Rogers Yahoo! boosts speeds by 60%

TORONTO – Download speeds for Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet Express service will soon go from 3 to 5 megabits per second (Mbps), giving customers 60% more speed when downloading… Continue Reading

Revenue and earnings up at Telesat

OTTAWA – Soon-to-be spun-off satellite operator Telesat posted record highs in revenue and earnings in 2005, the company reported Friday. Bell Canada Enterprises, which owns Telesat, announced last month it… Continue Reading

Channel M gets HD license

OTTAWA – The CRTC announced Friday that Multivan Broadcast Corp. (which owns Channel M in Vancouver) has been granted a transitional digital television license for its territory. The… Continue Reading

Newcap gets a new radio station

GATINEAU – On Friday, the CRTC granted Newcap Broadcasting a license for a new FM station serving Bonnyville, Alberta. The station (at 101.3MHz) will be a pop format aimed… Continue Reading

Raby promoted at CHUM

TORONTO – Quincy Raby was recently promoted to marketing manager for CHUM International. Distributors will remember her as affiliate marketing and communications manager for the company’s Canadian specialty services. In… Continue Reading

Trepanier named TQS programming VP

MONTREAL – Quebec’s Télévision Quatre Saisons network (TQS) has confirmed Louis Trépanier as its vice-president of programming, replacing Luc Doyon who resigned in January. Trépanier, who’s been with the… Continue Reading