MONTREAL – In a high-level executive move not often seen in the Canadian telecom industry, George Cope has jumped from president and CEO of Telus Mobility to president and COO of Bell Canada, it was announced Wednesday.
However, both companies were basically mum about the non-competition agreement Cope surely has with Telus Mobility and how it will affect his new job, which he’s scheduled to begin in January. Executives in such senior positions normally are bound by contracts which do not allow them to go to a direct competitor for a long period of time – much longer than…
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TORONTO – G4techTV Canada announced today that digital cable and satellite subscribers of Rogers, Cogeco, Shaw, Videotron, Star Choice, Bell ExpressVu and Sasktel will get a free preview of the channel through November – and a chance to win a $5,000 digital makeover.
Viewers can win by spotting the G4techTV contest icon. Every time the icon is spotted, viewers can enter online (www.g4techtv.ca) by naming the show where they saw the icon. At the end of November, G4techTV will pick one lucky winner to win a $5,000 digital makeover for the hottest tech and gaming gadgets. Continue Reading
TORONTO – John Harding, president of the Radio Marketing Bureau advised its board of directors this week that he will not seek a renewal of his current contract when it comes due in Spring 2006. He’s been with the organization since 1998.
"It’s with mixed emotions that I’m electing not to renew my contract when it’s due next April, but I feel it’s the right time for me to consider new directions for my career outside the Radio Marketing Bureau," said Harding (right) in a release.
"It feels great to leave the radio industry and the…
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IT AIN’T EASY BEING an independent broadcaster in the unlimited channel universe.
There are so many channels (traditional and otherwise) which serve the same niches of Stornoway’s three channels – news and current affairs service ichannel; dance station bpm:tv; and The Pet Network – that injecting them into the collective conscious psyche of viewers is difficult.
It means a lot of grassroots marketing work. A lot of pavement-pounding, because the budget to be able to afford a mass-marketing campaign just isn’t there.
Then there are the rumors of the company’s imminent sale, or demise, to deal with. By the…
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OTTAWA – Seaside Communications owner Irving Schwartz has been named to the CCTA Honour List.
It’s the highest award bestowed by the Canadian Cable Industry and was created in 1973 to recognize individuals who have made leadership and excellence the hallmark of their career in the cable television industry and the Communities they serve.
The Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association had intended to honour Schwartz (right) a couple of weeks ago in Gravenhurst during its Galaxi Awards presentations at Cable Week.
However, Schwartz was feeling under the weather that week and didn’t make the trip from Cape Breton Island, which…
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OTTAWA – Saying the Copyright Board has now moved into cultural policy, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters has called the board’s Friday decision “astonishing.”
Rather than just approving rates based on the value of music, the panel’s decision “seeks to appropriate a cultural policy making role, and establish its own economic order for the distribution of cultural subsidies,” says the CAB today.
“It is remarkable that this panel took the liberty of criticizing Parliament itself by gratuitously condemning the legislated tariff rate that Parliament granted small broadcasters,” continues the harshly-worded (and for good reason) release.
“Unlike the CRTC, which…
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MONTREAL – Rogers Communications founder and CEO Ted Rogers used a speech to the Canadian Club Monday in Montreal to blast Bell Canada’s lobbying efforts and predatory pricing ideas.
Just days after the local forbearance hearings in Ottawa and in the middle of the Telecom Review undertaken by Industry Canada, Rogers’ comments had serious purpose behind them.
Mentioning Videotron and its parent company, Quebecor, as well as iconic owner Pierre Karl Peladeau, Rogers outlined how Canadian cable companies are working hard to provide facilities-based local telephony competition in Canada. He said he’s pleased with the uptake on Rogers Home…
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TORONTO – Standard Radio today announced the appointment Liz Janik as program manager for its all-Canadian commercial free music channel soon to be available on SIRIUS.
In her new role, Janik will oversee music programming and play a key role in the management and operation of the station.
With over 15 years experience in the broadcasting industry, Janik has had an extensive career in both Canada and the U.S. Most recently, as president of her own consulting company, she provided consulting and research services to the broadcast media, music and internet industries.
As a consultant, Janik has worked with…
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OTTAWA – Personalized media will take centre stage at next month’s Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Winnipeg, November 6 to 8.
This year’s plenary sessions examine the industry’s “big picture” issues, including the prospects for regulation in a broadband universe, and the future of advertising in a digital environment.
The concurrent sessions tackle such hot-button issues as the impact of new personal media devices; the prospects for Canadian HDTV; the new marketing imperative for broadcasters; the upcoming CRTC review of the Canadian radio industry; and the future of news.
On Tuesday November 8th, the ever-popular closing plenary…
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TORONTO – Duff Roman, vice-president, industry affairs and digital radio operations for CHUM Ltd., will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame as part of Canadian Music Week 2006, taking place March 1-4 at The Fairmount Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
“With a voice that is recognized by thousands and a persona that touches everyone who crosses his path, Duff is an obvious choice to join the ranks of unforgettable Canadian music industry icons,” said Neill Dixon, president of Canadian Music Week (CMW). “Duff has a deep rooted history in the Canadian music industry.”
“Duff Roman…
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