CALGARY and EDMONTON – Rogers Media confirmed today the launch of OMNI Television in Alberta will happen this month.
The two stations, OMNI Calgary and OMNI Edmonton, are the province’s first over-the-air multilingual/multicultural television stations and will sign on in Calgary and Edmonton at 6 a.m. MT, Monday, September 15th.
OMNI Calgary (CJCO) will air on cable channel 4; over-the-air on channel 38. OMNI Edmonton (CJEO) will air on cable channel 11; over-the-air on channel 56.
"We’re clearly happy to be pioneering language television in two previously underserved areas at the same time," said regional vice-president of television for…
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TORONTO – CRTC vice-chairman, broadcasting, Michel Arpin, will be the keynote speaker at the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) Awards luncheon in Toronto.
At the event, the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to former CHUM Limited, vice-chair and CEO – and broadcasting pioneer Fred Sherratt.
“We are thrilled that Mr. Arpin has agreed to be our keynote speaker. Prior to becoming vice-chair of the CRTC Mr. Arpin has had a distinguished career in broadcasting and so has valuable firsthand knowledge of the significant issues and challenges facing our radio and television members. We very much look forward…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media Television will officially take over OLN as of August 31st, 2008. This follows the purchase of the specialty channel which took place August 1st, 2008.
As previously reported by Cartt.ca, Rogers had owned a third of the channel, with the rest owned by CTVglobemedia and Comcast. Rogers agreed to buy out the other partners in 2007.
"We are thrilled to welcome OLN into our broadcast family and are pleased to be able to reach more viewers with the exciting and innovative programming OLN has to offer" Alain Strati, vice-president, specialty TV and development, Rogers Media…
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OTTAWA – Hockey fights do not contravene the Canadian Association of Broadcasters code of ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said today.
In a decision released today, the CBSC found that Rogers Sportsnet’s showing hockey fights in its game highlights does not promote or exploit violence.
On the February 7, 2008 edition about which a viewer complained, the program provided clips of fights between players, among other highlights of goals and game action.
The viewer said showing the brouhahas “exploits violent action outside activity of the sport” and should not be broadcast during the day. Sportsnet explained that fighting…
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TORONTO – Rogers multicultural broadcaster, OMNI Television, is unveiling new station-wide scheduling for its popular Chinese Super Cinema series starting Saturday, September 20th.
Chinese Super Cinema will present its latest season of "HK" movies to an audience of established and soon-to-be fans alike.
“Chinese Super Cinema offers a subtitled genre that reaches across culture and generation each week,” said Madeline Ziniak, national vice-president of OMNI, in a press release. “Ontario viewers have hugely demonstrated their loyalty for the series and we anticipate viewership will skyrocket when we introduce Chinese Super Cinema to an additional two million households.”
Chinese Super…
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MONTREAL – CanWest Broadcasting is rebranding Lonestar, a Western-themed cable channel, as MovieTime, a digital offering of popular Hollywood movies. CanWest says that MovieTime, which goes live Oct. 6, will feature more than 250 Hollywood movies.
Catering to adults 25-54, MovieTime will offer viewers unparalleled access to an extensive collection of contemporary hit movies.
"There are few things that generate as much excitement, delight and passion as people’s most-loved movies and with MovieTime, we are thrilled to give audiences a one-stop channel to catch all their favourite hits," says Barb Williams, executive vice-president, content, Canwest Broadcasting.
Canwest says Movietime reflects its on-going…
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TORONTO – If you just can’t get enough advice on sex, beauty tips, hot guys and gossip you can now turn to Cosmopolitan TV, available now on Rogers Cable in Ontario and New Brunswick. CosmoTV is available as a free preview to all Rogers digital cable customers with a set-top box, starting today on channel 262. The channel now reaches close to 5 million households.
Corus Entertainment’s CosmoTV, created in partnership with Hearst Corporation is inspired by the world’s bestselling women’s magazine. The service offers “fun, flirty and irreverent entertainment for women with a focus on men, sex and relationships.” Targeted to…
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TORONTO – 680News has launched its new website at 680news.com designed to provide listeners with more content, easier navigation and personalized traffic reports.
“680news.com is one of the most visited websites of any radio station in Canada, “says 680News vice-president and general manager John Hinnen.
“The new site will provide visitors with access to all 169 MTO cameras between Burlington and Oshawa. Listeners can cycle through the cameras, click on the ones that look at their routes and then they can add them to their favourites. This will give them a chance to look at their own routes before heading out….
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TORONTO – The CBC has received the go ahead to launch an all-sports television channel despite a concerted effort from rival broadcasters to block the application. But it’s not a complete victory for the CBC as the CRTC responded to concerns by further restricting the amount of professional sports the channel can air.
SportsPlus, a national, English-language, Category 2 specialty service plans to offer programming dedicated primarily to the coverage and “celebration of Canadian athletes with a particular emphasis on amateur athletes,” says the CBC. "We feel this is great news for both CBC and the Canadian sports system,"…
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TORONTO – “It’s all good” for CHNU-TV in Vancouver and CIIT-TV in Winnipeg which relaunch Sept. 1 under the new brand name Joytv.
The stations, officially designated Joytv 10 in Vancouver (Joytv 7 in neighbouring Victoria) and Joytv 11 in Winnipeg, boast new schedules that, for the first time, will include simulcasts of top-rated U.S. network programs such as 60 Minutes and Smallville.
The new Joytv tagline, "It’s all good," is designed to reinforce the positive tone, while underlining the enhanced quality and variety of the stations’ new programming lineup.
Toronto-based multimedia company S-VOX, a multi-faith and multicultural…
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