TORONTO – Bob Babinski is the new Executive Producer & Local Content Manager for City Montreal, overseeing City’s new, local weekday morning show, Breakfast Television and new, 30-minute weekly sports show, Connected Montreal says Rogers Media.
Born and raised in Montreal, Babinski comes to City with more than 25 years of television experience – both on-camera and behind-the-scenes. As a former sportscaster for CBC Television and CBC Radio in Montreal, he’s covered the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Expos, and such events as Hockey Day in Canada, the 2006 and 2008 Olympic Games, and the 2010 FIFA…
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NEW YORK – India-based satellite television channel Zee TV, in partnership with Ethnic Channels Group Limited (ECG), is launching Zee TV Canada on February 1 on Rogers, Bell and Telus.
Asian Television Network International (ATN), which serves Canada's Asian community, recently decided not to renew its licensing agreement for it rights to Zee TV's Hindi programming when it expires on January 31, 2013.
Zee TV will now be available to Canadian viewers as a 24/7 service for the first time. Canadian viewers who enjoyed Zee’s top programming such as Pavitra Rishta, Punarvivaah and…
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AFTER SIX YEARS, SATELLITE radio produced its first-ever profit in Canada when earlier this month SiriusXM Canada reported it was $3.3 million in the black for the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
For executive chairman John Bitove, that Q1 result is vindication after plugging away just as XM Canada to begin with – in competition with Sirius Canada – and then finally merging with it in 2011 two years after the American satellite radio companies combined themselves. Satellite radio faced numerous launch obstacles, chiefly convincing people to want to pay for radio in the first place,…
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TORONTO – City is encouraging fans of its new half-hour comedy Seed to “make a baby” with its Seed Baby app ahead of the show’s premiere on Monday, Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Available today, the app can be downloaded free of charge for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch via the App Store or at iTunes.ca. Beginning Monday, Jan. 28 through to Sunday, Feb. 3, City viewers can get an exclusive sneak preview of the full-length first episode at Citytv.com/Seed, or by downloading the City Video app at Google Play or via the…
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WIND MOBILE WANTS THE federal government to throw whatever book it can at Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications over their recent spectrum deal.
Last week – as part of a multi-faceted $700 million transaction – Rogers Communications paid $50 million to Shaw Communications for an option which assures Rogers will purchase Shaw’s AWS spectrum when it is allowed to come on the open market in late 2014.
As a new entrant to the wireless game, Shaw paid $190 million for spectrum in the 2008 auction that was set aside just for wireless newcomers. Wind Mobile, Videotron, Shaw,…
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MONCTON – Consumers in Newfoundland and New Brunswick “in coming months" will be able to automate their home security when Rogers begins offering its Smart Home Monitoring service. The service also can take control of a home`s lights, cameras, thermostats, and appliances remotely through a smartphone, computer or tablet. Bell Aliant also announced earlier today it would be rolling out a similar service sometime this spring. Both services are still subject to licensing approvals and pricing has still not been set.
"We know Canadians want to be connected wherever they go. With Smart Home…
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AMONG CANADIAN TELEVISION executives, no one is more active on Twitter than Kirstine Stewart. Some feel Twitter is an waste of time and it sure can be if you let it, but for Stewart, EVP of English Services at the CBC and a smart user of the social network, Twitter is a good way for @KStewartCBC to listen to Canadians, get her message out – and even make her personal opinions known, about more than just the CBC.
Of course, her tweets are often back-slapping congratulations for this or that CBC program doing well in the ratings (there have…
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OTTAWA – It’s common these days to see Internet speeds still advertised with “up to” speeds that rarely ever approach the average speeds that subscribers will actually experience in practice. The problem is that most consumers believe they are getting, at least some of the time, the advertised speeds says the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) because they are not being properly informed. It’s calling on the Competition Bureau and CRTC to play a more active role in monitoring the compliance of ISP speed and performance claims in advertising and to develop rules for broadband labelling.
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MONTRÉAL – Videotron has named Sylvie Charette to the position of Vice President, Branding and Interactive Media. Charette will be responsible for promoting Videotron’s key brand differentiators. She will play a leading role in developing brand positioning strategies for the company’s different audiences while maintaining Videotron’s customer-focused approach to all corporate communications.
“Videotron is very happy to welcome Sylvie Charette aboard,” said Myrianne Collin. “Her leadership qualities, passion for telecommunications and professional skills will be valuable assets to the company. Sylvie’s mission will be to promote the Videotron brand in order to maintain its stature…
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TORONTO – World Fishing Network (WFN) viewers can now experience the thrill of the catch in high-definition (HD) through multiple providers across Canada.
Rogers (Ch. 542), Eastlink (Ch. 732), SaskTel (Ch. 461), Bell Fibe (Ch. 1419), CityWest (Ch. 295), MTS (Ch. 1183) and Cogeco (Ch. 747) have added WFN HD to their high-definition channel lineups. Affiliates interested in offering their customers the best in fishing and outdoor lifestyle programming in stunning HD can visit www.GetWFN.com for more details or contact Sean Luxton at sluxton@worldfishingnetwork.com.
Affiliates across Canada can access WFN’s signal directly on…
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