Bureau heads up APFTQ

MONTREAL – Jean Bureau has been elected president of the board of the Association of Film and Television Producers of Quebec (APFTQ). Currently co-chairman and co-founder of the production company… Continue Reading

AMC could double subscriber fee

NEW YORK – Canadian television service providers may soon have to pay more for popular U.S. channel AMC. According to a Multichannel News report, CEO Josh Sapan said… Continue Reading

Netflix cuts Q3 subscriber estimates

 LOS GATOS, CA – Netflix has lowered its third quarter subscriber estimates for the U.S. after hiking prices and separating its streaming and DVD-by-mail into two distinct services. In a… Continue Reading

Revenue, profits fall at RIM

WATERLOO – Research In Motion saw its second quarter revenue fall by 10% and profits nearly cut in half from the same period a year ago, the company reported… Continue Reading

Bell launches LTE in Ontario

MONTREAL – Bell Mobility launched its 4G LTE wireless network service Wednesday in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. LTE (short for the 4th Generation ‘Long Term Evolution’ mobile standard)… Continue Reading

CCSA Connect 2011 starts Sunday

THE COUNT DOWN is on for the 18th annual general meeting of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance which opens Sunday at the Fairmont Tremblant in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. Over 250 attendees… Continue Reading

WESCO buys Brews Supply

PITTSBURGH, PA – WESCO Distribution is buying Calgary-based Brews Supply Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1927, Brews is a full-line distributor of industrial, utility… Continue Reading