Canada Digital TV News

Rogers Unveils Television On Demand Online In Canada
May 26, 2010 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B)(NYSE: RCI) has launched Rogers On Demand Online, featuring new content and enhanced services including social tools, primetime and multicultural programming, higher resolution and live streaming.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Streaming

Bell TV Canada adds 20k subscribers in 1Q10
May 6, 2010 – BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) has reported BCE and Bell results for the first quarter of 2010. Total TV subscribers increased by 19,889 this quarter. At the end of the quarter, there were 1,968,766 TV subscribers.
News categories: BCE Inc, Canada, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TELUS TV subscriber base surpasses 200,000 customers
May 4, 2010 – TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has reported first quarter 2010 results. TELUS TV net additions were 29,000, an increase of 45% over the same period last year. In April, the TELUS TV subscriber base surpassed 200,000 customers.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Rogers adds 26k digital cable subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 28, 2010 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.a; RCI.b)(NYSE: RCI) has announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The digital cable subscriber base grew by 7% from March 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010, to 74% of television households.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers

77,831 IPTV customers for SaskTel at end-2009
Apr 12, 2010 – SaskTel has released its 2009 financial results. Max Entertainment Services grew to 77,831 customers and Max revenues increased by $13.5 million from 2008.
News categories: SaskTel, Canada, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Shaw surpasses 1,000,000 HD customer mark
Apr 9, 2010 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has announced results for the second quarter ended February 28, 2010. During the quarter, digital cable customers increased 98,544 to 1,508,527. DTH customers increased 1,071.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

COGECO digital cable up 26k subscribers in quarter to end-February
Apr 8, 2010 – COGECO (TSX: CGO) has announced results for its second quarter ended February 28, 2010. For the quarter, Digital Television net additions were 14,054 customers in Canada, and 12,189 for COGECO's Cabovisão service in Portugal.
News categories: COGECO, Cable TV, Canada, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Vianet Selects Enablence for Advanced FTTH Broadband Services in Ontario
Apr 5, 2010 – Enablence Technologies (TSX-V:ENA) has announced that it is working with Vianet Internet Solutions to bring superior HD television and the fastest internet connectivity speeds available to the Greater Sudbury Area of Ontario, Canada.
News categories: Enablence, Vianet, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Telesat to Launch New Anik G1 Satellite for Shaw Direct
Mar 31, 2010 – Telesat has announced that it has completed an agreement for a new satellite with one of its key customers, Shaw Direct. Shaw Direct has agreed to utilize a payload on a new Telesat satellite called Anik G1.
News categories: Telesat, Shaw Direct, Canada, Content Distribution, Satellite