MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has named Martinho Tojo as SVP and GM of its Portuguese subsidiary Cabovisao, effective December 1."Mr. Tojo is a seasoned manager with an excellent reputation in Portugal... Continue Reading
QUIETLY POSTED TUESDAY on the CRTC’s web site were the 2009 aggregate financial data of the large Canadian broadcasters and BDUs. And, as we all knew, the BDUs are doing... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – For those of us who have been to a few of these CRTC get-togethers, Marjorie Lemieux will likely stick in our minds for a while.Dressed in a bright... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – With a light dusting of snow outside and a grey beginning to yet another week of talking about paying for conventional television signals, you’ll hopefully forgive us for... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Nickelodeon in Canada will offer over eight million households a chance to sample its kid friendly programming over the holidays thanks to a month long free preview.From December 15... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Movie Network launched two additional high-definition channels on Wednesday, MExcess HD and MFun! HD.Available free of charge to TMN subscribers, the new channels will mirror the programming available on... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Communications continued cutting its workforce this week as news broke on just how many positions have been eliminated by the cable, wireless and media giant of late.While... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Could Rogers and Cogeco be joining forces?Rogers announced Thursday that it has purchased 3.2 million subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Cable, and 1.62 million subordinate voting shares of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The high definition television subscribers of Bell TV say they love their nature and sports channels, according to a new Angus Reid survey done for independent broadcaster High... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable said that it is broadcasters’ “rampant spending to purchase major US network programming” that is at the real root of what ails the industry, not simply... Continue Reading