TORONTO – Rogers Media has confirmed that it will shutter its technology-focused channel G4 effective August 31, 2017.
The channel, which originally launched in Canada as TechTV before morphing in to G4techTV Canada and then just G4, bills itself as “the only television station that is plugged into every dimension of games, gear, gadgets and gigabytes”.
A Rogers Media spokesperson confirmed to Cartt.ca that the company will not be replacing the channel with another brand.
“In the current competitive television landscape, closing G4 is the right business decision as we continue to focus on our core speciality portfolio”, reads the emailed response.
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GATINEAU – Some of the project evaluation and eligibility criteria proposed by the CRTC for its new broadband deployment fund must be altered or it risks repeating the deferral account fiasco, according to comments on a new broadband funding regime.
Introduced as part of the Basic Service Objective decision last year, the proposed funding model would provide much needed capital to broadband deployment projects in unserved and underserved communities across the country. It also set a new standard called the Universal Service Objective (USO) with a minimum requirement of 50/10 Mbps.
In comments to Telecom Notice of…
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TORONTO – TNW Wireless is asking the CRTC to compel Bell and Telus to provide it with wholesale roaming agreements in order to further the rollout of its proprietary iPCS technology that it says will offer Canadians a new low cost mobile service.
The company says that Bell and Telus have refused to sign roaming agreements with it, contrary to the Commission’s regulatory framework for wholesale mobile wireless services, because the two big incumbents “believe TNW will allow permanent roaming on their respective networks”. But that is not the case, continued TNW, which has also asked the CRTC to rule…
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VANCOUVER – Rogers’ newest all-sports radio station Sportsnet 650 will debut September 4 in Vancouver with some familiar voices.
On Wednesday, Sportsnet confirmed that Sportsnet’s Starting Lineup with Cybulski, Darling and Laurence will air Monday to Friday from 6 to 10 AM PT, featuring veterans James Cybulski, Steve Darling and Mira Laurence.
Cybulski (pictured left) is an award-winning broadcaster who brings 25 years of experience to the role. After working in Vancouver from 2000 – 2004 as bureau chief for The Score, he returned to the west coast in 2013 to join Sportsnet Pacific and most recently worked with…
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Creator community shares deep concerns about “devastating effects” of decisions
OTTAWA – Canada’s independent producers, performers and directors have petitioned Heritage Minister Joly to either set aside, or refer back, the CRTC’s group licence renewal decisions for large television broadcasters released last month.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) submitted a joint petition to the Minister Thursday, underscoring their shared concerns about the Commission’s decision to lower the amount that Bell Media, Rogers Media and Corus Entertainment must spend on Programs of National Interest…
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TORONTO – Just in time for summer vacation season, Bell Media’s video-streaming service TMN Go is allowing subscribers to download content on their mobile devices.
The national launch of offline viewing includes thousands of movies and series titles from The Movie Network, HBO Canada, and The Movie Network Encore, available for download on iOS and Android tablets and smartphones, all for playback without an internet connection.
The offline viewing feature is available now to TMN subscribers with Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, Bell Alliant, Bell MTS, Cogeco, Eastlink, and Rogers. An ad campaign promoting the new feature is scheduled to…
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HAMILTON – When Comcast, the largest cable company in North America, needed to upgrade its network to handle the massive demands of delivering IP video at scale, there was no where to turn.
No vendor could provide the complete solution Comcast needed. So the company developed one itself, Neill Kipp, a distinguished engineer and software architect for Comcast, told last week’s Clearcable Networks Technology Summit in Hamilton, Ont.
“I think what is intriguing about the Comcast story is that they turned to open source to find a solution. A lot of small operators think open source is not viable,” said Rob…
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TORONTO – Sportsnet will produce and televise more than 150 national hockey games throughout the 2017-18 NHL season across Hockey Night in Canada on Saturdays, Rogers Hometown Hockey on Sundays and Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey on Wednesdays.
Sportsnet’s national broadcast schedule will also include two outdoor games featuring Canadian teams – the NHL 100 Classic between Montreal and Ottawa on December 16 and the 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game between Toronto and Washington on March 3. The schedule will also feature exclusive coverage of the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, the 18th annual Scotiabank Hockey…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications is continuing to adjust its organizational structure under new CEO Joe Natale.
This week, chief customer officer Deepak Khandelwal announced he was leaving the company to join CIBC in August as group head, client connectivity and innovation and Dale Hooper, chief brand officer, is known to be leaving at the end of June. While Khandelwal was hired away from Google by former CEO Guy Laurence in 2014, Hooper has been with Rogers for six years.
Natale has said since he took over as CEO in April that he wants to improve the "end-to-end" Rogers customer experience…
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VANCOUVER – Vancouver area listeners will hear a fresh, new sound on the airwaves Monday when Rogers’ JACK 96.9 debuts all-new morning and afternoon drive shows.
The Paul and Kuss Show will kick things off Monday through Friday from 5:30 AM to 9:00 AM PT, starring morning radio veteran and stand-up comedian Paul Brown and B.C.-born TV and radio personality Michael Kuss (pictured).
Kenny Jones returns to the station after recently hosting the morning show on Country 101.1 in Ottawa where he will entertain Vancouverites weekday afternoons from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT on new show aptly titled Kenny…
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