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CUC Broadcasting
CUC Broadcasting was a Canadian media company, active from 1968 to 1995. Active primarily as a cable television distributor, the company also had some holdings in broadcast media and publishing. The company was founded in 1968 by chairman Geoffrey Conway, with shareholders including Jerry Grafstein, Michael Koerner and Ken Lefolii. Holdings The company's Trillium Cable division served several markets in Ontario, including Scarborough, Windsor, Barrie, Pickering, Chatham and Leamington,"Cable takeover kills 251 jobs New owner axes Trillium staffers". ''Toronto Star'', June 15, 1995. and was also a minority investor in other smaller cable companies, including Northern Cable in Northern Ontario,"Struggle under way to control CUC Broadcasting, sources say". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 2, 1989. UMG Cable in Smiths Falls, Perth, Brockville, Cobourg and Port Hope, and several local systems in The Midlands region of England."CUC closer to lining up partner Broadcaster negotiating with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cable Television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broadcast television (also known as terrestrial television), in which the television signal is transmitted over-the-air by radio waves and received by a television antenna attached to the television; or satellite television, in which the television signal is transmitted over-the-air by radio waves from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth, and received by a satellite dish antenna on the roof. FM radio programming, high-speed Internet, telephone services, and similar non-television services may also be provided through these cables. Analog television was standard in the 20th century, but since the 2000s, cable systems have been upgraded to digital cable operation. A "cable channel" (sometimes known as a "cable network") is a tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
