CALGARY – Shaw has signed a deal with the City of Winnipeg to provide data networking services, Internet and WiFi.
The multi-year agreement, announced Tuesday, will see Shaw provide a 35-site Virtual Private Local Area Network Service (VPLS) that includes separate VPLS domains for each of the City's business units, in addition to carrier grade Internet. Shaw will also provide WiFi to Winnipeg's libraries that will be available free to users.
"The network Shaw Business will provide to the City of Winnipeg is designed for high availability- meaning that the crucial services of the City will be reliable, consistent and dedicated", said…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media has expanded its partnership for Canadian digital sales with CBS Interactive by adding a number of new websites, including CBSNews.com and CBSSports.com, to the Shaw Premium Audience Network (S.P.A.N.).
The other new sites include CNET; CHOW.com; GameSpot.com; MaxPreps.com; Metacritic.com; TechRepublic.com; ZDNet.com and UrbanBaby. Since its launch last May, Shaw Media says that S.P.A.N. has more than quadrupled its online reach and now offers advertisers access to more than ten million total unique visitors per month, particularly highly captive male audiences.
"S.P.A.N. is a powerful tool for cross-platform message delivery,…
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TORONTO – Global is adding two new U.S. talk shows – The Jeff Probst Show and The Ricki Lake Show – to its daytime lineup this Fall.
The network declined to reveal what current programming will be dropped to make room for the new shows, telling Cartt.ca that details will be released at its upfront presentation scheduled for May 30.
The Jeff Probst Show is a one-hour talk show that will cover topics ranging from relationships and family dynamics to newsmakers of the day, and families and individuals facing challenges. Probst is best known for hosting all 11 editions of Global’s reality hit…
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CALGARY – Shaw opened the doors on its first interactive retail location in Calgary on Tuesday.
Located in Sunridge Mall, the new store shows off Shaw's products and services via interactive displays, while product and service specialists offer hands-on training and technical support. In-store terminals also provide easy options for bill payments.
"Shaw's products and services have evolved to best serve the changing needs of our customers and now our retail locations will also reflect those same changes through a unique technology experience," said president Peter Bissonnette, in the announcement. “We're excited to showcase the power of Shaw to customers through…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media is launching a new digital channel backed by National Geographic that will fight tooth and nail to bring television viewers the best in wildlife programming.
Set to launch May 7 on Shaw and Shaw Direct, Nat Geo Wild uses spectacular cinematography and compelling storytelling presented by top wildlife experts to bring viewers exciting encounters and insights from every corner of the animal kingdom.
“Canadians have a remarkable appetite for family-friendly wildlife programming, and we are thrilled to connect our viewers with the foremost experts on the subject with the launch of Nat Geo Wild,” said Shaw Media…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada, Rogers Media and Shaw Media are teaming up on a new venture that allows advertisers to bid for space on their respective digital advertising inventory in real-time.
Called the Canadian Premium Audience Exchange (CPAX), the gateway allows access to over 100 domains in both English and French, reaching an audience of more than 15 million Canadians. Scheduled to launch on May 16, CPAX allows advertisers one-stop shopping to reach a targeted audience, while users receive advertisements that are most relevant and of interest to them.
The three media companies will direct a portion of their inventory into CPAX but…
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TORONTO – Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has added three new directors to its board for the 2012-2013 term.
The newly elected directors, announced at the organization’s annual general meeting, include Pat DiVittorio, VP of program planning at Bell Media; Fiona Lee, CA, director of finance, programming, at Corus Entertainment; Kristine Murphy, director of industry development at OMDC; and Natalie Osborne, EVP of business development at 9 Story Entertainment.
Prentiss Fraser will continue as board chair. The board members re-elected for 2012-2013 include:
– Victoria Evans, partner and producer, Stitch Media; – Prentiss Fraser, SVP, worldwide sales and acquisitions, Entertainment…
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by Steve Faguy
GATINEAU – It's the most important decision about private French-language television in Canada in years, but the CRTC's renewal of licenses for major broadcasters contained few surprises.
On Thursday, the CRTC renewed broadcasting licenses for Quebecor's Groupe TVA, Astral Media and the independent specialty channel Canal Évasion. The Commission also reviewed the licenses of the V network (formerly TQS), which was given exceptional relief from its regulatory obligations in 2008 when purchased by its current ownership while in bankruptcy. For the most part, the decisions were based on proposals made during discussions at the hearings in Montreal in…
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TORONTO – Independent producers who attended a special Banff Media Festival preview event and reception in Toronto on Wednesday were likely very encouraged to hear top Canadian media executives speak about the value they place on high-quality original programming.
During a special media leader panel discussion, David Purdy, senior vice-president of content for Rogers Communications, cited several examples of successful TV channels – all of which feature a high percentage of original TV series content in their daily broadcast schedules. “If you look at A&E, they used to carry Murder She Wrote and CSI,” Purdy said. “A&E is now going…
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OTTAWA – Shaw Communications has received CRTC approval to buy out the half of specialty channels Mystery and The Cave that it doesn't already own.
Both English-language category A channels are currently jointly controlled by Shaw Communications and Quebecor’s TVA Group. In its decision, the Commission valued Mystery at approximately $36 million and The Cave (formerly known as Men TV) at just over $4 million.
The Commission also approved Shaw’s request to spread out the payment of its tangible benefits associated with the transactions over the next seven broadcast years, and to renew the channels’ broadcasting licences through August 31,…
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