TORONTO – The NBA’s Toronto Raptors will be seen on five different channels this year, including the CBC, the team announced Wednesday.
All 82 regular-season contests will be televised nationally and for the first time, all of them in high definition (HD). This also marks the sixth straight campaign that the entire regular season schedule will be aired locally.
"We are excited to once again partner with The Score, TSN and Rogers Sportsnet, plus welcome CBC,” said Tom Anselmi, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment executive vice-president and chief operating officer, in a press release. “In addition, Raptors NBA TV…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The rising number of media outlets, many of which are controlled by the same conglomerates, isn’t evidence of a diversity of voices on radio and television, the CRTC was told Wednesday.
Several media unions on Wednesday stated the pooling of media resources from different cities across a chain of stations under the same ownership didn’t equate to more perspectives in the news. Also, requiring a reporter to produce a story for multiple platforms – TV, radio and the web – is contributing to lower quality reports as journalists aren’t left with enough time to research background documents and…
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OTTAWA – As Industry Canada ponders the rules that will surround next year’s advanced wireless spectrum auction, Rogers Communications CEO Ted Rogers was in Ottawa today to reiterate just where he and his company stand, while saying the company might be looking to spend between $500 million and $1 billion.
While potential national newcomers like Quebecor and MTS Allstream are demanding spectrum set asides, or caps on how much the incumbents can buy and other favours like mandated tower sharing/roaming in order to get into the wireless business cheaper than they would in an open auction and open…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Not to be confused with diversity in terms of getting more visible minorities on the air, next week’s diversity of voices will be about getting more voices, period, on the air.
The hearing beginning next Monday should be an interesting one, because it will likely hinge on the number of media outlets now available (hundreds or innumerable, if you count the web) versus the number of Canadian media owners (not so innumerable).
“There are more services available to more Canadians than there were 10 years ago,” Canadian Association of Broadcasters president and CEO Glenn O’Farrell told Cartt.ca…
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OTTAWA – Industry protests over recommendations in the just-released Dunbar-Leblanc report are bound to follow fast and furious in the next few days.
After all, the report recommends the CRTC re-examine simultaneous substitution, possibly reduce the amount of independently produced programming required, and be more pro-active in adjudicating competitive disputes, including distributor undue preference with regard to affiliated TV channels.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) on the eve the 315-page report, entitled “Review of the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting Services in Canada,” was released was already voicing its opposition.
Stating it had “significant concerns” with the report prepared by…
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TORONTO – Astral Television Networks announced a pair of appointments this week.
Mark Waschulzik has been promoted to the position of Director, Affiliate Marketing. Most recently he has been managing key accounts (such as Rogers, EastLink and Videotron) in addition to his regular duties as Manager, Affiliate Insight & Analysis. “His account experience, analytical background and historical perspective provide him with a unique ability to evaluate new growth opportunities and to ensure they are developed in line with corporate objectives, in tandem with other departments and on budget,” said a company memo from Domenic Vivolo, senior vice-president sales and…
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OTTAWA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR Dr. Michael Geist is Canada’s leading proponent of network neutrality, which, as you’ll read, has many definitions.
Despite the differences in definitions, it’s primarily about treating most bits of data equally so that the free flow of information prospers and opportunities can be available equally to all.
In newspaper columns and on television and in his blog, Geist revisits this issue frequently and believes it’s only a matter of time before it is front and centre in Canadian politics.
The Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa recently sat down with…
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EDMONTON and CALGARY – Christian broadcaster Crossroads Television System will be up and running in Alberta very soon, the company announced this week.
Burlington, Ont.-based CTS has appointed Drew Martin as regional director of production for Alberta. It received licenses back in June, as Cartt.ca reported.
In Edmonton, Marnie Stretch will be associate producer/host of "Star Report". In Calgary, Veronica Jubinville will be associate producer/host of "Star Report.”
Martin and Richard Landau, senior executive producer – balanced programming, have been meeting with members of the many world religions represented in Alberta to organize the broadcasting of multi-faith programs.
In…
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VIDEO ON DEMAND, wireless, HDTV, deregulation – Canada’s small cable operators will gather at Mont Tremblant in just over two weeks for Pixel Nation, which is the theme for the 2007 Canadian Cable Systems Alliance’s annual general meeting.
The formal – and informal – parts of the event will be lively, given the upcoming broadcast distribution undertaking policy review coming in January, and all the issues Canada’s independent cable operators face at home and will want to address there.
Panel sessions include a video on demand session and technical session led by CableLabs, along with a members-only meeting with…
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TORONTO – Think Toronto’s the centre of the universe? Okay, maybe it isn’t, but the city’s hockey team is surely the centre of the Canadian sports broadcaster universe.
No less than three press releases arrived within about 30 minutes of each other yesterday trumpeting long-term deals that boasted of lots of Leafs coverage. Terms of the deals were not disclosed but calling them “multi-million-dollar deals” is bang-on.
Rogers Sportsnet, on account of it has the most games among the cable channels with 22 this year and for seven more seasons after this, can also call itself the club’s Official…
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