TORONTO – Cogeco Data Services announced Thursday that Timmins, Ont.-based gold mining company Lake Shore Gold has signed on as a client and will move part of its IT infrastructure to a private cloud managed by Cogeco Data Services.
With five data centres in Canada, the company’s utility-based IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) model cloud infrastructure services are hosted at its tier 3 quality data centres which are connected by Cogeco Data Services extensive network.
“Although our traditional IT setup was still doing its job, our proactive move to a dedicated Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution made a lot of business sense,”…
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TORONTO – CHCH TV and Cogeco Cable announced Tuesday they are now offering advertisers the ability to customize their message to viewers according to their geolocation.
The broadcasters are using the Advatar addressable advertising platform from Invidi Technologies Corp. which supports geo-specific delivery. Cogeco and CHCH have also collaborated with software distributor Capital Networks Limited, which is managing the ad insertion operation for the Advatar platform.
“Cogeco is proud to be the first Canadian cable distributor to support television advertising by geolocation,” said Jean-Pierre Caveen, Cogeco’s VP of affiliate, partner and carrier relations, in a release. “This new and more efficient…
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MONTREAL – When most CEOs make a speech to a body like the Montreal Board of Trade, it’s usually to sing the praises of their own company – or to demand something be done by government to alter this or that within their own market or industry.
Rare is the CEO to come right out and make a strong political stand, but Cogeco CEO Louis Audet did just that Wednesday afternoon, attacking the provincial government for its actions (and inaction) and challenging business leaders to grab the bull by the horns and help drag the province into the future –…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – The Cogeco Program Development Fund invested $3.89 million in 39 drama projects in development and production last year, according to its 2012-2013 Annual Report.
The independent, private fund encourages the development and the production of new Canadian drama by Canadian writers to be produced by independent Canadian producers, in English or French, or (preferably) in both languages.
In total, the Cogeco Fund has invested over $41 million in more than 700 projects since its inception in 1992.
www.cogecofund.ca
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable this week launched its new Ultimate 120 high speed Internet package to its residential customers in Ontario and Quebec.
The Ultimate 120 package offers download speeds up to 120 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 10 Mbps. In Ontario, the package also includes a monthly data transfer capacity of 425 GB, while in Quebec, the monthly data transfer capacity is 400 GB.
Cogeco also launched a new business high speed Internet package, named Cogeco Business Ultimate, which offers download speeds of up to 120 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 10 Mbps.
The new package…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. kicked off its fiscal 2014 with a 20.7% increase in profits thanks to growth in its cable division, and told investors that it is currently testing a new “evolved video distribution platform”.
When asked if the new initiative is designed to cut costs, generate revenue, or assist with customer retention, president and CEO Louis Audet was quick to respond with “all of the above.”
“We anticipate that, in the fullness of time, the equipment to support this new advanced video platform will in fact be more advantageous than some of the proprietary technology that we are locked…
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TROIS-RIVIERES, QC – Cogeco Inc. has nailed the naming rights to the new Trois-Rivieres amphitheatre.
The facility, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2015, was officially unmveiled as ‘Amphitheatre Cogeco’ on Tuesday. The deal includes three optional five-year extensions, which could bring the duration of the agreement to 20 years.
Cogeco called the agreement “highly symbolic” noting that Trois-Rivieres is the company's birthplace.
"We are delighted that the amphitheatre will bear the Cogeco name," said Cogeco Cable president and CEO Louise St-Pierre, in the news release. "Cogeco was founded more than 56 years ago in Trois-Rivieres, where it blossomed…
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– SHAWINIGAN, QC – Cogeco Cable and TGV Net Mauricie have finalized a partnership aimed at providing businesses, organizations and residences in the Mauricie region with access to an inter-connected fibre-optic network and a range of related services.
TGV Net Mauricie is a non-profit entity whose mission is to act as a ‘carrier’ providing broadband connectivity throughout the Mauricie region by having accredited service providers offer various telecommunications services to businesses, organizations and homes in the region. This agreement allows Cogeco to offer high-speed Internet, telephone and digital television services, using the public network owned by TGV Net and its…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable said Tuesday that Fabio Banducci has resigned from his duties as co-CEO of its wholly-owned subsidiary Peer1 Hosting to refocus on other opportunities.
His resignation takes effect December 18, 2013. At that time, Gary Sherlock, who shared the co-CEO duties with Banducci, will take on the president and chief executive officer role. Cogeco Cable acquired Peer1 Hosting last January, as Cartt.ca reported.
"On behalf of the Board and our employees, we thank Fabio for his contributions," said Cogeco president and CEO Louis Audet, in the announcement. "We want to…
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MONTREAL – Richard Lachance has been appointed president and CEO of Cogeco Diffusion, Cogeco Inc.’s radio and outdoor ad division. He had been senior vice-president of the division.
After having worked in the television, radio and newspaper industries, Lachance (pictured) joined Cogeco in 1999 as general manager of the Rythme FM network and 93.9 in Quebec, before being promoted to vice president, and, subsequently, senior vice president of Cogeco Diffusion.
"I am very pleased with Richard's appointment. Under his excellent leadership, Cogeco Diffusion has experienced…
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