TORONTO – CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada is facing off on the 2nd screen in a big way this Saturday to kick of its 60th season. Budweiser is sponsoring Facebook and Twitter pages where fans can login during national broadcasts and interact with in-game features that reflect the live game action.
HNIC says Hockey Night in Canada: 2nd Screen presented by Budweiser gives viewers new ways to interact and engage with the game through smartphones, tablets and computers. Fans can login at Facebook and test their knowledge and try their luck at predicting team and…
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CALGARY – With the NHL schedule finally underway this Saturday, Shaw is offering free previews and special pricing on NHL Centre Ice and TSN Jets for Shaw and Shaw Direct customers.
"We love hockey and know our customers want to get in on all the action of 2012-13 NHL season," said Peter Bissonnette, President, Shaw Communications Inc. "This year, in addition to the many sports channels that are included as part of our basic cable and satellite packages, we're also excited to offer free previews and special pricing on NHL Centre Ice and TSN Jets."
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TORONTO – Can’t go a minute without your fix of Big Brother Canada? No worries, this February Canadian fans have the chance to eavesdrop on the houseguests 24-hours a day, vote on twists and turns, engage with the houseguests and play the Big Brother Canada Power Play game.
Shaw Media and Insight Productions have teamed up with Emmy Award-winning interactive agency Secret Location to develop a robust digital platform that will be integrated into the production of the series. The experience will offer fans the opportunity to influence and impact what transpires week-to-week on screen. The…
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TORONTO – Moody's Investors Service says Rogers Communications pending $700 million transaction with Shaw Communications to acquire Hamilton Ontario-based Mountain Cablevision and to secure Shaw’s AWS spectrum holdings in 2014 is “credit-positive and ratings-neutral since investment returns realized over time will off-set initial credit metric dilution.”
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TORONTO and CALGARY – Rogers Communications said late Monday afternoon it plans to pay Shaw Communications $700 million to acquire Hamilton Ontario-based Mountain Cablevision and to secure Shaw’s AWS spectrum holdings in 2014.
The deal will also see Shaw purchase Rogers' one-third interest in TVtropolis for $59 million, giving it 100% of the specialty channel, and Shaw will enter into negotiations with Rogers for the provision of certain services in Western Canada. The press release did not specify what those services will be although Shaw CEO Brad Shaw hinted where some co-operation is being worked on.
The decision to option the…
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CALGARY – While subscriber losses worried some on Bay Street (the company dropped 28,000 video subscribers in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, ended November 30, 2012) Shaw Communications posted overall positive operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2012.
Consolidated revenue for the three month period of $1.32 billion was up 3% compared to the same period last year and total operating income before amortization of $601 million improved 6% over the comparable period. Free cash flow for the quarter was $244 million compared to $119 million for the same period last year. Increased operating income before…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC approved a pair of new category B specialty service licenses yesterday for Fantasy Sports TV and Quest.
Fantasy Sports TV is a Fight Network (which is controlled by Leonard Asper) application and the channel, if launched, will be “devoted to fantasy sports, allowing viewers to act as owners and assume all the responsibilities associated with operating real sports franchises, and allowing viewers to create, monitor, trade and discuss players on their teams with others also playing fantasy sports,” according to the Commission decision.
Quest’s application was filed by its owner HGTV Canada (Shaw…
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TORONTO – Building on an idea that was dubbed “Watch Canada” back in October, the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada and the CRTC on Wednesday announced the creation of a working group of leading industry executives whose goal will be to “promote the increasing success of Canadian film, television and digital media with a principal focus on the Canadian market,” says a press release.
The creation of the group grew from industry leaders’ feedback at the Symposium on the Promotion of Canadian Films and Television Programs in Canada and Internationally which was held in Ottawa in conjunction with the International…
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A NEW REPORT FROM BMO Capital Markets, which dives deep into what will affect investment in the telecom and media space in Canada in 2013, takes a good look at the possibilities and assumptions heading into the auction of the 700 MHz spectrum everyone assumes will take place mid-year.
The report, by analyst Tim Casey, says what most believe – that the big winners in the auction, which will be expensive. will be the big three of Rogers, Telus and Bell, but that the latter two have an advantage over Rogers since Bell and Telus share the operation of their…
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TORONTO – After more than a year of negotiations, Hollywood Suite has found accommodations for their four HD commercial-free movie channels on the Rogers HD lineup. They’re now working to land Shaw next.
Featuring more than 400 HD movies per month, uncut and unedited, Hollywood Suite is: WarnerFilms (channel 486), MGM Channel (487), Sony Movie Channel (488), AXN Movies (489) and Hollywood Suite OnDemand. Rogers HD TV customers across Ontario will have a free preview of all four movie channels and Hollywood Suite OnDemand until March 31, 2013.
“We’re excited to be working with the great…
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