MARKHAM, ON – Canadian radio industry veteran Chuck McCoy will receive the 2016 Hall of Fame Award from the Ontario Association of Broadcasters at the organization’s fall conference in November.
A Board nominated honour, the OAB Hall of Fame is presented to individuals who have spent most of their careers working for private broadcasters and demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of broadcast excellence.
With 51 years in the Canadian broadcasting industry, McCoy began his professional career on-air in 1965. His on-air hosting included stops at four stations, culminating with five years at the iconic 1050 CHUM. Over the span…
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TORONTO – Attention shoppers, Anne Martin-Vachon has been named the new president of The Shopping Channel (TSC) effective August 16, Rogers Media said Wednesday.
Martin-Vachon (pictured) succeeds Steven Goldsmith who left the company earlier this month after four years in the role. Born and raised in Quebec, Martin-Vachon was most recently chief merchandising officer with Home Shopping Network (HSN) in the U.S., and has also held senior roles at Nordstrom, Bath & Body Works, and Lise Watier Cosmetiques.
As president of TSC, she will be responsible for driving the retailer’s multiplatform strategy, initiating new areas of revenue, and overseeing all operations…
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OTTAWA – Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Mélanie Joly has named a dozen representatives from the Canadian arts and culture sectors as her expert advisory group to assist during her extensive review of Canada’s cultural policies.
Minister Joly said Tuesday that the group (which is almost Royal Commission-like, to us…) was selected on the basis of their personal experience, expertise and ability to generate and inspire innovative ideas, and will “provide advice and ongoing feedback” as she seeks input from Canadians on how best to strengthen the creation, discovery and export of Canadian content in a digital world….
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LOOKING BACK ON THE recent Banff World Media Festival, there are any number of valuable signposts for the future of our moving image industry.
One which rattled my analog cage (in a good way) was the apparent devaluation of the concept of audience in favour of "fan-dom". Ten years ago when many of us attended Banff, we had an informed inkling, maybe even a giggly-tingling anticipation, for the creative potential of the internet. It was a vague notion – we didn't really know what was going to become of this new digital frontier.
But this year at Banff, one can't miss…
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TORONTO – Veteran sports broadcaster Ron MacLean will replace George Stroumboulopoulos as the main host of Hockey Night in Canada starting next season, Sportsnet confirmed Monday.
Stroumboulopoulos, brought in two years ago when Rogers first announced its monster $5.2 billion, 12-year NHL deal, is leaving the company to explore new creative opportunities, reads the news release. MacLean will host the first game on Saturday nights and former HNIC reporter David Amber (pictured left, with MacLean) will host the second game of the weekly double-header.
MacLean will continue to host Coach’s Corner with Don Cherry in the first intermission of…
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TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Rogers Radio listeners in the Toronto and Vancouver regions can now enjoy crisp quality sound with the availability of HD radio, the company said Monday.
Stations now available in HD audio include KiSS 92.5 and 96.9 JACK FM in HD1, 680 NEWS and NEWS 1130 in HD2, and Sportsnet 590 The FAN in HD3. The HD broadcasts are accessible on any portable or in-dash HD-enabled device. Listeners may also experience enhanced digital content on their HD radio devices, such as song titles, album art, and artist information.
“We are constantly looking at ways to enhance the listener experience,” said…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – A drop in advertising revenue helped slow the pace of growth at Canada’s specialty, pay, PPV and VoD television services in the broadcast year ending August 31, 2015, according to the CRTC’s statistical and financial report for this sector released Thursday.
Pay, Pay-per-View, Video-On-Demand and Specialty Services – Statistical and Financial Summaries 2011-2015 said that the sector generated revenues of $4.3 billion in 2015, a modest 0.5% increase over the $4.2 billion earned the previous year, which was hampered by a $19 million decline in advertising revenue, which was offset by a $30.6 million increase in subscription revenues.
The report…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s The Comedy Network is readying new series and epsiodes as it preps for a free preview from June 30 – August 4.
The new content includes the linear TV premiere of the CraveTV original hit Letterkenny and the new series Wrecked (pictured), a half-hour single camera comedy that follows a group of plane crash survivors trying to make a new life for themselves on a deserted island. It also includes a marathon of The Detour, the return of Angie Tribeca, and new episodes of Just For Laughs: All Access.
The Comedy Freeview is available on TV service…
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REGINA – BCE’s acquisition of MTS could result in new government policies designed to create incentives for additional wireless competition, says SaskTel’s risk assessment report of the proposed deal.
SaskTel, a crown corporation owned by the people of Saskatchewan, said the analysis of the risks of the potential transaction will become part of the strategic planning process that it undertakes annually. The report, commissioned in May and released Monday, was conducted by Mark H. Goldberg & Associates Inc. as the independent third party.
Key risks outlined in the report include:
– The further concentration of the market in…
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TORONTO – Rogers-owned The Shopping Channel (TSC) is making its easier to pick up some deals after launching a new t-commerce shopping experience on Apple TV.
Available now in the App Store, the ShopTSC app for Apple TV allows customers to stream both live and pre-recorded broadcasts, browse exclusive items, and purchase their favourite TSC products and brands directly from their TVs. The app features a program guide and user-friendly menu bar to navigate and browse more than 15,000 available products, while the digital shopping cart feature allows customers to manage an account and load their shopping cart for…
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