Videotron gains digital TV, Internet and phone customers in first quarter

MONTREAL – Videotron added 29,000 digital TV customers for a total of 653,000 in the first quarter ended March 31, and also recorded net gains in Internet and telephony customers, according to financial results released Thursday. Videotron attributed its digital TV subscriber growth to its content offering, which includes the largest selection of French-language HD channels in its service area and an expanded Hispano package with the addition of Nuevo Mundo TV for a total of 11 Spanish-language channels. The cableco’s illico digital TV on-demand service was also popular, with nearly 434,000 paid and free orders per week for a...