COMMENTARY: Small columns

Ted spins things cable’s way During his conference call this week with financial analysts to present the company’s very strong second quarter results, Rogers Communications founder and CEO Ted… Continue Reading

Cogeco’s Portuguese deal done

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable announced today that its purchase of Portuguese cable operator Cabovisao has been completed. Cartt.ca has been following this story for more than a year. To… Continue Reading

BREAKING NEWS: Persona buys Delta

DELTA, B.C. – One of the original British Columbia cable systems, Delta Cable, is changing hands. Persona Communications agreed to purchase the 38,500-customer cable company based in Delta, B.C…. Continue Reading

NHL drags BGM up… and down

TORONTO – While revenues shot up 8%, the return of the National Hockey League and the telecast production costs from TSN meant operating income at Bell Globemedia in the… Continue Reading

Telus taps Bimm

TORONTO – Western telco Telus has hired Toronto’s Bimm Communications to handle all of the direct response business for Telus landline, high speed internet and television. Already the agency… Continue Reading