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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:43:00 GMT

Tenneco Inc. (TEN) is suffering from elevated commodity costs, oil prices and sizeable production cuts at General Motors (GM) and Ford (F). This leads us to rate the stock a Sell with a six-month target price of $13.[More...]

Buying a Dividend Machine

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:51:20 GMT

Photograph: Cash-Flow Machine.It's easy to say, but often tough to do: buy something popular, before it's popular. As Yogi Berra was once reputed to have said, "It's easy to make money in stocks; just figure out which ones aren't going to go up, and don't buy them"However, research has repeatedly shown that buying stocks that return money to shareholders, through dividends and/or share buybacks, consistently outperform the market, usually by a wide margin (2% or more).The best buys however, are usually those whose cash returns to shareholders are just beginning to turn upwards, and those that operate in a protected or oligopolistic environment.<[More...]

UBS reports fiscal 2009 results

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:48:00 GMT

Updates shareholders following closing of Look's Inukshuk transaction
TORONTO, Dec. 4 /CNW/ - Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. ("UBS" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: UBS) today reported its financial and operating results for the year ended August 31, 2009.
The major event for fiscal 2009 was the sale of Look's spectrum and broadcast licence to the Inukshuk Wireless Partnership ("Inukshuk") (a joint venture between Rogers Communications and Bell Canada ("Bell")) which was announced by Look on May 5, 2009 (the "Agreement").

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Consumers less confident about jobs, personal finance: survey

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT

OTTAWA - Canadians are becoming more pessimistic over the strength of the economic recovery and what it will mean for their finances and job security, a new consumer confidence survey shows.
The monthly Conference Board of Canada survey shows even as economists say they think the recession has ended, many Canadians are not so sure.
Consumer confidence normally bubbles during good times, but the November survey of 2,000 people finds that confidence dropped 5.7 points to 79, well below the readings of about 100 observed before the recession struck a year ago.

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CRTC blamed for empowering cable firms, putting broadcasters at death's door

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMT

GATINEAU, Que. - Cable companies have gained so much power they have become a threat to Canadian broadcasting, and the national telecommunications regulator is mostly to blame, says Canada's second-largest private broadcaster.
Canwest Global Communications Corp. (TSXV:CGS) president Leonard Asper blamed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for setting ground rules that have impoverished broadcasters and put cable firms in the penthouse.
Canwest, which has been granted bankruptcy protection for its TV operation, is the last of the major broadcasters to appear before the CRTC asking that the regulator set conditions that would compel cable and satellite operators to pay for TV signals from conventional broadcasters.

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Offer Canadians low-cost skinny TV package, CBC tells cable firms

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

GATINEAU, Que. - The CBC says it has a simple solution to the battle over the so-called television tax controversy facing cable and satellite subscribers - a stripped-down, no-frills local TV package.
Appearing before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Tuesday, CBC president Hubert Lacroix tried to stake out some middle ground between the factions - cable companies and private broadcasters engaged in an all-out war over whether the regulator should force negotiations to determine whether over-the-air TV signals get paid for just like cable specialty channels.
"The simplest and most consumer-friendly approach would be to establish a small, all-Canadian basic service which would include all local television stations and a very limited set of other programming services," Lacroix told the CRTC.

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GLENTEL Inc. Reports Solid 3rd Quarter Earnings of $0.53 Per Share

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:49:00 GMT

Financial highlights (tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data), are:
Consolidated sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were $81,905,000 compared to $90,614,000 in the same period in 2008.
"We are very pleased with our 3rd quarter financial results," said Thomas Skidmore, GLENTEL's President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Despite Difficult Economy, Transcontinental Improves Profitability

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Increase of 5% in adjusted operating income before amortization despite
Concluded financing agreements totalling $135 million and obtained
increase of $25 million in Corporation's credit facilities.

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UBS Reports $23.6 Million Profit for Third Quarter 2009

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:45:00 GMT

Look commences restructuring following sale of operating assets
TORONTO, July 21 /CNW/ - Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. (TSX Venture: UBS) today reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ended May 31, 2009.
Key to the quarter was the sale of Look's spectrum and broadcast licence to Inukshuk Wireless Partnership ("Inukshuk") (through joint partners Rogers Communications ("Rogers") and Bell Canada ("Bell")) for $80 million cash, announced on May 5, 2009 (the "Agreement").

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Look Communications Reports Record Profit for the Third Quarter 2009

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:45:00 GMT

Corporation records $46.1 million profit; commences restructuring
TORONTO and MONTREAL, July 21 /CNW/ - Look Communications Inc. ("Look" or the "Corporation") (TSX Venture: LOK and LOK.A) today reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ended May 31, 2009.
Key to the quarter was the sale of the Corporation's spectrum and broadcast licence to Inukshuk Wireless Partnership ("Inukshuk") (through joint partners Rogers Communications and Bell Canada ("Bell")) for $80 million cash, announced on May 5, 2009 (the "Agreement").

