TORONTO – MAVTV Motorsports Network has launched on Eastlink and will be available on free preview through September 27 to all Eastlink customers on channel 737.
Operated by REV Sports Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Neon Star Sports & Entertainment Inc., MAVTV features motorsports events and exclusive automotive reality shows.
“This is a big step forward for MAVTV as we continue to expand our distribution foot-print across Canada, and I would very much like to thank Eastlink for adding MAVTV to their program line-up,” said MAVTVCanada president Mike Garrow. “We would also like to thank Eastlink customers who were very vocal…
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TORONTO – Just in time for summer vacation season, Bell Media’s video-streaming service TMN Go is allowing subscribers to download content on their mobile devices.
The national launch of offline viewing includes thousands of movies and series titles from The Movie Network, HBO Canada, and The Movie Network Encore, available for download on iOS and Android tablets and smartphones, all for playback without an internet connection.
The offline viewing feature is available now to TMN subscribers with Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, Bell Alliant, Bell MTS, Cogeco, Eastlink, and Rogers. An ad campaign promoting the new feature is scheduled to…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink said Monday that it has expanded its Gigabit Internet availability to more communities as part of its continued investment in its core fibre-based Internet service.
Gig Internet, which has been available in select parts of Nova Scotia and PEI since 2015, is now available in Guysborough and Port Hawksbury, NS; Kirkland Lake and Picton, ON; and in Oliver BC.
"For years, we have been providing Gigabit speeds and higher to our larger business customers through our advanced business network," said Eastlink CEO Lee Bragg, in the announcement. "With real-time entertainment like video streaming, music, gaming and emerging connected home…
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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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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
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Eastlink Wireless has officially launched in in the greater St. John’s area as the company begins the rollout of its wireless service across Newfoundland and Labrador.
As it does in Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick, Eastlink pledged to buy out new customer’s existing cellphone contracts, plus offer ‘easyTab’ which allows customers to upgrade or switch plans without penalty. Nationwide plans begin at $25 per month, and a family of four can share 5 GB of data plus unlimited talk and text starting at $45 per line per month.
"We are excited to bring our award-winning wireless service to…
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L’EDIFICE QUI ABRITE LES BUREAUX de Brooke Telecom à Inwood, Ontario, est également le bureau local de la société canadienne des postes. Difficile à imaginer un plus puissant symbole.
Inwood (situé dans la municipalité de Brooke-Alvinston, pop. 2 500) est à mi-chemin entre les centres urbains de London et de Sarnia et quand vous sortez du bureau du fournisseur de large bande /bureau de poste, à peu près tout ce que vous pouvez voir ce sont des champs cultivés et quelques maisons. Pourtant, Brooketel fournit de la connectivité et des vitesses équivalentes à celles des grandes villes à ces maisons…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink TV is celebrating its Community TV programming volunteers who help to produce and share stories about the people, places and events that shape local communities.
First up is community programming mentor Steve Sleep (the programming director for Eastlink company Coast TV), who helps to train volunteers to create unique, compelling and entertaining local programming – whether it be lifestyle, sports or community events.
From his home on the Sunshine Coast, Sleep is the quintessential mentor, says the company. After graduating from Elphinstone Secondary School – where Coast TV supports a TV production class – he received technical training…
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VICTORIA – Canadian households are still cutting the cord from their television services providers while residential broadband subscriptions spike, say two new reports from Convergence Research.
The Battle for the Canadian Couch Potato: Online and Traditional TV and Movie Distribution estimates that 220,000 Canadian TV subscribers opted to cut the cord in 2016, compared to a 190,000 decline in 2015, and predicted that another 247,000 would eschew a paid TV subscription in 2017. Hence, Canada’s TV subscriber base is declining by 2% per annum, and the report forecasts a 3% drop in 2019.
As of year-end 2016,…
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THE BROOKE TELECOM HEADQUARTERS in Inwood, Ont. is also the local Canada Post office. We’re hard-pressed to think of many other such arrangements as quintessentially small-town.
Inwood (a village in the municipality of Brooke-Alvinston, pop. 2,500) is about halfway between the far larger centres of London and Sarnia, but when you step outside the broadband provider’s headquarters/post office, just about all you can see are farmer’s fields and a handful of homes. Yet, it provides big-city speeds and connectivity to many of those homes – and barns – to say nothing of the businesses in and around them.
Those…
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