RICHMOND, B.C. – Rogers Video today announced the launch of an online subscription rental service, Rogers Video Direct.
With more than 33,000 DVD titles to choose from, Rogers Video Direct adds the convenience of online shopping and a bigger DVD library to the Rogers Video experience.
"Rogers Video Direct is an ideal complement to our more than 300 Rogers Video stores," said Chuck van der Lee, president and CEO of Rogers Video, in a release. "An average Rogers Video store carries 4,000 different movie titles and adding this online component provides our customers with access to thousands of additional…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet took home two gold and two silver medals at the 2005 Promax/BDA Awards handed out in New York City last night.
“I am so proud of the team that came together to work, support and win these awards for Rogers Sportsnet,” said Theresa Warburton, creative director, Rogers Sportsnet.
The four winning Rogers Sportsnet entries came in three different categories: * Promotional Animation (Promax) Gold Medal – Soccera Graphic Designer: Mike Lapalme Promo Producer: Bryan Bolan
Silver Medal – Metropolis – MLB on Rogers Sportsnet Graphic Designer: Mike Lapalme Promo Producer: Bryan Bolan
* Sports In-house…
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OTTAWA – CHEZ 106 FM drive time guy and program director Jeff Brown was taken off the air yesterday by the Rogers Media-owned station.
He spent Wednesday afternoon playing nothing but Stompin’ Tom Connors for three hours, in an attempt to get the organizers of the Live 8 concert in Barrie to add the Canadian singing legend to the Barrie concert which will include the likes of other Canadian icons: Bryan Adams, Celine Dion and the Tragically Hip.
It’s probably a safe bet that this is a nifty little publicity stunt by the Ottawa radio station, given the fact…
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TORONTO – Radio Television News Directors Association Canada president Terry Scott announced today the 2005-06 board of directors in the RTNDA Update.
The board members, other than president Terry, are:
Vice-President, Radio, Clint Thomas, Rogers Radio North Bay Vice-President, TV, Bob McLaughlin, CKVR-TV Barrie Past President, Eldon Duchscher, CJWW Saskatoon Secretary/Treasurer, Renato Zane, OMNI Television Toronto International Rep, Hudson Mack, CIVI-TV Victoria Atlantic Radio Director, Sheldon MacLeod, CKBW Bridgewater Atlantic TV Director, Michael Fulmes, Global Halifax/Dartmouth Central Radio Director, Jason Moore, CKLW Windsor Central TV Director, Cal Johnstone, CFPL-TV London Prairie Radio Director, Greg Bohnert, CKRM Regina Prairie TV…
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MARKHAM, Ont. – Cygnal Technologies Corporation and Rogers Cable today announced the companies have won a 10-year contract to provide enhanced Internet connectivity to the York Catholic District School Board.
Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies – along with Aurora Cable TV Ltd. for schools that fall outside of Rogers Cable’s territory – will provide a complete package of managed network services for 76 elementary schools and 12 secondary schools. The installation is scheduled to begin this August.
The 10-year contract includes the provisioning of multiple voice, data and IP services through a simple, cost-effective and…
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BACK IN 1998, WHEN everyone in cable was talking about video on demand and no one was doing anything about it yet, Yvette Gordon-Kanouff was it’s champion. She knew it would work.
She wrote the seminal paper on the subject that year for her employer, SeaChange, which laid out an attractive VOD business case for any operator looking to launch the service. That paper was cited often (sometimes even by SeaChange competitors) for a number of years.
Now, VOD is almost pervasive. Most North Americans with a big-city cable provider can get some type of video on demand in…
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HALIFAX – Eastern telco Aliant officially launched its digital television service, Aliant TV, in Halifax today.
The IP-delivered television service boasts digital picture and sound and features over 150 television and over 70 music channels. The company had been testing the service with about 50 customers for months prior to today’s announcement.
The lowest-price package of 75 channels is $29 a month for the first year and $39 thereafter, and only for Aliant High Speed value package customers.
"Aliant is pleased to offer our 100 per cent digital television service to our Aliant High Speed Value Package customers. A great…
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TORONTO – Rogers Cable today announced that it will offer a free preview of RAI International on channel 59 to its non-digital cable customers in Ontario.
The free preview will run from Monday, June 20th to 12 p.m. Sunday, June 26th.
RAI International is a 24-hour international programming service of Italy’s public broadcaster targeted at Italian-speaking communities. It offers a broad range of programs including feature films, news and entertainment. RAI International is currently available in 238 countries around the world, including the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Customers who subscribe to Rogers Digital Cable can also watch…
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SAN ANTONIO – There were no official numbers at press time but boy, it sure seems real crowded here at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo – a good thing for the vendors, who filled every open space this year.
Here’s a bit of what www.cartt.ca heard and saw today. ************** This morning’s CTO session was interesting on a number of levels. The panelists were Tony Werner, senior vice-president and CTO Liberty Media, (and also a former Rogers CTO), Mike Hayashi, senior v-p advance engineering and subscriber technology at Time Warner Cable, Paul Woidke, vice-president technology for Comcast Spotlight, and…
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TORONTO – It’s been a year of enormous growth for The Movie Network on demand, the company announced today.
In its inaugural year just completed, TMNOD has proven widely successful, recording exceptional ratings in both subscriber adoption and satisfaction, exceeding all expectations, says the press release.
The service lets existing TMN subscribers view most of the pay service’s content whenever they like, at no additional charge. The earnings, for the service and the cable operator, come via the “significant decline in our churn rate,” said Domenic Vivolo, senior vice-president, marketing and sales, Astral Television Networks.
"We are delighted with…
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