TORONTO – KBS World has been added to Rogers Cable’s ever-growing stable of multicultural channels.
KBS World, a Korean-language channel with English subtitles, is a general entertainment channel which is the oldest and most popular broadcasting station in Korea, says Rogers. Programming includes the most watched news, sitcoms, dramas, documentaries and current affair programs.
With the addition of KBS World, Rogers has 47 third language channels in over 20 different languages.
"KBS World offers Rogers customers a wealth of programming from Korea including in depth coverage of their FIFA World Cup soccer team," said David Purdy, vice-president of television for…
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ST. JOHN’s – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada handed out its coveted RTNDA National and Network Awards last week at the 2006 RTNDA National Conference in St. John’s.
The 2005 NATIONAL RADIO winners are:
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
* KG Country in Red Deer for KG Country Newscast – RCMP Funerals March 11/2005 – (Small Market) * Sun FM Vernon for 8 am News – (Small Market – Honourable Mention) * 980 CJME News Talk Radio in Regina for CJME 7:00 REPORT – (Medium Market) * AM 800 CKLW in Windsor for 7 am News…
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OTTAWA – As long as mobile TV services maintain their current unicast model, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters say they don’t need to be regulated, according to a submission made Friday to the CRTC.
But, that exemption should remain only if the mobile TV services currently offered by Rogers Wireless, Telus and Bell Mobility keep their one-to-one technological model, where a wireless subscriber has content streamed to them individually via their cell phone or other mobile device, says the broadcasters’ lobby group.
The submission was made in response to the CRTC’s call for comments on its decision to…
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BANFF and TORONTO – Watch for coverage of the Banff World Television Festival 2006 in Banff, Alberta and The Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto next week as Cartt.ca provides in-person coverage from both important events.
In Banff, Cartt.ca will plug into the television industry for a look at global content developments. We will attend the lauded after-sessions, follow key announcements and trends; and interview “the personalities” within the industry.
This year’s Banff World Television Festival, June 11-14, 2006 is being held at the Fairmount Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta. It opens with a day-long session led by Kit Readman…
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TORONTO-BORN BRAD SCHWARTZ’s task looks to be a programmers dream.
To establish a new, analog channel with 4.5 million pre-existing paying customers using one of the world’s best-known media brands among the highly coveted young set: MTV.
The man knows his television. His first job in the industry was as assistant to Saturday Night Live founder and executive producer Lorne Michaels. From there, Schwartz hung around the music and media industries, working his way onto MTV and up the ladder there to director of global marketing in New York, before returning to Toronto as senior vice-president and general manager…
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TORONTO – As reported in April by Cartt.ca, Rogers Cable today officially launched Howard TV – Howard Stern’s on demand channel for digital cable.
"At Rogers, we are always looking to bring the latest on demand content to our customers. We understand Howard’s fans desire to see the King of All Media on their own time and now that it’s available on demand with Personal TV, our customers can watch what they want when they want," said David Purdy, vice-president and general manager, Television for Rogers Cable.
Howard TV is – like the radio show – an eclectic mix…
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TORONTO – Name display is a neat technology that has been available to wireline telephony customers for years and as of today, is now available to Rogers Wireless customers.
A first in North America, says the company, the new wireless service will allow customers of both Rogers Wireless and Fido to see the name of the person calling, even if the person is not in their mobile address book. "Name display is one of the most popular services available on landline phones and Rogers Wireless is proud to be the first wireless company to offer it in North America,"…
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TORONTO – The 30-second ad just isn’t going to cut it for radio in the on-line world.
Canadian Broadcast Sales, a joint partnership with Corus Entertainment and Rogers Media, says that after an informal survey, it is sure that podcasting will be the next big thing for radio – but to be successful, the ad model must be re-created. Podcasting is, after all, an opt-in form of media.
“Some stations are already using podcasts, but because the concept is less than two years old we’re really just starting to understand its potential,” said Patrick Grierson, president of CBS.
“Thirty…
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TORONTO – Rogers Cable has added ProSiebenSat 1.Welt to its lineup of digital channels, service owner Ethnic Channels Group announced today.
A free preview of the channel will be available to all Rogers Digital Cable customers in Ontario until July 6th. Rogers Digital Cable customers will be able to purchase ProSiebenSat 1.Welt, for $14.95/month.
ProSiebenSat 1.Welt is a 24-hour-a-day German-language TV channel featuring all German TV programming.
"We’re thrilled to launch ProSiebenSat 1.Welt on Rogers Digital Cable," says Slava Levin, ECGL’s president and CEO. "Our years of experience in the multicultural television and broadcast industry will allow us to…
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TORONTO – Comcast-owned cable channel G4 has acquired CHUM Television’s strange and silly “Ed the Sock’s Night Party!”
The half-hour show will air on G4 (formerly G4techTV, formerly Tech TV), which is available in nearly 60 million U.S. households via cable and satellite. The program airs Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT as part of the channel’s “Midnight Spank” late night programming block.
G4 in Canada, of course, (a partnership between Rogers Media, Shaw Communications and Comcast), will not be airing the show here. The abrasively funny, cigar-chomping, green-haired, politically incorrect toe enclosure will remain on Citytv and other CHUM outlets in…
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