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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TORONTO – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada honoured some excellent television and radio journalism today as the association gave out its annual awards in Toronto today for TV and radio news.
The 2004 national television winners are: Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast CHAT-TV – Redcliffe, AB – "Newswatch" (Small Market) CTV Regina – Regina, SK – "CTV News Six O’clock Report" (Medium Market) CFTO-TV, Toronto – Toronto, ON – "CFTO News at 6" (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News ATV News – Halifax, NS – "White Juan" CHEX Television – Peterborough, ON – "The…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable today made official its launch of voice over Internet telephony in many of its major service areas.
Over the last year, Cogeco Cable has successfully tested its new digital telephone service in the Trois-Rivières area in Québec and in the Burlington/Oakville Ontario corridor.
These conclusive trials, as well as the market studies conducted at the same time, have helped to better pinpoint the services and functions that customers want, says the company.
In 2001, Cogeco abandoned testing it was doing in the telephony space after spending about $25 million, saying it would wait for the…
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TORONTO – Buyers by the dozens gathered at the Carlu in Toronto this morning for CanWest MediaWorks official unveiling of its new 2005-2006 programming slate for the Global Television Network and CH.
"We are very excited about our exceptional slate of new programming this year," said Kathleen Dore, president, radio and television, CanWest MediaWorks. "With a diverse mix of new comedies and highly touted dramas, combined with a strong roster of returning hits and new Canadian programs, Global and CH are well positioned to be the destination in television entertainment this fall."
The roster of new one-hour dramas includes…
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ALMOST ALL OF MY TELEVISION watching is on demand. My house is an OD house.
I’m not saying all I watch are movies, old TV shows and kids stuff that my cable company offers via video on demand. What I’m saying is that about 80% of all of my TV watching has morphed into a near fully on-demand model.
I started thinking seriously about that just this week when I read a short Canadian Association of Broadcasters submission to the CRTC. The letter was in response to recent applications from Rogers Cable and Groupe Archambault (a division of Quebecor…
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