WASHINGTON D.C. – International news channel EuroNews announced today the channel will be made available for free on TVext, a web-based media network.
The partnership allows viewers in the U.S. and Canada to watch international news, including U.S. news, from a European perspective live from their desktop, free of charge, says the press release.
EuroNews is available in Canada on Rogers Cable, Bell ExpressVu and Videotron.
“This partnership represents a new way to expand globally and reach viewers who want news with a fresh perspective on world events,” said EuroNews chairman and CEO Phillippe Cayla. “It fits perfectly with…
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BURNABY, B.C. – The ribbon was cut today by Fido execs on a new West Coast call centre in Metrotown, Burnaby that will bring 130 new jobs to the area.
"We’re extremely pleased to open Fido’s latest call centre just steps away from where we opened one of our first Fido locations in Western Canada," said Sylvain Roy, senior vice-president and general manager of Fido, Rogers Wireless’ other brand. "Nine years after Fido first launched its service in the Lower Mainland, this new call centre demonstrates our continued commitment to customers both here on the coast and all across…
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THE PURCHASE TWO WEEKS ago of Anchor Bay Canada is just one small new piece of the strategic puzzle for Starz Media.
Best known for its U.S. pay services Starz and Encore, Starz Media has its fingers in many pies at the moment. And just like Canadian media companies, it too is struggling with the opportunities and challenges presented by the ever-shifting media landscape.
Being a pay TV service is a lucrative business of course, but with viewers wanting to pull in content off the web to their TVs or iPods – or the other way ’round, Starz –…
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OTTAWA – Next month in Vancouver, nine broadcasting veterans will be inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
A special luncheon ceremony on Monday, November 6, 2006 will honour:
* Doug Allen, Broadcast engineer, Winnipeg * Vicki Gabereau, Radio and Television talk show host, Vancouver * Alain Gourd, Broadcast executive, Gatineau * Frank Lewis, Broadcast executive, Charlottetown * Gary Miles, Broadcast executive, Toronto * Pierre Morrissette, Broadcast executive, Montreal * Bill Stephenson, Sportscaster, Toronto * Sophie Thibault, News Anchor, Montreal * Philip (Pip) Wedge, Broadcast executive, Toronto
“This year’s inductees are innovators and leaders in the…
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TORONTO – Last week the Ontario Association of Broadcasters presented its community service awards to several of the province’s broadcasters.
This year the OAB presented the Community Service Award for Radio – Small Market to Standard Radio St. Catharines/Niagara (CKTB/HTZ-FM/EZROCK) while honorable mention went to Durham Radio, CKDO AM/FM, Oshawa.
The Radio – Large Market Award was presented to CHUM Limited, KOOL-FM, Waterloo and honorable mention went to Rogers Media, CHFI-FM, Toronto.
The OAB Community Service Award winner for Television – Small Market was presented to CHUM Limited’s A-Channel, London. The Award for Television – Large Market went to…
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MONTREAL – Rogers Communications and Videotron ltée each launched a trio of new Hispanic channels last week: TV Chile, Azteca Trece and TVE.
TerraTerra Communications is the channels’ representative in Canada and describe the channels as such:
Azteca 13 International offers family entertainment from soaps to news, documentaries and children’s shows, sports and music/
TV Chile International has the lineup of a traditional broadcaster, featuring news, sports, documentaries, drama and soaps.
TVE International is Spain’s largest general interest channel, featuring programming from genres similar to the ones above.
"The channels are very happy to be available in Canada and…
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TORONTO – Voting for the board of directors for CTAM Canada ended October 3rd.
The strong slate of 15 board members will build on the solid growth the chapter experienced through 2006.
Re-elected for a one-year term are:
* Harris Boyd – president, Harris D. Boyd Consulting * JP Caveen, – Director Affiliate Relations, Cogeco Cable * Hawley Chester – Director Canadian Sales and Marketing, Speed Channel * Chris Fuoco – VP Affiliate Marketing, Alliance Atlantis * Mike Lee – CSO, Rogers Communications Inc. * Greg O’Brien – Editor and Publisher, Cartt.ca * Domenic Vivolo – SVP Marketing and…
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OTTAWA – Last week Ottawa’s city council said it would spend a million dollars on helping speed broadband access to all parts of rural Ottawa.
The city will move forward with a private-public partnership to develop the broadband infrastructure needed to reach every rural home, farm and business within the city limits by fall 2007.
“This is important for farmers, small businesses and families in all our rural communities," said mayor Bob Chiarelli in the press release.
Before 2003, broadband was only available to about 2% of rural residents and businesses in the Ottawa area. Great progress has been made as…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) on Friday announced the election of two independent directors to its board: Michel J. Carter and Anne-Marie Jean.
Jean is a former television producer and currently serves as executive director for Culture Montréal. Carter is an experienced finance and broadcasting executive and former president and CEO of TQS Inc. and Cogeco Radio-Télévision Inc.
As part of its commitment to accountability and governance best practices, the CTF board screens all independent candidates to ensure they pass the CTF independence test, including Carter and Jean. In accordance with the corporation’s bylaws, the process includes…
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CANADIANS NEED TO PAY MORE for their TV, according to additional submissions to the CRTC on its conventional television policy review.
Filed last Wednesday three months ahead of the November 27th hearing, we could only plough through a few submissions at first, but having had a bit more time to read some more, it’s clear that TV distributors are in tough against many players who want to see wholesale subscriber fees paid to conventional broadcasters.
CTV, Quebecor Media (owners of TVA and Videotron), the Canadian Media Guild, ACTRA, and the Canadian Coalition of Audio-visual Unions all said they were…
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