TORONTO – Hollywood Suite will offer the red carpet treatment to new customers in Ontario, B.C., and Alberta after finalizing agreements with Cipher TV (AEBC Internet Corp), Beanfield Metroconnect and Frontline 360 Inc. for its four HDTV movie channels.
“We are thrilled to satisfy more and more Canadians’ appetites for nostalgic, high-quality programming with our growing service partnerships,” said Hollywood Suite content distribution VP Julie Kumaria, in the news release. “With an illustrious, expansive film catalogue and monthly movie premieres to boot, Hollywood Suite is excited to deliver the customers of Cipher TV, Beanfield Metro Connect and Frontline 360 unparalleled…
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MONTREAL – French-language hunting and fishing channel Seasons is launching on Videotron beginning June 15.
Distributed by Canal+ Group subsidiary Thema, Seasons launched in Canada in 2016 and is also available through Bell Fibe TV, Cogeco, CCAP, Sogetel and Cablevision.
Programming includes Terroirs, a magazine show about men and women perpetuating their regions’ traditions; Pêches Modernes, featuring the latest technological breakthroughs in fishing; and Chasses au Pluriel, a program about responsible hunting geared towards protecting the environment.
Seasons added that it airs 50 hours of programs about hunting and 50 hours of programs about fishing each week, including previously-unreleased documentaries and other…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion brought its Gigabit Internet service to Quebec Tuesday, launching in various sectors of Trois-Rivières.
UltraFibre 1Gig service will roll out in successive phases in the Ontario and Québec markets where Cogeco Connexion provides services. It debuted in Cogeco’s Oakville and Burlington, ON markets last November.
According to the company’s website, pricing starts at $148.95 per month for residential customers and includes the 1 Gig modem, the advanced AC Wi-Fi router and up to 2 AC Wi-Fi extenders (additional AC Wi-Fi extenders are offered at $4.95/month each). Business customers will pay $179.95 per month with a three year…
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TORONTO – An increasing number of Canadians are not only opting for alternative video services, their level of satisfaction is higher for alternatives than for their traditional pay TV service, according to new data from J.D. Power.
The Canadian Television Provider Customer Satisfaction Study measures overall satisfaction with television service providers based on six factors (in order of importance): performance and reliability; cost of service; programming; communication; billing; and customer service. The Canadian Internet Service Provider Customer Satisfaction Study is based on five factors (in order of importance): performance and reliability; cost of service; communication; billing; and customer service. Continue Reading
TORONTO – ISED Minister Navdeep Bains opened the 2017 Canadian Telecom Summit with a speech outlining a number of new government initiatives, but there was one overarching message that has to burn the ears of the incumbent network providers in attendance who were listening.
That is, your prices are far too high.
“The bigger barrier is prices, which are especially high for low-usage cellphone plans,” the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister said in his speech to delegates.
“I get letters regularly from Canadians who are concerned that they are being priced out of the market,” he added in the speech.
“Our government…
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TORONTO – Some rural and remote communities with poor Internet connectivity are looking at setting up their own service for residents rather than wait for big carriers to come into their area. but the head of Cogeco’s cable operations has gently warned municipalities and utilities in Ontario and Quebec that the private sector has the money and expertise to do it better.
“We are convinced Internet service providers are better equipped and better positioned to develop these types of networks,” Ken Smithard, president of Cogeco Connexion, told the Canadian Telecom Summit on Monday.
In particular, he said, there are high operational…
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TORONTO – Bell, Cogeco, Rogers, Shaw, and Videotron were among the stakeholders present at last week’s inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee of the Canadian Energy Efficiency Voluntary Agreement for Set-Top Boxes (CEEVA).
The parties, which also included set-top box manufacturers ARRIS and EchoStar Technologies as well as Natural Resources Canada, met to further earlier discussions over a voluntary agreement announced in January to cut the total annual energy consumption of Canadian set-top boxes. Supporting organizations CableLabs and the Consumer Technology Association were also in attendance at the meeting.
CEEVA said Thursday that the implementation of commitments are expected to reduce…
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MONTREAL –TV, Internet and home phone provider VMedia, announced this week the launch of its TV service to Quebec City, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Trois Rivières, Shawinigan, Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Rimouski and their surrounding areas.
Along with the company’s broadband and home phone packages, VMedia says it is the only triple play alternative to the major incumbent players in those markets (such as Bell, Cogeco and Vidéotron). “Already a successful competitor with a growing customer base in Montreal, as well as Ontario and the Western provinces, VMedia will now offer better prices and more choice and flexibility in TV, internet and phone…
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HAMILTON – Like many community cable channels, Cable 14 has been airing bingo for some time. Half a century, in fact.
To some, that may sound like something from a quaint, bygone era we’ve forgotten about where your grandma would the only one who would still care to watch and play along. However, it’s the second-most popular piece of programming on the channel’s schedule (behind the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs games), and it’s not just for the blue-hair set.
“You see people watching it in bars and restaurants now. They’re tuning it in and they’re selling bingo cards there. There are bingo…
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TORONTO – Cogeco Peer 1 has named Jaime Leverton to the role of vice-president and general manager for Canada and Asia Pacific (APAC).
Over the past 15+ years, Leverton (pictured) has worked in various executive roles with National Bank, BlackBerry, Bell Canada, and IBM Canada. In her new role with Cogeco Peer 1, she will oversee sales, customer management, and the delivery of the full suite of ICT solutions to medium and enterprise customers across Canada and APAC.
"Jaime is a dynamic leader with a proven track record of transforming organizations with creative thinking and strategic execution”, said president Philippe Jetté,…
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