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BCE, Rogers seek to clear last regulatory hurdle in MLSE deal
BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc., the two largest telecom and media providers in the country who are jointly buying the Toronto Maple Leafs, sought Thursday to gain regulatory approval to...
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In bid to attract Canada’s big advertisers, Rogers focuses on expanding TV...
TORONTO • Billed as the “nation’s largest talent search,” Canada’s Got Talent fell short with some big advertisers this spring. The reason: Unlike larger rivals, the company that makes and airs the...
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Mum on Web plans, Shaw touts TV lineup
TORONTO • In just two years from now, certain television executives foresee their networks transformed into “branded video destinations” that provide programming online and through wireless devices as...
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BCE dispute with rival TV providers faces final arbitration
TORONTO • As one part of BCE Inc.’s television unit, guided by company marketers, was busy Thursday showing off freshly acquired Hollywood programming to Canadian advertisers at a plush theatre in...
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BCE buying cloud company Q9 Networks for $1B: sources
BCE Inc. is poised to announce the acquisition of data-hosting company Q9 Networks Inc. for roughly $1-billion, people familiar with the matter said Friday. The acquisition will see the country’s...
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Telus, BCE remain solid bets compared with Shaw, Rogers
Shares in Canada’s two biggest telecom companies will continue to perform better than the country’s top two cable stocks largely by taking further hold of the television and broadband market, said Dvai...
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Rogers eyes new services to reboot revenue growth
TORONTO • Rogers Communications Inc. is moving to implement a raft of untested initiatives over the coming quarters, a period that could reignite growth for the country’s biggest mobile operator — or...
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Canada’s wireless providers call for national code of conduct
TORONTO • Momentum is building among the country’s wireless providers to establish a national code of conduct that regulates how each treat their wireless customers — a rare instance of broad consent...
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Get used to ‘overage’ fees on your Internet bill, Canada
A global Internet industry forecast released Tuesday contains a subtle message for the many Canadian Internet subscribers who’ve been billed “overage” fees after they unwittingly exceeded their monthly...
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Rogers applies to bring MLB Network channel to Canada
OTTAWA — Rogers Communications Inc., corporate parent of the Toronto Blue Jays, has applied to the CRTC to bring the MLB Network baseball channel to Canada. In its application to the federal broadcast...
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Turning business partnerships into medal-worthy alliances
These days, many companies are looking to build their brands, target new customers and launch new services using marketing sponsorships, outsourcing arrangements or business development alliances. To...
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Rogers bolsters Sportsnet with $167M bid for Score network
TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is acquiring Score Media Inc. for $167-million, snapping up the country’s third and smallest all-sports English-language television network and adding some heft to...
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CRTC establishes new chief consumer officer post
The regulator for the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors has established a “chief consumer officer” position, whose job will be to put the interests of the public at the heart of...
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Rogers readies mobile sports apps following Score bid
Rogers Communications Inc. plans to introduce mobile sports apps akin to the successful smartphone apps developed by Score Media Inc., which Rogers has bid $167-million to acquire. “I think you’ll see...
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Wind Mobile’s foreign backer to take over company
The foreign financial backer for new wireless provider Wind Mobile moved Sunday to take control of the startup carrier. As part of the plan, Wind, which will become the first fully foreign-owned...
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Regulators move to modernize 9-1-1 system
Telecom regulators opened Monday an inquiry into emergency 9-1-1 phone services, seeking to modernize the first-responder system for a world where Internet connected smartphones are rising to replace...
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Rogers closes in on Score network
Changes large and small are coming to The Score as the sports TV network gets scooped up by one of Canada’s media powerhouses, according to details that trickled out Wednesday from the country’s...
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Blue Jays star Jose Bautista talks video games and cover art with Post Arcade
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIQ-LayLs7Q&w=620&h=379] . MLB The Show may have MLB stars David Ortiz to Ryan Howard, but it’s a player on a Canadian team on the cover who’s in the...
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Verizon seen as long-term overhang for Canadian wireless stocks
Wireless stocks such as BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are pricing in a greater than 50% chance that Verizon Communications Inc. enters Canada and becomes the country’s fourth...
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Changing with the times leaves corporations exposed to hidden vulnerabilities
In today’s dynamic business environment, it is axiomatic that firms must in some part reinvent themselves to compete at a high level. Yet, this is easier said than done. Transformation is hard and as...
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