BURNABY B.C. – Telus is suing the Telecommunication Workers Union (TWU) for allegedly infringing on its copyrighted trademark “the future is friendly”; and has fired 14 staffers in B.C. and... Continue Reading
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cogeco Cable and Videotron have signed a new multiyear distribution agreement with Speed Channel, the companies announced today. With Videotron reaching 1.4 million subscribers in Quebec and... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable is interested in buying into the Portuguese cable market, reports a newspaper there. The Telecom Paper, (subscription required) a trade journal out of the Netherlands, says... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC last week turned down Aliant Telecom’s request for relief from the telecom win-back rules and policies against wireline promotions. The eastern telco said that the market... Continue Reading
MONTREAL and TORONTO – Quebecor-owned MSO Videotron will join the quadruple play club in 2006 by adding wireless service on the Rogers Wireless network. The two companies today announced the... Continue Reading
MAPLE, Ont. – Telus announced today a $100,000 donation to the Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre, Canada's largest and only teaching hospital for paediatric rehabilitation. Veteran Canadian Tour golfers joined NHL... Continue Reading
ATLANTA - Turner Network Sales announced today the promotion of Laura Sconyers to account manager, Canadian sales and marketing. TNS is the domestic distribution, sales and marketing arm of Turner... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Communications is conducting a market trial of the Mint PayPass MasterCard at its Toronto headquarters. Throughout the trial, Rogers employees can use the Mint MasterCard for two... Continue Reading
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees is cutting Telus out of its life. The largest union in the province, with 70,000 members, has... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - All Videotron services -- cable television, video on demand, Internet, cable telephone and Canal VOX -- will help showcase the New Montreal Filmfest, beginning today. As co-presenter and... Continue Reading
