Telus strike over

VANCOUVER – Telecommunications Workers Union members voted 64.1% in favor of the latest contract offer from Telus, finally ending the four-month-long strike. The company and union had a negotiated… Continue Reading

NBC Universal in P2P deal

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., and SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – NBC Universal announced an agreement that will make Universal movies and NBC Universal TV events content available on demand, on line…. Continue Reading

MTS unveils $15 flat-rate LD

WINNIPEG – On Friday, MTS introduced a new long distance plan that offers long distance calling anywhere in Canada and the U.S., any time of day or night, for… Continue Reading

MTS TV hits 50,000

WINNIPEG – The rapid growth of the digital television business at Manitoba Telecom Services is continuing. Less than two years after launch, DSL-delivered MTS TV has really taken it… Continue Reading

More radio for the Hat?

OTTAWA – The CRTC put out a call today for radio station licenses for Medicine Hat, Alta. As is its practice, the Commission received an application for a broadcasting… Continue Reading

XM Canada signs Espo, Potvin, Bossy

TORONTO – XM Canada today picked up a Hall of Fame centre (Phil Esposito), winger (Mike Bossy) and defenseman (Denis Potvin) for Home Ice, its all-hockey satellite radio channel…. Continue Reading

Jeremy McCarthy departs Alliance Atlantis

TORONTO – Affiliate account executive Jeremy McCarthy recently resigned from broadcaster Alliance Atlantis. “It’s all positive,” he told www.cartt.ca on Thursday. “I’m just taking some time off to assess… Continue Reading