TORONTO – Telelatino marked Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo on Monday with the launch of Spanish-language TV channel Univision Canada.
A rebrand of TLN en Español, the channel will air programming such as Hispanic daily morning show Despierta America, entertainment news show El Gordo y La Flaca, long running variety show Sábado Gigante, prime time telenovelas and specials including the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
“This is a milestone moment in Canadian Spanish language media,” said Telelatino Network president Aldo Di Felice, in the announcement. “Univision is the most recognized and respected Spanish language media brand in North America and is…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media has green lit Global’s original medical drama Remedy for a second season.
After averaging nearly 1 million viewers each week (2+) in its inaugural season, 10 new episodes have been ordered and production is set to begin in Toronto and Hamilton later this year. Remedy is commissioned by Shaw Media’s original content team and produced by Indian Grove Productions.
The high stakes, prime-time medical drama once again follows the Conner family’s trials and tribulations, while zeroing in on the distinct ‘upstairs/downstairs’ dynamic of a downtown hospital. Remedy continues to go beyond the OR and the ER…
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OTTAWA – Sun News has cracked the programming lineup at Bell.
The network said Wednesday that it has secured “a long-term spot” on Bell TV's basic satellite television and in Bell Fibe packages, and will also soon be available for the first time ever to Bell Aliant customers. Viewers can find Sun News Network on Bell Satellite TV on channel 506, on Bell Fibe channel 531 (or 1531 for HD) and on Bell Aliant channel 232.
The network said that the agreements follow a CRTC ruling in December “that told cable and satellite TV providers to treat all Canadian news channels…
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TORONTO – Can court-ordered mediation help pave the way to a deal between and Telus and Mobilicity?
The struggling wireless carrier said late Friday that Industry Canada has agreed to participate in talks “to mediate any outstanding issues relating to the successful completion” of issues related to Mobilicity's CCAA proceedings, which include Telus’ latest $350 million purchase offer.
“If needed, Mobilicity expects that mediation would proceed over the next few weeks”, reads the statement. Those meetings would be mediated by Warren Winkler, a former chief justice of Ontario who was also involved with Nortel Networks and the CanWest/Shaw Cable restructuring.
In addition…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media and Muse Entertainment have begun production on March to the Pole, a documentary following four injured Canadian soldiers trekking into the High Arctic as part of their recovery.
The Canadian veterans are recovering from physical and mental injuries sustained during tours of duty, and are part of the 2014 True Patriot Love Expedition to the Magnetic North Pole. Paired with some of the country’s top business leaders for the two week trek, they are also joined by Canadian women’s hockey Olympic champions Caroline Ouellette and Geneviève Lacasse. The team left from Ottawa on April 19…
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SAN FRANCISCO and CALGARY – Shaw Communications has signed a marketing, content and promotion partnership with digital music service Rdio to boost the San Francisco-based company’s presence in Canada.
As part of the arrangement, Shaw Ventures has made a financial investment in Rdio's holding company, Pulser Media, Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed.
"As Canada's leading network and content experience company, we believe our customers should have access to the best content available," said Shaw CEO Brad Shaw, in the announcement. "Rdio is the best available digital streaming music experience and a great complement to our leading broadband and Shaw Go…
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VICTORIA – Shaw Communications has teamed up with Victoria Highlanders FC to give its home stadium, Royal Athletic Park, a technological upgrade in time for the upcoming 2014 Premier Development League season.
Shaw will provide Internet services to the press box and ticket box offices, as well as in-stadium WiFi services to fans through access to the Shaw Go WiFi network. A complementary service available to all Shaw Internet customers, Shaw Go WiFi will provide visitors to the stadium with instant Internet access by entering their credentials. Once logged in, Shaw customers will remain continuously connected to Shaw Go WiFi while…
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TORONTO – Rogers president and CEO Guy Laurence, Shaw EVP and COO Jay Mehr, and MTS Allstream CEO Pierre Blouin are just three of the high level keynote speakers confirmed for the 2014 Canadian Telecom Summit which will take place June 16 – 18 at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto.
Now in its 13th year, the Canadian Telecom Summit has grown to become Canada's most important annual telecommunications and IT event, attracting hundreds of attendees from around the world. This year’s event will feature over a dozen keynote addresses and more than 50 panelists.
In addition to the popular Regulatory…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications executive vice-president, regulatory and vice-chairman Phil Lind has let it be known inside Rogers that this will be his last year in an operations role at the company for which he has worked for 45 years.
Lind has had a storied career with Rogers, working together with founder Ted Rogers until the latter’s death in 2008 (Lind is pictured here with Shaw Communications president Peter Bissonnette, left and Astral Media co-founder Ian Greenberg, right, upon his induction into the Cable Hall of Fame in 2012). He was seen as the man who…
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TORONTO – Telus really wants to buy Mobilicity and has made another bid for the company, despite the knowledge the federal government really doesn’t want to see this deal happen.
Late Thursday, Data & Audio-Visual Enterprises Holdings and its affiliates (collectively, Mobilicity) announced Telus would acquire it for $350 million. The proposed transaction will move forward under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act rules. Mobilicity has been under creditor protection since September.
"The transaction is a good outcome from Mobilicity's restructuring efforts and extensive sales process," said William Aziz, Mobilicity's chief restructuring officer, in the press release. "I am confident the transaction…
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