New stations, investments, boost Newcap

DARTMOUTH, N.S. – Thanks to its growing operations (acquisitions and new license launches), Newfoundland Capital Corporation reported a very strong second quarter of 2006. Revenue growth was 17% in… Continue Reading

SaskTel adds channels, movies

REGINA – SaskTel’s MAX TV customers can now subscribe to CNBC and MSNBC and see Universal Pictures movies on demand. The provincial telco, which has approximately 45,000 digital TV… Continue Reading

Telus union president dumped

VANCOUVER – Bruce Bell is no longer the president of the Telecommunications Workers Union, says a statement on its web site. Bell was the point man for the union… Continue Reading

A dozen new channels for ECGL

OTTAWA – The CRTC approved 12 new ethnic channel licenses for Toronto’s Ethnic Channels Group Ltd. today. The licenses are for: Portuguese/Brazil TV, Sri Lanka TV, Russian TV 4,… Continue Reading

UPDATE#2: Shaw to buy Norcom

CALGARY and KENORA – Shaw Communications has signed a deal to purchase Norcom Telecommunications Limited it was announced today. Kenora Ont.-based Norcom operates cable systems located in Northwestern Ontario… Continue Reading

Capella serves lunch

PETERBOROUGH – A group of 10 Capella Telecommunications staffers were recognized for their afternoon of feeding some of the poor or homeless in this southeastern Ontario town. A story… Continue Reading

Sigma buys into C-COR

TORONTO and State College, PA – C-COR announced today that Sigma Systems has purchased a joint interest in the intellectual property rights of C-COR’s Service Provisioning Manager and Service… Continue Reading