Cable / Telecom News

ICU for MTS

TORONTO - MTS Allstream announced this morning it has purchased ICU Technologies Inc., a player in the enterprise-wide video conferencing solutions market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.... Continue Reading

Future looking good for PVR products

DESPITE THE FACT THE Personal Video Recorder (PVR) market is starting to show early signs of maturation, the long term prospects for such technology is bright, reports research firm In-Stat.... Continue Reading

Compton launches VOIP

UXBRIDGE, Ont. - Compton Home Phone has arrived in Uxbridge and Port Perry, Ontario, the company announced late last week. Independent cable operator Compton Cable is now telling customers, and... Continue Reading

Digital subs growing at Shaw

CALGARY – Shaw Communications bucked the trend among its cable brethren somewhat by growing its number of digital subscribers. Shaw added almost 40,000 digital cable customers in the first quarter... Continue Reading

Cogeco and Disney sign VOD deal

MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable customers are now able to see content from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Animation, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax on their video on demand service thanks to... Continue Reading

EastLink pulls back from CCSA

HALIFAX and QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – They’re not completely out, but they’re not in, either. The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and its largest member, EastLink, are going their separate ways in... Continue Reading