July 24, 2006 19 years ago

Former Quebec jock loses Supreme Court battle

QUEBEC – Oft-sued former Quebec radio show host André Arthur, now an independent federal MP, has lost his bid for a judicial review of the libel judgement against him… Continue Reading

July 21, 2006 19 years ago

Rogers to buy OK Radio’s Alberta stations for $39.8 million

TORONTO – Rogers Communications will grow its western presence, assuming its $39.8 million purchase agreement with OK Radio passes the regulatory test. As originally reported here by Cartt.ca,… Continue Reading

July 21, 2006 19 years ago

No benefits: Commission approves new BGM structure (“Hard to believe,” says Langford)

OTTAWA – Bell Canada Enterprises’; $685 million divestiture of control of media company Bell Globemedia has been approved by the CRTC. BGM is 68.5% controlled by BCE, with the… Continue Reading

July 21, 2006 19 years ago

Radio listening stabilized among teens

OTTAWA – As everyone knows, teenagers have dramatically reduced their radio listening over the past several years. However, according to 2005 data released by Statistics Canada today, the drop appears… Continue Reading

July 20, 2006 19 years ago

CTAM SUMMIT #5: Everyone wants a crystal ball: Session snips from the Summit

BOSTON – The future weighed heavily on the minds of marketers at this week’s Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing Summit held in Boston Monday to Wednesday. ********** At first… Continue Reading

July 20, 2006 19 years ago

AA drops Loewy, Theroux; movie distribution unit could lose big supplier

TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis’ Movie Distribution Income Fund announced this morning that it has let chairman Victor Loewy and CEO Patrice Theroux go. No reasons were given but a… Continue Reading

July 20, 2006 19 years ago

Toronto man is Rogers millionth digital customer; company approaches 50% penetration

TORONTO – Don Iannetta of Toronto will get a $10,000 Sony entertainment system and a free subscription for a year for being Rogers Cable’s one millionth digital cable customer,… Continue Reading

July 19, 2006 19 years ago

CTAM SUMMIT #3: Customer-centric selling

BOSTON – Set up on a huge stage like a classroom, with Harvard Business School Professor Rajiv Lal stretching the minds of his marketing class, this CTAM session was… Continue Reading

July 19, 2006 19 years ago

Rogers Veep named head of SCTE committee

EXTON, Pa. – Rogers Cable’s Senior VP, Network Engineering and Operations, Dermot O’Carroll, has been named chair of a committee of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers. O’Carroll is… Continue Reading

July 19, 2006 19 years ago

Pecunia video-over-IP provider gets infusion from Transcontinental

MONTREAL – Montreal-based video-over-IP provider Pecunia is getting an investment in capital from printing and publishing giant Transcontinental Media. Pecunia offer webcasting and video communications services, including Transcontinental’s own… Continue Reading