HALIFAX – Pizza and TV have always gone together. So it’s apt that EastLink is thanking the volunteers who work on their community channel productions with pizza parties and lunches.
The cableco is honouring its volunteers at 13 stations in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as part of National Volunteer Week celebrations.
“Our volunteers are pivotal to all of our productions. They provide essential support to our employees and it provides them with a great opportunity to learn more about the television and broadcasting industry,” said Michael Smith, Director of EastLink Television. “We think it is important to…
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HALIFAX – MSO EastLink announced the launch of EastLink On Demand today.
The fifth largest Canadian cable company (serving Nova Scotia and PEI) said The Movie Network OnDemand will be the first VOD service available.
The Movie Network OnDemand will be launching progressively to all EastLink Movie Network customers over the next three to six months. The Movie Network OnDemand is exclusively available on cable and is included at no additional cost to subscribers of The Movie Network.
“EastLink has invested in on demand technology so we can provide our customers with the latest enhancements and conveniences that will…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – A local market won’t be considered competitive until one-quarter of the households in it get their home phone from a newcomer, the CRTC said Thursday.
The 44,000-word decision made the newcomers like cable and third party VOIP providers very happy but angered the incumbent telcos, who erupted with anger and say they won’t stand for the decision.
“Aliant fully intends to appeal this decision,” said Heather Tulk, vice-president of residential markets at Aliant, the company whose application for deregulation launched the review.
There are three main aspects to the decision. 1) Competitors must gain 25% market…
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OTTAWA – It’s a bit past the 150-day decision promise, but the CRTC’s decision on local telephone market forbearance will be out this afternoon.
The release and a conference call are scheduled for 4 p.m. Look for cartt.ca reports shortly thereafter.
Spurred by a request made by Aliant to deregulate its eastern markets due to the severe customer losses at the hands of local cable firm EastLink (which top 30% in some areas), the Commission hosted a week-long public hearing in September, as reported extensively by cartt.ca.
Two of the key issues all are waiting on are: the threshold…
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HALIFAX – Over 30 wireless Internet access points are currently operational in downtown Halifax as EastLink has begun trialing WiFi technology in various locations within the peninsula of Halifax.
EastLink’s service covers large areas of the downtown of Halifax primarily in the Spring Garden Road area. Within these areas, users can access the Internet and retrieve email from any location within the WiFi zone.
“WiFi is an important project allowing us to test new technology, which will be a great tool for attracting businesses to the area or the thousands of tourists who frequent the city and wish to…
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OTTAWA – In a submission which generally backs a cable company’s request to use the local avail ad time to market its telephony and high speed Internet products along with programming services, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters has also asked the CRTC for more cost clarity.
An intervention filed with the Commission last week mostly supports an application made by Halifax-based MSO EastLink to expand what the broadcast distribution regulations say can be promoted during the so-called "local availability" time on American cable channels. Those channels (like CNN, A&E and The Golf Channel) make two minutes per hour of…
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HALIFAX – EastLink Cable is growing its workforce again, holding a career fair in Halifax tomorrow. The firm has tripled its workforce since 1999 as it marches across the Maritimes and expands its services, including offering local telephony.
It’s hiring people in various positions with different skills and levels of experiences. It hopes to attract jobseekers from the Maritimes and those who may want to return to the area from across Canada.
“With a reputation built on innovation and success, EastLink offers employment opportunities and advancement that are usually reserved for companies that are headquartered in larger Canadian cities,”…
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TORONTO – Looking to the future (small screens, big screens, portable media, etc.) is great fun, but what’s really driving the industry rightnow? Of course, it’s the focus on the bundle of voice, video and high speed Internet.
Come hear – and interact with – three North American industry leaders who will set out the successes they’ve had, the opportunities they see, and the pitfalls to avoid, when it comes to the voice, video and data bundle. This session will be key for cable operators to hear new ideas from new sources and for programmers since there are significant…
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HALIFAX – Eastern cable company EastLink announced Friday it won the contract to deliver Wide Area Networking services to the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM).
The contract, with a potential value in excess of $1.2 million, will supply the municipality with data and communications services for up to five years.
“With the contract award, EastLink continues to be recognized as a leading choice for public and private sector customers looking for customized and cost-effective communication solutions to meet their needs,” said Dan McKeen, EastLink’s co-CEO, in a release. The contract win "clearly demonstrates how EastLink’s competitive services can provide savings…
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I HOPE I HAVEN’T BEEN helping put Dave Armstrong out of business.
Dave is the owner-operator of Markdale Cable, a 1,200-customer operation serving the folks in and around Markdale, Ont. – a ski-country/farming community (and home of Chapman’s Ice Cream) about 40 kms southeast of Owen Sound, Ont.
I’ve been a skier since I could walk and my family and I are part-time customers of Markdale Cable (weekends and holidays during the winter). I needed high speed Internet at the place we rented for the season and Markdale Cable delivered. Dave even showed up on New Year’s Day to…
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