months, Canadian shoppers could have the option of paying for purchases with cash, credit or by BlackBerry.Whether they'll actually do so is another matter.CIBC (TSX:CM) and Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) announced a partnership Tuesday that will harness the Near Field Communication technology built into newer BlackBerrys, allowing the phones to act like a credit card at checkout.The technology will work exclusively with CIBC credit card accounts and BlackBerrys on the Rogers network at launch, which is tentatively scheduled for "later this year.""Some people might not carry a wallet but they'll always have their smartphone," said David Williamson, senior executive vice president of retail and business banking for CIBC.But consumer surveys suggest Canadians may not be all that keen on the notion of a ... Continue reading →
