TORONTO – Larche Communications and Rogers Communications today announced a swap of two Ontario radio stations.
Larche, which already operates another station in central Ontario, agreed to acquire CICX FM Orillia (105.9 Jack FM), from Rogers while RCI bought Larche’s 50% ownership of CIKZ FM (The Beat 91.5) in Kitchener. (CanWest owns the other half of the station, but announced in October it was selling its two Canadian radio assets to Corus Entertainment. The Commission has not yet made a determination on that sale.)
Financial terms of today’s deals were not disclosed.
"This swap makes great strategic sense for…
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HALIFAX – RTNDA Canada presentedits easternmost awards this weekend at the Association’s annual Atlantic Regional Professional Development Seminar in Halifax.
This year RTNDA Canada created five new award categories to recognize outstanding videography, use of sound, new media, information programming and diversity. The RTNDA "Diversity Tool Kit" which was released across the country in January offers practical solutions to bring diversity to our stories and to our newsrooms.
To acknowledge those accomplishments RTNDA created a new Diversity Award. Congratulations to CBC Radio Halifax for winning the inaugural award in the Atlantic region. Five television and eight radio stations received…
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MONCTON, NB – Rogers Communications Inc. on Thursday announced it was spending $109 million in New Brunswick to expand its Rogers Moncton Customer Care Centre, extend its wireless network and upgrade its cable network.
The New Brunswick government is providing Rogers with a forgivable loan of up to $1.34 million as the telcommunications and cable TV company’s outlay will create 244 new jobs in the province, primarily at the customer care centre.
“As we move toward self-sufficiency, it is essential to improve the telecommunication infrastructure of our province and to partner with companies that want to expand and invest…
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TORONTO – Digital specialty TV channel G4TechTV is sending a vehicle with tech junkies to major events across Canada this summer to introduce the public to the latest in technology. The first ever Wired Road Trip will also be shown online through weekly podcasts and on-air on G4TechTV, a diginet owned by Rogers.
The first stop is Montreal for the Grand Prix, followed by Toronto for the Gay Pride Parade and Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations.
The TV show will be hosted by Brenna Pierson, who will introduce viewers at home to different Canadian places along with the latest gaming,…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications president and CEO Ted Rogers and his wife Loretta have donated $15 million to Ryerson University’s Faculty of Business. It will be renamed the Ted Rogers School of Management.
“This gift is a tremendous vote of confidence in Ryerson’s growing research and graduate programs, and our outstanding students and faculty,” said Ryerson president Sheldon Levy.
Most of the money will go toward the establishment of 52 new undergraduate and graduate student awards and scholarships, which will be “at unprecedented levels” for the university. The money will also be used to establish a new research chair…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications founder and CEO Ted Rogers said Monday his company was approached by at least some off the private equity players looking to take Bell Canada Enterprises private.
The response from the CEO whose stated goal is to beat Bell? "Of course, we told them all to go to hell.”
For Rogers, who wouldn’t say who approached them, it’s all about execution, shoulder to the wheel, nose to the grindstone, the "boring" work of making sure customers are happy.
"It’s very, very important to maximize what we have, and for the past number of years, we have…
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OTTAWA – Quebecor and MTS Allstream are not alone among telecom and cable firms in their desire for a wireless spectrum auction that would shackle the "big three" mobile phone companies in Canada.
Among those aligned with the Quebec and Manitoba companies that have been leading the charge to have spectrum in the auction set aside for new entrants – and who have also proposed other rules like mandated roaming and tower sharing – include: Cogeco Cable, the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance, Shaw Communications, EastLink, the Assembly of First Nations and Toronto Hydro Telecom, among others.
The list…
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TORONTO – Billing it as Canada’s first "self-personalizing" home page, mysportsnet.ca is just about set for release.
"Mysportsnet.ca will revolutionize how users of the web manipulate their personal content," said Dave Ballingall, vice-president, marketing, for the Rogers Media owned sports channel. "Rather than taking the time and effort to organize favourites, users will automatically have their preferred web sites, news and e-mail delivered to their home page."
All it takes is a free download and users will see Mysportsnet learn their surfing web behaviour and present content intuitively on their computer screen. The home page will, of course, feature…
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TORONTO – CTAM Canada is hosting a night at the ballpark May 29th when the Toronto Blue Jays play host to the New York Yankees.
The guest speaker for the group’s Grand Slam evening at the Rogers Centre is Paul Godfrey, president and CEO of the ball club.
Doors open at 5:15 for the event with Godfrey speaking from 5:45 to 6:30. Game time is 7 p.m.
The cost – which includes a buffet meal and a view of the game from a VIP box – is $45 and $100 for non-members (which includes a year-long membership). Go to…
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TORONTO – Rogers Cable said Friday it will buy the remaining 80% of the outstanding shares of Futureway Communications Inc. which it does not already own.
Futureway is a facilities based provider of telecommunications and high-speed Internet services operating in and around the Greater Toronto Area, principally in large, new, subdivisions and in certain office parks and business complexes.
The closing of the transaction for the outstanding ownership interest, as well as an arrangement with entities affiliated with the principal shareholder of Futureway for certain rights to market Rogers Cable’s communication services in future new community developments, is expected…
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