GATINEAU – This sounds something like the Spike TV debate.
In January this year Discovery Wings changed its name to The Military Channel and significantly altered its programming. Soon after, the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association asked for a change in the eligible satellite list to reflect the switch.
The CCTA has submitted that the Commission’s current authorization to distribute Discovery Wings extends to The Military Channel. The U.S. channel is owned by Discovery Communications.
On Monday, however, the CRTC issued a call for comments on the CCTA’s request to alter the list. The channel remains on the digital…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications is conducting a market trial of the Mint PayPass MasterCard at its Toronto headquarters.
Throughout the trial, Rogers employees can use the Mint MasterCard for two new payment options: MasterCard PayPass is a feature which enables “contactless” payment processing and prepaid functionality which allows cardholders to preload value on their card. Over the course of the trial, employees at the Rogers Campus need only register for the Mint MasterCard, which can be used for contactless payments at MasterCard PayPass designated merchants at the Campus and traditional purchases wherever MasterCard is accepted worldwide.
"Rogers is committed…
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TORONTO – With it new stations in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia set to go to air in October, Rogers Media announced the appointment of its Atlantic Canada radio advisory board.
The board will act for Rogers Media’s CKNI-FM 91.9 in Moncton, CHNI-FM 88.9 in Saint John and CJNI-FM 95.7 in Halifax, says Rogers Radio CEO Gary Miles today.
Chaired by prominent Halifax lawyer John Fitzpatrick, the board serves as independent counsel for radio station management. It does not affect the management or governance of the stations, but instead “offers the opportunity to seek advice on business plans from…
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BURLINGTON – Cable technology distributor White Radio announced today that Laura O’Hare has been hired as national product development manager for the company’s communications division.
O’Hare has extensive cable industry experience. Most recently, she was manager of the engineering technology integration lab at Rogers Cable. Her responsibilities there included national lab testing activities as well as integration and verification of technology. The positions that she held at Rogers – manager, engineering technology verification and support and technical specialist, outside plant engineering – “will be of significant value in the understanding of her customers requirements now and in the future,”…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – Rogers Communications and Bell Canada today said they will jointly build and manage a Canada-wide wireless broadband network.
The network is expected to initially reach more than two-thirds of Canadians in less than three years. The companies will pool their wireless broadband spectrum holdings into a joint venture, Inukshuk Internet Inc., which will build and operate the network. Once built, Canada will have one of the most robust and extensive wireless broadband networks in the world.
Normally enemies on many competitive fronts, Bell and Rogers decided to get together on this project to split the…
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REGINA – NFL Network, the 24/7 all National Football League channel, was launched this week by Access Communications.
Access customers in Regina with a digital cable package will automatically receive NFL Network on channel 98 at no additional cost.
This is in addition to the three Rogers Sportsnet regional channels and 40 commercial-free music channels the co-operative’s digital customers already enjoy at no charge, says the company’s release.
"Sports fans are a passionate group – especially football fans. When NFL Network launched in the U.S. in 2003, we immediately heard from our customers that this was a channel they…
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MONTREAL – On Saturday, in the streets and on television and the Internet, Rogers Wireless and MusiquePlus will be asking one question: Where is Roger? and giving away 1,000 new phones.
The two companies have organized Québec’s largest scavenger hunt: Où est Roger!?. To launch the new Pay As You Go Motorola V186P MusiquePlus Edition phone, Rogers will have young people from across Québec searching for Roger.
On Saturday September 17th, the Où est Roger!? scavenger hunt will be held simultaneously in 54 cities for 12 hours, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Participate live online at www.ouestroger.com….
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TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League, along with Rogers Cable and Cogeco Cable today announced the 2005-06 broadcast schedule of games for the OHL Action Pak.
The schedule includes an unprecedented 439 game broadcasts through the 2005-06 regular season schedule. Additional broadcasts will be announced during the 2006 OHL Playoffs.
The OHL Action Pak on Rogers and Cogeco was introduced last November and offers Digital Cable subscribers throughout Ontario and New Brunswick with more Ontario Hockey League game coverage than ever before.
In addition to the OHL Action Pak, live OHL broadcasts of local games can be seen live…
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TORONTO – 680News reporter Scott Simpson is moving to Halifax as a key on-air host for Rogers Media’s newest radio stations.
He’ll be a drive-time guy in Halifax, according to some on-air 680 banter this morning, where it was announced he’s leaving. Rogers is opening three new radio stations this fall in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Known for his often off-beat stories on the station, Simpson joined Rogers’ 680News in early 1994 while a student at Ryerson University’s Radio & Television Arts program, says his bio on the station’s web site.
“He eschews sesquipedalian verbiage with a…
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TORONTO – While the service has been quietly in the market for some weeks now, Rogers Communications yesterday launched its channel line up on the Rogers Mobile Television platform in Canada.
Effective immediately, customers who purchase Rogers Mobile Television will have real-time access to live television programming, including exclusive access to international news and information channel BBC World, MSNBC, CNBC, Indie Music Videos 24/7, and live Toronto Blue Jays coverage from Rogers Sportsnet right on the display screen of their Rogers Wireless device.
The full line up of channels available are: CBC Newsworld, RDI, The Weather Network, MétéoMédia, MSNBC,…
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