Cable / Telecom News

Shaw to provide Green, telecom

VICTORIA – Shaw Communications will be Dockside Green's preferred telecommunications provider, the new community has announced. Dockside Green, located within Victoria, B.C., is a mixed residential, office, retail and industrial... Continue Reading

Sony on Shaw

CALGARY - Shaw Communications announced Wednesday the addition of Sony Pictures' line-up of movies to its video on demand service. Shaw VOD customers will now be able to get titles such... Continue Reading

Videotron launches “duo” package

MONTREAL - Videotron has announced a new voice package which pulls together its wireless and wireline telephony products. The Duophone package "will bring Videotron customers together through unlimited calling between... Continue Reading

Cogeco animates OD platform

MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable announced Tuesday the launch of Anime Network On Demand, a new subscription video on-demand service offering a line-up of new creations and classics. Launched in North... Continue Reading

HDNet goes live in Canada

TORONTO – Two of Canada’s big cable companies must think HDNet is a winner. Both Rogers Cable Communications and Bell ExpressVu began courting the U.S. all-high definition channel in June,... Continue Reading

Max launches WWEOD

REGINA - It’s Wrestlemania time in Saskatchewan. SaskTel MaxT Entertainment Services, the provincial telco's digital TV service, is now offering WWE pay per view events and WWE 24/7 subscription video... Continue Reading

Videotron surge leads Quebecor

MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. reported a third-quarter profit on Tuesday, thanks largely to the company’s media business. The company said it earned net income of $33.8 million, or 53 cents... Continue Reading

WIRELESS: Redundancy is repetitive

THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN having just one simple, all-in-one wireless device. Unless of course, it’s having a backup. That seems to be one of the conclusions to be drawn from... Continue Reading