Cable / Telecom News

Growing Cogeco posts strong Q3

MONTREAL – Revenue at cable company and radio broadcaster Cogeco Inc. increased by 13.8% to $284 million in the third quarter and by 13.6% to $816 million for the… Continue Reading

More senior execs depart Bell

MONTREAL – Bell Aliant CEO Stephen Wetmore and Bell Canada chief corporate officer and EVP Lawson Hunter are the next two executives leaving the company. Long-time Bell executive Wetmore… Continue Reading

CCSA gets Here on demand

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance has signed a video on demand master affiliate agreement with Here! Networks. “Here! is extremely pleased that CCSA is providing its… Continue Reading

Ciel Satellite takes another step

OTTAWA – Orbital operator Ciel Satellite announced today it has finalized development plans for its new BSS and FSS frequencies with Industry Canada. The agency has issued approvals in… Continue Reading

Corus, CCSA sign anew

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. and TORONTO – Corus Entertainment and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance have signed a new Master Affiliate Agreement for the distribution of the programming services YTV, Treehouse,… Continue Reading

BCE deal done, Sabia departs

MONTREAL – So much for all the speculation that the world’s largest leveraged buyout was going to fall apart. BCE today announced the company has entered into a final agreement… Continue Reading

E&Y to award Ted Rogers

TORONTO – Accounting firm Ernst & Young will present its Ontario lifetime achievement award to Rogers Communications founder Ted Rogers this October. "Ted Rogers drives those around him to… Continue Reading