MONTREAL — Music service provider and broadcaster Stingray announced today a partnership with TikTok to launch TikTok Radio on Stingray Music on TV, web and mobile platforms, starting today in the United States and tomorrow in Canada.
“Listeners will enjoy hearing music the TikTok community loves, including viral hits, throwbacks, and songs from the next generation of rising stars. To truly reflect the TikTok experience, the channel will also feature trending sounds and introductions from some of TikTok’s popular artists and creators,” reads a Stingray press release.
The curated TikTok Radio channel “will be refreshed several times a week with songs…
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TORONTO — Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Media company, today announced several appointments as part of the production company’s continued expansion in North America.
Betty Orr (above, left) has been appointed to senior vice-president of production, Pam McNair (centre) is now a production executive, and Elizabeth St. Philip (right) is now a senior producer at Saloon Media.
“These personnel moves will see Orr take on an expanded executive role, and bring McNair and St. Philip, who have worked with the company on award-winning projects, including Canada’s Drag Race and 9/11 Kids respectively, to the production team in a full-time capacity,” reads a press release announcing…
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Telus claims Videotron subsidiary propped up to get western Canadian 5G licenses
By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Telus argued in federal court earlier today a Videotron subsidiary in western Canada was propped up to qualify it for a slice of 5G spectrum outside of its home territory.
Fibrenoire, the subsidiary used by Videotron to qualify for a piece of 3.5 GHz spectrum that was set-aside for smaller bidders last summer, was not actively providing telecommunications services when it won the licenses that will allow the Quebec-based telecom to set up mobile wireless infrastructure in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, Telus told the…
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Future-proof solutions part of path to 10G
TORONTO and ANDOVER, Mass. – Casa Systems, a provider of physical and cloud-native broadband technology solutions for wireless, cable, and fixed networks, announced yesterday Rogers Communications is using its virtual converged cable access platform (vCCAP) and distributed access architecture (DAA) solutions to power its next generation of broadband services.
A partnership between the two companies will enable the delivery of “multi-gigabit broadband services with fast, scalable capacity and a superior subscriber experience,” a press release says.
“We look forward to helping Rogers evolve their network to a next-gen cloud-based architecture that delivers high performance…
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OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage today heard from several witnesses who warned that if the proposed merger between Rogers and Shaw were to go through, there would be serious consequences for local news in Canada.
The witnesses who appeared before the committee today included representatives from the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS), the Community Radio Fund of Canada, the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, Open Media and Quebecor Media Inc.
Witnesses from the CRTC (Scott Hutton, chief of consumer, research and communications and Daniel Pye, director of television programming) were also…
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KELOWNA, B.C. — Rogers Communications announced today it has begun rolling out its Rogers Pro On-the-Go service to Kelowna, B.C.
The Pro On-the-Go service “offers personalized one-to-one support and phone delivery to Rogers wireless subscribers as soon as the same day, at no extra cost,” reads a press release.
“The Rogers Pro will hand-deliver the device and guide customers step by step on how to set it up, while also helping to transfer applications, contacts and photos, and set up email, all based on their personal preferences. The Rogers Pro will also bring a curated selection of accessories and devices so…
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TORONTO — Just in time for Family Day weekend, WildBrain Television announced it will premiere three new exclusive series during its upcoming free preview across WildBrain’s entire English network, which includes Family Channel and Family Jr.
The freeview runs from Feb. 18 to March 31 for all Bell, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Telus, Eastlink and Cogeco subscribers, and from March 1-31 for Videotron subscribers.
On Sunday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy will premiere exclusively in Canada on Family Jr. Commissioned by WildBrain in July 2021, this 26-episode cabaret-style show is hosted by Toronto…
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TORONTO – Rogers Business announced today the expansion of its suite of Smart Cities and Smart Buildings Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
The new solutions, including an AI-powered parking guidance solution, an autonomous traffic management platform and sensors that can detect water leaks, “deliver on the growing needs of businesses and municipalities for sustainable, secure and operationally efficient infrastructure,” a press release explains. They “are designed to solve real business challenges while delivering cost savings and environmental benefits.”
Other new solutions from Rogers Business announced today include smart water management, mixed fleet management, transit fleet management, indoor air quality monitoring and…
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TORONTO — Corus Entertainment announced today its 13-channel streaming service StackTV — which as of recently includes the Lifetime network — is now available on Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream.
As of today, Rogers customers can add StackTV to their monthly Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream packages starting with the first month free when they subscribe. After the 30-day trial, subscriptions will automatically renew (unless cancelled) at StackTV’s regular monthly price of $9.99 for Ignite TV subscribers and $12.99 per month for Ignite SmartStream subscribers.
Rogers is the first telecom provider in Canada to partner with Corus to offer StackTV,…
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MONTREAL — CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions announced today the appointment of Julie Kerr to the newly created role of senior director of digital ad product and revenue management, effective today.
Fluently bilingual, Kerr is based in Montreal, but she “will spend significant time in the Toronto market as well,” according to a CBC/Radio-Canada press release.
“Julie comes to CBC/Radio-Canada with an impressive track record on both the agency (GroupM, Glassroom) and media (Rogers Media, TC Media, Bell Media) side of the business,” the release reads.
Most recently, Kerr was vice-president of strategy and development for the Quebec market at marketing agency…
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