GATINEAU – It’s been a bit of an open secret in Ottawa but today it was made official, Len Katz is the new vice-chair (Telecommunications) at the CRTC.
Also announced today was Peter Menzies’ appointment as a part-time member to the CRTC.
"I am pleased that both Mr. Katz and Mr. Menzies have agreed to join the CRTC," said Heritage Minister Josée Verner in the official release. "Their vast knowledge and experience will play an important role in helping the CRTC carry out its mandate."
Katz (whom Cartt.ca profiled here) has been executive director, broadcasting and telecom at…
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TORONTO – As first reported by Cartt.ca last month, CTV has made its new fall shows Gossip Girl, Big Shots and Pushing Daisies – all from Warner Bros. – to Rogers Cable’s video on demand customers.
The three shows become the first-ever U.S. network series that air on CTV to be made available on VOD. The announcement comes as Pushing Daisies was made available on VOD last week following its series premiere on CTV.
Free, full-length episodes of Gossip Girl, Big Shots and Pushing Daisies are now available 24 hours following their television broadcast on Rogers VOD. Tagged with…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters will induct nine Canadians into the CAB’s Broadcast Hall of Fame at a special luncheon ceremony on Tuesday , November 6, 2007 at this year’s CAB Annual Convention in Ottawa.
The Hall of Fame recognizes Canadians in private broadcasting or related industries who have achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint.
The inductees who will be honoured at the luncheon are:
Raynald Brière , RNC MEDIA Inc., Montreal, Quebec
Bruce Hogle , retired, Edmonton, Alberta
Harvey Glatt , retired, Ottawa, Ontario
Fred Latremouille , Rogers…
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OTTAWA – President and CEO of Standard Broadcasting, Gary Slaight, has been chosen as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ 2007 Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence.
The award honours outstanding service to Canadian private broadcasting, and recognize exceptional human qualities and practical, innovative achievements that reflect a genuine concern for the highest broadcasting standards, says the association.
“Gary Slaight is an outstanding broadcaster who has built bridges for the radio industry with communities across the country,” said Glenn O’Farrell, president and CEO of the CAB. “Building on the remarkable legacy of his father, Allan Slaight, Gary…
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TORONTO – Rogers Wireless on Wednesday announced it planned to increase its presence in the market for Windows Mobile software-powered devices, with the first step being the unveiling of the Palm Treo 750 smartphone and the MOTO Q 9h. Both devices run via Windows Mobile.
The company also said it would give away a free online Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the HTC S621.
“As Canada’s leader in wireless data services, Rogers has helped turn hundreds of thousands of workers on to the power of wireless e-mail through our global leadership in BlackBerry device penetration,” said Rogers Wireless senior…
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TO SAY 2007 HAS been a year of growth for EastLink is simply a colossal understatement.
So far, the company has acquired Amtelecom Communications, Persona Communications and RuSh Communications – meaning EastLink (or officially, its parent company, Bragg Communications) has more than doubled in size to around 500,000 customers.
No longer just a regional cable concern, Bragg/EastLink is a national force to be reckoned with, with cable and telecom services extending coast to coast.
The company is a pioneer, having launched phone service years before other North American cable companies – to much success – in Nova…
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TORONTO – Rogers Wireless on Tuesday released its guidelines for submission to its Rogers Wireless Mobile Content Fund, which was initially announced at the nextMEDIA conference in June.
A board – consisting of North By Northeast Music Festival and Conference founding owner and managing director Andy Mclean, Duopoly founding partner Catherine Tait, Rogers Wireless director of music, portal and content Robyn Walters, Rogers Group of Funds executive director Robin Mirsky and Rogers Wireless vice-president of new products Upinder Saini – will assess the submissions to the fund.
The fund application deadline is December 5. Funding will be provided…
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TORONTO – Telehop Communications Inc. on Tuesday announced its 10-10-100 long distance calling service was available on the Rogers Network.
Rogers Home Phone and Rogers circuit-switched (formerly Sprint Canada) subscribers in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta can subscribe to the service that offers a 25 cent per-call rate for calls up to 15 minutes across Canada. Previously, only Bell and Telus landline customers in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta were able to use the Telehop 10-10-100 service.
The Telehop service also offers calls for an average of just a cent and a half a minute to 30…
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WATERLOO — Research In Motion on Monday unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, the first BlackBerry Pearl smartphone to run on CDMA networks. The development means that Bell and Telus can offer the product in Canada, along with Sprint in the United States.
Previous versions of the Blackberry, based on GSM, could only be offered by Rogers.
The latest model comes with new features including a new software interface, rich multimedia capabilities, built-in GPS and support for high-speed EV-DO networks.
“With its unique blend of functionality and design, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone has been turning heads and winning praise from business…
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TORONTO – National radio ad sales grew 6% in the fiscal 2007 broadcast year, and the first quarter of 2008 was also strong, according to data released Monday by the Canadian Broadcast Sales.
“This year’s growth of 6% built on last year’s growth of 6.4% clearly illustrates the continuing strength of radio,” said CBS president Patrick Grierson. “Results were largely driven by Ontario’s 15.3% growth, while British Columbia was up 7.4% and Alberta rose 6%.
The first quarter of fiscal 2008 registered a further 6.5% in bookings, according to CBS.
In 2007, the top six categories accounted for 62.5%…
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