MONTREAL – Bell today announced that CBC and Radio-Canada TV programming is now live and on-demand with Bell Mobile TV, in addition to the CBC News Network and RDI news content already available.
“CBC and Radio-Canada join the growing range of world-class content available in English and French on Bell Mobile TV,” said Wade Oosterman, president of Bell Mobility and Bell’s chief brand officer. “Building Canada's leading mobile TV service is part of Bell's commitment to make the best content available across every screen.”
Included in popular rate plans or as a standalone feature for…
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TORONTO – Rogers announced today the launch of a new on-demand app for LG Smart TVs that lets customers log in to their Rogers account via their Smart TVs and access more than 1,000 hours of content.
Rogers postpaid wireless, home phone and internet customers can log into the Rogers Anyplace TV application on their LG Smart TV by creating a profile on RogersAnyplaceTV.com and catch up on shows from City, Global and CBC. Rogers Cable customers have access to premium programming that they subscribe to through their existing TV package such…
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TORONTO – The CBC, Bell Media and Shaw Media are the top three English broadcaster recipients of Performance Envelope allocations for 2013-2014 as announced today by the Canada Media Fund.
Of the CMF’s program budget of $360.7 million, $173.3 million has been allotted in Performance Envelopes for 21 English broadcasters. CBC will receive $58.1 million, Bell Media $32.6 million and Shaw Media will receive $27.3 million. Thirteen French broadcasters will share $85.7 million, of which Radio-Canada will receive $32,7million, Groupe TVA $22 million and Astral (French) $16.4 million.
CMF’s envelope system was designed to…
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HALIFAX and FREDERICTON – Shaw Media-owned Global News announced it is rebranding its Global Maritimes operations to Global Halifax and Global New Brunswick as part of its mandate to tell more locally-focused stories.
The separation of Global Maritimes into the two new stations, which takes places April 15, moves both Global Halifax and Global New Brunswick from being an amalgamated regional news source to focusing more on local stories in both areas. Global is highlighting the move with new programming and the hiring of new on-air talent
The two stations will continue to share some…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Digital Media Network has announced the addition of Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, as keynote speaker for its upcoming CDMN Canada 3.0 2013 conference.
Hastings’ keynote session is called “Internet TV: The Future of Television.” The conference takes place May 14-15, 2013 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Other confirmed CDMN Canada 3.0 2013 speakers include:
Jason Townsend, NASA’s deputy social media manager (who will be appearing via telepresence)
Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind (a Canadian company…
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TORONTO – Billed as a “landmark” deal for the CBC content, the public broadcaster and Microsoft Canada have announced a collaboration to develop new technology and distribution opportunities for CBC content.
With a focus on increasing distribution, promotional and sponsorship opportunities, the partnership will see CBC video content extended onto multiple Microsoft platforms including MSN.ca, Xbox, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and more.
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada and Microsoft have also launched a new app (pictured below) for hockey fans available inside Microsoft’s on-line Xbox 360 service, Xbox LIVE, and free to paid, monthly Xbox LIVE Gold users….
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TORONTO – Canada’s TV best friend, CBC-TV talk show host George Stroumboulopoulos, is being wooed by CNN, as the U.S. network announced the Canadian TV personality will helm a new weekly interview show on CNN this summer.
The 10-episode, hour-long series, which will air Fridays in prime time, will be similar in format to CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, CNN reported on its website. It will be shot in Los Angeles in front of a live audience and produced by Sony Pictures Television’s Embassy Row.
According to CBC’s head of English services, Kirstine Stewart, Stroumboulopoulos is…
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LAS VEGAS – While Gordon Smith, the president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, opened the 2013 NAB Show pushing an innovation agenda, urging his member broadcasters to explore new technology, and innovate any way they can because the future of over-the-air broadcasting has never been brighter, comments from one of his primary members later in the morning seemed to be at odds with Smith’s assertions.
“Our future lies in innovating and spurring technology that will deliver our highly valued content to any platform for generations to come,” said Smith in his opening keynote. “The time has come…
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TORONTO – Blue Ant Media announced today it will launch the Cottage Life specialty TV channel this fall. The new HD channel is an extension of Cottage Life Magazine, which Blue Ant took over last November when it acquired the magazine’s parent company, Cottage Life Media Inc.
The new Cottage Life television channel will feature new programming focusing on DIY, food, makeovers and outdoor themes that celebrate the people, places and activities closest to the heart of Canada, says the company. “Cottage Life has always been a trusted source for engaging weekend living…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada announced it has signed an agreement with TVA Sports to secure coverage in the French-language market for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil events.
Under the agreement, every match will now be broadcast live to French-speaking audiences – 46 on Radio-Canada and 18 on TVA Sports, which will also have rebroadcast rights for all 64 matches. TVA Sports also becomes a licensed broadcaster of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. In addition, the agreement establishes the TVA Sports network as exclusive French-language broadcaster for the June FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013, FIFA’s prelude tournament between the best national teams…
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