August 4, 2020 5 years ago

SRG Chart of the Week: Hit by Covid, Canadians are checking their entertainment spend

THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS on household finances, including the increasing cost of groceries and food, are causing many Canadians to scrutinize their entertainment expenditures, according to recent research by… Continue Reading

August 4, 2020 5 years ago

Stingray launches with six U.S. partners

MONTREAL – Stingray Group announced Monday the launch of Stingray Music on six American platforms: Comcast Xfinity, Distro TV, Freecast’s Select TV, Channel Plus on LG, MX Player, and… Continue Reading

August 4, 2020 5 years ago

Feds approve over $10 million for rural Quebec fibre builds

OTTAWA – On Monday, the federal government announced funding for four organizations to expand broadband connectivity in rural regions. The funding is as follows: $1,019,925 is allocated to Bell Canada to… Continue Reading

August 3, 2020 5 years ago

Dish Network buys Toronto-based MVNO Ting Mobile

TORONTO and ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Established U.S. satellite TV company and new American wireless competitor Dish Network announced Monday it has chosen Toronto’s Tucows as a technology partner to… Continue Reading

July 31, 2020 5 years ago

Telus execs talk Shaw Mobile, the power of its health group and a coming Telus International IPO

By Greg O’Brien VANCOUVER – As expected, Telus executives said their company is very well positioned to weather whatever storm the newly launched Shaw Mobile releases into the Albert… Continue Reading

July 31, 2020 5 years ago

Commission revokes two Quebec radio station licences

By Steve Faguy MONTREAL — The CRTC decided today it has had enough of the long history non-compliance from two Quebec radio stations and refused to renew their licenses, ordering… Continue Reading

July 31, 2020 5 years ago

Promotions boost Q2 for Telus

Adds 141,000 new customers VANCOUVER – Telus today reported consolidated operating revenue of $3.7 billion in the second quarter of 2020, a 3.6% increase over the same period a year… Continue Reading

July 30, 2020 5 years ago

Shaw Mobile will hurt the incumbents, please Ottawa

By Greg O’Brien WHEN TELUS RELEASES its second quarter results July 31st, company executives will surely have to answer a fair number of questions about their primary western Canadian competitor’s… Continue Reading

July 30, 2020 5 years ago

Covid crisis deals a 29% hit to TVA Group revenues

Much lower costs at TVA Sports help bottom line though MONTREAL – Quebecor Media’s broadcaster, film and TV maker, and publisher TVA Group announced Thursday its operating revenues in the… Continue Reading

July 30, 2020 5 years ago

There’s light at the end of a dark Q2 ad tunnel for sports broadcasters

WITH THE LACK OF sports programming accounting for nearly 30% of all TV ad spend losses in the second quarter of calendar 2020 due to the pandemic lockdowns, the… Continue Reading