TORONTO – Rogers Communications and Bragg Communications are in discussions on potential system swaps, Cartt.ca has learned.A source with direct knowledge of the talks said late Wednesday on condition of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and CALGARY – Shaw is now Canada's largest cable company after receiving CRTC approval to proceed with its purchase of Mountain Cablevision.As reported by Cartt.ca, Shaw offered to buy the Hamilton-based BDU back in... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Stable growth across its key metrics helped Shaw close out its 2009 fiscal year on solid ground.Consolidated service revenue for the year ended August 31, 2009 grew 9%... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Whether it’s true IPTV or a version of DSL doesn’t really matter and in a Canadian context anyway, that’s a significant number (right around the total number of... Continue Reading
WHITEHORSE, YT - Northwestel digital television customers in Whitehorse have access to more high definition channels, the company announced this week.The sports line-up has been improved with the introduction of... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw has unleashed Canada’s fastest Internet service in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.Called 'High-Speed Nitro', the service boasts speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps).Shaw launched the service in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Is Canada’s broadband infrastructure lagging or leading that of other countries?According to a recent report by Canadian telecom consultant Mark Goldberg and Giganomics' Suzanne Blackwell, that question can... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The new board of the new Canadian Media Fund launching in April is new and much smaller – with a much more prominent voice from the companies which... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw has added The Score and History Television to its high definition programming package Shaw HD Plus.“High-Definition is in great demand with our customers," said president Peter Bissonnette,... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw has bulked up its video-on-demand offerings to include eight prime time shows from Global, plus classic movies from the Warner Bros. collection.Popular new and returning series, including Survivor, Lie to... Continue Reading