OTTAWA – Leveraging a long line of food and lifestyle programming already under his belt, Chris Knight is taking his next gig, Gusto TV, to the Canadian TV masses this week.
With shows like Cook Like a Chef, Licence to Grill, The Great Canadian Food Show and Road Grill part of Knight’s pedigree Gusto is “a natural extension” to what he was already doing. The concept behind the channel came in 2009, when as he says, he looked at media concentration that was taking place then and realized “I was running out of guys to make TV shows for.”
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MONTREAL – Fans of police investigations and forensics will have a channel that they can call their own when Canal D/Investigation debuts on December 12.
The new Bell Media-owned service is a French-language channel specializing in documentaries that explore the fascinating world of crime. It promises more than 500 hours of programming never-seen-before in Québec, including home grown productions Opération Police from Productions Sovimage, and Amour Fatal from CMJ Productions, as well as docu-reality shows on people who fight crime, and the history of organized crime.
“Television channels for fans of investigations and forensics have grown exponentially all over the world. That's…
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– SHAWINIGAN, QC – Cogeco Cable and TGV Net Mauricie have finalized a partnership aimed at providing businesses, organizations and residences in the Mauricie region with access to an inter-connected fibre-optic network and a range of related services.
TGV Net Mauricie is a non-profit entity whose mission is to act as a ‘carrier’ providing broadband connectivity throughout the Mauricie region by having accredited service providers offer various telecommunications services to businesses, organizations and homes in the region. This agreement allows Cogeco to offer high-speed Internet, telephone and digital television services, using the public network owned by TGV Net and its…
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TORONTO – Rogers’ new 12-year $5.2 billion broadcast and multimedia deal with the NHL may have grabbed headlines across the country, but will likely have little impact on the company’s bottom line, say industry analysts.
Rogers Communications executives said Tuesday the deal will be immediately EBITDA-accretive to its Media division, predicting an influx of $25 – $35 million in the first year, rising to more than $60 million per year after that. But Dvai Ghose, managing director/head of research for Canaccord Genuity, pointed out that Rogers Media only accounted for 4% of the parent company’s 2013 third quarter adjusted EBITDA.
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OTTAWA – Turns out that creating actual public policy is far more complicated than a few easy sound bites about choice and protecting jobs.
While the federal government last week demanded a report from the CRTC on letting Canadians break up their subscription TV bundles by April 30th, the written direction to the CRTC from the Privy Council shows an argument that is far more complex than the throw away sentences about “protecting consumers” which were a part of the Speech from the Throne on October 16. It seems to be demanding a report on providing pick and pay without…
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OTTAWA – Forcing broadcast distributors to offer specialty services on a pick and pay basis may not result in big savings for consumers, Kevin Crull, president of Bell Media, said during a luncheon keynote speech at the International Institute of Communications Canada’s annual conference in Ottawa on Monday.
Crull’s comments come as the CRTC has undertaken a broad conversation with Canadians about the future of TV and as the federal government has all but told the industry it will force pick-and-pay upon it. After talking directly to consumers for a while, the Commission will…
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OTTAWA – Use it or lose it. That was the gist of Industry Minister James Moore’s message to Canadian spectrum holders on Thursday.
Following up on a Throne Speech promise that Canadians living in rural areas have greater access to high-speed Internet services, Minister Moore said that Industry Canada will begin renewing 2300 MHz and 3500 MHz spectrum licences next March, but will deny extension requests from holders whose licence conditions – especially deployment – have not been met.
"Our government will only renew spectrum licences for those holders that have met all conditions of licence. Those that have not used the…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable said Tuesday that Fabio Banducci has resigned from his duties as co-CEO of its wholly-owned subsidiary Peer1 Hosting to refocus on other opportunities.
His resignation takes effect December 18, 2013. At that time, Gary Sherlock, who shared the co-CEO duties with Banducci, will take on the president and chief executive officer role. Cogeco Cable acquired Peer1 Hosting last January, as Cartt.ca reported.
"On behalf of the Board and our employees, we thank Fabio for his contributions," said Cogeco president and CEO Louis Audet, in the announcement. "We want to…
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OTTAWA – In the third quarter of 2013, Canada’s publicly traded television service providers combined to add subscription TV customers, thanks to the record growth of IPTV, reversing a trend of cumulative losses in each of the previous three quarters.
New research from Ottawa-based research and consulting firm Boon Dog Professional Services shows that the publicly traded TV service providers (cable satellite and telcoTV) added an estimated 14,145 TV subscribers combined in Q3 in what is traditionally a strong quarter for TV subscriber growth – and all of it was a result of record IPTV subscriber…
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MONTREAL – Richard Lachance has been appointed president and CEO of Cogeco Diffusion, Cogeco Inc.’s radio and outdoor ad division. He had been senior vice-president of the division.
After having worked in the television, radio and newspaper industries, Lachance (pictured) joined Cogeco in 1999 as general manager of the Rythme FM network and 93.9 in Quebec, before being promoted to vice president, and, subsequently, senior vice president of Cogeco Diffusion.
"I am very pleased with Richard's appointment. Under his excellent leadership, Cogeco Diffusion has experienced…
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