Cable / Telecom News

CCSA adds German TV to its roster

QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance announced that it has signed a master affiliate agreement with Deutsche Welle’s new channel German TV. “CCSA and Deutsche Welle have… Continue Reading

Telus, union, continue battle

BURNABY, B.C. – With a looming deadline, Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union continue to squabble. "Telus’s plan to bribe our members into accepting their unilaterally-imposed deal is not… Continue Reading

Look’s loss lessens

TORONTO and MONTREAL – Third quarter 2005 revenue at Look Communications was $9.2 million and gross margin $4.6 million, leading to a loss of $153,000 for the period ended… Continue Reading

Bell clerical workers ratify new deal

MONTREAL – By a vote of 65.4%, Bell Canada’s clerical employees ratified their new collective agreement negotiated with Bell by the Canadian Telecommunications Employees’ Association (CTEA). The telephone vote… Continue Reading

Shaw launches easier VOD ordering

VANCOUVER – Shaw Digital Cable customers in Vancouver no longer have to log on to the Internet to order video on demand. Shaw Cablesystems today introduced remote control ordering… Continue Reading

UPDATE: DirecTV sues Canadian

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – DirecTV has filed a lawsuit in a Canadian court against a well known signal thief who flouted a permanent injunction order imposed last year to… Continue Reading