MONTREAL – Pierre Karl Peladeau is stepping down as CEO of Quebecor Inc. to become the vice-chair of the company, and as well as chair of Quebecor Media Inc. and TVA Group. Robert Depatie, current Videotron president, will take over as CEO of Quebecor Inc.
Peladeau will be taking over the QMI chair position from current chair Serge Gouin, and will continue to oversee the strategic files of the company his father Pierre Peladeau founded. Gouin, who has been chair of QMI since its creation in 1999, has announced he will be retiring.
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TORONTO – Rogers announced it is now offering its Smart Home Monitoring system to residents throughout Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe. The home monitoring system allows customers to control and automate their home security, lights, cameras, thermostats and appliances remotely through their smartphone, computer or tablet.
This announcement marks the first time that Rogers has launched the service outside of its cable footprint in Ontario since first launching the home monitoring system service in August 2011.
With today’s launch, the company said residents of Oakville, Lincoln, West Lincoln, Grimsby, Hamilton and the Greater Hamilton area, Burlington,…
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TORONTO – Canadian Music Week is just a few days away. The 31st annual event will once again bring together thousands of musicians, music fans and industry insiders to Toronto’s Eaton Centre Marriott Hotel for a frenzied week of shows, conferences and award presentations.
For radio industry executives, the Radio Interactive 2013 conference will feature radio networking and education on March 21 and 22 during this year’s CMW. As part of the lineup of topics and speakers, Cartt.ca’s publisher and editor Greg O’Brien will also be on hand to moderate the popular “View From the…
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DENVER, CO – Canadian anglers who are customers of Bell, Eastlink, Rogers, Shaw and Shaw Direct can access a free preview of the World Fishing Network this month.
The cable companies are providing subscribers free access to the fishing and outdoor lifestyle programming channel throughout March. Insight Sports-controlled Canadian cat 2 channel WFN has a programming lineup that includes travel, lifestyle, sportfishing, tournament coverage and more. “We're excited to present this free preview offering with our distribution partners. This is a perfect opportunity for Canadian viewers to see the exclusive fishing and outdoor lifestyle…
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MARKHAM – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters has announced more details about its upcoming Career Development Day in Toronto.
OAB’s Career Day 2013, to be held March 18 at 1 p.m. at Rogers Media, 333 Bloor Street East in Toronto, will include a panel discussion entitled, “Carving your Path in Broadcasting” featuring Michelle Dubé, anchor for CTV; Mike Fuller, on-air host at KX94.7; David Ringer, technical director, Rogers Broadcasting; and Rhianna Robins, morning news and promotions assistant, Star 93.3. This discussion, moderated by Jim Carr, Director, OAB and Professor, Seneca College, will highlight success stories, what…
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OTTAWA – Canadian Media Production Association past-president Norm Bolen focused the final presentation at Prime Time in Ottawa 2013 on the presence – or lack – of Canadian feature films on Canadian TV. It's the theme underpinning the application he and a team of production industry heavyweights will present to the CRTC on April 23 in support of Starlight, The Canadian Movie Channel.
It's a subject many convention delegates have heard and debated numerous times before, spanning decades for some. On the event's first day, Starlight backers and veteran production executives Robert Lantos and Victor Loewy slammed…
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OTTAWA – Jean-Pierre Blais, chair of the CRTC, challenged Canada’s independent producers to think unconventionally when it comes to promoting their creations, reaching audiences and attracting new advertising revenue.
In a keynote to the Canadian Media Production Association’s annual Prime Time event in Ottawa on Friday, Blais highlighted a quote from the late Thomas Bata, the former head of the Bata shoe empire, to indicate how Canadian content creators should be viewing the world in which their businesses operate. “Executives should be people with a sense of urgency, a demand for excellence and a healthy discontent with the way things…
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OTTAWA – Robert Lantos, noted filmmaker and one of the men behind a new Canadian film channel application now before the CRTC, squared off against Pam Dinsmore, vice-president, regulatory at Rogers Communications during a session at Prime Time on the challenges of the Canadian feature film industry.
Their exchange likely provided a good preview of what people can expect when Starlight and Rogers appear before the CRTC for its 9(1)(h) hearing in April. Starlight has asked for carriage on all Canadian BDUs with a must-pay wholesale fee for consumers of $0.45 per month.
Lantos noted that Canada, in his view, is…
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OTTAWA – Despite the promise of cheaper and more widespread 4G services, Canadian cellphone customers are unlikely to see any real benefit from the 700 MHz auction to be held later this year says consumer rights group the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC). Industry Minister Christian Paradis officially outlined on Thursday the final regulations for the eagerly awaited spectrum auction.
While Paradis ensured “at least four providers in every region can acquire spectrum in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction,” PIAC claims there have been no substantive changes to the upcoming auction rules to…
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TORONTO – Following its recent launch of new mobile apps for smartphones, Sportsnet announced that it has also revamped its website, Sportsnet.ca, using leading-edge technology to provide fans with better functionality and access to the site from their smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops.
Designed from a fan’s point-of-view, Sportsnet said in its announcement that sportsnet.ca is the first sports website in Canada to use responsive design, an approach that delivers content that is visually consistent regardless of the platform. The technology automatically detects the visitor’s screen size and orientation and changes the layout accordingly. The…
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