CANOE VENTURES IS hoping 2019 is the year where it begins to help build video on demand advertising together with BDUs and broadcasters into a $200 million marketplace.
The U.S. company (which is co-owned by MSOs Comcast, Cox Communications and Charter Communications) has been the driver behind huge success Stateside, where the VOD ad business is already a US$1 billion market. Canoe alone delivered 26 billion ad impressions in 2018 on 7,476 ad campaigns. It delivers VOD ads to 36 million American households for broadcast clients such as ABC, A+E, AMC, CBS, Discovery, MTV, NBC, Showtime, Univision and others.
Now,…
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VANCOUVER – Rogers Communications pledged to double its investments in British Columbia this year to expand its LTE network, boost and densify its fibre-powered network in Vancouver, and to lay the groundwork for 5G in the province.
“Our new fibre build will further connect thousands more businesses, as well as local governments, giving them more choice in the province,” said Rogers for Business president Dean Prevost, in Tuesday’s news release. “More fibre allows Rogers to enable even more underserved businesses in the province, with reliable connectivity and flexibility for future growth as we go live with 5G.”
The news comes on…
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BIDDING IS SET TO GET underway in Canada’s much anticipated 600 MHz spectrum auction. The 12 qualified bidders are Bell Mobility, Bragg Communications, Freedom Mobile, Iris Technologies, Novus Entertainment, Rogers Communications, Saskatchewan Telecommunications, SSi Micro – Consortium, TBayTel, TELUS Communications, Vidéotron and Xplornet Communications.
The 600 MHz band is designated for flexible use for mobile, fixed and broadcasting services. Canada has adopted the same band plan as the U.S., which began to auction off that band more than two years ago. The low-band spectrum is ideally suited for offering mobile services and it is one of…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is calling for comments on an application by three of the country’s big broadcasters seeking to amend their condition of licence requiring that all of their prime time programming be broadcast with described video by September 1st.
Described video is a narrated description of a program’s main visual elements, such as setting, costumes and body language, that helps to make television programming accessible for people with visual disabilities by allowing them to better understand what is occurring on the screen. The Commission has incrementally increased the availability of programming with described video in the Canadian broadcasting…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC is joining forces with Canada's big public and private-sector broadcasters in an effort to help more women to play leading roles in the Canadian film and television production industry.
On Friday, also International Women’s Day, the Commission shared some details from its recent Women in Production Summit held last December. In addition to CRTC chair Ian Scott and broadcasting vice-chair Dr. Caroline Simard, attendees included Rick Brace, president, Rogers Media; France Lauzière, president and CEO of TVA Group Inc.; Randy Lennox, president, Bell Media; Doug Murphy, president and CEO, Corus Entertainment; Josh Scherba, president, DHX…
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TORONTO – Rogers flanker brand chatr is the exclusive Canadian home of the Nokia 2.1, the first smartphone from HMD Global.
Available for $139, the Nokia 2.1 is HMD Global’s first carrier-ranged device in Canada. The device boasts a 2-day battery life, a 5.5-inch HD screen, and dual front-facing stereo speakers. It also comes with Android Oreo (Go edition), designed for smartphones with 1GB RAM or less, including a new range of apps from Google designed to run faster while consuming less data.
Available in Blue/Silver, the Nokia 2.1 is available now at chatr retail stores and online.
“We are excited to announce…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media has promoted Bart Yabsley to president of Sportsnet, effective immediately.
Yabsley joined Rogers Media in 2014 and was most recently SVP of sports and entertainment partnerships & content distribution. Prior to joining Rogers Media, he worked at Bell Media/CTV for more than 15 years in senior executive roles including EVP of content sales & distribution, EVP of business planning & distribution, and EVP of CTV Specialty Television Inc.
“Bart is a forward-thinking media executive with deep operational excellence, whose strategic vision, key relationships, and experience in all facets of the business will be a driving force in…
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THE 2006 POLICY DIRECTIVE to the CRTC (which came under then-PM Stephen Harper and then-Industry Minister Maxime Bernier) said the Commission must regulate based on market forces to the maximum extent feasible and reinforced that facilities-based competition (Canadian-owned, built, networks) was to be the backbone of the Canadian telecom marketplace.
It said a bunch of other things, too, but didn’t mention consumers at all. However, the Conservative government of the day insisted as long as the CRTC followed its directive, that should spur competition and lower retail prices.
Last week’s Liberal government proposed…
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TORONTO – Accolades continue to pour in after the passing of Canadian television producer and philanthropist Sandra Faire, who died on February 27 in Toronto. No age or cause of death was provided.
Faire began her lengthy career at CBC where she produced a number of award-winning shows, including Rita and Friends and Anne Murray's Family Christmas, plus many variety specials celebrating Canadian artists and culture.
"Sandra stands out as a beacon of our industry, a formidable force in the creation of some of Canada's finest productions”, said CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait, in a statement. “She will be missed."
Faire was…
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TORONTO – A new voice took to the airwaves Thursday morning on Toronto’s Sportsnet 590 The FAN as former college athlete and sports reporter Ashley Docking joined Sportsnet’s Starting Lineup alongside hosts Greg Brady and Hugh Burrill.
Docking began her career as a community reporter, writer and producer with the Edmonton Oilers before taking on the role of sideline reporter for NBA TV Canada in 2015 and digital correspondent for the NBA Summer League in 2016. From there, she became the sports anchor for CHCH in Hamilton and went on to act as reporter, host and producer with the…
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