Greg O'Brien, Author at Cartt.ca

August 1, 2007 18 years ago

Mystery TV launches revamped visual identity

TORONTO – Mystery TV is looking more suspenseful and less like its parent company in a visual rebrand. Gone is the logo with the telltale crescent shape that identified… Continue Reading

August 1, 2007 18 years ago

Consumer groups appeal to cabinet to overturn payphone rate hike

OTTAWA – A coalition of consumer advocacy groups is petitioning the federal cabinet to overturn the CRTC’s approval to raise payphone rates from 25 to 50 cents per local… Continue Reading

August 1, 2007 18 years ago

Amp’d Mobile pulled after five months

TORONTO – Telus Corp. has reportedly shut down its Amp’d Mobile service after just five months in Canada because the U.S. parent filed for bankruptcy. According to the Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Stephen Peck adds “Fuel” to Calgary radio market

ALBERTA IS BOOMING, and so are its airwaves. Calgary is getting four new radio stations in the latest licence award by the CRTC. One of the most recent to… Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

Ted Rogers quashes Shaw merger rumours

TORONTO – Rumours in the media that Rogers Communications Inc. is considering merging with Shaw Cable are just that, says RCI president Ted Rogers. Reporting on the idea is… Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

RDS to carry Canadiens for another five years

MONTREAL – Vivent les Habs, at least for another five years, on RDS. The French-language sports network inked a deal to carry the Montreal Canadiens through the 2012-3 season…. Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

Alliance Atlantis releases estimated 2nd quarter broadcasting results

TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis Communications has released preliminary second quarter financial information for its broadcasting business, expected to be used in arranging the financing of the assets’ acquisition… Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

Rogers’ profits swell 20% in second quarter

TORONTO – Times are very good for Ted Rogers and company and its shareholders. Profits are swelling, the dividend is increasing, and customers are growing to all aspects of… Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

CanWest releases more details on Alliance Atlantis acquisition

TORONTO – CanWest Global Communications has announced more details on the $2.3 billion acquisition of Alliance Atlantis. The deadline for the deal has been extended by a week to… Continue Reading

July 31, 2007 18 years ago

Broadcasters’ revenues rise despite fewer hours tuned, CRTC says

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canadians are spending less time watching television and listening to the radio, but revenues continue to climb for both media, according to the CRTC’s annual report on… Continue Reading