Cable / Telecom News

MTS launches on-demand services in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. has launched on-demand programming in Winnipeg, offering movies, kids’ shows, and other services at the touch of a button. MTS has signed up more than 40,000 subscribers to its IPTV (Internet-delivered television) service in the last few years. “Now were making a substantial leap into on-demand programming. We’ve put into place a network and an on-demand platform that will continue to redefine consumer expectations of television with new services and unmatched convenience,” says Cheryl Barker, President, MTS (Manitoba). MTS TV is a digital television service, offered through Motorola set-top boxes, providing more than 200...