VANCOUVER, B.C. – Telus launched a new app today that allows its Optik TV customers to watch programming from California-based non-profit TED, an organization that is well-known for its conferences and presentations featuring leading thinkers and innovators.
The new app provides viewers with access to TED’s full library of presentations discussing creative and compelling ideas on a wide variety of topics, as well as its daily new releases will also be available instantly on Optik TV.
“Telus is pleased to be associated with TED, one of the smartest innovation brands in the world today,” said…
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TORONTO – Telus and The Globe and Mail announced the launch of The Challenge, the third annual contest inviting Canadian small and medium-sized business owners to present their biggest business challenge for the opportunity to win a $100,000 grant from Telus. Entrepreneurs across Canada are invited to submit entries at Globeandmail.com/thechallenge and will be judged by a panel that includes entrepreneurs and business experts.
“Supporting small business growth in Canada is a key priority for Telus. This contest brings together a community of entrepreneurs to talk about their biggest pain points and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus says board approval of its two-for-one stock split of its common shares will enhance its trading liquidity and improve share affordability. The move will double the number of shares outstanding to approximately $653.6 million, but cut each one’s price in half.
“This two-for-one stock split builds on Telus’ excellent track record in respect of shareholder friendly initiatives. Notably, it will enhance our share trading liquidity and improve the affordability of our shares for retail investors,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO, Telus, in a release.
On April 16, 2013, Telus shareholders will…
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WOODSTOCK, ON and SAINT JOHN, NB – Telus said today that its 4G LTE network is now available to its customers in Woodstock, ON. The announcement follows on the heels of yesterday’s 4G LTE network launch for Telus customers in Saint John, NB.
With launches in these two cities, Telus has expanded its presence in both Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. Recently, Telus launched its 4G LTE service in other southwestern Ontario regions including Windsor, Leamington and Brantford. Recent additions in the Atlantic regions include St. John’s, Moncton, Charlottetown and Halifax. The company’s 4G LTE service…
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OTTAWA – While most Canadians receive TV from cable or satellite, an increasing number are either switching to telco-provided services or tuning out altogether, according to new reports from Media Television Monitor.
Many consumers are embracing telco TV, or digital TV received via telephone company (also known as IPTV) services from the likes of Telus’ Optik and Bell’s Fibe. Some 14% of Anglophone Canadians now subscribe to a telco TV service, and this growth has largely been at the expense of cable and satellite TV services. Western Canada has adopted Telco TV the fastest due to Telus’…
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TORONTO – Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) has announced two new appointments to the organization; Joanne Stanley as executive director, and Janice McDonald as new board chair.
Stanley brings more than a decade of experience leading not for profit organizations, most recently as co-founder and executive director of Canadian Women in Technology. Prior to that, Stanley held senior positions at the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Bell. For the past six months, she has been working with the CWC as special advisor, strategy and technology sectors, as the organization expands its focus in the technology and digital arena.
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TORONTO – Most Canadian security leaders believe that a security breach is inevitable and lack confidence in their organizations' ability to detect the breach and mitigate possible damage. That’s one of the key findings of a study released by Telus and Rotman School of Management at The University of Toronto. In its fifth annual study of Canadian IT security, which took a qualitative approach for the first time, the research team interviewed security leaders from across the country in a variety of industries to capture personalized insight about the security issues that keep them up at…
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TORONTO – The comedy specialty channel Bite TV has rebranded with a new look to reposition the channel to a core demo of 18-49 year old males.
The new look, which is being rolled out on-air, online and in campaign elements, introduces a redesigned logo and two new core colours: a golden yellow and eggplant purple. The new logo design emulates a typewriter feel that was meant to speak to the creative process of comedy and comedy writing. As well, key imagery from Bite’s programming is presented in black and white with key elements…
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OTTAWA – Despite the promise of cheaper and more widespread 4G services, Canadian cellphone customers are unlikely to see any real benefit from the 700 MHz auction to be held later this year says consumer rights group the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC). Industry Minister Christian Paradis officially outlined on Thursday the final regulations for the eagerly awaited spectrum auction.
While Paradis ensured “at least four providers in every region can acquire spectrum in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction,” PIAC claims there have been no substantive changes to the upcoming auction rules to…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has found a novel solution to efficiently rid itself of hot air. It’s teaming up with a BC utility distribution company to recycle the heat from its group of office towers distribute heating and cooling for its million-square-foot office and residential towers.
FortisBC will operate a regulated utility within the $750 million Telus “Garden” development that will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by one million kilograms a year by capturing and re-distributing low-grade heat throughout the company’s office and residential towers, commercial spaces and amenities.
Created in partnership with Fortis…
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