Canis Media is looking for a new Commercial Services Associate.  You might already have a background in TV, but you may also have spent some time in digital sales, advertising sales, or maybe as a production manager.  It’s also possible that you have never worked in TV, but have a formidable brain and the ability to learn very quickly. Canis Media provides training and support, and you will have daily access to some of the most entrepreneurial minds in television.

This is a support position within the Commercial Services Division.  You will be working across multiple projects and you will be expected to attend external client meetings
representing Canis Media, therefore, good communications skills, the ability to draft documents and an excellent understanding of Excel are essential.  Compiling accurate reports and delivering these to Canis’s senior management team is an important part of the role.

You will be expected to have good time management skills and be able to adapt as projects develop.  You will be familiar with new media and be aware of the opportunities that social networking can offer companies.

Finally, you must be able to present professionally at all levels, and as part of the
recruitment process you will be required to demonstrate your presentation skills. The position is based in London and Buckinghamshire.

Canis Media is the UK’s leading end-to-end TV channel launch and broadcast management company.   We have worked for most of the UK’s household names in
broadcasting and are the leading broker in the sale of television channels and EPG positions.  Canis Media also produces television content for broadcasters and teleshopping companies and we manage a team of schedulers and channel managers.

Please forward your CV with a covering letter explaining why you have the brains and attitude we are looking for to kelly.lewis-deville@canismedia.com

Canis Media is an equal opportunities employer and offers a competitive salary package including BUPA cover and childcare vouchers.

A great opportunity has arisen has arisen to purchase an Entertainment EPG slot on the UK digital satellite (Sky) platform.  PBS has been broadcasting on Sky channel 166 for 8 months and is looking to reposition the channel and focus their schedule more on documentaries and factual entertainment programming.

Canis has been appointed to find a buyer for the premium EPG position it currently occupies on the Sky platform.

The slot benefits from being high up the Entertainment genre and has some very high profile channels as neighbours and there have only ever been a handful of opportunities to acquire an EPG position this high up in the highest audience genre on the platform.

This is an opportunity to buy a slot that is clearly capable of generating revenues up to £5m per annum and our EPG team’s analysis is that the position of the slot at the bottom of the page means it catches the eye whilst audiences ‘surf’ up and down the EPG.

There are many examples of channels that have significantly increased revenues by moving to a stronger position on the EPG and a move to this position would begin to deliver an immediate return on investment to any channel moving from the lower pages of the Entertainment genre.

Interested parties are invited, in the first instance,
to contact James Carter or Fergus Lawson at Canis Media on +44(0)1494 878 078
or email:

James.carter@canismedia.com
Fergus.lawson@canismedia.com

Canis Media is offering a rare opportunity to purchase a premium EPG slot in the Entertainment genre on the UK’s digital satellite (Sky) platform.  PBS has appointed Canis Media to sell EPG slot 166 and we are anticipating seven figure offers.   A full information pack is available to potential purchasers, for more information contact james.carter@canismedia.com

New EPG position for sale

Canis is representing the seller of an EPG position in the Lifestyle genre.   This position can be transferred to a different genre, subject to Sky’s consent.  The seller is asking for six figure offers and the position is not linked to any existing capacity or playout contracts.  For more information contact james.carter@canismedia.com

Record number of EPG buyers awaiting slots

Canis has a large number of broadcasters looking to launch channels onto the UK’s Digital Satellite (Sky) platform.   Some are looking at ‘entry level’ slots at the bottom of any genre as they will seek to move the channel.   Some potential buyers are looking at ‘premium’ positions, and we have interest in all genres.  If you are thinking of selling your EPG slot, then please contact Fergus.lawson@canismedia.com

EPG lease opportunity

Canis has an EPG lease available, and this is an ideal opportunity for content owners, programme makers and broadcasters to take a first step towards launching a full channel
onto the Sky’s UK platform.  A part-time fully-managed channel with its own channel name and EPG position (available in any genre) is available at a fraction of the cost of a 24 hour channel, and without the long-term liabilities.  This lease opportunity is exclusive to Canis and is a great opportunity to get your channel idea on air quickly with minimum risk. For more information contact  james.carter@canismedia.com

