Rogers Communications Looking For New CEO Canadian cable-tv-wireless-broadband provider Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed plans to retire next January. The board will appoint a search firm and begin looking internationally for a replacement, the Toronto-based company announced. Neither Ed Rogers nor Melinda Rogers, children of founder Ted Rogers, will put their names forward for the top job. Rogers is controlled by a family trust through a dual-class stock structure. While Mohamed’s decision was unexpected, the fact the Rogers children aren’t in the running signals the move wasn’t forced on him, said Maher Yaghi, an analyst at Desjardins Securities in Montreal. A global CEO search also provides the opportunity to look for someone with a fresh approach, he said. Separately, Rogers reported 4th-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates. Shares today rose 4.1% to C$47.32 at the close in Toronto, the biggest gain since July. Rogers shares have climbed 25% in the past year.
- 2/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Alphas, from Michael Karnow and comic book movie veteran Zak Penn (X-Men 2, Elektra, The Incredible Hulk), is a relatively realistic show about people with superpowers, though given this description, it’s less gritty (at least initially) than you might expect. It’s not like Jason Bourne with superpowers (or Battlestar Galactica, despite the presence of Callum Keith Rennie). And the realism doesn’t stop the show from having some cool special effects.
It’s broadly similar to Warehouse 13 (another SyFy show also scored by Edward Rogers) in tone and visual style, though Alphas’ pilot is better. Since Warehouse 13 was relatively slow to start, but got really good in the second half of Season 1, then hopefully Alphas could be even better, if it shows the same level of improvement. The characters aren’t as good as in Warehouse 13, though it’s early days yet, though most of them are quite good,...
It’s broadly similar to Warehouse 13 (another SyFy show also scored by Edward Rogers) in tone and visual style, though Alphas’ pilot is better. Since Warehouse 13 was relatively slow to start, but got really good in the second half of Season 1, then hopefully Alphas could be even better, if it shows the same level of improvement. The characters aren’t as good as in Warehouse 13, though it’s early days yet, though most of them are quite good,...
- 10/25/2011
- Shadowlocked
[Possible mild spoilers]
A self-styled “Thrilleromedy" (via Jack Kenny, executive producer), Warehouse 13 serves up a scintillating mix of fantasy hijinks, humour and family drama. It is the most successful Syfy show ever, with a fourth installment already set for our screens next year, and it’s not hard to see why.
This, the second season, picks up immediately after the debut’s cliff-hanger (via a rather unhelpful “previously on...”). If you haven’t seen the first series, don’t let this put you off. Forty-five minutes later you’ll be fully clued as to who’s who and just what the heck is going on. Twelve episodes later you’ll be ordering season one, but simply because you want more.
Broadly, the set-up is thus: we follow the travails of Us secret service agents Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly), together with team-leader/exposition-dispenser Artie (Saul Rubinek) and teen...
A self-styled “Thrilleromedy" (via Jack Kenny, executive producer), Warehouse 13 serves up a scintillating mix of fantasy hijinks, humour and family drama. It is the most successful Syfy show ever, with a fourth installment already set for our screens next year, and it’s not hard to see why.
This, the second season, picks up immediately after the debut’s cliff-hanger (via a rather unhelpful “previously on...”). If you haven’t seen the first series, don’t let this put you off. Forty-five minutes later you’ll be fully clued as to who’s who and just what the heck is going on. Twelve episodes later you’ll be ordering season one, but simply because you want more.
Broadly, the set-up is thus: we follow the travails of Us secret service agents Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly), together with team-leader/exposition-dispenser Artie (Saul Rubinek) and teen...
- 8/31/2011
- Shadowlocked
In our final part of our roundup of this summer’s television scores, we’ll take a look at the shows on TNT, Syfy, HBO and Lifetime. Also check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the series for the composers on all the other major network and cable shows of the summer.