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Transcontinental's Second Quarter: Rationalization Measures Limit Impact of Recession

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Decreases of 5% in consolidated revenue and 10% in adjusted operating
Communications Sector and signing of several promising contracts.
Standard & Poor's lowers Transcontinental's credit rating from BBB to

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Rogers Q1 Net Income Down 10%

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Rogers Communications has reported a net income of $309 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, a decline of 10% compared to a net income of $344 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the same period in 2008.
The company's operating revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was $2.75 billion, an increase of 5% compared to $2.61 billion for the same period in 2008.
Nadir Mohamed, president and CEO of Rogers Communications, said: "We delivered positive subscriber trends, expanded margins, and accelerated data revenue growth at wireless, while cable further expanded margins and meaningfully grew its cash flow, and media continued to adjust its cost structure and position itself to emerge from the economic downturn with greater share and stronger ratings.

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Empathy Lab Works With Rogers Communications to Create the Next Big Thing in Online Television!

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:52:00 GMT

Empathy Lab client, Rogers Communications of Toronto, Ontario, announced the Beta launchof Rogers On Demand Online (https://www.rogersondemand.com), Canada's best authenticated online television destination for primetime and specialty programming, movies, sports and web-only extras, all available when and where you want to watch, exclusively to Rogers customers.
Working closely with the Rogers online television team, Empathy Labassisted with design and development ofthe user experience, information architecture, visual design and developed the website and application for this innovation in broadband video entertainment.
Kevin Labick, CEO of Empathy Lab, notes just how significant this online television project is to the broadband industry.

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Rogers Argues Against Fee-For-Carriage

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:34:00 GMT

Rogers Files Submission for upcoming CRTC Hearing TORONTO, Sept. 14 /CNW/ - Rogers today filed its submission with the CRTC in advance of November's hearing on the structural reform of the Canadian television industry. While many issues will be discussed at this proceeding, of critical importance to Rogers and its 2 million customers, is the issue of fee-for-carriage.[More...]

Rogers Sans-fil lance son reseau de nouvelle generation, le reseau HSPA+ de 21 Mbps, dans les cinq plus grandes villes du pays

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Le lancement de la nouvelle Cle(MC) Internet sans fil de 21 Mbps permet a des centaines de milliers de Canadiens d'etre les premiers a profiter de l'acces Internet sans fil le plus rapide en Amerique du Nord[More...]

Rogers Communications to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conference

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:10:00 GMT

TORONTO, Sept. 10 /CNW/ - Rogers Communications will be participating in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference being held in New York City, September 15 to 17, 2009. Rogers will be presenting on September 17 at 12:00 p.m. (ET).[More...]

Rogers Agrees to Purchase 1,800,000 Class B Non-Voting Shares for Cancellation in Private Purchase

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:20:00 GMT

TORONTO, Sept. 1 /CNW/ - Rogers Communications Inc. ("Rogers") announced today that it has agreed to purchase for cancellation 1,800,000 of its outstanding Class B Non-Voting shares ("Class B shares"), or approximately 0.36% of the Class B shares outstanding at August 31, 2009, pursuant to a private agreement between Rogers and an arm's-length third party seller (the "Private Purchase") for an aggregate purchase price of $49,381,920. The Private Purchase was made under an issuer bid exemption order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission. The Class B shares purchased under the Private Purchase will be included in calculating the number of Class B shares that Rogers may purchase through its outstanding normal course issuer bid.[More...]

Rogers Communications Declares $0.29 Per Share Quarterly Dividend

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:10:00 GMT

TORONTO, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Rogers Communications Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend totalling $0.29 per share on each of its outstanding Class B Non-Voting shares and Class A Voting shares.[More...]

Rogers Redefines Fastest Internet with New Ultimate Service

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:58:00 GMT

Experience Ultimate network superiority with 50Mbps exclusively through Rogers Cable[More...]

Rogers Agrees to Purchase 900,000 Class B Non-Voting Shares for Cancellation in Private Purchase

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:41:00 GMT

TORONTO, July 29 /CNW/ - Rogers Communications Inc. ("Rogers") announced today that it has agreed to purchase for cancellation 900,000 of its outstanding Class B Non-Voting shares ("Class B shares"), or approximately 0.18% of the Class B shares outstanding at June 30, 2009, pursuant to a private agreement between Rogers and an arm's-length third party seller (the "Private Purchase") for an aggregate purchase price of $24,282,000. The Private Purchase was made under an issuer bid exemption order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission. The Class B shares purchased under the Private Purchase will be included in calculating the number of Class B shares that Rogers may purchase through its outstanding normal course issuer bid.[More...]

Rogers Sans-fil et MTS Allstream s'unissent pour construire un reseau sans fil a haut debit au Manitoba

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:32:00 GMT

TORONTO, le 28 juill. /CNW/ - Rogers Sans-fil a annonce aujourd'hui sa participation a une entente avec MTS Allstream Inc. relativement a la construction d'un reseau partage 3,5 G sans fil a acces par paquets et a haut debit (HSPA). En vertu de l'entente, les abonnes de Rogers et de MTS Allstream au Manitoba auront acces a des services de reseau sans fil HSPA 3,5 G ameliores. La construction collaborative d'un reseau sans fil a haut debit est une facon rentable d'etendre la zone de couverture de Rogers Sans-fil dans la province du Manitoba d'ici la fin de 2010.[More...]