January 30, 2012 14 years ago

Fortier promoted to CFO at Astral to succeed Gagnon

MONTREAL – Astral Media’s senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Claude Gagnon will retire tomorrow after over 20 years at Astral. "Claude has been one of the architects of Astral's… Continue Reading

January 27, 2012 14 years ago

Chris Seidl named CRTC’s executive director, telecom

GATINEAU – Chris Seidl has been promoted to executive director, telecommunications, it was announced today.

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January 26, 2012 14 years ago

SPECTRUM: Wind calls auction cap proposal from Telus “laughable”

TORONTO – Wind Mobile has taken issue with the wireless spectrum auction caps proposal put forward by Telus, saying there is nothing fair about it. “Caps are no different… Continue Reading

January 26, 2012 14 years ago

Profits top 20% at Cogeco Inc.

MONTREAL – Profits at Cogeco Inc. were up by 20.4% for its first quarter of 2012, largely on the strength of its Canadian operations. The Montreal-based company said Thursday that… Continue Reading

January 26, 2012 14 years ago

With no wireless or TV plans, Cogeco happy to be a mid-sized telecom, cable, radio player

MONTREAL – While its competitors in the telecom industry are becoming more vertically integrated, Cogeco president and CEO Louis Audet says his company is comfortable in its position as… Continue Reading

January 26, 2012 14 years ago

Netflix subscriptions climb steadily in Canada

LOS GATOS, CA – Approximately 1.2 million Canadians have signed up for Netflix, the U.S. based streaming service reported. In a note to shareholders announcing its fourth quarter financial results,… Continue Reading

January 25, 2012 14 years ago

SaskTel connects more First Nations communities with high speed Internet, 4G

REGINA – SaskTel is making progress on its plan to provide high speed Internet service and 4G coverage to 28 First Nations communities in Saskatchewan over the next two… Continue Reading

January 25, 2012 14 years ago

CMF awards $16M to 36 Canadian projects

TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is investing more than $16 million in 36 innovative projects that were submitted as part of the second round of its 2011-2012… Continue Reading

January 25, 2012 14 years ago

Global Winnipeg’s new morning show debuts February 6

WINNIPEG – Global Winnipeg is readying  a new breakfast show called The Morning News that will debut on February 6. Led by Eva Kovacs and Derek Taylor, the show promises… Continue Reading

January 25, 2012 14 years ago

CBC sole broadcaster to crack top 10 influential Canadian brands survey

TORONTO – The CBC is ranked 6th in a survey of the top ten most influential brands in Canada. In the first ever Ipsos Influence Index Study conducted last November,… Continue Reading