Cogeco partners with non-profit network in Quebec

Cogeco Inc. subsidiary Cogeco Cable Canada said Friday it has reached an agreement with a non-profit operator of a fibre-optic network in Quebec’s Mauricie region to provide high-speed Internet, phone and digital-TV services to residences and business, as well as other organizations in that area.

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Competition Bureau OKs Telus purchase of Public Mobile

The Competition Bureau said it would not block Telus Corp.’s proposed deal to buy Public Mobile Inc.

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Bell to open its biggest Quebec customer service centre

BCE Inc. said Friday it will open its largest Quebec customer service centre in Saguenay in the spring of next year.

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CRTC certifies Telus Fund

The CRTC certified Telus Corp.'s proposed Telus Fund as a new independent production fund, the commission said.

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Netflix, NBCUniversal reach Canadian distribution deal

Netflix Inc. has reached a content-licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Inc. to distribute the American studio's feature films and TV reruns in Canada, the company said.

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Cogeco to launch pick-and-pay TV outside Quebec next year: Audet

MONTREAL—When Cogeco Inc. introduced its pick-and-pay cable-TV offering in Quebec a decade ago, it had to find a balance between profitability and satisfying customers, and the challenge will be the same in English Canada as the company introduces pick-and-pay there, said Louis Audet, Cogeco president and chief executive.

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Sirius launches new radio

SiriusXM Canada Holdings Inc. said Thursday it launched a new radio that gives listeners of its satellite radio service “more control over content.”

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Regulatory protection for content producers expected in DHX-Bell deal

DHX Media Ltd. will ensure other independent children’s TV producers maintain access to four former Astral Media Inc. channels after reaching a $170-million deal to purchase those channels from BCE Inc., DHX president Steven DeNure said.

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TVA to pay Rogers $120M annually in NHL deal: report

Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group Inc. will pay Rogers Communication Inc. more than $120 million a year to air French-language National Hockey League broadcasts under a new 12-year, deal announced this week, the Globe and Mail reported.

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Telus expands LTE network in Ontario

Telus Corp. has expanded its LTE mobile network into Port Hope and Cobourg, two side-by-side Ontario towns about 100 kilometres east of Toronto, the company said.

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