July 8, 2015 10 years ago

Sports veteran Rick Brace tapped as president of Rogers’ media business unit

TORONTO – Former Bell Media exec Rick Brace has been named as the new president of Rogers’ media business unit. Brace, pictured, succeeds Keith Pelley who has served as president… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

Improved high-speed Internet coming to Nova Scotia, Nunavut

TRURO, NS and ARVIAT, NU – Nova Scotia’s Seaside Wireless Communications and Northwest Territories’ SSi Micro Ltd. are the latest two Internet service providers to benefit from the federal… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

Views to TFO’s YouTube channels surge 523%

TORONTO – Groupe Média TFO’s nine YouTube channels have attracted more than 100 million views, a 523% jump over this time last year. The French-language educational media company said that… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

DHX Media kicks off proposed public offering of shares

HALIFAX – DHX Media has announced the start of a marketed, underwritten public offering of 8,700,000 variable voting shares and common voting shares. The underwriters will also have a 30-day… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

Telecon acquires AGIR Consultants assets

MONTREAL – Telecon Group has bought the assets of AGIR Consultants, the company announced this week.  Financial terms were not disclosed. Telecon said that the transaction will allow it to consolidate… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

He shoots, LG sells in ‘Hockey Wives’ brand integration pact

TORONTO – The W Network has found a novel way to target elusive TV audiences in an increasingly mobile world — get Hockey Wives stars on the phone. The upcoming… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

$138.7 million down, $420.7 million in television benefits to go

OTTAWA – Spending on tangible public benefits related to the acquisition of regulated Canadian broadcast television assets increased by 27%, or $29.9 million, to $138.7 million in… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015 10 years ago

20.8 million Canadians tune in to FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 coverage

TORONTO – The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 on CTV, TSN, and RDS wrapped up as the most-watched FIFA Women’s World Cup ever, with Canadians consuming more than… Continue Reading

July 6, 2015 10 years ago

Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean area next to benefit from high-speed Internet

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, QC – Some 40 communities in Quebec’s Saguenay region will soon have access to faster Internet speeds thanks to the federal government’s Connecting Canadians program. Denis Lebel, Minister of… Continue Reading

July 6, 2015 10 years ago

Fight Network, FNTSY Sports expand U.S. distribution with Suddenlink launch

TORONTO – Fight Network and FNTSY Sports Network have launched on Suddenlink Communications in the U.S., the channels' parent Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. announced Monday. The seventh-largest cable broadband… Continue Reading