Shaw launches Setanta Sports

CALGARY – Setanta Sports’ professional soccer and rugby from the English Premier League, the Rugby World Cup and the Aussie Football League will be available beginning this weekend to… Continue Reading

EastLink enhances its high-def

HALIFAX – EastLink has added A&E HD, Showcase HD and National Geographic HD to its high definition TV channel lineup, the company announced today. EastLink’s HD package is $4.95… Continue Reading

Changes continue at HNIC

TORONTO – Personnel substitutions are the name of the game this off-season at Canada’s most venerable sports property as new on-air faces and a new executive producer will take… Continue Reading

Cogeco raises $147 million

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable said today its public offering of three million subordinate voting shares announced on July 19, 2007 has closed, for gross proceeds of $153.45 million, "The… Continue Reading

New stations boost Newcap

DARTMOUTH – Thanks to new stations in Calgary and Charlottetown, radio broadcaster Newfoundland Capital Corporation reported revenue growth of 7% to $26.2 million in the second quarter, ended… Continue Reading

JumpTV to peddle cycling video

TORONTO – Internet broadcaster JumpTV announced today it will purchase Cycling TV Ltd., a specialized Internet ‘caster based in England, for a total of £2.44 million (approx US$4.95 million)… Continue Reading