TORONTO – Today Hollywood Suite announced that its four HD movie channels will be relaunched on November 2nd as Hollywood Suite 70s Movies, Hollywood Suite 80s Movies, Hollywood Suite 90s Movies and Hollywood Suite 2000s Movies.
Right now, the channel branding is Warner Films, MGM Channel Sony Movie Channel and AXN Movies.
“With a focus on consumer choice in an era of vigorous competition and regulatory change, the new unified and simplified Hollywood Suite brands will create an emotional connection with consumers by leveraging the nostalgic value of the greatest films of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s,” said Hollywood Suite…
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TORONTO – Former etalk co-host Tanya Kim has found a new gig at Rogers, just in time for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Kim, pictured, is the new face of Entertainment City and Rogers Your World This Week alongside new co-host Adam Wylde of KiSS 92.5 fame. The entertainment news show airs every weekday morning on Breakfast Television in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, as well as on Wheeler in the Morning in Winnipeg. Entertainment City is also available in the evenings on Dinner Television in Edmonton and CityNews in Toronto. Rogers Your World This Week airs on Rogers’ channel 1.
Beginning Thursday, the Entertainment City team will be interviewing…
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TORONTO – On Wednesday, Bell Media named veteran sales exec Mark Finney to the newly created position of vice-president of strategic sales, outlined brand new roles for other executives, and the departure of some others.
Reporting to Media Sales president Stuart Garvie, Finney will oversee all of Bell Media’s English and French-language sales marketing, brand partnerships, and mix teams, the first time these streams have been brought together under one group and leader, reads Wednesday’s announcement. He will develop and implement a focused and comprehensive approach to better serve clients and partners, while…
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TORONTO – Rogers Radio is teaming up with YouTube on a new radio show designed to spotlight Canadian and international YouTube stars.
Hosted by Rogers Radio personalities Blake Carter and Adam Wylde (Blake & Wylde, KiSS 92.5 – pictured), YouTube Hits promises a weekly roundup of YouTube’s most-talked-about viral events and emerging talent, and will feature the week's top songs, biggest chart debut, best cover song, and top entertainment news from around the world, through YouTube's global network of influencers.
“This partnership with YouTube was a natural marriage with our Rogers Radio youth brands as we continue to evolve to meet…
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OTTAWA – It’s rare when the incumbent wireless carriers and the new entrants find themselves on the same side of an issue, but the response to a Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) appeal of the CRTC’s wholesale wireless decision last month is one of those occasions where the normally combative firms see eye to eye.
CNOC has appealed portions Telecom Regulatory Policy 2015-177, saying the Commission erred in fact and made errors of law in not granting mandated mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access to the radio access networks (RANs) of the wireless carriers. The second…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment's Cartoon Network has expanded its distribution to over 5 million subscribers in Canada after adding big TV service providers Rogers, Shaw and Shaw Direct to its list of distribution partners.
As Cartt.ca reported, the service has taken the place of the now defunct Teletoon Retro in many channel lineups across the country.
Cartoon Network also announced that it will be the exclusive Canadian home for popular series like Clarence, Steven Universe and Teen Titans Go! that will air day-and-date with the U.S. Later this fall, an all-new season of the acclaimed award-winning series Adventure Time (pictured) will premiere…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – Disney Channel and La chaîne Disney officially arrived in Canada this week.
Corus Entertainment said that the channels are available in most markets now, and will be available in 10 million households by Thursday via distribution partners Bell Aliant, Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, CCSA members including Eastlink and Access, Cogeco Cable Canada, MTS, Rogers, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus and Videotron. SaskTel customers will have access to the new service in the coming weeks.
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family-inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and…
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TORONTO – Rogers has tweaked its wireless share plans to offer customers a side of either Spotify Premium, Next Issue or shomi.
For $70 per month for 24 months, customers can sign up or upgrade their wireless plans to Share Everything+. The plan still includes an NHL GameCentre Live subscription and Roam Like Home.
Spotify Premium offers up to three accounts so the whole family can stream their choice of ad-free and offline syncing music on their devices. With shomi, customers may create six profiles to binge-watch their favourite TV/movie content, or, may opt to curate up to five personal libraries…
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TORONTO – Rogers has added Fantasy Sports Network (FNTSY) to its lineup, making the channel available to all Rogers Cable TV customers.
FNTSY Sports Network, the first-ever channel dedicated to fantasy sports, will be available in free preview until October 31, 2015 and subsequently available in Rogers’ Super Sports Pak, Extra Sports Pack and Sports Theme Pack, as well as on a discretionary basis. It can be found on channel 499 in high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD).
“Our distribution on Rogers, combined with our presence on other systems across the country now significantly expands FNTSY Sports Network to having a truly national…
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A BRIDGE IS A musical term meaning a bit of a song which gets you from the verse back to the chorus. We thought the term was a good one to characterize Peter Bissonnette, an accomplished musician, as well as the outgoing president of Shaw Communications (his official last day was yesterday).
Bissonnette has worked in cable for more than 30 years, the last 25 of which for Shaw Communications. He’s been president of the company since 2000, working under company founder JR, and then both his sons, Jim and Brad Shaw – and has much prior experience working for…
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