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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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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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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TORONTO – CHFI put a letter to its listeners on chfi.com today that says June 20th will be the final morning show for Jay & Billie.
Such a warning is a bit of a departure for radio, since host changes are usually done without any listener warning at all – the DJs are just suddenly gone one day – so kudos to CHFI for that move.
One could surmise CHFI might have learned a lesson from 2003 when it let long-time morning host Erin Davis go in June of that year to make room for Jay & Billie. One…
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SAN ANTONIO – The board of directors of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) announced Tuesday, prior to the opening of its Cable-Tec Expo 2005, the election of its officers who will serve the society’s membership during the 2005-’06 term. They are:
* Chair: Yvette Gordon-Kanouff, SeaChange International, Director-At-Large * Western Vice Chair: Vicki Marts, Cox Communications, Region 5 Director * Eastern Vice Chair: Bob Foote, ARRIS/Telewire Supply, Region 12 Director * Secretary: Tom Maguire, CommScope, Region 1 Director * Treasurer: Bob Macioch, Time Warner Cable Southwest Division, Region 4 Director * Additional Executive Committee Member: Steven C….
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TORONTO – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada Central region award-winners were announced yesterday at the association’s national conference in Toronto.
The 2004 TELEVISION winners are:
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast THE NEW VR – Barrie, ON – "VR News Live@6" (Medium Market) CFTO – TV, Toronto – Toronto, ON – "CFTO News at 6" (Large Market) An Honourable Mention in this category goes to CFCF News – Montreal, QC – "Death on the 20 – CFCF News at 6"
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News CHEX Television – Peterborough, ON – "The Flood"
Dan McArthur Award…
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