GRAVENHURST, Ont. – The final day of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance annual general meeting last Thursday was both informative and thirst-quenching.
While the first day was all about a trade show and golf, as reported by www.cartt.ca, day two was education-focused.
After hearing in the morning from lawyer Purdy Crawford on the value of leadership and American Cable Association president Matthew Polka on what’s up Stateside, Canadian Digital Television president and high definition missionary Michael McEwen outlined recent progress in HD deployment.
Most of his figures were out of the U.S.
Ninety percent…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media’s Jack FM Toronto dropped its entire roster of on-air talent in a purge last week that does not indicate the station is moving towards a format flip.
That’s according to 92.5 program director Pat Cardinal, who chatted with www.cartt.ca last week. He insisted the station is not flipping and will not revert to all-Christmas music, as some stations in the market have done for the past few years.
The hosts let go “are all fine broadcasters,” said Cardinal, who added the station is just going in a new direction. Many of the Jack formats in…
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TORONTO – With preliminary numbers in for the third quarter, Rogers Communications issued a press release today adjusting its subscriber results for the rest of the year, upwards, of course.
“Rogers is adjusting its 2005 full year guidance for total wireless voice and data net subscriber additions, including postpaid and prepaid retail subscribers, to approximately 600,000 to 650,000, increased from a range of 450,000 to 500,000. Additionally, high speed Internet net subscriber additions are expected to be approximately 165,000 to 195,000, increased from a range of 140,000 to 170,000,” reads the release.
Even basic cable subs went from a…
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TORONTO – Rogers Telecom Inc. announced today that it has acquired most of the Group Telecom assets in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from Bell Canada, finishing a transaction announced on May 2, 2005.
The transaction – which was originally signed by Call-Net (Sprint Canada) is part of Call-Net’s acquisition of the 360networks Corporation (360/GT) customer base in Eastern Canada from Bell Canada, originally announced on November 22, 2004.
Specifically, Rogers Telecom has completed the transaction to acquire approximately 3,300 route kilometres of multi-stranded local and regional fibre, switching infrastructure, incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) co-locations and point-of-presence (POP)…
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TORONTO – Rogers Cable and Warner Bros. announced today that the studio’s films are now available on the video on demand platform.
“The addition of this major Hollywood studio means the availability of movies such as Million Dollar Baby, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Constantine, and Alexander,” says the press release.
VOD is a key competitive advantage for Rogers since its satellite competitors can not offer the service and Rogers has been aggressive in adding content to its VOD servers. "Since launching our On Demand services in 2002, the library of titles has rapidly increased to over 2000 titles,”…
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TORONTO – Nearly five years in the making, Canada’s first all-Christian, nationally licensed, digital TV service launches tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 6 a.m. on Rogers Digital Cable. The VisionTV-owned service will feature ministries, current affairs, movies, music and drama for the country’s 22 million Christians. Its mission is "to entertain, inform, enlighten and inspire" both practicing Christians and those still seeking,” says the press release.
The service "will be able to offer Canadians a wider selection of the best Christian programming from around the world on a 24/7 basis,” said…
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HALIFAX – EastLink Television will launch its new season of local programming on October 2nd.
Among a number of returning favourites, the channel will launch a new program: Real Wheels. This reality-style program is a “how-to” on the ins and outs of sport compact car modifications and will premiere in January.
Viewer favourites Harv’s Sportsland, EastLink Magazine, Welcome to My Kitchen and Two Guys and a Computer all return to the Fall program line-up. Rounding out the schedule includes last year’s hits: Wonderful World of Painting and Podium TV. Children’s favourite Sunshine Sue and You returns in December hosted by…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Gold Ribbon Awards honour achievement in broadcasting in various categories including community service, breaking news, humour, public affairs, and promotion of Canadian talent.
The awards will be presented during The Future Summit, the CAB’s 2005 Convention in Winnipeg, November 6 -8, 2005. The complete list of finalists, below, was released Thursday.
A total of 457 entries were received. These awards are among the most prestigious in the Canadian broadcasting industry, and recognize outstanding productions in radio, television, specialty and pay services, and community service. After reviewing the entries, the judges selected 124…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has let vice-president, programming Michael Allen go, www.cartt.ca has learned.
Allen was based in the company’s Mississauga office, reporting to senior vice-president planning Michael D’Avella, with responsibility for programmer contracts and relations as well as some regulatory work for the cable and satellite distribution company.
Allen, formerly vice-president of programming at Rogers Cable, had spent 21 years there before he was let go in May of 2003.
He was hired by Shaw in September of that year.
Calls placed to Shaw Communications by www.cartt.ca Wednesday for comment were not immediately returned.
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TORONTO – Sport Chek’s The Power of Sports for Kids Program in partnership with Rogers Sportsnet is beginning a cross-Canada tour to provide sporting equipment to at-risk, underprivileged and disadvantaged children.
The program provides children in need who do not have access to sporting equipment with the opportunity to play and enjoy sports.
Sport Chek will work with organizations that support children and families, and determine their sporting goods needs that would have the most impact to the children.
To be eligible organizations must meet the following criteria: * Must be a community group, non-profit agency or school that…
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