TORONTO – After 30 years of corporate, organizational, monetary and media support of the Toronto International Flim Festival, Rogers Communications has been basically bumped from future sponsorship participation.
Bell Canada signed a $35 million deal last week for naming rights on the new theatre which will be built for the festival, sources told www.cartt.ca. The 12-year deal stipulates that Bell be the lone telecom sponsor at the festival, so Rogers is out.
As well, Jan Innes (RCI’s vice-president of communications) will lose her spots on the board of directors, where she has sat for nine years.
Bell has also…
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TORONTO – Sonic hit the shelves this week, a new music magazine developed by Max Trax, Galaxie and Toronto-based ad agency ZiG. It’s a free bilingual consumer publication “for music lovers with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to constantly expand their music collection,” says the press release. Sonic (Volume I, Issue I, at right) will be distributed to all Canadian cable and satellite providers beginning the week of September 12.
The 20-page premiere issue features rock icons U2 on the cover, as well as articles looking at seven genres of music found throughout the…
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TORONTO – While saying that Rogers Home Phone has had a good first two months in the market (but declining to provide numbers), Rogers Cable president Edward Rogers is still hopeful the company can work with other Canadian MSOs.
During the opening morning of the BMO Nesbitt Burns Media and Telecom conference on Tuesday, Rogers said, “we’re pleased with the results that we’re seeing,” from its telephony launch. Rogers hit the ground running though, with 600,000 or so existing Sprint Canada customers thanks to its purchase of Call Net in June.
“We’re seeing a very healthy response from customers,”…
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THIS IS A BIG JOB. No wonder Rogers Communications Group’s president and COO Nadir Mohamed doesn’t want to talk about succession. He’s got lots on his plate to worry about now, rather than what his next job might be.
Besides, last week’s National Post Business article beat that story to death (and then some) last week.
What we wanted to know is where the company’s priorities lay. What’s job one for him rightnow? How is he going to bring together two disparate groups (cable and wireless, together a $5 billion business), two completely different technological platforms, into a cohesive,…
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TORONTO – Jim Hamm has been appointed general manager for Rogers Media’s three new Atlantic Canada radio stations.
Hamm will head up the new FM stations CKNI-FM 91.9 in Moncton, CHNI-FM 88.9 in Saint John and CJNI-FM 95.7 in Halifax. Rogers was awarded the licences for the three new FM stations by the CRTC last November.
Most recently Hamm was the general manager for the Rogers Sudbury Radio Group, where he oversaw the day-to-day management and strategic planning for CJRQ-FM, CJMX-FM and CIGM-AM. In addition, he held the position of product and programming manager for the Rogers Ontario North…
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TORONTO and NEW BRUNSWICK – One day, the addition of HD programming won’t be news, it’ll be common, but until that tipping point, HD set owners want more and more high definition programming and Rogers Cable customers will have access to 100 National Football League games during this 2005 season.
And, it’s not just about the games already on TV from the broadcasters and TSN, the HD games are available through NFL Sunday Ticket.
Starting Sunday, September 11th, the first Sunday of the season, digital cable customers will be able to catch up to seven different NFL games in…
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TORONTO – On day one of the Toronto International Film Festival, Rogers Group of Funds announced today that it will partner with CBC and Telefilm Canada in their Feature-Length Theatrical Documentary Program, bringing the budget for the program up to $1,250,000.
The Rogers Group of Funds will contribute $125,000 to each project in the form of recoupable equity.
"Rogers has been a significant contributor to Canadian documentary production for more than 20 years. Supporting this important initiative is a logical fit for us. Rogers, Telefilm and CBC together make a great partnership," said Phil Lind, Vice Chairman, Rogers Communications, in…
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TORONTO – Rogers Wireless is one of the first wireless carriers in the world to introduce automatic device configuration on its network, says Ericsson, the company providing ADC to Rogers.
ADC simplifies the device management process for both operators and consumers. It can automatically detect the make and model of wireless devices on the network so that the right configuration information is sent to that particular phone for new services or updates.
As the “A” stands for – it’s automatic and takes several steps out of the process for consumers and carriers.
"The introduction of ADC into the Rogers…
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and CUPERTINO, Calif. – Motorola and Apple today announced the availability of the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers who just don’t want to carry two tiny little gadgets to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone*.
The Motorola ROKR features easy-to-use menus, navigation and playback, and the ability to switch from listening to music to talking on the phone and back again with the push of a dedicated music key.
The new Motorola ROKR (pronounced "Rocker") is available in…
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LET’S SAY YOU’RE AN MP, a cabinet-member even. You’re no dummy, despite the reputation politicians have. You know a lot about a lot of things. As a cabinet member, you’ve probably been elected more than once. You understand the voting public.
You also have a good grasp on what you don’t know and foremost, you probably know a quagmire when you smell it. And the battle which has arisen the past two weeks over June’s CRTC satellite radio decision (and just landed on your desk thanks to much lobbying) has descended into just such a confusing mess.
You can tell by…
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