FEW FEEL THE turmoil in our industry like independent communications companies. They lack the resources of the national cable, satellite and telco carriers and are quite small by comparison, of... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – EastLink let go 33 employees across the country last week, a move that it described as “a business decision”.In an email response to Cartt.ca, an EastLink spokesperson confirmed that... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The World Fishing Network will dedicate an entire day of programming and commercial airtime on June 30th to support recreational anglers affected by the Gulf oil spill disaster.The on-air... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Oh, but there’s so much more still to talk about...Foreign investment, auction rules, a level playing field, government partnerships, rural broadband. Those items and more top the to-do... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – CRTC commissioners were given a lesson in basic cable architecture on Wednesday as Rogers, Shaw, Cogeco, Videotron and EastLink faced the panel considering CRTC 2009-261, the wholesale high-speed access... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – EastLink has completed its share of the broadband network under the Broadband for Rural Nova Scotia initiative.The cableco announced Monday that its high speed wireless Internet is now... Continue Reading
SYDNEY – Bell Aliant is bringing its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technology to Sydney, Nova Scotia. The news comes a week after rival EastLink announced that Sydney would become its first community within... Continue Reading
CALGARY - The Shaw Rocket Fund has added a new digital funding stream to help finance digital content related to the Canadian television programs that the Rocket Fund has invested... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Sydney is about to become EastLink’s first community within Nova Scotia to go 100% digital.The upgrade means that customers will require a set top box for each TV... Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES – Since it went digital, the cable industry has been on a long, arduous search for a pair of improvements: a better remote control and an easier to use... Continue Reading