WINNIPEG – Having added 5,000 new customers since April, MTS TV, the digital television service offered by MTS Allstream in Winnipeg, has surpassed the 75,000 customer mark.
In the last two years, MTS TV has grown by over 30,000 customers, most of whom are coming off the Shaw Cable subscriber list.
"We are very excited that MTS TV continues to make outstanding progress in the marketplace," said Kelvin Shepherd, president consumer markets division, MTS Allstream, in the press release.
MTS TV includes video on demand, high definition, TV call display, photos on demand and e-mail on demand.
www.mts.ca/mtstv…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications Inc. registered customer gains in all areas – telephony, Internet, digital TV and satellite TV – except basic cable in the fourth quarter ended August 31, the company announced Friday.
While Shaw’s revenue jumped 13.2% to $715 million in the fourth quarter over the same period last year, its net income declined 35% to $135.9 million from $210 million. The company’s bottom line was affected by an income tax recovery that occurred in the previous year that was not duplicated in the current fourth quarter.
Cable division revenue grew 16% to $542 million in the fourth…
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TORONTO – “Corus had an exceptional year in fiscal 2007,” said John Cassaday, president and CEO of the company in its press release announcing its Q4 and fiscal 2007 year-end results.
“Our share price increased by 26%, we increased our dividend by 16% and we bought back approximately 2% of our shares. These positive outcomes for our shareholders were due to the strength of our core businesses in radio and television. As a result of our year end financial results and our outlook for next year, we are increasing our segment profit guidance range to $255 – $265 million…
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GATINEAU – Having to wedge six new channels to the collective basic cable lineups in Edmonton and Calgary at essentially the same time is just too much to ask, Shaw Communications has told the CRTC.
In a recent application, Shaw has asked for a new condition of license to let it carry Crossroads Television System (CTS), a new religious broadcaster in Calgary and Edmonton which has been in operation in Ontario for years, on channel 51 – an unrestricted channel, but well away, numerically, from where most other must-carries are placed.
Shaw notes that the CRTC approved new licenses not…
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OTTAWA – Canadians are expected to triple their use of wireless data in the next three years – following their rapid embrace of a range of innovative and affordable mobile data services including wireless e-mail, text messaging and Internet access, said the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association today.
Intercarrier text messaging (which Canadian wireless companies first launched), mobile satellite radio, unlimited music downloads, wireless e-mail and wireless video calling, have spurred a rapid growth in data usage by Canadians, says the wireless lobby group.
Approximately 10% of the average Canadian’s monthly cell phone usage is now related to wireless data,…
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SOME FILED REAMS of digital paper with the Commission (Rogers Communications’ submission was 132 pdf pages and a few appendices), while others were more concise (Shaw’s was just nine pages, plus a couple of research reports)
Anyway, we’ve read more than a few thousand words and identified what appear to be the primary issues facing the CRTC with its review of the policies governing broadcast distribution undertakings (all licensed video providers) and specialty services. The hearing is set for February 4 in Gatineau.
Below is a bit of a synopsis of what the BDUs are asking for and what…
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Dear Editor,
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. asserts that the primary policy objective of the CRTC should be to lessen Canadian protection and facilitate an accelerated importation of foreign channels.
Well, the fastest and most economically efficient way to accomplish that would be to cease protecting Canadian cable companies from U.S. distributors like Comcast and DirecTV.
However, that would be against the law – and would trigger a precipitous dismantling of our once-proud broadcasting system.
Canada is the only country in the world that competes 24 hours a day, and live, with the behemoth U.S. entertainment machine.
We have a unique…
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TORONTO – A pair of independent analyst reports published to investors last week both identified Shaw Communications and Videotron ltée as the two companies best-prepared to bid for wireless spectrum during the advanced wireless spectrum auction in early 2008.
Of course, the rules surrounding the auction have not yet been released (the best we can tell you is that they’ll be out before Christmas) and both sides are busily lobbying. Companies who want AWS to possibly build their own networks like Quebecor (owners of Videotron) or expand nationally like MTS Allstream, want some special breaks in the auction…
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CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Tiny cable co-operative Campbell River Television has been in Shaw’s sights before.
However, this time CRTV looks like it could be an acquisition target and not that of Shaw’s lawyers.
A press release last week said that CRTV’s board of directors reviewed an “expression of interest” to purchase CRTV from Shaw. The offer was received on September 24th and was open for CRTV’s consideration until the 2 October 2007.
The Board of Directors of CRTV have reviewed the offer and have responded to Shaw thanking them for making the offer.
Calls to Shaw by Cartt.ca have…
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TORONTO – CTV has launched a new promo campaign for its national news program in Toronto. The campaign includes the running of 15- and 30-second public service announcements, custom station IDs, billboards, and on-street activities around the theme “My Toronto Is…CTV News.” It celebrates the unique places, people and experiences that exist in the Greater Toronto Area and the station’s role in the city.
The “My Toronto is…CTV News” features CTV News anchors and reporters joining everyday Torontonians in declaring their favorite thing about Toronto.
“We wanted to create a definitive brand position for CTV News that builds on…
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