MONTREAL – Restructuring costs at struggling Sun TV combined with a drop in advertising revenue helped pull down second quarter profits at Quebec-based Broadcaster TVA Group.Net income for the period ended... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Canada’s largest communications company reported a 70% jump in second quarter earnings.Chief executive George Cope also confirmed reports that Bell’s wireless division will relaunch its discount service Solo... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – A 12% increase in wireless subscribers helped to drive up second quarter earnings at Telus.Net income was $296 million, up 21% from $244 million in the same period... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – MTS Allstream cut its dividend and scaled back its 2010 financial projections as it struggles with the impact of the economic downturn and “aggressive” price competition in its... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada released the details of its plan for the transition to digital over-the-air television today.The transition to digital television, whose deadline is 390 days away, is an industry wide... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Stingray Digital said yesterday it has acquired Concert TV from Interactivation of New York.Stingray owns and operates music service Galaxie, a 45 linear channel digital music network, The... Continue Reading
TORONTO and KINCARDINE – Rogers Communications has purchased Kincardine Cable, Cartt.ca has learned. The deal closed on July 31st and employees were informed this week, according to a Rogers spokesperson.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Telus has filed a complaint with Industry Canada asking for mandated roaming on the wireless networks in Manitoba owned by MTS Allstream after what Telus says has been... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Cogeco has offered a comprehensive new plan for the radio stations it plans to take over under its $80 million deal to acquire nearly all of Corus Entertainment’s... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Using state-of-the-art HSPA+ Dual Cell technology, Telus announced Tuesday it will increase its 3G+ wireless data network access speeds to up to 42 Mbps when commercial deployment is... Continue Reading
