GATINEAU – The Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) is again fighting wholesale service rates of the established telecom and cable companies. The group of independent ISPs is now telling the CRTC that it must make interim all usage sensitive rates from these companies until more fulsome analyses are done.
Bell Aliant, Bell Canada, Cogeco Cable, Rogers Communications, SaskTel, Shaw Cablesystems, Telus Communications, and Vidéotron are all party to the application.
In an application filed on April 29, CNOC argues that evidence has now come to light that demonstrates existing usage sensitive rates are too high. It points to a recent…
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CANADIAN BROADCASTERS HEADED to the Los Angeles Screenings this week will be buying rookie U.S. shows much as they have in the past: By choosing possible primetime hits via output and multiyear deals with Hollywood studio suppliers.
But in among the horse-trading for new American dramas and comedies this year will be a new battlefield for Canadian networks needing new revenue streams to outrun falling conventional TV ad sales: the fight for digital platform rights.
And even before top players like Bell Media, Shaw Media and Rogers Media do their studio rounds this week to view new pilots on offer, there's…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has inked a partnership agreement with the Canadian Football League (CFL) that includes becoming the first ever presenting sponsor of the Grey Cup.
The multi-year partnership also names Shaw the official telecommunications partner of the CFL, and includes sponsorship components such as prominent branding across CFL broadcasts on TSN and the official broadcasters of the CFL and the Grey Cup. In addition, a new content series called Shaw Road to the Grey Cup will air during CFL game broadcasts, and will also be prevalent on TSN and CFL digital properties. Leading up to the Grey Cup, Shaw will be…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance’s Jennifer Salmon is headed to Harvard in June as this year’s recipient of the CTAM Canada Fellowship Award, also known as CTAM U.
Salmon, pictured, is VP of contracts at the CCSA where she leads a team responsible for the negotiation and administration of all master programming affiliation agreements. She also provides strategic direction and insight to the CCSA board and member companies and is actively involved in industry regulatory proceedings. Prior to joining CCSA, Salmon held various positions at Shaw Communications, most recently as general manager of programming and satellite services, where she was…
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OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is once again asking the CRTC to prevent streaming service shomi from being offered only to Rogers or Shaw internet customers.
The consumer group filed a new application with the Commission on Monday, after having its previous complaint returned by the Regulator last month in the wake of BRP 2015-86 that proposed establishing a new service category for hybrid VoD services. While PIAC said that it will file comments on that matter, it added that it “had to address lingering problems with the shomi service that likely would not be addressed in the…
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CALGARY, MONTREAL and VANCOUVER – Canada’s communications industry is digging deep to help support relief efforts in Nepal after last Saturday’s devastating earthquake.
Shaw Communications said Tuesday that it will match employee donations to the Canadian Red Cross dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000 to help provide critical supplies and aid in rescue and recovery efforts. Aligning with the Federal Government's donation matching program, every dollar donated by Shaw employees could be matched twice, resulting in three dollars of aid to Nepal.
In addition, all Shaw Phone customers will receive complimentary long distance calling to Nepal until May 25, and Shaw TV customers have…
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GATINEAU – Earlier this month, a group of 14 broadcasters met for the first time to begin figuring out how to develop a subscription television set top box data measurement system.
In its TV Policy Review decision, the CRTC said building such a system would be a very good thing and set a deadline of April 13th for an industry-wide working group to start moving. Representatives from Bell Canada, Blue Ant Media, CBC, Cogeco, Corus, Eastlink, the Independent Broadcasters Group, MTS, Pelmorex, Quebecor, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw and Telus met on April 8th saying in its first…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has named Trevor English as senior vice president, corporate development and business planning, effective immediately.
With more than 11 years at Shaw, English has played a leadership role in all of Shaw's corporate development activities, investor relations initiatives, and the management of the company's financing strategies in the debt and equity capital markets, reads Thursday’s announcement.
In his new role, English's responsibilities will include all aspects of potential M&A, investment opportunities as well as managing Shaw's relationships with its venture portfolio companies. He will also be responsible for the coordination of Shaw's business strategy process and future…
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BANFF – CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais will deliver a keynote address on Sunday June 7, 2015 to open the 36th annual Banff World Media Festival.
In the wake of the Commission’s decisions from its Let's Talk TV hearing, Blais will speak about where the CRTC is heading next, and, why the recently launched review of basic telecommunications services is important – not only for the Canadian content industry, but also for all sectors of the Canadian economy.
Banff organizers also announced the return of the ‘Media Leaders’ series, offering delegates the unparalleled opportunity to listen in on exclusive conversations between top media leaders…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications executives acknowledged yesterday a shift in strategy when it comes to selling home phone to its customers. In effect, it’s loosening its triple play bundle for those who want that option.
The company surprised the Bay Street analyst community yesterday with a measurable drop in home phone subscribers of more than 12,000 in Q2 2015, which is in stark comparison to an addition of more than 8,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2014.
This is part of the company’s plan, said Shaw EVP and COO Jay Mehr, when quizzed about it by analysts during Tuesday’s Q2…
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