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 – 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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TORONTO – Twenty-seven of the 71 nationally televised NHL regular season games this year on TSN will be shown in high definition on TSN HD.
TSN’s NHL HD coverage gets underway on opening night (October 5) with a doubleheader, as two of the network’s four scheduled games are available in high-def: Ottawa @ Toronto at 8 p.m. ET in the battle of Ontario, followed by Phoenix @ Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET as Wayne Gretzky makes his coaching debut and Todd Bertuzzi returns to the NHL.
This year, TSN is in the midst of a broadcast schedule featuring 900…
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GRAVENHURST – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance’s table-top trade show Wednesday morning (right) was an unqualified success, members and vendors told www.cartt.ca.
With over 200 delegates registered for the AGM and 32 tables filled with vendors’ wares at the Taboo Resort, this is the largest CCSA AGM in memory.
Some brand new product was unveiled at the show, such as the new interactive program guide from Aptiv. Aptiv is the former IPG division of Pioneer Digital, which has been spun off into a new company. Regina’s Access Communications is the first Canadian MSO to roll out the attractive, intuitive…
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TORONTO – In October, Asian Television Network International will launch four more digital channels, which will bring its line up to eleven digital specialty channels serving the fast-growing population of the South Asian Community in Canada.
The new channels are: ATN Zee Cinema, ATN Zee Gujarati, ATN Aastha & ATN Bangla and will be launched on October 13, 2005 and will be on air 24/7. The current channels already in operation include ATN’s flagship channel ATN-ZEE, ATN B4U, (Bollywood for you). ATN-Alpha ETC Punjabi, ATN-Jaya TV, ATN-ARY, CBN, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Network, and the most recently launched Sony Entertainment…
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GRAVENHURST, Ont. – The Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association drew a crowd while handing out its annual Galaxi Awards this afternoon at the Taboo Resort in Gravenhurst, Ont.
The presentation kicks off Cable Week at the golf resort which continues for the next two days.
The awards sponsors were law firm Fasken Martineau, the CBC’s Newsworld, Country Canada, RDI, Galaxie and RDI, Telefilm Canada and Deutsche Welle.
The winners are:
Outstanding Achievement Frederick T. Metcalf Award for Marketing Habillage 2004: ARTV
William Stanley Thomas Community Involvement Award * Comsep a rebatir: TV COGECO * We All Can: Shaw Cablesystems Continue Reading
