TORONTO – Hours after Citytv announced that it was cutting news shows and staff, local news channel CP24 trumpeted the arrival of two new early evening news shows for its viewers in the Greater Toronto Area.
“Toronto deserves a 5 p.m. local newscast,” said station VP and GM Bob McLaughlin, in a statement. “CP24 now gives our viewers a chance to watch at home or listen in the car from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. LIVE AT 5 and LIVE AT 5:30 is all part of our ongoing commitment to give Torontonians the news when they want it.”
CP24’s lead…
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THE CANADIAN cable, broadcast and telecommunications industries have been quick to mobilize support of relief efforts in Haiti.
We at Cartt.ca are awed by the collective level of compassion and generosity, and offer our sincere congratulations to the companies who have pledged to aid the people of the tiny island ravaged by last week’s earthquake.
In addition to the efforts by Rogers and by Cogeco and Quebecor, below are some other initiatives that we have learned of:
– Telecom equipment supplier Ericsson is sending volunteers, all telecom experts, to set up a container-based mini GSM-system to enable mobile communication for aid workers…
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TORONTO – Rogers says that their new their broadband portal Rogers On Demand On-line is off to a “big” start.
With more than 46,000 Canadian registered to date plus almost two million page views last month, Rogers said that they will unveil new features and functionality like live streaming, social networking and wireless access features later this year.
“With over 1.8 million Rogers On Demand Online page views in just over one month, Canadians are telling us they are ready to take TV beyond the box and have already made Rogers On Demand Online a great Beta launch success," said David Purdy, VP…
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TORONTO – Rogers Radio is adding Aboriginal content to its programming lineup on select stations across the country.
A new weekly program called Bamoseda will feature national Aboriginal news, current affairs, community and culture features, as well as spotlights on entertainment. Bamoseda translates to "walking together" in the Anishinabe language.
“Rogers Radio is proud to expand the cultural diversity of our programming," said Paul Ski, CEO of the Rogers radio group, in a statement. "Bamoseda will offer unique and original programming to private radio and will provide relevant content in the communities we serve."
Bamoseda will air on the following Rogers stations:…
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TORONTO – At least one Canadian broadcaster is opposing Rogers’ request to carry the digital multicast signals of a U.S. broadcaster.
In a letter to the CRTC, the S-VOX Group of Companies recommended that the Commission use a process similar to the one used when it considers adding non-Canadian linear services to the eligible satellite lists. Specifically, applications should be required to include at least as much information, S-VOX said.
“In S-VOX’s opinion, there should be no difference in regulatory treatment between digital multicast services being proposed by Canadian BDUs and non-Canadian services being sponsored for entry into this country”, S-VOX’s letter…
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A MILLION FEET of broadcast cable. 100 or so cameras. 1,350 people. No tape. All for 17 days of sliding, gliding, jumping and skating.
The broadcast (or, more accurately, broadcasts) of the 21st Winter Olympic Games from Vancouver and Whistler will be groundbreaking. With every single second of competition to be shown somewhere (12 TV stations or online), it’s been a monumental undertaking for the broadcast consortium led by CTVglobemedia.
Nineteen tractor-trailer loads of gear travelled before Christmas from Toronto, where the broadcast team went through full rehearsals in a warehouse in October, to Vancouver. And now a crack team of…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications and the Rogers family today announced they will donate $250,000 to relief efforts in Haiti and enable customers to support relief efforts through a text-to-donate campaign
Rogers Wireless and Fido customers are encouraged to help those in Haiti by donating to Partners In Health: Haiti and other Haitian relief organizations. By sending the text message "HELP" to shortcode 1291, customers can donate $5 to the Haitian relief efforts. Rogers is working with the ONE X ONE Foundation to facilitate 100% of donations in funds and goods to Partners In Health: Haiti and other Haitian relief organizations.
In…
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TORONTO – With just one month to go until the official start of the 2010 Olympic Games, Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium unveiled more details of their coverage plans, dubbed “the most ambitious media initiative in Canadian history”.
“Throw away any pre-conceived notions you may have about an Olympic Games broadcast,” said Ivan Fecan, president and CEO of CTVglobemedia and CEO of CTV, in the announcement. “We are giving consumers complete control of their Olympic Games experience, tailored for our digital age.”
In order to allow Canadians to experience the Games on their own terms, the broadcast team has developed three…
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TIVERTON, Ont. – While wireless newcomers like Wind and Public and DAVE get all the press as they launch in the big Canadian cities this year, the people in places like Collingwood, Owen Sound, Kincardine and Tiverton, Ont., will also have a new mobile competitor in 2010.
Their nearly 100-year-old ILEC, Bruce Telecom, plans to add wireless this year – to go along with the next generation service it launched in 2009, digital television.
“We have a fairly wide product offering,” new CEO Eric Dobson told Cartt.ca in an interview Wednesday (his third day on the job), “and in the second…
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TORONTO – The online news service for Toronto’s Citytv, Citynews.ca, and The Mark, have inked a content partnership that will provide citynews.ca users with a new stream of local features and opinion pieces.
The agreement will include a weekly editorial opinion series from a number of The Mark contributors on topics impacting Torontonians, such as poverty, the TTC, changing neighbourhoods, HST, and the mayoral race.
"Citynews.ca is pleased to be able to offer our users more in-depth, hyper-local and opinion based news features from a long list of notable Torontonians," said Claude Galipeau, SVP and GM digital, Rogers Media, in a…
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