TORONTO – Sirius Canada said today it has surpassed the 500,000 subscriber mark.
The company also says it leads industry with 82 per cent retail market share year-to-date and has more than 100,000 vehicles with factory-installed Sirius radios built since January 2007.
The company has added more than 200,000 since February of this year.
"Canadians have chosen SIRIUS as their satellite radio provider of choice and have adopted it faster than cable, wireless or satellite television technology," said Mark Redmond, president and CEO. "Achieving 500,000 subscribers in Canada in such a short time is a major milestone for our…
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TORONTO – Brandon Berger, director of digital innovation for MDC Partners, will deliver the opening keynote address at nextMEDIA: Monetizing Digital Media, an advertising and technology conference slated for November 27 – 28, 2007 at the Diesel Playhouse in Toronto.
The two-day event takes a behind-the-scenes look at the business of digital media, with a program that features top-notch speakers and in-depth case studies. As part of his keynote address, Berger will discuss the financial and creative opportunities brought about when creative meets digital and brand meets content.
“Brandon Berger has experience on both sides of the table as…
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OTTAWA – Federal Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion today announced new critics on the opposition side of the House of Commons, which is to resume sitting next week.
In as Canadian Heritage critic is Mauril Belanger, who replaces former actress Tina Keeper, who was dropped from the shadow cabinet altogether.
Belanger, the MP for Ottawa-Vanier, previously served as Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister responsible for Democratic Reform and Associate Minister of National Defence. In May 2005, the Prime Minister asked him to assume additional duties as Minister for…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters will induct nine Canadians into the CAB’s Broadcast Hall of Fame at a special luncheon ceremony on Tuesday , November 6, 2007 at this year’s CAB Annual Convention in Ottawa.
The Hall of Fame recognizes Canadians in private broadcasting or related industries who have achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint.
The inductees who will be honoured at the luncheon are:
Raynald Brière , RNC MEDIA Inc., Montreal, Quebec
Bruce Hogle , retired, Edmonton, Alberta
Harvey Glatt , retired, Ottawa, Ontario
Fred Latremouille , Rogers…
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TORONTO – The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund this week selected the “Top 10 New Media Groundbreakers” to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
The Top 10 Groundbreakers, as selected by an international jury of new media experts and industry leaders, are: www.angelaa.com (produced by Decode Entertainment Inc. for Teletoon), www.cornemuse.com (produced by Telefiction Productions inc. for Tele-Quebec), www.deafplanet.com (produced by marblemedia interactive inc. for TVO), www.degrassi.tv (produced by Epitome Pictures Inc. and Snap Media Inc. for CTV), www.extremis.tv (produced by Macumba International inc. for Tele-Quebec), www.madeinmtl.com (produced by Bluesponge inc. for Locomotion Television inc., CTV and TV5), www.regenesistv.com (produced…
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OTTAWA – President and CEO of Standard Broadcasting, Gary Slaight, has been chosen as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ 2007 Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence.
The award honours outstanding service to Canadian private broadcasting, and recognize exceptional human qualities and practical, innovative achievements that reflect a genuine concern for the highest broadcasting standards, says the association.
“Gary Slaight is an outstanding broadcaster who has built bridges for the radio industry with communities across the country,” said Glenn O’Farrell, president and CEO of the CAB. “Building on the remarkable legacy of his father, Allan Slaight, Gary…
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TORONTO – The 3rd Annual Telecom Laureate Awards 2007 gala dinner and Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held October 16 at Windsor Station in Montreal.
The 2007 laureates being inducted into Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame are: Michael Kedar (Icons of Business), Robert W. (Bob) Jones (Servants of the Public), C.R.O. Bob Munro (Advocates and Academics), Frederic Newton Gisborne (Inventors and Innovators) and the Communications Research Centre Canada (Special Recognition Award).
Also, the Career Service Award will go to Gilles Y. Delisle, a telecommunications engineer and educator who has devoted more than three decades to sharing his…
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THE NEXT NEW REALITY show for The Fight Network? How about placing the communications departments of CTV and Global Television in the same room to see what happens?
We see a lot of press releases from our perch here at Cartt.ca, but the two ratings releases that popped into the ol’ in-box yesterday show that when it comes to ratings crusades here in Canada, the gloves are off.
For example, did you know CTV viewers were primarily old geezers?
Once upon a time, networks simply put out their ratings “wins” claiming top spot in this or that time slot….
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OTTAWA – A new group called the Digital Television Technology Group (DTV-TG) has been formed to collaborate on technical and operational issues surrounding the roll-out of digital television in Canada.
Its formation follows the dismantling of Canadian Digital Television Inc. (CDTV), headed by Michael McEwen, in August 2006.
The inaugural meeting of the new group was held just three months later. Paul Hearty, of Ryerson, and Michele Beck, of Telesat, were appointed as co-chairs of the new group at the November 2006 meeting.
The new group is carrying out collaborative investigative projects and research to provide decision makers in…
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TORONTO – The producers of Little Mosque on the Prairie, Canadian comedian and author Don Harron, producer, writer and director John Kastner, the writing team behind Mr. Dressup, broadcast journalist Tony Burman and singer and actor Tom Jackson will be awarded special Gemini awards this year, it was announced Wednesday.
Harron, who has been performing on television and radio, stage and through the pages of various books since 1936, was awarded the Earle Grey Award for his impressive body of work and contribution to the international profile of Canadian television.
Kastner picks up the Academy Achievement Award, which was…
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