MONTREAL – Radio-Canada’s ICI Tou.tv is launching a new premium service called Extra, in collaboration with Rogers and Telus who are offering it free to their wireless customers.
The French-language online video on-demand service currently offers 1,200 titles free as part of its basic entertainment service for Canadians. The soon-to-be-launched Extra will be home to a selection of over 400 new French titles, including series Top of the Lake, known in French as Au bout du lac (2014 Golden Globe nominee for best miniseries, starring Elisabeth Moss, winner for best actress), and Spiral, known in French as Engrenages (International Emmy nominee…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Health has bought British Columbia-based electronic medical record provider Med Access Inc., the company said Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Kelowna-based company provides electronic medical record (EMR) services to 2,000 specialty and general practice physicians in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The acquisition brings the total Telus Health EMR reach to more than 12,500 Canadian physicians, supporting more than 45 million patient interactions each year.
Telus Health said it plans to integrate Med Access's industry-leading eReferral platform across all its EMR offerings, while continuing to support the Med Access EMR platform as…
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OTTAWA and VANCOUVER – Incumbent telco Telus has withdrawn its membership from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).
CWTA, which describes itself as “the authority on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada”, represents cellular, PCS, messaging, mobile radio, fixed wireless and mobile satellite carriers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry.
In an emailed statement to Cartt.ca, a Telus spokesperson said that the company’s decision to withdraw from the organization “reflects our desire to continue progressing our highly differentiated strategy and our unique Customers First approach”.
“We are grateful for (CWTA president and CEO)…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced Friday that it will purchase up to 5.33 million of its common shares through private agreements with three arm’s-length third-party sellers.
The company said the common shares will be counted towards the 16 million common shares for a maximum purchase price of $500 million under its normal course issuer bid announced December 12, 2013.
The transactions must take place prior to September 30, 2014, as ordered by the Ontario Securities Commission.
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Vancouver, B.C. – Telus finished 2014 with another strong quarter that saw double digit percentage growth in net profit and a 3.4% increase in operating revenue.
Telus announced Thursday its consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013 was at $2.95 billion, driven by increases in both its wireless and wireless business. EBITDA increased by 3.6% to $951 million. Net profit rose 10.3% to $290 million, while earnings per share rose by 17.5% to $0.47, compared to $0.40 in the same period a year earlier.
Wireless network revenues increased by $56 million or 4.1% to $1.43 billion in the…
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TORONTO and LONDON, ENGLAND – Telus has announced a partnership with a U.K. software company that will allow its employees to access the company’s secure buildings, networks and sensitive data from anywhere at any time with a simple tap of their smartphones.
The partnership with Intercede, a provider of identity and credential management software, will use a technology called MyID that uses universal integrated circuit cards and personal identity verification (PIV) technology from Gemalto, a digital security company based in The Netherlands.
The technology replaces separate smart cards and security tokens, giving employees access to secure buildings and networks through a secure…
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VANCOUVER – With almost of half of students between grades 4 and 11 owning a cellphone, according to a recent study, Canadian youth are more mobile, more connected, and more social than ever.
To help kids stay safe online, Telus announced it is hosting a live online discussion with experts tomorrow, February 11, to coincide with Safer Internet Day.
The live discussion, which takes place Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST, will centre around the findings of a recent study by MediaSmarts called Young Canadians in a Wired World. Matthew Johnson, MediaSmarts’ director of education, will discuss how the online behaviour and attitudes of…
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TORONTO – Telus jumped in to the mobile payments game Tuesday, partnering with CIBC on a mobile payment app for Telus mobile devices with Near-Field Communications (NFC) capability.
Beginning today, Telus customers using the CIBC Mobile Payment App and that have a CIBC credit card account will be able to make mobile payments under $50 at popular retailers across Canada including coffee shops and grocery stores.
CIBC credit card clients using Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy SIII, Samsung Galaxy Note II and HTC One on the Telus network will be able to download the app from Google Play immediately, while Telus’…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will examine licence renewal applications from Rogers Media, plus consider a second request for a Canadian film channel and a pay-per-view service for Telus at a hearing scheduled for April 8, 2014 in Gatineau.
The Commission made public Wednesday that Rogers has filed applications to renew the broadcasting licences for 17 of its television services and stations, including its City stations, multilingual ethnic television stations and Sportsnet. In addition to licence renewal, the Commission will examine “key issues” relating to these applications including the group-based approach to the licensing of the City television stations and…
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WHISTLER, B.C. – While Rogers, Shaw and Telus say they are supportive of an a-la-carte channel environment, executives from each company offered up some cautionary advice during CIBC’s annual Whistler Institutional Investors conference last week.
Speaking at the event January 23, Steve Wilson, Shaw’s executive vice-president of corporate development and CFO, acknowledged the industry realizes that consumers want more choice, and from his company’s point of view, it’s about giving them the ability to access content in a variety of ways. There also needs to be consideration given to the impact that has on the Canadian broadcasting system and the…
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