July 18, 2011 15 years ago

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shaw’s VOD complaint is not “double-counting”

IN (THURSDAY’S) ARTICLE about Shaw’s proposal to eliminate many of the VOD rules, you incorrectly give credit to their argument that the 5% contribution obligation for VOD services somehow… Continue Reading

July 18, 2011 15 years ago

Little replaces Boisvert as Bell shuffles executive team

MONTREAL – Bell has named Tom Little as its new president of Bell Business Markets replacing Stéphane Boisvert who has parted ways with the company, while Martine Turcotte takes… Continue Reading

July 14, 2011 15 years ago

Revenue, profits rise at Score Media

TORONTO – Score Media recorded third-quarter profits of $748,000 as revenue climbed by 10%. Revenue for the quarter ended May 31, 2011 was $13.2 million, up from $12.0 million year-over-year,… Continue Reading

July 14, 2011 15 years ago

Radio restructuring helps buoy Q3 results at Astral

MONTREAL – Third quarter revenues and profits were both up at Astral, which the company attributed to an increase in advertising revenues at its television and outdoor advertising divisions. Consolidated revenues for… Continue Reading

July 14, 2011 15 years ago

BBC harnesses power of Facebook to rent TV episodes

THE COMMERCIAL ARM OF the BBC is expanding its presence in Canada by renting via Facebook episodes of its popular sci-fi series Doctor Who. BBC Worldwide said that users may… Continue Reading

July 14, 2011 15 years ago

Q3 profits at Corus grow by more than $10M

TORONTO – A jump in TV ad revenues contributed to double digit segment profit growth for a third consecutive quarter at Corus Entertainment. The company said Thursday that consolidated revenues… Continue Reading

July 14, 2011 15 years ago

Profits up in DTH, but cable still leads the way

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Led by cable, broadcasting distribution companies in Canada saw their revenues increase by more than $1 billion in 2010, according to CRTC data released Thursday. The combined revenues… Continue Reading

July 13, 2011 15 years ago

The State of Cancon: We’ve hit the flashpoint of Canadian TV and things must change, say creators

PLAY A GAME WITH THE average English-language Canadian: “Name a Canadian television show”. Exclude Hockey Night in Canada and news. Watch them furrow their brow. “Uh, Flashpoint?” says one… Continue Reading

July 13, 2011 15 years ago

Shaw wants VOD regs scrapped

GATINEAU – Since video-on-demand is one of the key components in the cable company arsenal when battling the new, over-the-top video providers for viewers, the CRTC needs to scrap… Continue Reading

July 13, 2011 15 years ago

Mobilicity cross-country tour set to ‘prove’ its lower rates

TORONTO – Mobilicity is set to kick off a cross-Canada road trip and social media expedition to promote its new long distance and roaming rates, and its CEO blogger… Continue Reading