TORONTO – Nominations close Wednesday, December 10th for the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) brand new Young Canadian Engineering Professional of the Year Award.
The SCTE, along with Aurora Networks as the primary sponsor and Cartt.ca as the publishing partner, last month announced the development and launch of a new award that annually will recognize a young cable telecommunications engineering professional in Canada who is already making his or her mark on the industry.
The Young Canadian Engineering Professional of the Year Award will debut as part of the inaugural SCTE Canadian Summit, which is set for Tuesday…
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It is with great sadness that Rogers Communications Inc. announces the death of company founder Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, a visionary communications industry pioneer and a titan in Canadian business. He was 75.
(Ed Note: The following is the full press release detailing Ted Rogers’ life, issued by Rogers Communications.)
Mr. Rogers, known for his relentless drive, built Rogers Communications into a Canadian leader in wireless telecommunications, cable television, broadcasting, publishing and more. Mr. Rogers’ name is synonymous with innovative, high-quality communications products across Canada.
He leaves his wife, Loretta; four children: Lisa, Edward (Suzanne), Melinda (Eric) and Martha; and…
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TORONTO – With the privatization of Bell Canada looking like it’s dead, what with the release last week that KPMG can’t deliver a positive opinion on the solvency of the big telco post-deal, speculation has run rampant that Telus might still be interested in merging with Bell.
Scotia Capital analyst John Henderson issued an investor’s report saying that he believes there’s a 15% chance Of “Belus” happening. Telus did seriously want to kick Bell’s tires back in mid-2007 when the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and its partners put together its deal to buy Bell, but the western telco Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw and Star Choice customers can get in to the holiday spirit with the return of the fire log and Christmas tree channels.
Starting today, customers can tune to a channel dedicated to a “natural”, flickering fire, or enjoy coverage of a 50-foot Colorado Spruce that has been decorated with more than 6,000 multi-coloured lights and hundreds of festive ornaments, the company announced.
"With both the Fire Log and Christmas Tree channels airing over this year’s festive season, Shaw customers will experience holiday programming like never before," said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications. "Our Fire Log…
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GATINEAU – When Star Choice took Sun TV (Quebecor’s Toronto station, CKXT) and CBKT Regina (CBC) out of its channel lineup in May, it did not violate its conditions of licence, the CRTC ruled Thursday.
Back in May, the DTH company (a division of Shaw Communications) took five stations out of its basic package, including the two mentioned above as well as CTV Calgary, which was quickly reinstated after customers complained. French-language CBC news channel RDI was also taken off, but the Commission forced Star Choice to reinstate it last week, as Cartt.ca reported.
This followed a stern Commission…
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TORONTO – Despite the wild, scary ride the global economy has been taking us all on this year, wireless newcomer Globalive is well-financed and going full speed ahead, said its CEO, Anthony Lacavera, an investors conference in Toronto last week.
Recognizing that “the market would not allow external financing right now,” Lacavera told the Scotia Capital Markets Telecom and Technology investors day that Globalive’s wireless venture is well-funded by co-owner Orascom – a global wireless player based in Egypt with over 77 million wireless subscribers.
Globalive can count on up to $700 million from its corporate partner, said Lacavera,…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications’ telethon helped raise $300,000 in support of high-performance Canadian athletes.
The "Making It Happen" telethon was held November 16th on Shaw TV in western Canada and nationally on Star Choice. Shaw matched viewer contributions up to $150,000 for total of $300,000 donated to the Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CAN Fund).
For eight hours, 70 Canadian athletes, such as members of the 2008 Men’s 8 Gold Medal Rowing Team, wrestling gold medalist Carol Huynh, and Paralympic 100m Gold Medalist Earle Connor, managed phones bids on 400 auction items.
"Shaw has initiated a number of innovative fundraising efforts…
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OTTAWA – Shaw Communications’ DTH company Star Choice must distribute French news channel Le Réseau de l’information (RDI) to all digital subscribers living in Anglophone markets as part of its digital basic service, the CRTC has ruled.
The CBC filed a complaint with the Commission in May, alleging that Star Choice refused to offer RDI as part of its ‘English Essentials’ basic service package in Anglophone markets, despite “repeated efforts” on its part to secure carriage. The CBC argued that this is contrary to objectives in the Commission’s Distribution Order 2007-3, set out as appendix 4 to Broadcasting Decision…
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TORONTO – GameTV is launching on Shaw digital cable.
"GameTV brings an impressive programming mix of ‘winning’ shows, from reality TV to classic game shows to Hollywood movies and our popular Watch & Win segments – so we know viewers in Western Canada are excited about our launch on Shaw," says Mark Rubinstein, president of digital media for Insight Sports.
"Now, they’ll have 24/7 access to GameTV’s exciting lineup, a lineup that is even bigger and better this Fall.”
Game TV is the former Casino and Gaming Television.
www.igametv.com www.shaw.ca
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CALGARY – Shaw will making changes to its channel lineup in all markets beginning Tuesday.
The changes are designed to give Shaw customers “a better viewing experience” by grouping high definition (HD) channels together, the company announced.
The release also hinted that Shaw will be adding more HD events, movies and sports to their lineup in the near future, but only mentioned one by name: The Frame, Shaw’s own commercial-free HD art service showcasing the work of international artists and photographers, will available later this week.
"Ensuring our customers have the best viewing experience is always a priority at…
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