OTTAWA – It’s all in the CRTC’s hands now.
Following a review of BCE’s second $3.38 billion proposal to purchase Astral Media inside of 12 months, the Competition Bureau said late Monday it had reached an agreement with Bell “that preserves competition in the supply of English and French pay and specialty television programming services in Canada,” according to the Bureau’s press release.
Under the terms of the Consent Agreement filed with the Competition Tribunal Monday, Bell must divest itself of Astral Media’s ownership interests in Family Channel, Teletoon, Teletoon Retro, Disney XD, the Cartoon Network, Disney Jr. (English and French),…
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INDUSTRY MINISTER CHRISTIAN PARADIS’ head is spinning. After a couple of days on the ground at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the Minister had talked to so many people and seen so much interesting new technology, he pronounced himself overwhelmed, impressed and excited by it all, in an interview with Cartt.ca on Tuesday.
MWC is one of the largest wireless industry conferences in the world with about 70,000 attendees – and it is known as the get-together where you’ll find the highest number of CEOs and other senior wireless executives. Thousands of vendors, app developers, handset makers and…
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CALGARY – Following an explosion and major fire at its headquarters last July, Shaw Communications is planning a complete renovation and restoration of the Shaw Court building on 3 Avenue SW in downtown Calgary. The newly designed building will "set a benchmark for innovation in workplace and office design" and include collaborative workspaces, rooftop terraces with green space and an enhanced digital infrastructure.
"The development supports the urbanization of downtown Calgary and reflects Shaw's position as a corporate and community leader," said Brad Shaw, CEO, Shaw Communications Inc. "With up to 2,000 employees, Shaw's corporate headquarters…
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TORONTO – Peace Point Entertainment has appointed Fiorella Grossi as the new Head of Development. Overseeing Peace Point’s Toronto based development team as well as the company’s development executives in Los Angeles and New York, Grossi will be responsible for assessing channel needs in Canada and the USA and grow the company’s already extensive slate of quality, award-winning content. She will also work closely with Peace Points Digital Team and international distribution division Peace Point Rights.
“Fiorella’s ‘perfect storm’ of experience as an award-winning producer and development executive for some of the industry’s top broadcasters…
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TORONTO – If you’re in the broadcast, recording, retail or live concert arms of the music industry; it’s time to vote for the 2013 Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards at Canadian Music Week (CMW). Make yourself heard and register to vote today. Voting deadline is Friday, March 1.
CMW has also announced that Amanda Logan, radio announcer and assistant music director at CHUM FM in Toronto, is the recipient of the 2013 Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year Award in Memory of Steve Young. The award will be presented during the Radio Consultants…
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TORONTO – In about 30 minutes, Omnicom Canada CEO Fred Forster put a good scare into a room of broadcasters and ad folks Monday afternoon when describing the impending near future for the TV advertising business.
In a speech to the Broadcast Executives Society lunch Forster, the head of Omnicom in Canada (Omnicom is a $14.5 billion global ad agency) painted a picture of how Big Data is taking over the media buying world, rendering the old metrics of CPMs (cost per thousand) and GRPs (gross ratings points) useless to agencies and their clients
“GRPs and the currency we see today…
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TORONTO – What could be a better place to roll out a Big Brother Canada Slop Truck than in Hogtown? The truck leverages two iconic Big Brother elements – slop and Big Brother personality Dan Gheesling (winner of season 10 and runner up in season 14). With Gheesling on board, the Slop Truck is touring around Toronto stopping at various high traffic locations to hand out samples of slop and giveaways to fans.
The truck is part of Slice’s biggest marketing campaign for a single series in the network’s history leading up to the Big…
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CALGARY – Shaw, Shaw Direct and Entertainment One (eOne) are teaming up to tackle bullying. For every rental of Bully on Shaw or Shaw Direct On Demand, Shaw Communications in conjunction with eOne will donate $1.00 to Kids Help Phone, Canada's leading youth counselling service, providing free, anonymous and professional support to kids, teens and young adults on any issue, either by phone or online.
Bully gives an intimate glimpse into the bullying crisis by taking its audience into the homes and schools of five kids and families. A reality check for…
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OTTAWA – Telesat is blaming an insurance claim for a $210 million drop in annual profit as reported in its quarterly and full year financials. Revenues for 2012 were $846 million, a 5% increase over the $809 million it recorded in 2011, but net income was only $27 million compared to $237 million in 2011, a decrease of $210 million.
“The 2012 net income was lower than 2011 due in part to the recognition in 2011 of a $135 million gain from insurance proceeds received in connection with an insurance claim filed for the failure…
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TORONTO – Big Brother Canada is getting some big sponsors for its inaugural season. In addition to the $100,000 grand prize, official series sponsors The Brick and Chevrolet are upping the stakes for houseguests by providing a $25,000 gift card to The Brick and an all-new 2013 Chevrolet Trax to the winner of Big Brother Canada. Ramada Worldwide has also signed on to provide the 24-hour live feed. Big Brother Canada premieres February 27th at 9pm ET/PT on Slice.
The U.S. version of Endemol’s international hit format, Big Brother, has been a top performing series throughout its past 14…
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