QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and Hi Fidelity HDTV have signed a master agreement covering the distribution of all four of the all-HDTV company's channels “We are... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Communications announced today that Rogers Cable and Rogers Wireless will become one on July 1st. There is nothing in the release on how the restructuring will affect... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Saying the wireless market is not competitive enough in Canada, Quebecor and MTS Allstream have joined forces to lobby both government and Canadians so that the companies are... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Wi-LAN has signed a definitive acquisition agreement to buy Tri-Vision International following terms announced March 27, Tri-Vision announced Friday. Under the agreement, Tri-Vision will become a wholly-owned subsidiary... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – While fending off persistent questions from financial analysts, Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau left the impression that his company may, in fact, pursue wireless spectrum beyond Quebec. Responding... Continue Reading
TORONTO – GEO TV, a 24-hour Pakistani channel broadcast in the Urdu language, has been added to Rogers Cable, the TV distributor announced Friday. The general entertainment channel is on... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Communications Inc. announced Thursday it plans to implement a two-for-one stock split of its issued and outstanding Class A participating shares and Class B non-voting participating shares.... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – The default mode for small cable operators is often to apologize for their lack of size said Midcontinent Communications VP Tom Simmons in a session at The... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Videotron added 29,000 digital TV customers for a total of 653,000 in the first quarter ended March 31, and also recorded net gains in Internet and telephony customers,... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – The U.S. cable industry, while showing off their new bandwidth capabilities this week at their annual get-together, have been sending a message to their regulator and politicians... Continue Reading