TNT:
The most successful new show of the summer on TNT is the sci-fi series Falling Skies. The project starring Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Sarah Carter and Maxim Knight is produced by Steven Spielberg and centers on an alien invasion of Earth and the resistance formed by the survivor. Also producing are Graham Yost (Justified) and Robert Rodat (writer of Saving Private Ryan). Noah Sorota is scoring the show. Check out our announcement from earlier this year here and visit Tracksounds for an audio interview with the composer. The two-hour season finale is airing tonight on TNT.
TNT:
The most successful new show of the summer on TNT is the sci-fi series Falling Skies. The project starring Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Sarah Carter and Maxim Knight is produced by Steven Spielberg and centers on an alien invasion of Earth and the resistance formed by the survivor. Also producing are Graham Yost (Justified) and Robert Rodat (writer of Saving Private Ryan). Noah Sorota is scoring the show. Check out our announcement from earlier this year here and visit Tracksounds for an audio interview with the composer. The two-hour season finale is airing tonight on TNT.
- 8/7/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Milan Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the second season of the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The album includes the original score from the show by composer Edward Rogers, including his Emmy-nominated main theme. The soundtrack will be released on August 30, 2011. Check back on this page for audio clips. A score album was previously released for Season 1 and is available to download on iTunes. For recent audio interviews with Rogers about his music for the series, visit SciFi Talk and Film Music Media. Warehouse 13 stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek and Allison Scaglietti. The show’s third season recently premiered and currently airs every Monday night on Syfy. For more information, check out Syfy’s official show website.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Warehouse 13 Main Theme
2. The Escher Vault
3. Soul Test
4. Welcome to Univille/Tracking Claudia
5. The Iron Shadow
6. Claudia Meets Todd
7. Macpherson’s...
Here’s the album track list:
1. Warehouse 13 Main Theme
2. The Escher Vault
3. Soul Test
4. Welcome to Univille/Tracking Claudia
5. The Iron Shadow
6. Claudia Meets Todd
7. Macpherson’s...
- 7/21/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Warehouse 13, SyFy’s most watched series of the year, is officially renewed for a third season of thirteen new episodes. Warehouse 13 garnered an average of 3.43 million viewers in its second season. Jack Kenny will remain the show’s executive producer and showrunner. Check out SyFy’s press release below:
[Above: Saul Rubinek, Joanne Kelly, Eddie McClintock, Allison Scagliotti]
Syfy Announces Third Season Pickup For Hit Original Series Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 Averaged 3.4 Million Total Viewers And 1.8 Million Adults 25-54 In Sophomore Season —
Syfy’S Most Watched Series Of 2010
Executive Producer/Showrunner Jack Kenny Will Return
New York – October 5, 2010 – Buoyed by strong ratings and critical acclaim, Syfy today announced a third season pickup of 13 episodes for its hit dramedy Warehouse 13, which will return in 2011.
Universal Cable Productions also announced that Jack Kenny has signed a development deal that will return him for a third season as Executive Producer and Showrunner of Warehouse 13.
During its second season,...
[Above: Saul Rubinek, Joanne Kelly, Eddie McClintock, Allison Scagliotti]
Syfy Announces Third Season Pickup For Hit Original Series Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 Averaged 3.4 Million Total Viewers And 1.8 Million Adults 25-54 In Sophomore Season —
Syfy’S Most Watched Series Of 2010
Executive Producer/Showrunner Jack Kenny Will Return
New York – October 5, 2010 – Buoyed by strong ratings and critical acclaim, Syfy today announced a third season pickup of 13 episodes for its hit dramedy Warehouse 13, which will return in 2011.
Universal Cable Productions also announced that Jack Kenny has signed a development deal that will return him for a third season as Executive Producer and Showrunner of Warehouse 13.
During its second season,...
- 10/6/2010
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
No surprise here that Syfy has greenlit season 3 of it's hit series Warehouse 13. This is an awesome show with Agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering on the hunt for all of these cool artifacts with the comedy/action mixture, it makes for a great combo and a hit show! It's this generation's X-Files with humor added!
