MARKHAM – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters has announced the winner of the 2013 Michael Monty Scholarship Award is Ida Adamowicz, a student from Mohawk College.
The Michael Monty Scholarship Award is presented each year to a student with strong academic marks, as well as for their efforts to make a difference by getting involved in extracurricular activities, like volunteering with student groups or organizations. Adamowicz was nominated and won because of her dedication to her program and to her community where she serves as a volunteer and supporter.
Michael Monty spent more than 33…
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TORONTO – As some of the music industry’s most influential figures gather in Toronto for the 31st annual Canadian Music Week, Rogers Radio’s stations from Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary take their studios on the road for live broadcasts from the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre, giving listeners a front-row seat this highly-anticipated music industry event.
Beginning Thursday, March 21 favourite on-air personalities will broadcast their shows live from the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre, central hub for the Canadian Music Week industry conference.
Below is a list of Rogers Radio stations and shows broadcasting live from…
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TORONTO – While the owners of Wind have announced control and executive changes they want to make, without Industry Canada approval of those shifts, someone still has to be at the wheel – and for now, it is a re-energized Tony Lacavera.
Lacavera, the normally ebullient driving force behind Wind in Canada, was seen by many over the last number of months to be the odd man out and in some of his public appearances, he seemed, well, glum. Plus, Wind’s primary financial backer, Egyptian wireless company Orascom (a part of the massive VimpelCom empire), has…
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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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