“He never bragged, but always delivered”
OAKVILLE – Long time industry executive Len Cochrane, best known as the former president of Family Channel and Teletoon, died Tuesday morning at his home. He was 71.
Cochrane (pictured) had suffered from lung problems for many years and he died due to recent complications from respiratory failure.
A well known and respected executive, he was overseeing a total of five separate channels (Teletoon, Télétoon, Teletoon Retro, Télétoon Retro and Cartoon Network) at his retirement in 2014 when Corus Entertainment took 100% ownership of the brand valued at $500 million.
Born and raised in Paisley, Scotland,…
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OAKVILLE, ON – Pelmorex Media founder, chairman, president and CEO Pierre Morrissette was named to the Order of Canada on December 30, 2016.
Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System, and recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
After beginning his career with the Royal Bank of Canada in 1972, Morrissette held senior roles with Telemedia Communications Inc. (CFO 1977-1983) and Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom) (CEO 1983-1989) before founding Pelmorex Media Inc. in 1989.
Pelmorex is the parent company of The Weather Network…
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Posting makes it highly unlikely chairman Blais will be retained
OTTAWA – January 23rd, the federal government made public a slew of Governor-in-Council appointment vacancies, including four at the CRTC.
While many, us included, had been postulating (apparently incorrectly, as it turns out) that CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais would have his term extended beyond his current five-year mandate which ends June 17th of this year, the fact his job is now publicly posted as open to applicants would seem to bring to an end his reign atop the Regulator – unless of course…
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TORONTO – Music industry veteran executive and Bell Media brass Randy Lennox has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).
Named after famed Canadian publisher and trailblazer Walt Grealis, the award recognizes industry leaders who have vastly contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry.
Lennox began his music career at Universal Music Canada, working in various positions until becoming president in 1998 when the company merged with Polygram Canada, and then became CEO in 2001. In 2015, he took on the…
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GATINEAU – As Telus said last Monday during the CRTC’s N911 hearing, incumbent telcos believe that they are the logical choice as providers of next-generation 911 (NG911) services.
MTS noted in its opening remarks Wednesday that given the complexities involved with transitioning to NG911 from the current systems, it’s best to stick with what is known. Besides, the telcos have the PSAP (public safety access point) relationships, infrastructure and processes already in place for 911.
“There is no reason to believe that this existing framework would not work for NG911. In fact, retaining the same model would expedite a reliable, resilient…
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GATINEAU – Canada’s cable companies say now is the time to wrest control of the 911 emergency system away from the incumbent telcos and hand it over to a new consortium charged with implementing next-generation emergency services.
Just as the telecom market has evolved from a monopoly environment to one based on competitive dynamics, so too should NG911.
While the cable operators believe the telcos have done a good job of running the existing 911 system over the last four decades, the CRTC shouldn’t simply renew their mandate to oversee a new NG911 system. As Shaw Communications noted in its…
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TORONTO – Bloomberg TV Canada is readying a new daily business news program called Bloomberg Markets: Canada to be hosted by former Reuters TV financial journalist Lily Jamali.
Jamali (pictured) most recently covered the tech industry and the West Coast for Reuters TV in San Francisco. She has also reported for NBC News Mobile (English and Spanish) and spent three years at NY1 News.
Debuting January 23, the 60 minute show will air weekdays at 4:00 PM ET, replacing The Daily Brief in the channel’s schedule. Bloomberg Markets: Canada promises to provide an in-depth look at the day's market action and the…
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ARMONK, NY – Bell Canada and IBM are working together to offer market-ready IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps to businesses across Canada.
The agreement will see Bell and IBM will work together to customize these made-for-business apps for industries such as energy and utilities, government, manufacturing, and retail.
Powered by IBM analytics and using Bell’s LTE mobile network, the apps will enable professionals to easily retrieve real-time data and insights in order to make better and more informed decisions while in the field. For example, first responders can tap into GPS data remotely to determine both the location of an incident…
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SHANGHAI, CHINA – Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly talked up Canada’s creative industries during a working trip to China this week.
She also took part in the launch of a Canadian cultural and creative industry advisory group in Shanghai, designed to set the stage for future discussions on how best to expand the reach of Canadian artists and cultural industries internationally and help emerging Canadian creative businesses enter the Chinese market.
“Our Government understands the importance of giving Canadian creators and cultural entrepreneurs every chance to seize opportunities provided by international markets and audiences, and we see tremendous opportunity in China”,…
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TORONTO – Bristow Global Media announced Thursday that Marlo Miazga has been promoted to vice-president of content, effective immediately.
A 20-year industry veteran, Miazga (pictured) joined BGM as co-executive producer of Canada: The Story of Us, which is scheduled to premiere on CBC in March 2017. Prior to that, she was co-president and founder of Newroad Media that created commercially successful television series including multiple seasons of Close Encounters (Discovery Channel and Science U.S.), Curious and Unusual Deaths (Discovery Channel Canada, A&E UK) and the international co-production My Wild Affair (PBS, Animal Planet Canada and Discovery West).
In this expanded role, Miazga will work with Bristow to…
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