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Alongside the WBD deal, Rogers also announced an agreement with NBCUniversal to acquire the Canadian rights to Bravo and its original programming (which had historically been carried by Corus channel Slice); Bravo would launch in Canada on September 1, 2024, using the former channel allotments and license of OLN.
Telus was a sponsor and marketing partner of Hockey Canada since 2004 and the title sponsor of Canada's national midget hockey championship, the Telus Cup, since 2005. [32] Telus has been a sponsor of Rogers Sportsnet 's regional broadcasts of Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers games.
As of the 2017–18 season, Canada West conference rights are held by Bell MTS Fibe TV, SaskTel MaxTV and Telus TV (including a regular season package and playoff coverage). [18] [19] The conference also operates an over-the-top subscription service known as Canada West TV, which broadcasts events not shown on these packages. [20]
Telus acquired Edmonton Telephones Corporation (Ed Tel) from the city of Edmonton in 1995; Ed Tel had been created only five years earlier from a reorganization of a department of the city. In 1996, the AGT and Ed Tel brands were retired in favour of the Telus name. Telus merged with BC Tel in 1999 to form the present-day Telus Corporation. [2] [3]
From June 2009 to April 2018, Telus resold BCE's satellite Bell Satellite TV service in parts of Alberta and British Columbia as Telus Satellite TV.The agreement was designed to allow Telus the ability to offer a quadruple play of services in markets where it had not yet deployed Optik TV, while also allowing Bell to increase its television market share in Western Canada.
As of March 2021, there are over 33 million wireless subscriptions in Canada. [1] Approximately 90% of Canadian mobile phone users subscribe to one of the four largest national telecommunication companies (Rogers Wireless, Telus Mobility, Bell Mobility and Freedom Mobile) or one of their subsidiary brands.
The Edmonton Space Sciences Centre, which later became the Telus World of Science Edmonton, was designed by renowned architect Douglas Cardinal and officially opened its doors to the public in 1984. The building’s design is celebrated for its striking use of organic, fluid forms that reflect Cardinal’s signature architectural style.
Saskatchewan continues to own SaskTel as a crown corporation.Edmonton was served by a city-owned utility, Edmonton Telephones Corporation, that was sold to Telus in 1995. BCE re-gained ownership of the Manitoba system, now known as Bell MTS , on March 17, 2017.