TORONTO – ZoomerMedia's OneTV is getting fit for spring with a fresh tagline and a new original new fitness series.
Anjelica’s Dance Workout, which will debut April 3 and air daily at 8:00 AM ET and 7:00 PM ET, is a new 30-minute exercise show that incorporates Flamenco, Bellydance, Brazilian, Irish, and contemporary world dance into an easy-to-follow and fun cardio routine for all ages, shapes, and sizes. Executive produced by ZoomerMedia founder Moses Znaimer, the show stars Toronto-based dancer, actor and comedienne Anjelica Scannura (pictured below). Click here for a promo.
While OneTV’s genre remains the same, the new…
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TORONTO – Canadian sports fans now have an all-access pass to beIN Sports during a free preview on now through April 19.
The freeview will serve up exclusive access to coverage of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match featuring Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid on April 12 at 2:45 PM ET, soccer action from LaLiga, Serie A and Ligue 1, and international MotoGP Grand Prix races from Qatar and Argentina.
“From top European soccer to thrilling motorcycle racing, this is an extraordinary opportunity for Canadians to experience a jam-packed month of international sports coverage and to discover all the excitement that beIN…
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TORONTO – Competition between Canada’s telecommunications and cable companies will rise to unprecedented levels in the coming years as companies keep spending to improve their network fibre-optic infrastructure, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
The report, ‘Broadband Communications – Canada: Unique Market Structure Guides Capital Spending for Broadband Providers’, says the investment is unlikely to yield a definitive winner in the long run. Rather, based on their investments and advances in internet protocols, the companies' technological capabilities are more likely to converge.
"Canadian broadband communications companies will continue investing in their networks over the next decade, driving their…
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Rogers Media, Bell Media, boost commerical wholesale rates
TORONTO – As of May 1st, TSN, RDS and Sportsnet will no longer be included in the basic TV packages of businesses which have a liquor licence (outside Quebec), Bell TV has told its business customers.
These channels will instead be offered separately in two premium sports packages at an additional cost determined by the business’ seating capacity, the company told customers. Without a business account number, we can’t see what the new costs are, but you can click here for the explanation.
UPDATE: Cartt.ca has learned that since this…
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Says the company is in no hurry to sell spectrum outside of Quebec
MONTREAL – Quebecor turned in a good fiscal 2016 on Wednesday as revenues and income climbed on wireless additions and better than expected cable subscriber results.
2016 revenues were $4.02 billion, up 3.2% from 2015 and adjusted operating income was up 3.7% to $1.49 billion. Net income attributable to shareholders was $194.7 million, an increase of $42.9 million over 2015. Adjusted income from continuing operating activities was $305.5 million an increase of 27.3%.
Vidéotron significantly increased its revenues from mobile telephony (by $106.7 million or 26.4%), Internet access ($58…
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OTTAWA – While Canadian viewers continue to cut their TV cords, they still remain a small fraction of the total TV market, says new research released Wednesday.
Ottawa-based research and consulting firm Boon Dog Professional Services said that the big, publicly traded traditional TV service providers – Rogers, Shaw/Shaw Direct, BCE, Videotron, Cogeco, Telus, and MTS, combined lost 202,000 TV subscribers in their respective 2016/2017 fiscal years, up from 160,000 lost in their 2015/2016 fiscal years.
But the report found a shift in trends, noting that the cable companies lost fewer subscribers and that the IPTV providers saw subscriber growth slow significantly.
“The…
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SAN FRANCISCO and CALGARY – Shaw Communications has been hit by a lawsuit that seeks to halt the rollout of its new voice-controlled platform BlueSky TV.
The Kudelski Group, with headquarters in Switzerland and Phoenix, AZ, says it holds over 5,300 issued and pending patents worldwide. Its OpenTV, Inc. and Nagravision S.A. subsidiaries have filed a patent infringement suit in the Federal Court of Canada, alleging that Shaw’s system infringes six of its Canadian patents.
The asserted patents “relate to a wide variety of features in Shaw’s system, including its PayTV purchasing, distribution, viewership monitoring, and interactive television systems”, the company said…
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CALGARY – Shaw’s Pink Shirt Day initiative has helped to raise more than $750,000 for bullying prevention programs in schools across Canada.
This year, for every social media post using #PinkShirtPromise, Shaw made charitable donations to the Canadian Red Cross, The WITS Programs Foundation, and other charitable organizations working to end bullying. With three times as many Canadians sharing their promises this year, including celebrities, athletes, and government officials, Shaw's donation of over $750,000 will see bullying prevention programs reach over 450 schools and 400,000 kids over the next three years.
"This year, Shaw's #PinkShirtPromise campaign struck a deep chord among Canadians…
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TORONTO – Just in time for March Break, Bell Media’s pop-culture channel Much will kick off a national free preview from March 7 until April 4.
Home to comedy classics South Park, The Simpsons, and American Dad, Much will also serve up new British comedy Brotherhood, genre-busting prank show Fameless, plus the debut of Conan O’Brien’s new Conan Without Borders: Made In Mexico special (pictured).
Much’s freeview is available through television service providers including Bell, Bell Aliant, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus, Videotron, and several CCSA partners including Westman Communications Group and Tbaytel.
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CALGARY – Former Shaw Media exec Christine Shipton has been named chair of the board of directors of the Shaw Rocket Fund, replacing the retiring Annabel Slaight.
Funded by contributions from Shaw Communications and Shaw Direct, the Shaw Rocket Fund is a not-for-profit corporation that focuses on stimulating excellence in the Canadian children's production industry in Canada through equity investment and industry initiatives such as the Shaw Rocket Prize and Startoon, an online development program for animators.
A seasoned television executive with experience in both production and broadcast organizations, Shipton (pictured) was most recently SVP of content for Shaw Media. She…
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