TORONTO – Kids Help Phone announced today it will enhance the organization’s online counselling services with the help of a $60,000 grant provided by Shaw Communications.
"Young people want and need our help in a variety of ways and it’s our responsibility to respond by expanding our services to meet that demand," said Bill Saul, president and CEO of Kids Help Phone. "It is only with the support of companies like Shaw Communications Inc. that Kids Help Phone can continue to be there by phone and online when young people across the country reach out for help."
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OTTAWA – Former Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association senior vice-president and general counsel, Lori Assheton-Smith has launched her own business. This week she made official the establishment of Lori D. Assheton-Smith Professional Corporation, "through which I will continue to provide legal services and advice in the areas of broadcasting, telecommunications and Internet law and regulation," she said.
Assheton-Smith (right) has been with the CCTA in various roles since 2000, culminating in her SVP role. Prior to the CCTA, she was legal counsel with the CRTC.
The CCTA ceased operations in February after the association’s second-largest member,…
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LONDON, Ont. – Corus Radio has named Kent Guy as promotions and marketing director for its four London, Ont.-area stations.
Guy was most recently purchasing and promotions manager for Herbal Magic, and brings 20 years of broadcasting experience to his new position.
He had previously worked for Corus’ London cluster, spearheading the marketing and promotions efforts behind the relaunch of AM980 CFPL and Classic Rock 103.9 the Hawk (based in nearby Woodstock), and participated in the rebranding of FM96 and Energy 103 (now The New 1031 Fresh FM).
“We are pleased to welcome Kent back to the London-area cluster,”…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced a $300 million senior note offering to repay existing bank debt and for working capital.
The company will sell the aggregate principal amount of 6.15% senior unsecured notes, due May 2016, to a syndicate co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, which will resell the notes.
A preliminary short form prospectus has been filed with securities regulatory authorities in all Canadian provinces in connection with the sale of the notes.
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OTTAWA – The SCTE Ontario chapter general meeting will be held Thursday, April 27 in Ottawa.
The session topics will cover all aspects of fibre optics. Attendees will gain a better understanding of fiber optic fundamentals, DWDM, node splitting techniques, HFC reverse path issues and troubleshooting.
Times Fiber is also offering their plant tour on Wed. April 26 in Renfrew.
Deadline for registration is Monday, April 24. If you want lunch, pre-registration is mandatory. Vendor tables are still available, too.
Click here for the full agenda.
Other SCTE Ontario notes Due to the August long weekend, the golf date…
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CALGARY – "It’s not our problem that if someone’s in TV and then they buy newspapers so now they don’t make any money," said Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw, responding to a question on the potential for retransmission fees being paid to Canadian broadcasters by MSOs.
During a conference call with financial analysts Thursday presenting the company’s second quarter financials, Shaw said he thought any CRTC TV policy review would have a light impact on cable and if any new fees arise, they would just be passed on through to cable customers anyway.
CanWest Global CEO Leonard Asper has…
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CALGARY – With voice customers growing at a good clip, Shaw Communications Thursday announced net income of $45.8 million in the second quarter, compared to net income of $5.7 million for the same quarter last year.
Net income for the first six months of the year, ended February 28th, was $121.5 million, up from $50.4 million last year.
Total service revenue (Shaw Cable plus Star Choice plus other services) of $611.2 million and $1.2 billion for the three and six month periods, respectively, improved 11% and 10% over the comparable periods last year. Consolidated service operating income before amortization…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications president Peter Bissonnette said Thursday that the cable division is looking at launching network digital video recording service.
The service would make personal video recording (PVR) capabilities available to any customer with a regular digital set top box as any recording would be done within the cable infrastructure and not on the consumer premises.
"We are very interested in the network PVR concept," said Bissonnette during a conference call Thursday.
While there are "switching and network congestion" issues that have to be worked out, he added, network DVR is something Shaw is testing.
Bissonnette gave…
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LOS ANGELES – Full length episodes of Lost, Desperate Housewives, Alias and Commander In Chief will be available on www.abc.go.com for free during a two-month trial, parent company Disney announced today.
Participating advertisers Include AT&T, Cingular, Ford, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, Unilever’s Suave, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures
Current episodes of the four programs – which are also available for purchase on iTunes, will be available for streaming during May and June, marking the first time a broadcast network has made multiple series available for viewing online, free of charge to consumers.
It’s not said in the…
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REGINA – Beginning next Saturday, Access Communications will show the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs exclusively to its cable customers.
“We know our viewers across the province are passionate about hockey”, said Gursh Madhur, manager of community programming for the cable co-operative, in a release, “and we are excited to be offering this exclusive coverage.”
Round two of WHL playoff action features the series between Moose Jaw and Calgary.
This season’s WHL coverage is a result of a three-year agreement with the WHL and a partnership between Access Communications and Shaw Communications to bring WHL action…
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