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Radio / Television News December 2, 2021 5 years ago

TSN’s Brian Williams retiring after 50-year career

TORONTO – Veteran sports broadcaster Brian Williams (above) announced today he is retiring following a 50-year career in broadcasting. Bell Media’s TSN will celebrate his career Sunday, Dec. 12 ahead of the 108th Grey Cup broadcast. Williams, who started at CTV and TSN in June 2006 after working at CBC, has been heavily involved in CFL on TSN broadcasts and “was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Football Reporters Wing in honour of his contributions to the CFL over the years,” a press release says. He was also recognized at the 100th Grey Cup “with the Commissioner’s Award for more… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 30, 2021 5 years ago

CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions promotes Hisham Ghostine

TORONTO — CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions announced today Hisham Ghostine (above) has been promoted to executive director of digital monetization, sales, marketing and Olympics for CBC/Radio-Canada, effective immediately. Originally hired by CBC/Radio-Canada in May 2021, Ghostine’s new role broadens his existing portfolio of sales and marketing for Toronto, Western Canada and Olympics, explains a press release. Still based in Toronto, Ghostine now has “overall responsibility for revenue generation and management on all sales tiers and platforms. Through the development of strategic initiatives and strong relationships with key internal and external partners, he will work to develop and sustain a… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News November 29, 2021 5 years ago

Rogers flanker brand Fido celebrates 25 years

Launches new tagline “At Your Side” TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today its discount brand Fido is marking its 25th anniversary by launching a new brand campaign and tagline, “At Your Side”. “From the beginning, Fido has been on a mission to put customers and communities first while being the ‘ultimate sidekick’ — with plans, deals and a great network. No matter what a customer takes on, wherever and whenever, Fido will be there every step of the way,” reads a Rogers press release. “I’d like to extend an enormous thank you to all of our customers who have trusted Fido to… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News November 24, 2021 5 years ago

Nearly all new Canadians own cell phones, says MTM report

OTTAWA — Media Technology Monitor (MTM) today released a new report, Newcomers and Cell Phones, which shows 99% of newcomers to Canada own a cell phone, with iPhones being most popular. “The iPhone is the most popular brand among both newcomers and Canadian-born individuals alike, however, iPhones are more popular among newcomer smartphone owners than Canadian-born smartphone owners (60% versus 51%),” reads an MTM press release. The report, which highlights findings from a new annual study of 4,000 respondents, also shows cell phone plans “are far more popular among newcomers than other telco services such as home Internet, paid TV services,… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 23, 2021 5 years ago

Blink Studios hires creative team

TORONTO — Blink Studios, the Canada-based indie studio recently launched by former Entertainment One executives, announced yesterday it has made two key creative hires. Industry veteran Carolyn Newman (above, left) has been appointed as executive vice-president of global scripted, and award-winning producer Virginia Rankin (above, right) has been hired as in-house executive producer. Both appointments were effective yesterday. Newman is based in Los Angeles and reports to Blink Studios CEO John Morayniss. She will focus on the development of scripted content for the studio, which was launched earlier this month with Endeavor Content as its anchor investor and lead strategic… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 18, 2021 5 years ago

CBC to premiere new Anne Murray documentary

NEW FEATURE-LENGTH CBC documentary Anne Murray: Full Circle will premiere across Canada in December, the Corporation announced today. The film will premiere as a one-night event at 50 Cineplex theatres across Canada Dec. 2 and will be broadcast exclusively on CBC TV and CBC Gem on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. in NT). The documentary takes “audiences on a personal and emotional journey showcasing in-depth interviews with Anne exploring her evolution as a ground-breaking, trailblazing female Canadian artist from the ‘60s and ‘70s to a global superstar, having sold more than 55 million albums in pop, country, and adult… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 17, 2021 5 years ago

CBC sets carbon footprint requirement for all original English productions

TORONTO — Following the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 held in Glasgow earlier this month, CBC announced today it is introducing a new carbon footprint requirement for all original Canadian English-language productions to advance sustainable practices within the Canadian media industry. As of Jan. 3, “CBC will require completion and delivery of a carbon footprint on all original Canadian productions from independent producers with budgets over $400,000 using albert, a film and television industry tool that calculates the carbon emissions of productions,” a CBC press release reads. This new requirement builds on the Corporation’s five-year environmental sustainability strategy, Greening… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 10, 2021 5 years ago

Fans are driving major change at Sportsnet

TORONTO – Change is in the air at Rogers Sports and Media’s Sportsnet. In the span of about a month the network relaunched its Sportsnet Now app, launched a new multiplatform audio content strategy, debuted a new interactive studio (above) and hired an executive producer of sports betting content. “Our mission really is to serve the fan and allow them to consume the content they want when and where they want,” said Sportsnet president, Bart Yabsley in an interview with Cartt.ca. “That’s a complicated question in today’s world, and that’s why we’re making the changes we want to… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 4, 2021 5 years ago

C-10: The Legal Issues II

By Denis Carmel After having written what was more of a commentary than a story yesterday, let us now report on the content of the PIAC-FRPC Conference on C-10: The Legal Issues. I believe it was a great success – 141 people registered and 70 stayed until the “bitter” end. This could become a yearly event to replace the National Conference on Communications Law and Policy convened by the Law Society of Upper Canada every two years.
After the technical Zoom issues were ironed out, the webinar began with a presentation by Konrad von Finckenstein, past president of the CRTC and commissioner… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 3, 2021 5 years ago

Paid content series The Dream Team coming to CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV

WINNIPEG — A new paid content series from IG Wealth Management, called The Dream Team, will start streaming on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV beginning Monday, Nov. 8, the Winnipeg-based financial services firm announced today. The eight-episode digital series “follows the entrepreneurial journeys of eight promising Canadians who are offered strategic mentorship and advice from their personal ‘Dream Team’, made up of highly acclaimed business and financial professionals,” reads IG’s press release. Among the experts featured in the series are Dragons’ Den’s Manjit Minhas (above, centre) and Anne Marcotte, a notable Quebec producer and entrepreneur. Other experts include IG Wealth Management’s… Continue Reading
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