CALGARY and CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Jim Forsyth can’t understand why Shaw Communications is so upset.
The Campbell River TV general manager was reacting to a press release sent out late Monday by Shaw Communications where the second-largest MSO in the country, and largest overall Canadian digital TV supplier said it “would pursue all legal remedies against Campbell River TV to stop the fraudulent practice of directly or indirectly acquiring Digital Cable Terminals from designated Shaw retail outlets,” says the press release.
“Shaw has learned that Campbell River TV is once again directing its customers to purchase Digital Cable…
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WINNIPEG – On Friday, MTS introduced a new long distance plan that offers long distance calling anywhere in Canada and the U.S., any time of day or night, for a flat rate of $15 a month.
The new plan, a swing back at Shaw Cable’s recent voice over Internet protocol service launch in the Manitoba captial, is available to anyone on an MTS Bundle. With MTS Bundles, MTS customers can create their own bundle of savings — $10 a month if they have any two, or $15 a month if they have all three of the following services: MTS TV,…
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WINNIPEG – The rapid growth of the digital television business at Manitoba Telecom Services is continuing.
Less than two years after launch, DSL-delivered MTS TV has really taken it to incumbent cable operator Shaw Cable and has surpassed the 50,000-customer mark and is now approaching 25% penetration in Winnipeg.
"This week we signed on our 50,000th TV customer, and MTS TV continues to grow by leaps and bounds, with over 87% of Winnipeg homes now eligible for the service," said MTS president Cheryl Barker. "The demand has been outstanding, and we hear from our customers all the time how…
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KELOWNA – Shaw Communications announced today the availability of Shaw High-Speed Xtreme-I in Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton and Kamloops, B.C.
"This turbo-charged service is perfect for customers whose Internet experience includes online gaming and exploring rich multimedia sites. They can now enjoy the ultimate, most vivid online service available for as little as $10 more per month,” said Shaw president Peter Bissonnette.
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REDMOND, Wash., and LOUISVILLE, Colo. – An agreement announced Wednesday between Microsoft and CableLabs means Microsoft’s dream of easily delivering high-quality TV signals to PCs is right around the corner.
The world’s biggest software company and the North American cable industry’s research and development organization today announced they have reached an agreement that will allow Microsoft and PC manufacturers to bring to market digital-cable-ready Windows Media Center-based PCs in the holiday 2006 time frame.
These Media Center PCs, capable of supporting a CableCARD module, will allow consumers to enjoy one-way cable programming, including premium high-definition cable content, on their…
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OTTAWA – Both Rogers and Shaw Cable have applied to the CRTC again to alter the rules surrounding local ad avail time on U.S. cable channels.
Currently, American channels such as CNN, A&E, The Golf Channel and others make two minutes an hour available for cable companies to sell local availability time. In the U.S., it’s a multi-billion-dollar sales industry.
In Canada, MSOs are not allowed to sell the time by the CRTC. They must give 75% of the time to Canadian specialty channels (who have to also pay MSO costs) and to use the remaining 25% to promote…
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TORONTO – Think Broadband Solutions was officially launched this week by Tri-Vision Electronics.
The new, wholly-owned subsidiary “will focus on new telecom and wireless business opportunities and to complement Tri-Vision Electronics Inc.,” says the company.
Think will provide in-country equipment sales and supply, logistical support, niche product research, design and development, in-house and offshore manufacturing capabilities and equipment test, repair and refurbishment. Progress is well underway to represent major brand names in Canada, says the press release.
In fact, the company announced yesterday that it will offer Andrew Corporation subscriber access cable products including CATV coaxial cable and connectors for…
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CALGARY – Shaw Internet customers now have another way to share their digital photos with the introduction of the company’s latest Internet enhancement, Shaw Photo Share.
"The digital photography revolution continues to be one of the biggest phenomena in personal computing, and we’ve built a service that allows our customers to get the most out of it,” said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications, in a release.
Using Shaw Photo Share, customers log in at photoshare.shaw.ca and select digital pictures to be uploaded. Photo Share automatically resizes the selected pictures and then provides the sender with an option to…
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VANCOUVER – With its labour woes (hopefully) finally behind the company, Telus CEO Darren Entwistle said Thursday the company is moving quickly on two new technologies: its new wireless EVDO network, and its digital television solution, Telus TV.
During a quarterly conference call with financial analysts, Entwistle said beginning next week, Telus will launch its EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized) high speed wireless network in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal. The new net will allow wireless data speeds of more than 700 Kbps, about six times faster than its current offering.
And launching this month, is Telus TV, its…
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TORONTO – On Tuesday CHUM announced the launch of the CHUM Prairie Bridge Finance Program (CPB).
The new program is part of CHUM’s nearly $20 million commitment in programming benefits to Alberta and Manitoba as a result of its acquisition of Craig Media Inc., and will provide “much-needed gap funding in the form of recoupable loans for eligible television and film projects,” says the CHUM release.
The CPB initiative will make available $500,000 in gap financing to Alberta and Manitoba-based production companies. This is in addition to the previously announced $6.9 million in licence fees and other expenditures to…
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