WHILE LISTENING, PERPLEXED, to Tuesday’s “Say No To Bell” press conference led by Quebecor Inc. Cogeco Inc. and Bragg Communications, I tweeted “Horse is out of the barn, is lost in the woods and the barn is on fire.”
Many of us are fond of using the “horse is out of the barn” cliché when it comes to big media mergers, noting it’s far too late now to close the door on any of it. That is undeniable, and the proposed Bell Media purchase of Astral Media is just about the last of them. The Canadian barn…
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TORONTO – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union used a certain tennis tournament as a backdrop to remind folks that some of its members who are contract technicians that do install and maintenance work for Rogers Communications are still walking the picket line.
“Tennis season is in full swing at the Rogers Cup, but one of the most unreported matches is taking place between the telecommunication giant and the technicians that deliver its services. Some of Rogers' technician staff have been on strike for two months in a bid to secure a first work contract,” reads the release.
"While Rogers is…
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MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds are partnering with the National Film Board of Canada to underwrite the Theatrical Documentary Program.
By providing financing for feature-length documentary projects during their production and post-production stages, the program aims to increase audiences for Canadian feature films through the production of high-calibre documentaries for theatrical distribution. Under the new arrangement, the program's budget has been restored to $1.5 million per year, with each partner contributing $500,000.
"As Canada's public producer and distributor, the NFB is participating in the Theatrical Documentary Program in order to contribute its resources and expertise to…
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TORONTO – An ad campaign for the low-cost Rogers Wireless brand chatr is at the heart of a court case which will face the Ontario Superior Court of Justice tomorrow.
In November 2010, a Competition Bureau investigation concluded that Rogers misled consumers through its advertisements for the chatr discount cell phone and text service. The complaint was brought forward by competitor Mobilicity (as we reported here).
The Competition Bureau brought legal proceedings against Rogers forward saying the company made misleading claims about dropped calls in an advertising campaign promoting chatr. The Bureau also concluded that the claims…
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TORONTO – Asian Television Network (ATN) has launched Movies OK, a 24 hour Bollywood movie channel from News Corp's STAR Network, boosting its Hindi cinema-entertainment offerings in Canada.
The family-friendly channel offers a range of titles including blockbusters, modern classics and contemporary cinema through its affiliation with STAR and through the movie library acquired from Viacom.
The channel is currently offered by Rogers, Bell and Telus.
www.asiantelevision.com
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TORONTO – Rogers Media will offer Canadians exclusive access to season two of The Booth at the End, thanks to its partnership with Michael Eisner's digital media studio Vuguru.
The edgy, five-part, 22-minute series will be available in Canada every Monday for five consecutive weeks starting August 6 on Citytv.com, Rogers Anyplace TV, and on mobile through the Citytv Video App. Fans can also relive the first season on FX Canada beginning August 9 at 11:30 pm ET/PT for five consecutive weeks.
The Booth at the End centres on a mysterious Man (Xander Berkeley) who sits in a…
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LONDON – CBC/Radio-Canada has been awarded the Canadian broadcast rights for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday.
While financial terms of the bid were not officially disclosed, a source with direct knowledge of the talks who asked to remain anonymous told Cartt.ca late Wednesday that the amount CBC committed to for the rights to both future Games is “less than half” of the $153 million which then-CTVglobemedia paid in 2005 for the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the London Summer Olympics. (Ed note: CTVglobemedia later brought in…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment said Tuesday that it will join CBC/Radio-Canada, Rogers Media and Shaw Media in the Canadian Premium Audience Exchange (CPAX).
Unveiled in April, CPAX is an online, real-time bidding exchange service that provides advertisers and agencies with access to premium digital inventory.
With the addition of Corus, CPAX now provides buyers with a central gateway to premium Canadian digital advertising inventory across more than 150 domains in both English and French, reaching an audience of more than 16 million Canadians. Each media company maintains their unique, direct sales operations with a portion of their inventory flowing directly into…
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TORONTO – Broadcast veterans Peter and Tony Viner will receive Hall of Fame awards at the Ontario Association of Broadcaster’s annual fall conference scheduled for November 6 in Toronto.
Connection 2012, held at the Westin Bristol Place Hotel, will also feature a half day sales training session with branding, marketing and sales strategist Paul Weyland, plus a programming panel moderated by Byrnes Media president Chris Byrnes that will include Julie Adam, VP programming at Rogers; Rob Farina, EVP content at Astral Radio; David Farough, VP brands, programming and new media at Corus Entertainment; and Steve Jones, VP programming for Newcap…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media is prepping for multiplatform coverage of the 2012 Rogers Cup which hits the court August 6 – 10.
Fifty-nine of the top 60 tennis players in the world are expected to compete in the event. Toronto will host the top 35 men at the Rexall Centre, while in Montreal, 24 of the top 25 women will hit Uniprix Stadium.
Sportsnet, Citytv and FX Canada will team up on the first three rounds and quarter-finals of men’s event and the first three rounds of women’s event, while live streaming will be available via sportsnet.ca. FX Canada and Sportsnet…
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