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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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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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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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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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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OTTAWA – Recycle My Cell, a national recycling program for mobile phones and accessories, announced today the winners of the third annual Recycle My Cell Student Challenge. Held again in partnership with Waste Reduction Week in Canada, the challenge saw Canadian students from kindergarten to post-secondary collecting as many old wireless devices as possible, including cell phones, smartphones, wireless PDAs, pagers, accessories and cell phone batteries.
The Challenge took place from October 15 to November 15, 2012, with 131 schools across Canada participating. A total of 4,260 cell phones were collected through the…
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TORONTO – Astral Out-of-Home is mixing together artists and marketers and encouraging them to “show their colours” by providing a “playground” called Face/Ad/Blog where they can share industry knowledge. The new online resource and corresponding Twitter and Facebook assets showcase bold and cutting-edge projects.
The new online platform not only brings together artists, photographers, designers, architects and “some of the most ingenious minds in advertising and marketing,” but also offers “infinite possibilities to create inspiration” says Astral. The platform will highlight great examples of creativity from across the country, and shares the industry knowledge…
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TORONTO – You only have two days remaining to lock in the early-bird rate by registering for The 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit.
For three days, the leadership of the telecom, broadcast & IT industries will converge at the Toronto Congress Centre from June 3-5 to discuss the key issues and trends that will impact this critical sector of the economy. Join more than 500 of your peers, partners, suppliers, policy makers, regulators, customers and competitors at the 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit.
Now in its 12th year, the summit is the place for Canada's…
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VANCOUVER – Telus President and CEO Darren Entwistle has exercised 303,183 common share options, re-investing the after-tax proceeds to purchase 122,475 Telus common shares. Entwistle now holds 668,830 Telus common shares. Entwistle previously declared he is taking his 2013 cash salary compensation in Telus shares for the fourth straight year.
Earlier this month, when Telus released its fourth quarter financial results, Entwistle noted the company's strong free cash flow and 2013 targeted growth in EBITDA and EPS support Telus' shareholder dividend growth model. This is a three-year plan to increase share dividends by approximately 10% a…
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