March 13, 2008 18 years ago

CRTC told Teachers’ Capital has okay from FSCO on Bell acquisition

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Pension fund regulators have confirmed the proposed acquisition of Bell Canada by a consortium of private equity interests, including Teachers’ Private Capital, does not contravene Ontario pension… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

Virgin Media’s Wall to give keynote at BWTF and nextMEDIA

TORONTO – Malcolm Wall, Virgin Media’s CEO of Content, will deliver the keynote at nextMEDIA and the Banff World Television Festival on Sunday, June 8, 2008 – the last… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

CanWest to again broadcast Aboriginal Achievement Awards

TORONTO – Global Television will broadcast the 2008 Aboriginal Achievement Awards for the third consecutive year, it was announced Thursday. Fourteen people will be recognized for their outstanding career… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

Glentel’s profit up 48% in fourth quarter as more retail stores open

BURNABY – Glentel Inc. on Wednesday reported profits had increased 48% to $4.798 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period a year… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

Sales up at Mitec Telecom, but net loss still recorded in third quarter

MONTREAL – Mitec Telecom on Thursday reported increased sales of $9.8 million, but the company still recorded a net loss of $1.4 million in the third quarter ended January… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

Quebecor Media intends to participate in wireless spectrum auction

MONTREAL – Quebecor Media has filed an application to bid as an new entrant in Industry Canada’s spectrum auction for Advanced Wireless Services. Quebecor Media said Thursday it has submitted a… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

EastLink submits application to participate in spectrum auction

HALIFAX – EastLink announced Thursday it has submitted an application to participate in Industry Canada’s Auction for Spectrum Licences for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS). EastLink along with Shaw Communications,… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

Comcast testing 100G at IETF meeting this week

PHILADELPHIA – Comcast Corporation is testing a 100 Gigabit per second optical solution from Nortel this week at the 71st meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) conference… Continue Reading

March 13, 2008 18 years ago

CBC launches revamped online archives

TORONTO – The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Thursday launched a redesigned website featuring some of its past shows and programs at cbc.ca/archives. Some 12,000 historic radio and television clips,… Continue Reading

March 12, 2008 18 years ago

CBC Sports signs six-year deal with Jim Hughson

TORONTO – CBC Sports said Wednesday it has signed Jim Hughson to a new six-year deal to announce NHL hockey and Blue Jays baseball on the public network. The agreement… Continue Reading