TORONTO – Rogers Media has added Prom Queen: The Homecoming to its Shorts in the City programming initiative, which now includes free iPad and iPhone applications.
Premiering July 5th, the newest installment in the Prom Queen series features 22 episodes which will be released over the coming weeks at Citytv.com, Flare.com and Louloumagazine.com. The series will also be featured on the Shorts in City iPad app, though on the iPhone app, the series is exclusively available to Rogers and Fido customers. Prom Queen is produced by Vuguru, Michael Eisner’s new media studio in which Rogers is an investor.
"Prom Queen 3 is filled…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications is preparing for the launch of another new wireless brand this fall, say several reports.
The story was originally broken by the Boy Genius Report late last week and cbcnews.ca added a story here. Others have since done reports, too.
The new brand is said to be aimed at wireless newcomers such as Wind, Mobilicity, Public Mobile and Videotron and will add an additional option for consumers in the low-cost segment of the market. Ostensibly, it will be even lower-priced than Rogers’ Fido – and will put pressure on Bell’s Virgin brand as well as…
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TORONTO – Canadians audiences can’t get enough of the extensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it seems.
With CBC recording impressive audience figures for its television coverage, Rogers said that Canadians across the country are also turning to their laptops, home computers and mobile devices to catch the games.
Registration for its web-based TV service Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) has risen by more than 60% since the start of the World Cup, and thousands of fans have downloaded the Rogers On Demand Mobile app to catch the action on their smart phones – iPhone customers are apparently leading…
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TORONTO and CALGARY – It’s been a busy week for Canada’s radio industry.
After buying up BOB-FM (CHST-FM) earlier this week, Rogers Broadcasting also acquired Edmonton’s BOUNCE (CHBN-FM) from CTV’s CHUM Radio and Milestone Media Broadcasting.
"Rogers has been active in the Edmonton radio market for four years and we’re keen to expand our local presence," said Rogers radio CEO Paul Ski, in the announcement. "The acquisition of BOUNCE will strengthen Rogers’ position in this important young adult demographic and will allow us the opportunity to offer a more enhanced service to both our listeners and our advertisers."
Hit music station…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications owes $30 million to approximately 300,000 of its customers who were overcharged during a recent discount program.
The mistake, which Rogers said arose as a result of administrative error and system related issues, varies for each customer depending on their tenure in the ‘Better Choice Bundles’ discount program and the number of services they have, the company said. Rogers introduced the program to offer customers a discount when they purchase two or more eligible communications services with a two-year contract term and a consolidated monthly invoice.
Approximately 200,000 customers, who received greater discounts than they were eligible…
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TORONTO – As widely anticipated, the portable people meters (PPM) have shaken up the radio ratings for some of Canada’s largest radio markets.
According to PPM data for March 1 to May 30, 2010, from BBM, CBC Radio One has been toppled from its long held spot atop the rankings in the markets of Vancouver and Toronto.
Corus’ news talk CKNW led the Vancouver market this Spring with a 14.3% share, followed by two of CTVglobemedia’s stations: CHQM FM with 9.1% and CFBT FM with 6.9%. In Toronto, Rogers-owned CHFI FM was tops with a 13.7% share, followed by CTVglobemedia’s CHUM FM…
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TORONTO – The World Fishing Network will dedicate an entire day of programming and commercial airtime on June 30th to support recreational anglers affected by the Gulf oil spill disaster.
The on-air campaign, which will air on its Canadian and U.S. channels, aims to raise awareness of the catastrophic impact this spill is having on the entire fishing industry, and to raise money for organizations providing aid and support to those most negatively impacted by the disaster.
In addition to in-depth coverage of the impact of the spill on recreational and commercial fishing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, the channel…
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EDMONTON – RTNDA Canada, the Association of Electronic Journalists, presented its annual awards for Canadian news stories and programming at its awards gala Saturday night in Edmonton.
Named after some of Canada’s broadcasting pioneers, the awards are presented in a variety of categories to radio and TV networks and stations, and are given in recognition of excellence in electronic journalism.
The 2009 national award winners are:
National Radio winners
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
– News 91.9 for The Morning News – (Small Market)– AM800 CKLW for The 7:30 am AM800 NEWS – (Medium Market)– 680 News for Tornado Aftermath -…
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TORONTO – Rogers Broadcasting has bought London, ON radio station BOB-FM (CHST-FM) from CTV’s CHUM Radio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We’re excited about operating in the city of London," said Rogers radio CEO Paul Ski, in Monday’s announcement. "Our stations always have a local focus and we’re eager to build upon the strong local lens that BOB-FM has on London."
The purchase is subject to CRTC approval. BOB-FM launched in 2000 in London and has “continually been a ratings leader in the market”, the announcement continued.
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IF EVERYONE PLAYS their expected part, Canadians may end up clamouring for the new SunTV News channel that its owner, Quebecor Media, envisions.
The launch strategy, it appears, is so far playing out brilliantly. After a couple of weeks of leaks (“It’ll be like Fox News, but in Canada!” “They’re going to spend $100 million!” “They’ve asked the CRTC for permission! “We’ve hired some reporters!”) which were linked and retweeted everywhere across the country – and especially in Ottawa – newspaper, TV and radio reporters, camera folks, online newsers (including yours truly) and bloggers crowded…
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