MONTREAL – Astral Media Radio is offering mobile downloads of ringtones, wallpaper, and exclusive content produced by its hosts through a dedicated Internet site.
Called 61215 The Mobile Superstore, or La boutique mobile 61215 in the Quebec markets where AMR operates, the downloads are compatible with Bell, Rogers and Telus devices.
The site will also offer unique opportunities for advertisers looking for a new local media, the company said in a press release.
www.61215.ca
www.astralmedia.com
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TORONTO and HALIFAX – Neatly coinciding with national small business month, both Rogers and Bell Aliant have launched new services aimed squarely at small and medium-sized businesses.
Rogers unveiled its Business Phone, which offers features like line hunting, to ensure that calls are routed to open lines when the first line is busy, as well as business on-line manager, which allows business owners to manage their phone features from a single website.
The Rocket Hub connects to the mobile Internet over Rogers 7.2 Mpbs HSPA network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet to allow multiple devices to share one Internet connection and its UMTS network for voice. It…
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GATINEAU – The fact that Globalive Wireless has altered its governance structure to mitigate CRTC concerns is just distracting everyone from the fact that its purse strings are tightly held outside of Canada.
And that means it can’t be a Canadian telecom operator, the three Canadian wireless incumbents told the Commission this morning.
During the final day into a hearing that began last week over the proposed structure of Globalive Wireless (which intends to come to market before year-end under the Wind brand name), representatives from Bell Canada, Telus and Rogers each played different verses of the same tune: Globalive…
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EDMONTON – Perhaps recognizing that calling for a boycott of an important supplier is not the best thing for its pay channels, Super Channel has distanced itself from a group calling for consumers to dump Rogers Cable.
In its own press release sent out late Wednesday, Super Channel tried to smooth over some of the relationship issues it has with Rogers Cable that were surely exacerbated Tuesday when a release from “The Friends of Super Channel”, signed former employee Nic Wry, went out calling for the boycott while also calling the big cableco a weasel.
“Although much of the content…
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OTTAWA – Adult specialty channel Penthouse TV will be launching on Rogers Cable next month.
Offered by Ten Broadcasting, Penthouse TV features the a selection of choice adult movies from the world’s leading studios and producers, including exclusive Canadian content, the company said in a press release Wednesday.
www.tenbroadcasting.comwww.rogers.com
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EDMONTON – Using some of the most inflammatory language we’ve seen in a press release (invoking both a rodent and the seal hunt), supporters of pay TV service Super Channel are calling for people to boycott Rogers Cable.
The must-carry pay channel is currently operating under creditor protection and the Allard-family-owned service recently won a victory at the CRTC, where the Regulator said Rogers wasn’t marketing the new service fairly, as we reported nearly two weeks ago.
Super Channel also has a civil case pending against Rogers.
But the press release, issued Tuesday evening by “The Friends of Super Channel”…
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THE BIG BROADCASTERS and BDUs fought this, but by September 14th, those companies had to file their aggregate financial data from their 2008 fiscal years with the Commission.
On the weekend, the CRTC posted the figures on its web site and since the industry it currently roiling over the continuing fee-for-carriage debate, we looked at the numbers largely through that prism.
After spending several hours examining a lot of the data, I can tell you the most lucrative place to work is Bell TV – which paid its 1,398 employees an average salary of $90,136 – or CTV, whose average…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has added former TV and NHL executive John Shannon to its Hockeycentral panel.
“We have a credible ‘hockey man’, whose passion for the sport and access to the decision makers shall prove invaluable,” said VP of content Dave Akande, in the announcement. “We are confident that we have found another insider to join our Hockeycentral panel and ensure that we continue to be the destination for NHL information and opinion.”
Shannon will bring his expertise in the game after more than 30 years of overseeing the television production of regional and national NHL hockey games, including the…
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TORONTO – A “challenging” fourth quarter contributed to a shortfall of -12.7 % in national radio sales for the 2009 broadcast year, says Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS).
Q4 was down -25.2% year-over-year, with weakness in the financial services sector (-61%), the alcohol beverages category (-47.8 %) and automotive (-40.5%).
“Radio hasn’t experienced a decrease in revenue since the months immediately after September 11th, 2001, and even that downturn was less than half of Q4’s minus 25.2%,” said CBS president Patrick Grierson, in the press release. “Last September and October represented the peak of a six year run of year-over-year increases. November…
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TORONTO – Primus has signed a deal with Rogers Wireless that will see its serviceable footprint increase to 94% of Canada by spring 2010.
Under the new agreement, Primus will offer customers enhanced voice and text packages, expanded wireless data functionality, including smart phones, plus features such as picture messaging, web browsing and ring tone alternatives.
"Primus is constantly striving to provide its customers with enhanced telecommunications services and the utmost in quality and service," said Rob Warden, VP of residential marketing and sales, in a statement. "Our expanded wireless offering meets our mobile customers’ needs and is a direct reflection of…
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