UPDATE: Rogers buys Compton Communications

UTICA, Ont. – Another independent cable company, this time Compton Communications, which serves about 5,500 basic cable subscribers in and around Port Perry, Ont., has been purchased by Rogers Cable, the companies announced late Tuesday evening.The purchase of Compton Communications augments Rogers’ cable footprint in an adjacent and growing Ontario region, says the company.Compton has been a leader in Canadian cable, despite its size. It boasts north of 75% digital cable penetration, was a very early adopter of video on demand and was the first cable company in Canada to offer a high definition digital video recorder in 2003. It’s...