BREAKING NEWS: Persona buys Delta

DELTA, B.C. – One of the original British Columbia cable systems, Delta Cable, is changing hands. Persona Communications agreed to purchase the 38,500-customer cable company based in Delta, B.C…. Continue Reading

NHL drags BGM up… and down

TORONTO – While revenues shot up 8%, the return of the National Hockey League and the telecast production costs from TSN meant operating income at Bell Globemedia in the… Continue Reading

Telus taps Bimm

TORONTO – Western telco Telus has hired Toronto’s Bimm Communications to handle all of the direct response business for Telus landline, high speed internet and television. Already the agency… Continue Reading

Sportsnet keeps Kypreos

TORONTO – Nick Kypreos, fast becoming the face of Rogers Sportsnet’s hockey coverage, has signed a new multi-year deal with Rogers Sportsnet to continue as a feature hockey analyst… Continue Reading

Rogers to hit 18 Mbps

TORONTO – Rogers Cable will make speeds of 18 Mbps available to its customers in the fourth quarter of this year, the company announced today. The service, Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed… Continue Reading

Northwestel’s NetKaster moves south

YELLOWKNIFE – After a year of successful operation in the north, Northwestel is launching its NetKaster satellite high speed Internet service in the south. NetKaster has been expanded to… Continue Reading