TORONTO – The future of cable is “outstanding”. Just ask Louis Audet, the president and CEO of Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Cable.
Speaking with Cartt.ca prior to presenting the company’s 2010 financial results to shareholders in Toronto last week, Audet shared Cogeco’s plans for wireless, why he’s not worried about Netflix, and his thoughts on vertical integration in Canada.
“There are good reasons to believe that”, Audet said about his unshakeable belief in the cable industry’s rosy future. “It’s not a wanton statement.” A perfect example of cable’s ability to evolve is Cogeco’s plans to trial addressable advertising in Canada next year. “This…
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CALGARY – Shaw’s fire log has returned to warm the homes of Shaw and Shaw Direct customers this holiday season.
The fire log can now be found 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through January 2 on ‘The Frame’ for Shaw and Shaw Direct customers. The Frame is available on Shaw on channels 165 SD and 212 HD, while Shaw Direct customers can check their local listings.
"We’re already hearing how the Fire Log adds to Canadian holiday tradition," said president Peter Bissonnette, in the press release. "Every year, the lighting of the Shaw Fire Log ignites the holiday…
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OTTAWA – Canadian children’s series Dino Dan has been named the winner of the 2010 Shaw Rocket Prize.
Produced by Toronto-based Sinking Ship Entertainment, the show stars Jason Spevack as Dan Henderson, a 10-year-old boy with an obsession for dinosaurs. It airs in Canada on TVO, Knowledge Network and Access, plus recently debuted in the U.S. on MTV Networks-owned Nick Jr.
Producers J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers and Matt Bishop received their $50,000 prize by from Heritage Minister James Moore at a ceremony in Ottawa earlier this week which celebrated the top five Canadian programs for kids aged 6-12. An international jury of…
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CALGARY – Shaw will offer $500 million principal amount of 5.50% senior unsecured notes due in 2020, as well as re-open its offering of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2039 for an additional $400 million.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used for repayment of debt incurred under Shaw’s credit facility to complete the acquisition of the broadcasting assets of Canwest Global Communications Corp. and effect a subsequent related debt refinancing.
Closing is scheduled to occur on December 7, 2010 and, based on the closing purchase price, the effective yield of the 2020 notes and the 2039 notes, if…
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TORONTO – The first ever 3D broadcast of CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada is coming to TV screens across the country.
Viewers with a 3D-ready television, along with the associated pair of glasses, will be able to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT on December 11. The broadcast will be available free to Bell TV subscribers on channel 1933 (satellite TV) and 1208 (Fibe TV); Shaw Direct subscribers on channel 233/333 (Classic/Advanced); Telus Optik TV subscribers on channel 656 and Telus satellite TV subscribers on channel 1933; and to Vidéotron…
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TORONTO – As Shaw Communications continues to examine its new TV broadcasting division, the former Canwest Global, a number of executives will be leaving the company, or have had their roles downgraded, Cartt.ca has learned.
According to sources, among those departing are long-serving executives Brett Manlove, VP of Global TV’s British Columbia stations and general manager of Global B.C. (26 years); Karen Gelbart, SVP lifestyle specialty channels, who came to Canwest with the Alliance Atlantis purchase, a company she had been with since 1997; and Patrick O’Hara, vice-president of Global TV’s eastern stations and general manager of Global Toronto (20-plus…
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TORONTO – When it comes to content and its distribution, what’s open and what’s closed off can be difficult to define – and what’s freely available to all and what’s behind a walled garden can both work as business plans.
That was part of the messages Monday morning during a session at Toronto’s NextMedia entitled: “Open vs. Closed, Content in the Digital Age”.
While many folks often talk about the preservation of the wide open internet and how individual business interests are interrupting that, those same people freely play inside such closed environments as iTunes, Netflix and Facebook, noted Michael…
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CALGARY – Shaw wants to be invited to your next family reunion.
On the heels of its Fill the Food Banks campaign, Shaw has launched the Amazing Family Reunion contest as the next initiative in its ‘Together is Amazing’ charitable campaign.
The contest, which kicked off on Monday and runs through January 15, 2011, invites Canadians to create a virtual scrapbook page sharing their story of why they would like to reunite their family. Ten winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and will create their dream family reunion, each valued up to $25,000.
"We want to bring people…
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TORONTO – Comedy-focused Bite and music service AUX have launched on Shaw Direct, owner Glassbox Television announced Monday.
Together with their recent carriage on Shaw Cable, the availability of Bite and AUX has increased by an additional 2 million households across Canada. Bite is available on channel 368/68 (Classic/Advanced) and AUX is available on channel 585/269 (Classic/Advanced).
“With the myriad of choices available, it takes creativity and new thinking to come to carriage agreements that make business sense for both partners,” said GlassBox co-CEO Raja Khanna, in the announcement. “We are delighted that these two GlassBOX services, which are focused…
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CALGARY – Shaw and its partnering organizations have more than doubled their goal of raising one million pounds of food for registered food banks across Canada, prompting the company to donate $250,000 in cash to the cause.
The Fill the Food Banks initiative, the first launched under Shaw’s ‘Together is Amazing’ charitable campaign, ran from September 20 – November 15. Shaw matched 350,000 pounds and Campbell Canada matched 300,000 pounds of food as part of the national food giving program which also included Safeway Canada. Including the matching 650,000 pounds of food, the final total came to 2,612,633 lbs of…
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