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Cable / Telecom News November 10, 2021 4 years ago

Rogers and Coastal First Nations announce partnership

COAST SALISH TERRITORY, VANCOUVER — B.C.’s Coastal First Nations (CFN) and Rogers Communications announced today a partnership agreement to support the growth of a conservation-based economy through improved connectivity for underserved, rural and Indigenous communities, as well as to advance CFN’s environmental stewardship work through technology and academic research. The partnership includes several initiatives that will be announced between today and into 2022, says a press release. One of the first initiatives will see Rogers build five new cell towers to provide more than 100 kilometres of new service coverage along Highway 16 from Masset through Port Clements to Queen Charlotte,… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News November 10, 2021 4 years ago

Rogers Pro On-the-Go expands to Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — Rogers Communications announced today it has expanded its personalized mobile retail experience Rogers Pro On-the-Go to Winnipeg, marking the first time the service has been available to customers in Manitoba. Rogers Pro On-the-Go offers “personalized one-to-one support and phone delivery to Rogers wireless subscribers as soon as the same day, at no extra cost,” reads a press release. As part of the service, the Rogers Pro “will hand-deliver the device and guide customers step by step on how to set it up, while also helping to transfer applications, contacts and photos, and set up email, all based on their… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 10, 2021 4 years ago

Uninterrupted Canada, Bell Media announce The Grizzlie Truth documentary

TORONTO — Athlete empowerment brand Uninterrupted Canada in partnership with Crossover Films and Bell Media announced today the production of a full-length original documentary feature titled The Grizzlie Truth. The documentary “explores the mysterious departure of the Vancouver Grizzlies NBA franchise through the eyes of director and superfan Kathleen S. Jayme (above, centre). Her search, 25 years after the team left, explores the unique and remarkable untold story behind the franchise’s downfall and the impact it had on the community,” reads a synopsis in a press release. Production and principal photography are currently underway on the film. A theatrical debut with Photon… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News November 10, 2021 4 years ago

Rogers joins Ericsson’s global Startup 5G program

PLANO, Tex. and TORONTO — Ericsson announced today Rogers Communications is the first North American service provider to join its Startup 5G program. The program “is designed to help communications service providers (CSPs) accelerate the successful commercialization and monetization of 5G by introducing them to the right consumer innovation partners,” according to a press release. It “will also encourage 5G innovation transfer between start-ups and Rogers to create new business opportunities for both sides.” Through the program, Rogers gains access to Ericsson’s ConsumerLab research, analytical data and worldwide network of 5G start-ups — “an exclusive list of companies developing scalable services,… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 8, 2021 4 years ago

Rogers will not appeal Friday’s B.C. Supreme Court decision

Focus now on Shaw as company tells CRTC hearing must proceed as planned TORONTO – Rogers Communications Inc. announced Sunday evening it will not seek an appeal of Friday’s British Columbia Supreme Court ruling, which settled the matter of who is actually on RCI’s board of directors. This would seem to put an end weeks of drama over who controls the company. On Friday, Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick ruled in favour of Edward Rogers, chair of the Rogers Control Trust, who was seeking orders related to the board changes he made by written resolution in late October, which were… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 5, 2021 4 years ago

Edward Rogers wins court battle over changes to RCI board (updated)

VANCOUVER – Changes made to the Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) board of directors by Edward Rogers are valid, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruled today. Mr. Rogers removed and replaced five board members by written consent resolution in his capacity as chair of the Rogers Control Trust on Oct. 22, a move that RCI at the time declared to be “invalid”. On Oct. 26, Mr. Rogers filed a petition with the Supreme Court of B.C. seeking, among other orders, a declaration the written consent resolution making changes to the board is valid. Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick today granted Mr. Rogers the… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 4, 2021 4 years ago

C-10: The Legal Issues II

By Denis Carmel After having written what was more of a commentary than a story yesterday, let us now report on the content of the PIAC-FRPC Conference on C-10: The Legal Issues. I believe it was a great success – 141 people registered and 70 stayed until the “bitter” end. This could become a yearly event to replace the National Conference on Communications Law and Policy convened by the Law Society of Upper Canada every two years.
After the technical Zoom issues were ironed out, the webinar began with a presentation by Konrad von Finckenstein, past president of the CRTC and commissioner… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 4, 2021 4 years ago

Quebecor reports “strong financial performance” in Q3

MONTREAL – Quebecor today reported its third quarter financial results, which show its revenues were up 3% from the same quarter in 2020 to $1.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA increased 1% to $520.3 million. Quebecor reported an increase in revenue in its media segment from $157.2 million in Q3 2020 to $190.6 million in Q3 2021. Adjusted EBITDA for the segment increased from $24.9 million to $36.6 million. Sports and entertainment also saw an increase in both revenue and adjusted EBITDA with revenue going from $48.5 million in Q3 2020 to $49.1 million in 2021 and adjusted EBITDA going from $7.6… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 3, 2021 4 years ago

Crisis at Rogers: Affidavits say Edward Rogers fired Natale without board approval

They say he has a pattern of overstepping By Amanda OYE VANCOUVER – On its face, the court case this week between Edward Rogers as the chair of the Rogers Control Trust and Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is largely about the interpretation of the company’s articles in conjunction the B.C. Business Corporations Act. Tangled up in this, however, are two competing storylines of what has happened at RCI over the last two months and of what the company’s founder, the late Ted Rogers, would have wanted. This became clear last Friday when several affidavits were filed in response to Edward… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 2, 2021 4 years ago

Crisis at Rogers: Bell, Telus ask CRTC to delay merger hearing, Rogers wants the requests denied (UPDATED)

Shaw asks CRTC to dismiss requests of “opportunistic proponents of delay” OTTAWA – Bell and Telus both filed letters yesterday with the CRTC supporting the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and National Pensioners Federation’s (PIAC-NPF) procedural request to have the Commission’s public hearings into the broadcasting side of Rogers Communications’s purchase of Shaw Communications delayed. The hearings are scheduled to begin Nov. 22. PIAC-NPF, Bell and Telus all argued there is too much uncertainty around who controls Rogers for the CRTC to conduct fair hearings that protect the public interest. Bell, in its letter, called the situation “unprecedented” and said it “places… Continue Reading
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