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Federal government honours national historic significance of early commercial radio
From that first station, Canada’s commercial radio industry grew to 39 radio stations by…
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OTTAWA – In a response last week to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage’s May 2022 report on the impact of the proposed merger of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications on local news, heritage minister Pablo Rodriguez suggested there is enough being done already to mitigate the potential negative impacts highlighted in the report.
The minister acknowledged the Canadian broadcasting system is facing a time of “significant transformation”.
“Canadians’ viewing habits are shifting online, and service providers are adapting to compete within Canada and with service providers from around the world,” his response reads. “The proposed transaction is taking place against…
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TORONTO — ZoomerMedia Limited announced today Beverley Shenken (above) has been promoted to the role of chief content officer of the broadcaster’s television division.
“A 32-year television industry veteran, Shenken now adds affiliate relations to her ongoing programming, scheduling, independent production, and regulatory responsibilities,” explains a press release announcing her promotion.
Shenken was previously vice-president of content and programming and general manager of ZoomerMedia’s TV division.
Shenken now serves as the chief liaison between ZoomerMedia and Canada’s broadcast distribution undertakings, the release says, adding she will lead negotiations for multi-year carriage and distribution agreements for ZoomerMedia’s TV properties, which include VisionTV, OneTV: The…
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Summer special pricing ends Sept. 23
TORONTO — Organizers of the Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS) announced today Navin Arora (above), executive vice-president of Telus and president of Telus Business Solutions, will be the opening keynote speaker at this year’s conference, taking place Nov. 21-23 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto.
Scheduled to speak Monday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. ET, Arora leads a national team of more than 6,000 Telus team members and “is accountable for the end-to-end multi-billion dollar B2B portfolio nationally, including sales, marketing, product development, customer experience, strategy and operations for all TELUS business…
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By Connie Thiessen
NUMERIS HAS CONFIRMED that last week’s set of Radio Topline Reports will be the final data set publicly released on its website, saying that the linear release is no longer “aligned” with its focus on cross-platform.
Effective the start of the 2022-23 broadcast year (Aug. 29), the Radio Topline Reports will no longer be produced. Released every 13 weeks for each PPM measured market (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal), the reports reflected meter data rankings of radio stations by Average Minute Audience, Average Daily Cume, and Share.
Numeris announced last month it would also be ceasing publication of TV Topline Reports, breaking down the top 30…
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TORONTO – Consolidation on the wholesale front in Canada’s telecom industry is not reducing competition, Bell’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer Glen LeBlanc (above, right) told BMO Capital Markets media and telecom analyst Tim Casey (above, left) at BMO’s 23rd annual Media and Telecom conference yesterday.
“There’s a very large reseller market… I think there’s 950 competitors in Canada,” LeBlanc said. “The barriers to entry are minimal, the largest is still in business – TekSavvy – and appears to have zero intention of selling.”
LeBlanc’s appearance at BMO’s conference comes not long after Bell announced it reached an agreement to…
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By Connie Thiessen
SANTA MONICA, Calif., and TORONTO – Lionsgate and Bell Media have struck a co-development deal to produce comedy and drama series for the global market.
The multi-year partnership will enable Lionsgate to act as the global distributor outside Canada for select Bell Media original programming produced locally in English and French, including projects co-developed with Lionsgate. Bell Media will distribute projects developed under the pact within Canada.
Announced at Content Canada, an industry gathering of streamers, broadcasters, studios, producers and content creators happening concurrent to TIFF, the two companies say the deal “builds on the momentum of recent Canadian success in a global market, which…
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Says it’s an opportunity for government to support competition and consumer choice
OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is supporting City Wide’s petition to the Governor in Council, which asks it to vary the CRTC’s decision to deny City Wide’s 2020 application regarding Eastlink’s third-party Internet access (TPIA) point of interconnection (POI) in Nova Scotia.
City Wide wants the CRTC to order Eastlink to move its TPIA POI from the rural community of Pennant Point to a location in the core of Halifax, or alternatively, for the CRTC to regulate the rate the company charges for its…
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By Lynn Greiner
GEORGINA, Ont. – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has its fingers in a lot of pies, and at a conference held last week by Canada’s Rural and Remote Broadband Community (CRRBC), Lynne Genik, director of the high throughput and secure networks (HTSN) challenge program at the NRC, spoke about how the HTSN program is helping to address the digital divide.
One of eight challenge programs run by the NRC as part of its collaborative science, technology and innovation program, HTSN began in 2019, and is funded until 2028. NRC researchers and facilities from across…
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Rogers/Shaw: Heritage minister expresses confidence local news will be fine if merger approved
Beverley Shenken appointed chief content officer of ZoomerMedia’s TV division
Telus EVP Navin Arora to deliver opening keynote at CTS
Numeris Radio Topline Reports to be replaced with ‘insights’
Competition isn’t being reduced, says Bell EVP in wake of latest acquisition announcement
Lionsgate and Bell Media partner in comedy/drama co-development deal
PIAC supports City Wide’s petition to have CRTC TPIA POI decision varied
CRRBC Central Canada 2022: How satellite can help address digital divide with a little help from the NRC
