OAKVILLE, ON – The Weather Network and MétéoMédia have launched their interactive iTV app on Bell Fibe TV.
The weather app allows customers to access on-demand weather information and enhanced content with the touch of a remote. Viewers may save their own city or town in iTV, plus up to nine other locations that could include their cottage or favourite vacation spots.
“Our easy-to-use iTV app makes it even more convenient for consumers to get timely weather information,” said Maureen Rogers, SVP of Television for Pelmorex Media, the parent company of The Weather Network and MétéoMédia. “As a company that’s known…
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TORONTO – CTAM Canada’s newly elected board of directors for 2012 includes a number of familiar names and faces.
Joining the organization are:
– Gordon Lee, Corus Entertainment;
– Alyson Townsend, Canadian Cable Systems Alliance;
– Isabelle Bertrand, AOV;
– Hawley T. Chester III, Fox Networks;
– Peter Furnish, Astral Television Networks;
– Suzanne Gouin, TV5 Quebec, Canada;
– Ryan Kane, Rogers Media;
– Peter Kovacs, Rogers Communications;
– Julie Kumaria, Astral Television Networks; and
– Jeremy McCarthy, Hollywood Suite.
CTAM board members serving the second of their two-year terms include Astral’s Dominique Cornellier; Celine Laporte of Terra Terra Communications; Sean Luxton of Insight Sports; Gary Pelletier from Stingray Digital; David…
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TORONTO – Rogers Cable signed a “long-term agreement” for the continued distribution of all Shaw Media services, including popular channels History Television, HGTV Canada, Showcase, as well as on-demand rights to Global TV content.
The deal includes on-demand, online and mobile rights, through linear, VOD, broadband and mobile.
"It is extremely gratifying to renew our long-standing relationship with Rogers and secure their continued support of our leading specialty television brands. The agreement acknowledges our investment in programming, aggressive evolution to high definition offerings and leadership in the on-demand space," said Shaw Media president Paul Robertson, in the announcement. "This deal is a…
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TORONTO – Look out Groupon, here comes RDeals.
Rogers Digital Media has launched RDeals, a new daily deals site that brings local and national finds to Canadians for up to 90% off the original price. Beginning Tuesday, the site will offer national deals across Canada (excluding Quebec), as well as local daily deals to the Greater Toronto Area on products and services that include food, fashion, technology, vacations, spa treatments, and fitness classes.
"Canadians are increasingly looking to engage with their favourite brands through multiple digital platforms and channels. With RDeals, we are offering savings on top, quality brands and seamlessly connecting customers, wherever they are,…
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TORONTO – A miniature schnauzer named Speedy has been chosen as the winning dog in a contest launched last month by Fido.
The Rogers-owned discount wireless provider said that it received more than 23,000 entries during its ‘Fido Casting Call’ contest which ran for six weeks in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal. Speedy was voted into the top spot by Canadians and will now star in an upcoming Fido ad.
Fido also pledged to donate $220,000 to the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides to be used to train and place 11 dog guides with Canadians with disabilities.
“Fido fans and dog…
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WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT relaxes foreign investment regulations for the telecom sector and sets out the rules for the 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction (there’s widespread hope Industry Minister Christian Paradis will say something about both next week), there aren’t many scenarios that present a rosy future for the newest Canadian wireless companies, according to research by Scotia Capital telecom analyst Jeff Fan.
Former Industry Minister Tony Clement said prior to the last election that when the 700 MHz auction rules are set out, the plan was to also address the limits we in Canada have on foreign investment in…
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TORONTO – Sportsnet has signed a two-year broadcast agreement with FIS (International Ski Federation) for Alpine skiing events including 25 World Cup races each season.
The races will air on Sportsnet One every weekend throughout the season and will include slalom, giant slalom, downhill and super-combined races. Complementing the race coverage will be 30-minute magazine shows on news and stories from snowboard and freestyle skiing.
“With this new agreement we have created destination viewing every weekend for Alpine skiing," said Navaid Mansuri, VP of finance and sports programming for Rogers Media, in Wednesday’s announcement. “Our viewers now have a home for…
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TORONTO – With subscriber additions at Wind Mobile, Public Mobile and Mobilicity well below what many had hoped, is the model failing?
That’s what Canaccord Genuity telecom analyst Dvai Ghose asked on Monday in a research note to clients. Noting the departure of Mobilicity CEO Dave Dobbin is the second new entrant CEO to leave over the past six months, Ghose wrote what many have been saying for some time now: This isn’t how is was supposed to be.
“Independent new entrant subscriber growth has been weak — WIND only added 41k net subscribers in Q3/11, down from 45k…
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TORONTO – Rogers is moving its new Toronto-focused station CityNews Channel to digital channel 15 in the Greater Toronto Area starting Tuesday.
The 24-hour HD all-news channel, which launched October 3, was previously located on Rogers' channel one. With a busy screen reminiscent of its competitor, Bell Media-owned CP24, the channel uses rotating hosts on an hourly basis and has live cameras in all Rogers Media newsrooms.
"CityNews Channel continues to evolve with each headline, bringing viewers multiplatform, HD coverage of news stories as they break," said Tina Cortese, VP news and GM Citytv Toronto at Rogers Media, in Monday’s announcement. “With a new home on Rogers digital…
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TORONTO – Rogers-owned news talk station 680News is ringing in the holidays with ‘All Christmas News’.
Beginning Monday, the Toronto-based radio station will air a holiday-themed news story at 25 minutes past the hour, every hour. The stories will focus on different aspects of the holiday season, such as products, traditions, customs and holiday treats.
The on-air stories will be complemented with a special sub-page on the station’s website, allowing listeners to hear the stories again and share their own.
“Music stations tend to ‘own’ Christmas, but we feel there is a strong interest from listeners to hear about all the wonderful and compelling Christmas…
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