TORONTO – Media companies looking to monetize their content with online subscription models would be advised to look for additional sources of revenue.
According to results from the Q3 edition of Digital Life Canada, Solution Research Group’s quarterly trend survey.
The research benchmarked consumers’ willingness to pay for various types of content online. Only 14% said they would pay for newspapers online; TV shows did better at 22%, and books seemed worthy of payment to 29%. At the top of the list was movies which had the most potential, with 37% indicating a willingness to pay.
Those currently paying for online or…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications continued cutting its workforce this week as news broke on just how many positions have been eliminated by the cable, wireless and media giant of late.
While a number of folks on the media (primarily in magazine publishing) side were let go earlier in the year, Canadian Press reported Thursday that a total of 900 positions have been or are currently being eliminated.
Rogers VP communications Terrie Tweddle confirmed to Cartt.ca that this week’s news is the continuation of what we reported in October and that the number of positions eliminated are primarily in the management…
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GATINEAU – Protect Canadian feature films and drama, expand the reach of the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), and create a credit system for Canadian content were a few of the things advocated Friday during the CRTC hearings, which wrapped early.
The Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters (CAFDE) urged the CRTC to ensure that more, not less, Canadian drama is commissioned under the new broadcast framework. Canada’s film industry is also in peril because not many homegrown movies are getting shown on the small screen, according to CAFDE president Ted East.
“Of all the sub-genres of drama, we believe…
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TORONTO – Could Rogers and Cogeco be joining forces?
Rogers announced Thursday that it has purchased 3.2 million subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Cable, and 1.62 million subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Inc., in cash purchase prices of $116.6 million and $46.4 million respectively, exluding commissions.
In the announcement, Rogers said that it is acquiring the shares “for investment purposes”, and that it has “no current intention of acquiring ownership of or control or direction” over any additional shares at this time.
The deal means that Rogers now owns 9.79 million subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Cable, or approximately 29.8% of the…
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VANCOUVER – Now that Telus and Bell also operate HSPA wireless networks, too, Rogers Communications can’t call itself “Canada’s most reliable network” any more without proper qualifiers.
As we reported last week, Telus launched a lawsuit over Rogers’ claims to be fastest and most reliable, asking the Supreme Court of British Columbia to step in and force the big red machine to alter its marketing messages.
While Rogers dropped the “fastest” claim in early November when the new Telus and Bell net was launched, it has stuck with “most reliable”, a claim Telus insists must end.
After hearing all about HSPA…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducted eight people into its Hall of Fame, it was announced today, calling them “a diverse mix of industry experts who have made significant contributions to Canadian broadcasting throughout their careers.”
Without an annual convention (which would normally be taking place right about now, but was cancelled after last year’s event), the CAB will honour the eight at a cocktail party on November 30th in Ottawa.
The 2009 CAB Hall of Fame Inductees are:
– Rob Braide, President, Braide Media (and long-time head of Standard Broadcasting in Quebec)– Michel Chamberland, founding president of…
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TORONTO – The high definition television subscribers of Bell TV say they love their nature and sports channels, according to a new Angus Reid survey done for independent broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV.
Leading the way is Oasis HD, a nature and natural history channel owned and run by Toronto-based High Fidelity HDTV Inc. According to the survey, Oasis HD is the high definition television channel most-often talked about or recommended to others.
Among the 505 Bell TV subscribers surveyed – who had at least one HiFi channel – Oasis HD ranked ahead of Bell’s other HD offerings (see chart).
"We have known…
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TORONTO – Has Rogers found the way to save the Canadian broadcasting industry from suffering the same fate as the recording industry? David Purdy, VP and GM for television products at Rogers, seems to think so.
The big, red cable company announced that its widely anticipated broadband portal – officially known as Rogers On Demand Online – will debut November 30th, to be followed a mighty marketing push in January.
On Monday evening at the posh Hazelton Hotel in Yorkville, Rogers allowed the blogging and social media community, and a few of us other media types, a sneak peak at the phenomenon it’s…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced Friday it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with applicable securities regulators in each of the provinces of Canada which will allow the company to make offerings of debt securities of up to $4 billion during the 25-month period after the shelf prospectus becomes final.
“Rogers also announced it has filed a separate preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with the Ontario Securities Commission and a corresponding registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings will allow Rogers to make offerings of debt securities of up to US$4…
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VANCOUVER – A week after the launch of its new HSPA wireless network, Telus launched a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against Rogers Communications over the latter’s continuing claim to the “fastest network.”
“(S)ince November 5, 2009, Telus has been using a newer HSPA/HSPA+ network than the HSPA/HSPA+ part of the Rogers… network,” reads Telus’ statement of claim. “The Rogers… Network is not more reliable than the Telus… network.”
The claim also notes that Rogers claim to be the fastest also no longer stands and that Telus’ new net – which is built along with Bell Canada –…
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