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Shaw Media eyes all-news channel in BC
VANCOUVER – Shaw Media is hoping to launch British Columbia’s first all-news channel this summer, the company said Wednesday.
The company confirmed that it has filed an application with the CRTC for a regional, Global BC-driven all-news specialty channel to provide viewers across the province with the day’s top local, national and international headlines 24-hours-a-day. The yet-to-be-named news network will also feature a primetime talk show hosted by veteran Global BC anchor Jill Krop.
“The creation of an all-news channel in B.C. demonstrates our commitment to help grow and develop Global News in new and exciting ways,” said Paul Robertson, group…
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VANCOUVER – Canadian crime drama series Endgame premiered for U.S. audiences this week on Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service.
Produced by Thunderbird Films in association with Front Street Pictures, the series stars Shawn Doyle as a former world chess champion who uses his analytical skills to solve crimes. It premiered in March 2011 on Shaw Media-owned Showcase and earned five Gemini nominations, but was not renewed for a second season.
Lionsgate acquired the series for North American distribution, and Endgame is distributed internationally by Endemol.
"The emergence of new digital partners like Hulu has dramatically extended the longevity and significantly increased the syndication…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media has named Christos Nikitopoulos as vice-president of revenue planning and strategy, effective immediately.
Nikitopoulos was most recently VP of sports at Shaw Media, and VP of programming and revenue planning at Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. Reporting to Shannon Valliant, VP of financial operations, he will lead the development of a centralized revenue planning and strategy team that will work across Rogers Media’s television, publishing, digital and radio platforms to deliver maximum yield and growth for the company’s assets.
“As Rogers Media continues to drive the individual and collective expansion of our powerful brands, Christos brings added…
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TORONTO – History Television has rolled out a new marketing campaign around three of its top series and one new one using its “Born to” tagline.
The four week, national campaign targets adults 25-54 across multiple platforms in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Building on the channel’s Fall marketing blitz, the campaign centres around the new series Around the World in 80 Ways plus Canadian Pickers, American Restoration, and IRT Deadliest Roads: Andes. The creative features the series’ hosts in their natural environments and the consistent use of the headline “Born to…” across all executions.
It also an on-air component across…
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CALGARY – Shaw has become the first provider in Canada to launch the 15 new music channels from Galaxie which offer music from around the world.
The new channels have a focus on cultural music, with stations ranging from Bollywood Hits, to Arabic, to Guangdong. They also include Canadian Indie, Today’s Latin Pop and Classical India, among others, and may be accessed by tuning into channels in the 400 range, or by streaming them on-line.
"Our objective is to ensure that Galaxie remains the preferred source of music for Canadians," said Eric Boyko, president and CEO of Stingray Digital, owners and operators…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has signed a three-year agreement to provide the City of Calgary with local telephone services and an advanced custom 311 configuration.
The new contract, which will complement Shaw's existing agreement for the delivery of data services, will service the City's three main locations of City Hall, Manchester and Whitehorn with more than 8,000 direct inward dial numbers and a call routing and management platform for the City's 311 services.
"Shaw looks forward to expanding our relationship with the City of Calgary," said president Peter Bissonnette, in the announcement. "Shaw Business delivers a number of scalable, reliable products…
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MONTREAL – TVA Group said Thursday that it is selling its share in specialty channels Mystery TV and The Cave to Shaw Media. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Quebecor Media subsidiary owns a 50% interest in Mystery TV and 51% of The Cave, though both channels have been run by the Shaw Media group.
TVA said that a licence transfer request was submitted to the CRTC last week, and pending approval, the proposed transaction could be finalized in the spring of 2012.
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TORONTO – Shaw has tweaked its Global TV video app for viewers looking to extend their mobile viewing experience to a bigger screen.
The app now uses Apple’s AirPlay video streaming technology to wirelessly stream select shows from a users’ iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to their television via Apple TV. The device can then be used like a remote control to rewind, fast-forward, or for video navigation to find other Global content.
The upgrade makes Shaw Media the first private broadcaster in Canada to support AirPlay capabilities in its mobile application.
The company said that the free app has been downloaded 720,000…
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REGINA – It’s been an jarring 18 months for SCN, the former Saskatchewan provincial public broadcaster, and viewers in the province.
Back in the first half of 2010, the government there decided to close the channel down, citing a need to cut costs and get out of non-core government initiatives such as television few seemed to watch. However, just before the government faded it to black, Bluepoint Investments, which is headed by advertising executive Bruce Claassen, stepped into the breach and paid $350,000 for the operation.
The CRTC approved the transaction in late 2010 and altered the…
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Canadian series ‘Endgame’ debuts on Hulu
Nikitopoulos heads up new revenue, strategy team at Rogers Media
History updates ‘Born To’ campaign with winter shows
Shaw launches 15 new Galaxie music channels
Shaw to provide voice services to City of Calgary
TVA sells interest in Mystery TV, The Cave to Shaw Media
Global adds power of AirPlay to video app
SCN to become Citytv affiliate January 2
