Rogers to cancel non-voting shares worth $25M

TORONTO – Rogers Communications will purchase 930,000 of its outstanding class B non-voting shares for cancellation in a private purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $25,956,300.  This represents approximately 0.18%… Continue Reading

GlassBOX’s AUX launching on Rogers

TORONTO – GlassBOX Television will launch its cross-platform AUX music channel as a new digital channel on Rogers Cable beginning this Fall. AUX, which calls itself “Canada’s music discovery… Continue Reading

Four more telcos receive VOD licenses

OTTAWA – The CRTC has granted regional video-on-demand (VOD) licenses to four telcos in Ontario. Brooke Telecom Co-operative Ltd., serving Inwood, Watford and Alvinston; Huron Telecommunications Co-operative Ltd., serving Goderich,… Continue Reading

Telesat hosts HDTV tests

OTTAWA – Telesat is working with the World Broadcasting Union to test advancements in high-definition television towards the goal of global interoperability of MPEG-4 hardware standards. The satellite services… Continue Reading

Telesat signs capacity deal on T11N

OTTAWA – Telesat has signed a multi-year agreement with Intersat Africa for more than a full transponder on its new Telstar 11N satellite. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, broadband provider… Continue Reading