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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TORONTO – Mobilicity says its legal battle with Telus to keep its TV ads running was no-contest. In a press release, it declared a “colossal victory for Canadian wireless consumers” after the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed an interlocutory injunction application by Telus to pull certain Mobilicity TV ads off the air. But Telus contends today’s Court decision only dealt with the interim ruling to have the ads pulled and that it will not impact their pursuit of a full hearing.
"Today is a big day for wireless consumers and continued competition in Canada," said Mobilicity…
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WHITEHORSE – Latitude Wireless representatives will be visiting Watson Lake this month to mark the launch of its 3G HSPA wireless service.
“Watson Lake residents are going to be able to enjoy the clarity and speed of the new 3G network,” said Curtis Shaw, General Manager of Latitude Wireless. “We are very pleased that we were able to upgrade our network prior to the holidays to support the latest tablets and smartphones.”
3G HSPA technology allows customers to enjoy broadband wireless applications, including Internet access, video steaming and a variety of social media applications….
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TORONTO – The Banff World Media Festival has announced that CBS Corporation will be the inaugural Company of Distinction at next year’s Festival, being held from June 9 – 12, 2013 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, in Banff Canada.
As the Company of Distinction, executives, producers and talent from CBS Corp. programming divisions will be featured during the four-day festival in different facets of the event, including: keynotes, media leaders sessions, the Rockies Award Gala, and Banff’s famed master classes.
The new Company of Distinction program will allow the Festival to pay homage each…
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OTTAWA – In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday that the CRTC does not have the jurisdiction to allow conventional over-the-air broadcasters pursue a wholesale fee from BDUs for the carriage of their signals. The court’s decision should just about bring to a close the so-called fee-for-carriage (FFC) or value-for-signal (VFS) debate.
The court heard the case back in April which was essentially between the big BDUs, which had always stood against VFS, and Bell Canada. Canwest Television was listed as a respondent, but that was a leftover artefact of the earlier case as Canwest’s new…
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WHITEHORSE – Dawson City is joining the ranks of northern communities served by 3G HSPA wireless service with upgrades that will free residents and tourists to use the latest wireless devices, tablets and smartphones.
“There has been significant customer demand from Dawson City residents for 3G service,” said Curtis Shaw, General Manager of Latitude Wireless. “Through Latitude Wireless, the latest 3G capable handsets and smartphones will now work on our upgraded network. Dawson residents will be able to start enjoying the speed, reliability and call clarity of an HSPA network immediately.”
Latitude Wireless is…
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YELLOWKNIFE – Residents of Norman Wells and Fort Simpson can turn on their new Apple, Samsung or LG smartphones Christmas morning and get full service thanks to upgrades from Northwestel.
“Next generation wireless services have been highly anticipated in these communities. Northwestel is pleased to meet customer demand with the latest technology,” said Curtis Shaw, Vice President of Marketing at Northwestel. “In partnership with the Northern Stores, the latest handsets and smartphones with 3G capabilities will be available so residents can start enjoying the speed, reliability and call clarity of an HSPA network immediately.”
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GATINEAU – Corus Entertainment executives strongly defended the choices it has made in in bringing Oprah Winfrey’s cable channel to Canada in front of the CRTC Tuesday.
The company brought all of its big guns to the Commission hearing earlier today after being called on the carpet for being in non-compliance with the license that applies to the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Canada – a channel which was Canadian Learning Television a decade ago.
John Cassaday, president and CEO of Corus, was accompanied by Doug Murphy, executive VP of Corus Entertainment and president of Corus Television, regulatory chief Gary Mavaara, John…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is using intimidation and bullying to “stop Mobilicity’s conversation that you don’t need a contract to get wireless” charges Stewart Lyons, Mobilicity President and COO. He was responding to a lawsuit that Telus has filed against the new carrier for “false and misleading” TV ads.
The ads claim that “unlimited plans” offered by the incumbent carriers don’t cover all costs such as text messages, while positioning Mobilicity’s own voice and data services as truly unlimited.
Lyons told Cartt.ca the lawsuit was “bizarre” given that his company has “been repeating the same message…
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OTTAWA – On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its ruling on whether or not the CRTC has the jurisdiction to let conventional, over-the-air local broadcasters pursue a fee for the carriage of their signals by subscription television providers. The appeal was heard back in April, as Cartt.ca reported.
The ability for local broadcasters to charge a cable, satellite or telco TV provider a wholesale fee (and by extension of course, Canadian subscribers) has been something TV station owners have pursued off and on for decades. The CBC asked for the ability to pursue…
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