TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has revised its guidelines for all production programs in its Convergent Stream.
The changes to the guidelines, described here, “address the current inconsistencies or conflicts” between the program guidelines and the terms of trade agreement that was reached last April by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and private broadcasters Astral Television Networks, Bell Media, Rogers Broadcasting, Shaw Media and Corus Entertainment.
The CMF said that it will continue to monitor both the impact of the current changes to the program guidelines and the terms of trade negotiations…
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THE COUNT DOWN is on for the 18th annual general meeting of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance which opens Sunday at the Fairmont Tremblant in Mont Tremblant, Quebec.
Over 250 attendees from Canadian independent cable operators, suppliers, and other industry delegates from both sides of the border will enjoy an expanded trade show, sessions on innovative technologies featuring speakers such as Terry O’Reilly and Fred Reichheld, and networking opportunities throughout the conference. The CCSA will also announce its Member and Supplier of the Year awards during the Board of Directors’ dinner on September 19th.
To register to attend Connect 2011, which Cartt.ca…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet and the Canadian Soccer Association have inked a new five-year agreement which includes exclusive multiplatform media coverage for Canada’s Men’s and Women’s national soccer team matches.
In addition to select home and away international friendly matches for Canada’s Men’s and Women’s national teams, Sportsnet will also broadcast Canada’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifiers matches.
"We are very proud to continue our partnership with the Canadian Soccer Association and strengthen our commitment to growing the sport of soccer in Canada," said Navaid Mansuri, VP of finance and sports programming for Rogers Media, in Wednesday’s announcement. “Our new…
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TORONTO – Bell Media and CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed Friday that they will form a broadcast partnership to bid for the Canadian media rights for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
The announcement comes one day after Rogers Media said that it would not take part in bidding for those rights, citing scheduling conflicts and other financial priorities. Rogers Media and Bell Media will continue to partner on the broadcast of the London 2012 Olympic Games next summer.
“The Olympic Games are a premium property that requires a strong partnership in order to deliver the level…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media said Thursday that it will not take part in any bidding for the Canadian broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games as it is pulling out of Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium.
The decision will not affect the company’s plans to help show more than 5,000 hours of coverage of London 2012, in conjunction with CTV. Under the current consortium agreement, which spans the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and 2012 London Summer Games, Rogers Media is a 20% stakeholder of the consortium while the remaining 80% interest is controlled by CTV.
The Olympic Games in…
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TORONTO – Rogers has applied to become a bank, focused primarily on credit, payment and charge card services, Cartt.ca has learned.
A Rogers’ spokesperson confirmed that the company has applied to the Minister of Finance to become a bank under the Bank Act, but has no plans to become a full-service deposit-taking financial institution.
“We routinely explore opportunities to strengthen our position as a leader and innovator in the communications industry”, wrote the spokesperson in an emailed response to Cartt.ca on Tuesday. “While our core strengths remain in communications and media, we are always looking for more ways to deliver value…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media has firmed up plans for its new Toronto–focused news station called CityNews Channel which will launch October 3.
CityNews Channel will offer a news ‘wheel’ format with traffic and weather together on the :1s, sports at :15 and :45, and business at :26 and :56 past the hour, all in a multi-zone TV screen. Anchored by rotating hosts on an hourly basis, the channel will include tie ins via live cameras with other Rogers Media newsrooms such as CityNews, 680News, Sportsnet, Maclean’s, MoneySense, Today’s Parent and HELLO! Canada, plus simulcast Citytv shows such as Breakfast Television, CityNews at…
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SINCE SEPTEMBER IS OFTEN viewed as the “new year” for those in the television business, we’ve used Labour Day week each year since Cartt.ca’s launch in 2005 to look back at the top stories of the past 12 months.
It’s good fun and very instructive for us at Cartt.ca to pause, study and see what resonated with readers among the approximately 2,000 stories we have published since September 1, 2010 (that’s almost eight per working day).
In examining our analytics to see just what stories were most-viewed between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011,, it’s not surprising to see the…
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KITCHENER, ON – CTV Southwestern Ontario is now available to more viewers after being added to the Shaw Direct lineup and to Rogers Cable’s high definition offering.
CTV Southwestern Ontario serves a huge portion of the south west part of the province from Hamilton to Windsor, and Lake Erie to Georgian Bay, including the Bruce Peninsula. In addition to three daily newscasts, the channel produces original local programs including entertainment and culture show The Beat and current affairs program Provincewide.
“CTV Southwestern Ontario strives to bring the best news, and entertainment programming to the community,” said station VP and GM, Dennis Watson,…
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WITH CEO BRAD SHAW telling us a few weeks ago that Shaw Communications will have an announcement on its wireless intentions before Labour Day weekend, the speculation is that the company will finally reveal what it plans to do on the wireless front sometime today (Sept. 1).
Besides, who wants to bury such news the Friday (tomorrow) before the last long weekend of the summer.
Back in the winter, Shaw Communications decided to stop its traditional wireless build and reassess its options. Some thought a partnership with Rogers was in the works, others were speculating on the purchase by Shaw…
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