Michel Lorrain leaving as president of Cogeco Media
MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. today announced Michel Lorrain (above, left) is departing as president of its radio subsidiary, Cogeco Media, to pursue personal interests. A recruitment process for his successor […]
SWIFT announces $41.1 million in broadband upgrades in Simcoe County
$4.3-million Grey County broadband project now underway SIMCOE and GREY COUNTY, Ont. — In two separate announcements last week, Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) announced the awarding of funding to […]
SaskTel waives overage charges for the holidays
REGINA — From December 17 until January 11, SaskTel will be providing unlimited wireless data to its customers, the provincial Crown corporation announced today. During this time period, SaskTel will […]
Shaw’s next-gen Wi-Fi Pod aims to improve home coverage
CALGARY — Shaw Communications today launched the next generation of its Fibre+ WiFi Pod across its Western Canada footprint, promising to provide Shaw Fibre+ Internet customers more consistent Wi-Fi coverage […]
Fox acquires CTV’s Holmes Family Effect
TORONTO — Bell Media today announced it has finalized a deal for Fox Entertainment to acquire the new CTV Original series Holmes Family Effect, which has completed production and will […]
Cogeco finalizes $405-million purchase of DeryTelecom
MONTREAL — Cogeco Communications today announced its Cogeco Connexion subsidiary has completed its acquisition of rural telecom service provider DeryTelecom, once the third-largest cable operator in the province of Quebec. […]
Quebecor client’s contextual ad campaign offers to help Americans move
MONTREAL — As the U.S. electoral college officially certified November’s presidential election results Monday afternoon, Quebecor chose today to highlight a recent cheeky ad campaign from one its clients, Le […]
Russell Peters starring in pay-per-view New Year’s Eve special
LOS ANGELES — Comedy star Russell Peters is headlining a New Year’s Eve global pay-per-view event called Russell Peters & Friends, which will be available for 48 hours of unlimited […]
Tidal offers four months of music streaming for $4
NEW YORK — Artist-owned global music streaming and entertainment platform Tidal today announced a special limited-time offer which lets new Canadian customers sign up for four months of any Tidal […]
Rancourt named new pre-game and intermission host for TVA Sports
MONTREAL — TVA Sports today announced Elizabeth Rancourt (above) will be one of the hosts of the NHL games presented exclusively in French on the sports channel, when the league […]