VANCOUVER – Telus Mobile Music launched today.
The new service offers clients access "to Canada’s largest mobile music catalogue and the only one offering selections from all the world’s biggest record labels – EMI Music, SonyBMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group," says the press release.
Telus also announced the exclusive availability of the LG 8100, a mobile entertainment and communications device packing an MP3 player, stereo speakers, Bluetooth functionality and much more.
"The newest addition to SPARK, Telus’ set of consumer-oriented mobile entertainment, information and messaging services, Telus Mobile Music makes downloading music fast and easy," said…
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VANCOUVER – Record wireless customer additions made up for the impact of the strike in 2005 for Telus, the company reported this morning.
Fourth quarter revenue was $2.1 billion, a 6% increase compared to Q4 2004 "due to continued strong wireless performance, including record wireless net additions," says this morning’s press release. Operating earnings (EBITDA) were down 4% due to higher temporary expenses associated with the extended labour disruption in Western Canada that ended in late November.
Reported earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter were 22 cents, compared to 38 cents for the same period a year…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today it will support the B.C. High School Boys’ Basketball Association with a four-year, $260,000 title sponsorship of its annual AAA provincial tournament, starting with this year’s Telus BC Boys’ AAA Basketball Championships March 7 – 11 at the PNE Agrodome.
The sponsorship also includes the creation of $7,500 in annual scholarships the association will distribute to B.C. basketball athletes each year.
"Telus is thrilled to support this tournament, and we wish the athletes competing from across B.C. the best of luck," said Steve Podborski, Telus assistant vice-president of sport marketing. "Supporting this outstanding annual…
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VANCOUVER – Community initiatives around the Lower Mainland will receive a $500,000 boost from Telus every year thanks to the new Telus Vancouver Community Board.
Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle today announced the launch of the board as part of a new national philanthropic program. Charitable organizations are invited to apply for up to $20,000 in one-time funding for projects in the areas of health and wellness, education and sport, and arts and culture, with a focus on youth and the innovative use of technology.
"We are looking to members of the Telus Vancouver Community Board for the…
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IT WAS A LUCKY DAY to be in Vancouver, what with the announcement by Shaw that it’s launching VOIP here and that Telus is spending $15 million on a shiny new headend.
So, we took the opportunity to have a short visit with Fred Di Blasio, vice-president consumer product marketing (he’s in charge of the Telus TV rollout, among other things) to get a bit more than what was in the press release on Wednesday.
What follows is a conversation between Di Blasio and www.cartt.ca editor and publisher Greg O’Brien at the Telus Learning Centre in Burnaby, B.C….
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VANCOUVER – After alluding to it in an earlier story on www.cartt.ca, Telus today announced a long-term video on demand agreement with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox.
Telus TV will now offer the studio’s movies such as Fantastic 4, Kingdom of Heaven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Robots, and other classic Hollywood movies, will be offered on a video on demand basis.
www.telus.com
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VANCOUVER – After alluding to it in an earlier story on www.cartt.ca, Telus today announced a long-term video on demand agreement with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox.
Telus TV will now offer the studio’s movies such as Fantastic 4, Kingdom of Heaven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Robots, and other classic Hollywood movies, will be offered on a video on demand basis.
www.telus.com
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VANCOUVER – After alluding to it in an earlier story on www.cartt.ca, Telus today announced a long-term video on demand agreement with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox.
Telus TV will now offer the studio’s movies such as Fantastic 4, Kingdom of Heaven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Robots, and other classic Hollywood movies, will be offered on a video on demand basis.
www.telus.com
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VANCOUVER – Not wanting to let Shaw have the news all to itself this week, Telus announced today that it will build a brand new $15 million digital headend north of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley.
The headend, which will be operational by this summer, will deliver Telus TV to subscribers in B.C. and Alberta.
It will initially provide Telus TV customers with more than 200 video and audio channels once it is fully operational – growing to well over 300 channels within a year. In addition to eight satellite dishes, with room for three more, Telus is installing Internet…
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VANCOUVER – "We are on track to exceed all of the 2005 consolidated targets we set a year ago for revenue, earnings and cash flow" said Robert McFarlane, executive vice-president and CFO of Telus, in a press release Friday.
"Notably, we accomplished this despite a four month labour disruption experienced in Western Canada. The acceptance of a new collective agreement in November and the ongoing strong growth in the Canadian wireless industry positions Telus for continued financial success, as reflected in the 2006 targets announced today,” he continued.
“These targets reflect our expectation for strong growth in both revenue…
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