WFN, MusiquePlus HD and MusiMax HD added to Videotron line-up
Videotron, Quebec’s largest cable company, today the WFN: World Fishing Network, MusiquePlus HD and MusiMax HD to its channel lineup starting today.
WFN is available on channel 57 with a free preview until November 30th. Beginning December 1st, it will be offered as part of the Custom, Mega and Sport packages, or à la carte.
Eastlink answers subscribers Sportsnet One questions
EastLink Cable, Canada’s largest privately owned cable operator, says it continues to receive numerous inquiries from subscribers asking when they will be able to see Rogers Sportsnet One.
The simple reason why Sportsnet One is not available on EastLink at this time is because Eastlink and Rogers Media have been unable to negotiate a carriage deal.
Number of U.S. TV Households climbs by a million
The total number of TV households for the 2010-2011 broadcast season in the U.S. will climb to 115.9 million, an increase of one million homes from last year according to Nielsen.
The ratings giant estimates the number of persons age two and older in those households will increase more than two million to 294.6 million people.
iPhone app lets you order movies from Shaw
Canada’s largest cable provider, Shaw, has released an iOS app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, that gives its digital cable customer the ability to order Video on Demand (VOD) movies.
Features include the ability to: search Shaw VOD library by title, new releases or genre; maintain a list of selections to watch in My Picks; and order movies and TV episodes for viewing.
TVO HD and TVO on demand coming to Rogers Cable
Rogers has added the high definition version of TV Ontario (TVO) to its digital basic package in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
In the coming weeks, TVOHD channel 580 will also be added to the basic digital cable package in the rest of Ontario.
Videotron now offering a 30-day Money-Back Guarantee
Videotron, Quebec’s largest provider of cable television, high speed internet access, cable telephony and wireless phone service announced today it has implemented a 30-day full-satisfaction-or-money-back guarantee for new customers.
The new customer guarantee applies to all Videotron products and services.
Jays audience on Sportsnet One down 94%
According to BBM Canada Audience figures, a minuscule 31,000 Canadians watched the Toronto Blue Jays play the Los Angeles Angels on Rogers new SportsNet One television station this past weekend.
That number was 94% lower than the more than 480,000 Canadians who tuned into the Jays versus Angels games on existing Sportsnet regional stations on Friday and Sunday.
One in five Canadians own a PVR
According to a July 2010 survey conducted on behalf of the Television Bureau of Canada, 64 percent of Canadians subscribe to digital television (DTV) and 38 percent of DTV subscribers own a personal video recorder (PVR). Among all Canadian adults, approximately one in five (20%) now own a PVR.
The survey, which polled 1,000 people, also found that five out of six (86%) of PVR owners used the devices to record and view programs at a later time or date.
