MONTREAL – When a U.S. branch of Montreal-based Cogeco Communications paid US$1.4 billion for the rest of the MetroCast cable network this year, onlookers wondered how big the company wants to grow down south.
Pretty big, CEO Louis Audet suggested Wednesday at an investor conference in Montreal run by CIBC. “We have the potential for our U.S. operations to become bigger one day than our Canadian operations” in Quebec and Ontario, he said. “There is sufficient acquisition potential for that to occur … Now you need to work hard and be a bit lucky.”
Cogeco’s first…
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HALIFAX – Rogers Communications will provide all connectivity infrastructure for the new Nova Centre development in downtown Halifax, making it one of the most technologically connected commercial hubs in Atlantic Canada.
As part of the agreement, Rogers has laid network fibre in the one million square foot building, ensuring private, secure and dedicated network fibre for all tenants, including banks and financial services, the Halifax Convention Centre, restaurants and all future businesses that move into the building. In addition to Wi-Fi for tenants, this investment will allow more than 10,000 people inside the Convention Centre, and 3,000 in common…
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TORONTO – Rogers is introducing a new feature to its Share Everything customers that provides them with another way to maximize the use of their data within a family plan.
Stream Saver allows the data manager (which could be mom or dad, for example) to change video streaming settings from high definition to standard definition using their MyRogers app, giving any line on their plan the ability to watch more video. According to Rogers’ example, a customer can watch up to 18 minutes of standard definition video on YouTube compared to 6 minutes in high definition, all while using the same…
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TORONTO – Newton Cable founder Carl Newton was laid to rest in Toronto earlier this week after his passing on September 15.
Newton was the owner operator of Willowdowns Cable, founded in the late 1960s, which was subsequently rebranded as Newton Cable. The system served approximately 10,000 subscribers in northwestern Toronto before being purchased by Rogers Cable in 1992.
His obituary is available here.
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WATERLOO, ON – Rogers Communications rolled out its Connected for Success program in the Region of Waterloo Wednesday, offering its inexpensive Internet service to approximately 12,000 low-income housing tenants in the surrounding communities.
The service, available for $9.99 per month, includes speeds of up to 10 Mbps download and up to 1 Mbps upload and requires no contract or credit checks upon sign up.
The Region of Waterloo is the 190th housing provider to partner with Rogers on Connected for Success since the program’s inception in 2013. To date, more than 15,000 households across Rogers’ cable footprint in Ontario, New Brunswick…
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And no, that doesn’t impact Viceland
TORONTO – Starting October 16th, the edgy Vice News Tonight will anchor prime time for Bell Media’s Much channel (it still seems weird not to call it MuchMusic…).
In an exclusive deal announced today, Bell Media and Vice Media have partnered to bring the news show to Canadians this fall. Produced in Brooklyn, NY four times per week, the 30-minute news program is set to anchor Much’s new fall schedule Monday to Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, beginning October 16. It will also air on HBO Canada Monday to Thursday at 11…
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WATERLOO, ON – Rogers Communications is planning to extend its Connected for Success program to Waterloo.
At an event scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, Rogers is expected to announce a partnership with Waterloo Region Housing to offer its inexpensive Internet service to individuals living in subsidized housing.
According to Rogers’ website, the company has partnered with 191 housing providers since launching the service in 2013, and over 15,500 participants have signed on.
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TORONTO – Sports rivals TSN and Sportsnet are once again sharing the Toronto Raptors broadcasts this year, each announcing plans to air 41 of the team’s regular season games during the 2017/18 NBA season.
For the first time, all 41 of the team’s regular season home games will air in 4K. All 82 Raptors telecasts will be produced by NBA TV Canada, and veteran play-by-play voice Matt Devlin will call the action for a 10th season.
TSN’s coverage begins with the Raptors’ season opener vs Chicago on October 19 at 7:00 PM ET and coverage will also be available for live streaming…
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MONTREAL – While some cable companies are eliminating community TV stations, Cogeco instead is investing in theirs and has renamed its community television stations in Ontario and Quebec to better reflect its ties to the local communities that it serves.
The 19 CogecoTV stations in Ontario are now branded ‘YourTV’ and its 15 Québec stations will now be known as ‘NousTV’. Cogeco made the announcement at the same time as it released its slate of new fall programming, available at Facebook.com/yourtvontario/ and Facebook.com/NousTVQuebec
“This change in the image of our community television…
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TORONTO – With the NHL pre-season kicking off in days, Sportsnet said Friday that it will serve up 56 Toronto Maple Leafs games in the 2017-18 NHL season.
Sportsnet will air 56 games on television (40 national games and 16 regional matchups) and on Sportsnet Now, 41 games on radio on Sportsnet 590 The Fan, and all 82 games online at Rogers NHL Live (formerly Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE).
The action gets underway on October 4, the opening night of the NHL season, when Toronto visits the Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT on Sportsnet.
The…
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