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Telus continues to sign up TV subs as rivalry with Shaw grows
The phone giant’s second quarter results reveal a 77% increase in year-over-year TV customer sign-ups.
CRTC surprises as internet rate hearing starts
The regulator declines to address retail-customer rates in its review of usage-based billing for wholesale ISPs.
Telus calls for regulatory safeguards against self-dealing content carriers
An advantage of being the only major Canadian content carrier to not own and run a conventional TV network is you get to raise the alarm over potential anti-competitive practices by major Canadian broadcasters.
Shaw grows profits for Q2
Despite stepped up competition from rival Telus Corp., Shaw has grown profits on increased cable TV revenues, thanks to rate increases and growth.
As Shaw sheds workers, Telus hires
Telus signed up 48,000 new TV subscriptions during its latest financial quarter on the strength of its Optik TV offering introduced last June.
Telus launches Facebook app for TV viewing
The social media offering enables Optik TV subscribers to post what they’re viewing while they watch TV to bring friends into the experience.
Rogers takes carriage fee issue to Supreme Court
The legal move follows the Federal Court of Appeal earlier this week siding with conventional broadcasters on retransmission fees from cable and satellite TV operators.
National Post and XMG Studio launch $45,000 mobile app contest
Making a game can take months and even years, but the National Post, Toronto gameco XMG Studio, Telus and KPMG want students to create one in 48 hours – and win a cash prize while they’re at it.
Telus posts record TV subscriber growth
The company, which posted overall fourth quarter revenue up 4% to $2.55 billion, now has a TV subscriber base of 314,000 customers, up 85% from year-earlier levels.
Whistler Film Fest: On the future of content
One of the key changes facing storytellers today is that listeners want to get involved in the storytelling, says Don Carmody.
Searching for the digital long tail
There’s nothing new in the Internet’s long tail.
CFC announces two Shortsnonstop winners
The CFC’s ongoing short film competition Shortsnonstop has named the winner of its quarterly $1,500 cash prize, awarded in conjunction with Telus.
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