From the Press Release:
Syfy Announces Third Season Pickup For Hit Original Serieswarehouse 13
Warehouse 13 Averaged 3.4 Million Total Viewers And 1.8 Million Adults 25-54 In Sophomore Season—Syfy'S Most Watched Series Of 2010
Executive Producer/Showrunner Jack Kenny Will Return
New York - October 5, 2010 - Buoyed by strong ratings and critical acclaim, Syfy today announced a third season pickup of 13 episodes for its hit dramedy Warehouse 13, which will return in 2011.
Universal Cable Productions also announced that Jack Kenny has signed a development deal that will return him for a third season as Executive...
From the Press Release:
Syfy Announces Third Season Pickup For Hit Original Serieswarehouse 13
Warehouse 13 Averaged 3.4 Million Total Viewers And 1.8 Million Adults 25-54 In Sophomore Season—Syfy'S Most Watched Series Of 2010
Executive Producer/Showrunner Jack Kenny Will Return
New York - October 5, 2010 - Buoyed by strong ratings and critical acclaim, Syfy today announced a third season pickup of 13 episodes for its hit dramedy Warehouse 13, which will return in 2011.
Universal Cable Productions also announced that Jack Kenny has signed a development deal that will return him for a third season as Executive...
- 10/5/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Artie (Saul Rubinek) was right! Hg Wells (Jaime Murray) was up to no good… or so it seems from the first half of the second season finale of SyFy’s Warehouse 13 last week. What are Hg’s true motives? How does Hg’s recent actions play into why MacPherson (Roger Rees) broke her out of the Bronze Sector? Why is she dressed like Lara Croft? (Well, actually that last question was answered in “Buried“, but I thought I’d throw that one in there just for kicks.) Check out the official press release, promo, and sneak peek for the second half of the season finale, entitled “Reset”.
Warehouse 13: Promo for “Reset”
Warehouse 13 Sneak Peek at “Reset”
Warehouse 13 Roars Into Season Two Finale
Tuesday, September 21, At 9Pm, With Threats To The Very Survival Of The Warehouse
Warehouse 13 will roar toward its gripping second season finale on Tuesday,...
Warehouse 13: Promo for “Reset”
Warehouse 13 Sneak Peek at “Reset”
Warehouse 13 Roars Into Season Two Finale
Tuesday, September 21, At 9Pm, With Threats To The Very Survival Of The Warehouse
Warehouse 13 will roar toward its gripping second season finale on Tuesday,...
- 9/20/2010
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
Toronto -- Recovery from the recession by a battered Canadian media sector continued this week with a series of delicate rebalancing acts.
Edward Rogers, the son of the late Ted Rogers, is to become deputy chairman of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable TV and wireless phone operator, as it reorganizes its business units to cut costs and adjust to changing market conditions.
Rogers, controlling shareholder of the media group, moves from head of the cable unit to oversee mergers and acquisitions as the company merges its cable TV, internet and wireless phone businesses.
"The historical lines are being blurred," Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed said of a media convergence typified by young people increasingly using mobile phones to surf the Internet and view video content.
"The changes are very much in sync with where the market is going," he added in a media conference call.
Elsewhere, satellite radio operator Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings,...
Edward Rogers, the son of the late Ted Rogers, is to become deputy chairman of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable TV and wireless phone operator, as it reorganizes its business units to cut costs and adjust to changing market conditions.
Rogers, controlling shareholder of the media group, moves from head of the cable unit to oversee mergers and acquisitions as the company merges its cable TV, internet and wireless phone businesses.
"The historical lines are being blurred," Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed said of a media convergence typified by young people increasingly using mobile phones to surf the Internet and view video content.
"The changes are very much in sync with where the market is going," he added in a media conference call.
Elsewhere, satellite radio operator Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings,...
- 9/17/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Nadir Mohammed has been named president and CEO of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator.
Toronto-based Rogers said late Monday that Mohammed has been promoted from president and COO of the wireless phone division to replace company founder Ted Rogers, who died in December.
Rogers chairman Alan Horn said Mohammed was the unanimous choice of the company board of directors to fill the vacant top post.
