TORONTO – In a note to clients, BMO Nesbitt Burns media and cable analyst Tim Casey notes the Shaw Communications purchase price of Mountain Cablevision may be as high as... Continue Reading
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and data centres could outstrip Video-on-Demand (VOD) as content companies move to manage their digital assets and create approaches that give them increased control, lower the... Continue Reading
REGINA – SaskTel has rolled out high speed Internet in the predominantly rural community of Ogema, located approximately 125 kilometres south of Regina.“SaskTel is proud to offer high speed Internet... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Telesat will replace its Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul satellite with a new, state-of-the-art satellite in late 2011.Space Systems/Loral will design and build the new high powered Ku-band satellite,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Sleeman Breweries Ltd. has selected MTS Allstream to implement a new, standardized software application solution for its international and North American operations.Using the Oracle e-Business Suite, the new... Continue Reading
CALGARY – This week, Shaw Communications removed four channels, BBC Kids, Court TV Canada, Discovery Kids and TV Land Canada from the channel lineups on Shaw Digital Cable and satellite... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV has sold CKX-TV Brandon to Canadian investment firm Bluepoint Investment Corporation for one dollar.Bluepoint assumes all of CKX-TV's broadcast assets, liabilities and commitments with the purchase, including... Continue Reading
TORONTO – While still not in the black, XM Canada said that a growing subscriber base accounted for a 30% jump in total revenue for its third quarter, marking the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment saw a $145 million net loss for its third quarter, compared to net income of $37.7 million last year.The net loss for the quarter included a... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - EastLink digital cable customers can catch Paul McCartney’s recent Halifax concert on EastLink’s pay-per-view service on July 16th at 11 pm AST.Halifax was McCartney's only Canadian stop on... Continue Reading
