TORONTO – Revenue, operating profit and subscriber levels increased across the board at Rogers Communications in the first quarter of 2007, ended March 31st.
Consolidated revenue grew 15.8% to $2.3 billion while consolidated operating profit rose 34.3% to $798 million.
Wireless postpaid ARPU (average revenue per user per month) jumped 8.7% year-over-year to $67.64, while postpaid churn fell to under 1.2%. Postpaid subscriber net additions grew 5.5% in Q1, while quarterly net additions of basic cable, digital cable, high-speed Internet and cable telephony subscribers all increased versus first quarter 2006.
"I think it’s thrilling when all three of our…
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By Laurel Hyatt
GATINEAU – The Citytv stations are “failing” and need CTV’s injection of cash to stay afloat, so the CRTC should make an exception to its ban on owning two conventional TV stations in a market, says Ivan Fecan, president and CEO of CTVglobemedia.
Allowing CTV to keep City stations in Toronto/Hamilton, Vancouver/Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg is in the public interest because “the City stations are teetering at the financial edge,” Fecan told commissioners Monday at the start of a two-day hearing into the $1.365 billion CTV buyout of CHUM Limited.
The CRTC’s…
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TORONTO – A new committee aimed at addressing the various journalistic ethics questions reporters face every day has been struck by RTNDA Canada, the association of electronic journalists.
The president of RTNDA Canada, Bob McLaughlin, says this new Media Ethics and Communications Committee will provide expertise on broad journalistic questions as they arise.
"RTNDA needs to provide leadership and be responsive to issues, which confront working journalists in this country. These issues can range from cameras in our courtrooms to questions of journalistic independence," said McLaughlin. "This committee will assist the executive of RTNDA Canada in developing a response…
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TORONTO – Unique Broadband Systems announced Monday that its subsidiary wireless company, Look Communications, has filed a statement of claim against Bell Canada.
The legal action was taken in response to Bell Canada’s "Notice of Intent to Disconnect" Look’s services referred to in the company’s press release of April 12, 2007. The statement against Bell Canada alleges, amongst other things, numerous breaches of contract, misrepresentations and abusive behaviour by Bell Canada towards Look, says Monday’s release.
The beleaguered Look, which owns some valuable wireless spectrum and has spent the last two years attempting to transform itself into a mobile…
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TORONTO – V-chip patent owner Tri-Vision International announced late last week that it and Wi-Lan, by mutual agreement, have agreed to extend the exclusivity period of negotiations.
Last month, Wi-Lan agreed to buy Tri-Vision in a deal valued at $108 million.
The exclusivity period is being extended to the earlier of:
(i) May 11, 2007 or (ii) the date of signing of the Acquisition Agreement but no later than May 11, 2007
"The extension allows both parties to complete due diligence and finalize the Acquisition Agreement," says the press release.
Tri-Vision also announced that Terry Canning has resigned…
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TORONTO – The best in radio and television reporting was honoured by the Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada this weekend in Toronto.
This year RTNDA Canada created five new award categories to recognize outstanding videography, use of sound, new media, information programming and diversity. The RTNDA "Diversity Tool Kit" was added to Canadian newsrooms after its release in January. It offers solutions aimed at bringing increased diversity to newsrooms and the stories electronic journalists tell.
To acknowledge those accomplishments RTNDA created a new Diversity Award, won this year A-Channel Barrie and CBC. Eight television and eleven radio…
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KELOWNA – Register today to attend the Canadian CommTech Trade Show and Training Seminars May 30th and 31st at the Coast Capri Hotel in beautiful Kelowna.
“Our exhibitors show is sold out with a waiting list," said show host Janice Lee of JLL & Associates. "We are so pleased. This show will provide 35% more exhibitors than last year and 25% more technical seminars. Our 2007 show is drawing attendees from Atlantic Canada through to Vancouver Island. Last year’s attendance was 52% cable, 41% telco and 7% from other industries.”
Buyers, technicians and operations management personnel can obtain diverse…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – Because of the altered – and altering – media and telecom space, wireless web and TV carrier Look Communications said late last night that it is no longer actively looking for as buyer.
Technically, it has‘‘ discontinued its strategic review and maximization of shareholder value process,’’ says the press release.
As reported by Cartt.ca, the process started in late 2006 and ‘‘was commenced in an environment which is entirely different to the Canadian information, communication and entertainment environment that exists today. The Canadian landscape has changed dramatically with the following being just some of…
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TORONTO – Bell Mobility and Research In Motion said that the new Blackberry 8830 World Edition will launch this summer and will be the first CDMA device to support international roaming on GSM/GPRS Networks.
CDMA (which is used by Telus and Bell) is a dominant technology here in North America while GSM (which Rogers deployed) is the primary delivery technology in the rest of the world.
The 8830 World Edition smartphone "is the first CDMA Blackberry smartphone to deliver the high-speed mobile connectivity of CDMA in Canada and North America, combined with international voice and data roaming on GSM/GPRS…
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TORONTO – Canadian animation fans will soon have two additional outlets from which to get their favourite Teletoon content.
The channel is taking some of its most popular Canadian cartoons to viewers "where and when they want them," says the press release, with the launch of two new digital services, video on demand on April 27 and mobile TV on May 15.
Building upon the recent re-branding of the network, the expansion positions Teletoon as a driver in the move towards fully integrated digital content. "Teletoon now offers a more flexible and far reaching suite of services from traditional…
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