Cable / Telecom News

Digital subs way up at Shaw

CALGARY – Characterizing the results as "solid", Shaw Communications today announced second quarter fiscal 2009 subscriber results that saw digital television subscriber growth rise by more than double as… Continue Reading

EchoStar shoots for the stars

ENGLEWOOD, CO – U.S. satellite services company EchoStar has added spacecraft command and control services for the international commercial satellite industry to its list of services. The company said… Continue Reading

RIM buys Certicom, at last

WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) has finally completed its acquisition Certicom Corp. for approximately $132 million, almost double its original asking price. RIM launched a takeover of… Continue Reading

$14,000 for a cell phone

PARIS – Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer must be pretty sure fans of its brand aren’t affected by the state of the economy. How else to explain the timing of… Continue Reading