CALGARY – The Shaw family purchased a million shares of their own company this week, which would have cost them about $19.5 million. A month ago, it would have cost... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Two potential buyers signalled enough interest in financially strapped Quebec television network TQS this week to convince a Quebec Superior Court judge to give the network another 45... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable has launched expanded its digital phone coverage to the Lake Ontario towns of Port Hope and Cobourg. “Since its initial launch, the Digital Phone service has... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Following its successful November 30 launch, Family Channel’s newest multiplex offering, Playhouse Disney, is now available to subscribers of Cogeco Cable, Mountain Cablevision, and Access Communications. SaskTel launches... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – This morning the CRTC will release its policy decision on the levels of media concentration in Canada, Cartt.ca has learned, just four months after holding a hearing, dubbed... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Consolidated net earnings for the first three months of Fiscal 2008 at Astral Media increased by 15% over last year, rising to $37.5 million and consolidated revenues totaled... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Culture and Communications Minister Christine St-Pierre dropped a firecracker into the middle of the debate over the future of financially troubled broadcaster TQS last week, saying that... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Communications bucked the trend among its cable brethren somewhat by growing its number of digital subscribers. Shaw added almost 40,000 digital cable customers in the first quarter... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – While bankrupt convention television broadcaster TQS has been a drag on the company, Cogeco Inc. continues to grow thanks largely to its cable division. "Cogeco's first quarter financial... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable customers are now able to see content from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Animation, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax on their video on demand service thanks to... Continue Reading
