TORONTO – Telus TV launched Astral Media’s Playhouse Disney channel today.
As of today, Telus TV subscribers in BC and Alberta who subscribe to Family Channel, can tune into channel 74 to enjoy a broad range of entertaining and learning-focused children’s programming from Disney, as well as acclaimed Canadian series.
The line-up of shows on Playhouse Disney includes Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Imagination Movers and Franny’s Feet. September will bring a new season of Special Agent Oso to the channel along with a new season of the Canadian Original production, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear. New series Stella and…
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TORONTO – While Rogers Communications’ Q2 2010 financial results are expected to be pretty good when they are released on Tuesday, at least one industry analyst is expecting to see some competitive impact on the wireless side.
Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose told investors last week he expects RCI will report consolidated revenue of $3.026 billion or 4.7% year-over-year growth. He pins his adjusted EBITDA estimate at $1.172 billion, “slightly above consensus of $1.163 billion,” meaning a solid YOY increase of 8.2%.
However, strong wireless margins are due to weak subscriber growth. “We only expect 90,000 Q2/10 wireless net additions, compared…
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OTTAWA – A decision released this week by the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) denying a Telus Corp. appeal of two CRTC rulings related to the ongoing Department of National Defence (DND) telecom contract dispute is only a minor setback, the company says.
“It’s a small part of the larger picture and in no way impedes, or in fact, affects in any way our larger concern which is frankly the state of, and the prognosis for, a competitive market in the enterprise segment,” Ted Woodhead, Telus’ VP of telecom policy and regulatory affairs, tells Cartt.ca in an interview….
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TORONTO – Telus TV has added WFN: World Fishing Network to its lineup for its customers in western Canada.
North America’s only 24-hour fishing lifestyle network has joined the ‘Adventure Extra Package’ on channel 126, the network said Tuesday.
“We are thrilled that Telus TV customers can now experience WFN just like millions of other passionate anglers across North America,” said WFN president and CEO Mark Rubinstein, in a statement. “We commend Telus for identifying WFN as the best choice to satisfy the underserved community of fishing enthusiasts.”
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VANCOUVER – Telus will offer senior unsecured notes worth $1 billion.
The 5.05% 10-year notes were priced at $99.744 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 5.083% per annum and will mature on July 23, 2020. Closing of the offering is expected to occur by July 23, 2010.
The net proceeds of the sale of the notes will be used to fund the proposed redemption of US$613 million principal amount of Telus’ outstanding US$1.3615 billion 8% notes due June 1, 2011 for payments required to terminate cross-currency interest rate swaps associated with the notes to be redeemed. Any excess will…
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TORONTO – Telus now the official national wireless provider for the Canadian Football League, it was announced Wednesday.
As part of a new two-year partnership, starting later this season, football fans will be able to watch live games on the go, check stats in real time and watch highlights through the first-ever CFL mobile app. Then, through Telus TV, CFL fans will have access to full game replays available any time and on demand.
"Our fans are constantly looking for new ways to connect with our league, and now through our partnership with Telus, we can offer them more ways to…
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TORONTO – When Rogers Communications comes to market with its new low-cost brand Chatr (which it says it will, soon), it can expect some legal haranguing from one of its wireless competitors.
Mobilicity chairman John Bitove told Cartt.ca on Friday that since the new brand from the big red machine is aimed solely at killing new competitors like his, he will file a complaint with the Competition Bureau when Chatr launches.
“If they were building a whole new company, a whole new network on their own, that’s one thing, but they’re obviously going to use all the leverage they can…
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TORONTO – Koodo Mobile added HSPA phones to its handset lineup Monday, and rolled out a new way to help customers pay for them.
Over the coming months, Koodo said that it will launch “several exciting HSPA phones that will offer exceptional value and social media connectivity”. The company also said that customers can put a portion of the purchase price on their Koodo Tab, an alternative to fixed-term contracts that allows customers to ‘charge’ up to $150 of a phone’s price. 10% of each monthly bill is then credited to the Tab, and should the customer decide to terminate…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications is preparing for the launch of another new wireless brand this fall, say several reports.
The story was originally broken by the Boy Genius Report late last week and cbcnews.ca added a story here. Others have since done reports, too.
The new brand is said to be aimed at wireless newcomers such as Wind, Mobilicity, Public Mobile and Videotron and will add an additional option for consumers in the low-cost segment of the market. Ostensibly, it will be even lower-priced than Rogers’ Fido – and will put pressure on Bell’s Virgin brand as well as…
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MONTREAL – The federal government’s plan to increase foreign ownership in the telecommunications sector will not result in cheaper wireless service, and could serve to undermine plans for universal access, says Canada’s largest telecommunications union.
Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), said that CEP-commissioned research actually disputes claims that wireless services are more expensive in Canada than in other countries.
"Existing studies compare pricing in markets that have very different usage, that don’t have special plans with unlimited minutes, or free phones, for example, like we do in Canada," Coles said. "When taking all of that…
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