TORONTO – It’s a stunning deal in its breadth and depth. Rogers Communications and the National Hockey League today announced a 12-year $5.2 billion broadcast and multimedia agreement that includes all national rights to NHL games on all platforms in all languages.
The agreement, the largest media rights deal in league history, begins with the 2014-15 season and continues through the 2025-26 season. This marks the first time a premium North American-wide sports league has granted all of its national (Canadian) rights to one company on a long-term basis, says the press release.
Rogers also announced today it picked CBC…
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TORONTO – According to, well, “TSN hockey insider” Bob McKenzie, the National Hockey League will announce on Tuesday that the CBC and Rogers Media have teamed up to grab the national television rights to NHL hockey games in Canada.
While we don’t know the details at this point, another source with knowledge of the talks said it’s expected that Hockey Night In Canada will continue on the CBC for the length of the deal (which is not yet known) and that Rogers Sportsnet will become the home of NHL hockey for the foreseeable future (its regional networks have local rights…
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TORONTO – Canada’s Jumpwire Media has opened an office in Los Angeles to further expand its profile in the U.S.
Co-founded by digital media strategist Gavin McGarry and executive producer Jennifer Harkness, Jumpwire Media specializes in brand strategies for broadcasters and media companies utilizing crowd dynamics through webvideo, meetups, mobile integration, social media, and real time analytics.
Canadian partners include Astral Radio, Corus Entertainment, Hollywood Suite and CBC Radio, while in the U.S., Jumpwire has worked with AMC Networks, Morris Publications and Discovery Communications.
“Jumpwire has a single-minded focus on achieving measurable results for our clients”,…
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OTTAWA – The federal government’s vague plans for lower wireless prices, and pick and pay TV channel packaging seem to be ploys to curry consumer favour and not in the public interests, overall, argued members of a panel at the International Institute of Communications Canada’s annual conference in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Rather, the federal Conservatives are focused on scoring political points and on short-term outcomes without considering the potential long-term ramifications of their actions on the broader Canadian public.
Richard French, a professor in international and public affairs at the University of Ottawa and former vice-chair of telecommunications at…
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MONTREAL – Canadian social TV audience measurement service Seevibes is expanding to Europe after acquiring French social TV measurement firm TvTweet. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in Bordeaux in 2011, TvTweet is already present in seven European countries, covering more than 100 media, and working with industry names that include Orange, TF1 and NRJ12. Seevibes said Monday that it will soon open an office in France to jump-start its development in Europe.
With a database of several thousand TV shows and 500 top brands, Seevibes measures and analyzes television’s social media…
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TORONTO – Asian Television Network International (ATN) has launched six new channels on Bell Fibe.
Four of the six new channels were launched are in collaboration with Doordarshan, India's largest terrestrial broadcaster, and two are in collaboration with Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd.
The new channels are:
– ATN-DD India: general interest channel;
– ATN-DD News: news and current affairs channel;
– ATN-DD Bharati: cultural and lifestyle channel;
– ATN-DD Urdu: general interest channel in Urdu language;
– ATN-Dhammal: comedy channel; and
– ATN-Masti: music channel.
"We are…
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OTTAWA – Representatives from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) are on Parliament Hill this week in support of Canada’s film and television industry.
Referencing the CRTC’s ‘Let’s Talk TV’ consultation, ACTRA said that it is calling on Members of Parliament to support the call for more Canada on all screens – big, small and mobile. Its wish-list for this lobby trip includes:
Nurture Canadian cultural sector jobs – support stories by, for, and about Canadians;
Invest in the infrastructure of our industry and through long-term, stable investments in…
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OTTAWA – The CBC is asking the CRTC to tweak its broadcasting licences for its Espace Musique and Radio 2 networks and stations across Canada.
In an application made public on Wednesday, CBC is proposing to amend the conditions related to sponsored programming and embedded advertising. As Cartt.ca reported, CBC was given the green light to introduce advertising on its Radio 2 and Espace musique properties last May, but only for three years.
The deadline for comments or interventions is November 19, 2013.
www.crtc.gc.ca
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TORONTO – CBC introduced its broadcast teams for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games on Wednesday at a event celebrating the 100-day countdown to the Opening Ceremony on February 7, 2014.
Perennial hosts Ron MacLean and Scott Russell introduced their fellow talent who include CBC television and radio and news personalities from across Canada, plus well-known Canadian athletes who will serve as analysts for their individual sports. The broadcast team has attended more than 180 Olympic Games combined, either as broadcasters or competitors, and has won 30 Olympic medals.
“I couldn’t be more pleased…
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TORONTO – The CBC has launched a new educational portal, called Curio, which allows educators to access the public broadcaster’s wide-breadth of content for in classroom learning.
The new web portal allows instructors at all levels – elementary, secondary and postsecondary – to stream highly relevant video and audio content in classrooms to support their teaching, says the Monday press release.
“Boasting an enhanced library containing thousands of media files, Curio will allow students to learn about today’s topical issues through CBC/Radio-Canada’s most popular programs, hosted by some of the country’s most celebrated radio and television personalities…
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