TORONTO – Independent specialty movie service Hollywood Suite announced today the launch of the new web version of the Hollywood Suite GO app (HSGO).
The newly designed VOD service is an extension of the premium movie channels and is available at hsgo.ca for Hollywood Suite subscribers from Access Communications, Cogeco, Eastlink, Hay Communications, MTS, NorthwesTel, Rogers, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Source Cable, Telus Optik TV, and VMedia.
“We are excited to offer our subscribers another platform to watch their favourite movies from Hollywood Suite, allowing them to experience their cinematic choices, anytime, anywhere,” said David Kines,…
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Chair's comments change the focus of the hearing, puts government, industry, on notice, to get their acts together
GATINEAU – The the second week of the CRTC's basic service objective (BSO) hearing featured a rare moment of reflection from CRTC chairman and CEO Jean-Pierre Blais which will now alter the focus of this hearing. Below are Blais' unedited personal thoughts, made just prior to Monday's lunch break.
Those of you who are familiar with CRTC proceedings will appreciate that it is unusual for Chairs to make formal remarks beyond those made at the beginning of the oral hearing.
But this is an exceptional…
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GATINEAU – Some 66,000 Canadians, or just 0.5% of Canadian television households, have signed up for the new slimmed down basic TV programming packages five weeks after they debuted, the CRTC said Friday.
The Commission asked ten of the country’s biggest TV service providers – Access Communications, Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, MTS, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Telus and Vidéotron, to add up subscribers to their new basic television packages. These ‘skinny basic’ packages, priced at $25 or less, debuted March 1st amidst great fanfare touting choice and affordability.
TV service providers also began offering either pick-and-pay for individual channels or small packages of…
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CALGARY – Despite an increase in revenue, Shaw Communications saw second quarter profits drop by 2.4%.
For the three month period ended February 29, 2016, Shaw posted net income of $164 million, down from $168 million in the prior year. The company said Thursday that the period included transaction costs associated with the Wind Mobile acquisition, higher amortization and a greater equity loss related to some of its investments, which were partially offset by higher operating income from continuing operations and higher income from discontinued operations, net of tax.
Revenue for the quarter of $1.15 billion was up 3% from $1.12…
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TORONTO – "We have delivered revenue and segment profit growth for the second consecutive quarter, driven by the launch of new specialty television services and digital distribution revenues," said Doug Murphy, president and CEO of Corus Entertainment today in the company’s second quarter financial release.
“With the completion of our transformational acquisition of Shaw Media on April 1st, we are fully focused on quickly integrating our operations, capturing significant synergies and unlocking the future growth potential of these powerful media assets."
Consolidated revenues for the three months ended February 29, 2016 were $197.7 million, up 3% from last year….
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment, which is the exclusive brand partner for Nickelodeon in Canada, announced today a new content deal with Netflix.
The Netflix deal includes the Canadian streaming rights to Nickelodeon's classic hit series such as iCarly, Sam & Cat and Victorious, among others. The agreement also includes exclusive streaming rights to the critically-acclaimed animated Nick series, The Legend of Korra.
"We're delighted to partner with Netflix and reintroduce these iconic Nickelodeon series to Canadian kids and families on the streaming service," said Shawn Praskey, vice president, content distribution. "This deal provides YTV fans with even more of…
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OTTAWA – Friends and colleagues of the late Alain Gourd (pictured) are invited to a charity fundraiser in his memory, scheduled for May 4, 2016 at The Rainbow Bistro blues bar in Ottawa's Byward Market.
Themed ‘Scotch & Save 2016’, this is the second bi-annual networking event and fundraiser for the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) to honour Gourd’s memory.
Highlights of the evening will include special pricing on scotches and a raffle for bottles specially selected and donated by some of Canada's top communications law firms and companies, snacks, and a return musical performance by singer/songwriter Gerry Wall, familiar to many in the industry from his day…
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CALGARY – The sale of Shaw Media to Corus Entertainment will enable parent Shaw Communications to double down on being a pure-play connectivity provider, the Calgary-based communications giant said Friday.
"For the shareholders and customers of Shaw, this is a significant milestone that positions Shaw as a leading pure-play connectivity company with an attractive growth profile, while allowing Shaw to participate in the upside potential resulting from the combination of Shaw Media and Corus," said Shaw CEO Brad Shaw, in a company news release. "Shaw will focus on delivering superior broadband communications to our consumer and business customers by investing…
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TORONTO – After completing its $2.65 billion acquisition of Shaw Media, Corus Entertainment unveiled a new corporate brand and executive leadership team on Friday.
President and CEO Doug Murphy described the redesigned Corus logo as “a powerful visual cue that the new Corus has arrived”. “This is a landmark day for us,” he said in the company's news release. “As a combined company, we are creating an integrated media and content powerhouse that gives us the competitive scale to grow both domestically and globally. With our strong media brands, compelling content and talented team, this transformational acquisition marks a new…
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Canadians are receiving the broadband speeds they're paying for
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The majority of broadband Internet services in Canada are as fast or faster than their advertised download and upload speeds, says a CRTC report on Internet services.
The preliminary report, released Thursday, found that most services from the country's major Internet service providers delivered between 109% and 122% of the advertised download speed, and that performance was largely consistent across all geographic regions of Canada in a mix of urban and rural settings.
Services using fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technologies delivered 119% of advertised download speed on average, while cable/hybrid-fibre co-axial (HFC) delivered 103%,…
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