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Videotron promotes Brouillette

MONTREAL – Manon Brouillette has been promoted to executive vice president of strategy and market development for Videotron. In her new role, Brouillette will assume more responsibility for strategic… Continue Reading

Shaw selling $600M worth of bonds

CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced plans to sell up to $600 million worth of senior unsecured notes due in 2014, pricing the bond offering at 6.50%. The company said in… Continue Reading

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