The Canadian media giant offered no word on the future of Edward Rogers, the late Ted Rogers' son, who challenged Mohammed for the CEO post and is expected to fill an alternative senior executive post.
Edward Rogers and sister Melinda are chairman and vice-chair, respectively, of a family trust that retains a controlling stake in Rogers Communications.
Toronto-based Rogers said late Monday that Mohammed has been promoted from president and COO of the wireless phone division to replace company founder Ted Rogers, who died in December.
Rogers chairman Alan Horn said Mohammed was the unanimous choice of the company board of directors to fill the vacant top post.
The Canadian media giant offered no word on the future of Edward Rogers, the late Ted Rogers' son, who challenged Mohammed for the CEO post and is expected to fill an alternative senior executive post.
Edward Rogers and sister Melinda are chairman and vice-chair, respectively, of a family trust that retains a controlling stake in Rogers Communications.
- 3/31/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Rogers Communications wireless division head Nadir Mohammed has emerged as the company's next CEO.
The Globe and Mail newspaper on Monday cited sources close to the executive hunt that indicated the announcement of Mohammed's promotion to the CEO post is imminent.
Toronto-based Rogers, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator, has been in executive search mode since the death of company founder Ted Rogers in December.
One of the few remaining obstacles to Mohammed's appointment is establishing a key management role for Edward Rogers, son of the late Ted Rogers and head of the company's cable division.
The Globe and Mail newspaper on Monday cited sources close to the executive hunt that indicated the announcement of Mohammed's promotion to the CEO post is imminent.
Toronto-based Rogers, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator, has been in executive search mode since the death of company founder Ted Rogers in December.
One of the few remaining obstacles to Mohammed's appointment is establishing a key management role for Edward Rogers, son of the late Ted Rogers and head of the company's cable division.
- 3/16/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Ted Rogers, who transformed a single Toronto FM radio station into the North American broadcasting, publishing and telecoms conglomerate Rogers Communications, died Tuesday at his home in Toronto. He was 75.
He was hospitalized in late October for a heart condition.
Long listed as one of Canada's wealthiest people, Rogers was a highly regarded businessman, even by some of his fiercest rivals, and is seen as a radio and wireless telephone pioneer. He started his company in 1960 with a Can$85,000 loan.
Bespectacled, tall and sandy-haired, Rogers was known as a workaholic, a demanding boss and a stubborn leader.
In his recent autobiography, "Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications," Rogers described the resistance he faced when he asked his board of directors to invest about Can$500,000 ($403,000 in today's currency) in wireless technology in 1983.
"Every board member voted against me, even my wife," he wrote. "They forced...
He was hospitalized in late October for a heart condition.
Long listed as one of Canada's wealthiest people, Rogers was a highly regarded businessman, even by some of his fiercest rivals, and is seen as a radio and wireless telephone pioneer. He started his company in 1960 with a Can$85,000 loan.
Bespectacled, tall and sandy-haired, Rogers was known as a workaholic, a demanding boss and a stubborn leader.
In his recent autobiography, "Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications," Rogers described the resistance he faced when he asked his board of directors to invest about Can$500,000 ($403,000 in today's currency) in wireless technology in 1983.
"Every board member voted against me, even my wife," he wrote. "They forced...
- 12/2/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- MGM Home Entertainment signed an agreement Wednesday with Canada's largest cablecaster to supply movie product for its domestic video-on-demand service. The agreement with Rogers Cable marks the first VOD content agreement between a Canadian cablecaster and a major Hollywood studio. Toronto-based Rogers, which serves about 2.3 million customers in eastern Canada, will receive MGM movies for its Canadian VOD offering, which was launched late last year. Rogers, like rival Canadian cablecasters, has relied mostly on movie content from the library of Alliance Atlantis Communications, which secures product from Miramax, New Line and Artisan Films as part of output deals. The agreement was reached between David Bishop, president and chief operating officer of MGM Home Entertainment, and Edward Rogers, president and co-CEO of Rogers Cable.
- 5/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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