CANADA’S CABLE AND SATELLITE companies want one thing when it comes to high definition television: More. More HD channels. More HD content. More HD Canadian content. In the larger markets... Continue Reading
THE SCORE HAS SEEN its share of challenges. Launched in 1997 as Headline Sports as part of the 17-channel tier III, it struggled from the outset. It had no background,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The outlook for Canada’s traditional fixed-line telecom industry in 2006 is poor, while things are looking better for wireless services and the cable industry, according to the latest... Continue Reading
LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT of BCE’s divestiture of all but 20% of its ownership holding in Bell Globemedia left one enormous burning question. What is the company going to do with... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – On Thursday the CRTC told Telus that it can avoid using an SRDU for its Telus TV service and granted the telco some flexibility when it comes to... Continue Reading
IF YOU WANT AN EARLY look at what the communications infrastructure in Canada is going to look like, it might be worth studying Saskatchewan. The incumbent telco, SaskTel, has embarked... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Telus has signed a 15-year agreement with Hamilton Health Sciences to deliver the process and information technology components of its human resource services. Valued at $137 million, the... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Over 750 employees will be let go in early 2006 as part of a multi-faceted push to cut costs at MTS Allstream. Calling it the “Transition Phase II... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Wireless and wireline operations at Telus Corp. will be combined under one executive roof, the company announced this morning. The integration (which the company had taken stabs at... Continue Reading
MISSISSAUGA – “After months of suffering with substandard phone service, British Columbians can now fire their phone company in favour of a better choice,” said Vonage Canada on Wednesday –... Continue Reading