Comux UK announces the formation of a Local TV representative council

Canis Media recently announced the creation of Comux UK, which was the first company to announce a bid to operate the local TV multiplexes.  The creation of the Local TV Representative Council is the first step in ensuring that Comux UK delivers the services that local TV stations need. Canis Media’s Head of Local TV Services, Clare Bramley, will
chair the Local TV Representative Council, and will facilitate regular and frequent dialogue between the potential local TV multiplex operator, Comux UK, and the L-DTPS licence bidders.  For more information contact clare.bramley@canismedia.com or visit the new Comux UK http://comux.co.uk

Canis will manage this transfer on behalf of the vendor, but our team is able to provide channel launch and management services if required to the purchaser.  The vendor is looking for serious offers for an immediate transfer.  Canis Media has various solutions available to purchasers to keep the channel number alive at low cost if required.  For more information please contact James Carter (james.carter@canismedia.com) or Fergus Lawson (fergus.lawson@canismeda.com).

Chalfont St Peter, UK, 29 February, 2012– Leading UK broadcast advice
specialist, Canis Media, has formally notified Ofcom of an expression of
interest in bidding for the Local TV ‘MuxCo’ licence through the newly formed company, Comux UK Limited.

Comux UK will be structured to ensure that the maximum possible return on the value of the gifted capacity is invested in local TV programming.

Potential local television operators will be applying for the new broadcast licences in the next few months, and Ofcom will be simultaneously awarding the licence for the company that will operate the transmission infrastructure.  Comux UK intends to bid for the licence and work on behalf of the licensees to ensure value for money and a high quality of service provision.

The plan for Comux has been devised by Canis Media Chief Executive, Ed Hall, who will lead the bid, which has been formulated following last week’s publication of the BBC’s local digital television funding contribution arrangements.

Discussing the Comux bid for MuxCo, Hall said: “Comux UK was borne out of demand from potential local TV operators for an equitable, efficient and co-operative approach to providing a cost-effective distribution infrastructure for Local TV.  We believe that our business plan will provide a commercially sustainable and robust solution to the unique challenges facing local TVoperators whilst providing an attractive return to all our stakeholders – including the commercial partners, the licence holders themselves and the local TV industry as a whole.”

“Local TV stations will need a wide range of services available to them, many of which a traditional broadcaster would already have in-house.  I think it is vital that these services are made available on the kind of terms that only a well-managed national organisation could achieve.”

As part of the initiative, Canis Media’s Head of Local TV, Clare Bramley, will chair a newly-formed representative council of UK Local TV Licence bidders, which will enable a constant dialogue between the potential multiplex operator and the bidders.  She will also oversee the creation of a new local TV charitable trust into which a proportion of the profits from Comux UK will be paid, ensuring that the full value of the licensed capacity helps to guarantee the long term sustainability of local television stations.

Comux UK also plans to operate a national commercial model for the sale and management of advertising which will be available to local stations on an opt in/opt out basis.

For more information:

Canis Media                                                 Platform PR
Susie Birkett                                                David Bramley

susie.birkett@canismedia.com                david@platformpr.com
(T) +44 1494 878 078                                (T) +44 207 486 4900

Canis managed the sale and transfer process securing an EPG slot on the digital platform for the channel. 9XM is a complete playlist channel with no presenters, instead replaced with cartoon characters who crop up on-screen with bites of showbiz news.

Commenting on the UK launch, Punit Pandey, Sr. Vice President and Business Head, 9X Media Pvt. Ltd. said, “The launch of 9XM in the United Kingdom is part of 9X Media’s aggressive growth plans to expand the reach of our flagship Channel across the
globe. Bollywood Music today has fans across the globe. It’s no longer just Indians consuming Bollywood music but we also see Hollywood stars wanting to be a part of this growing industry. We are pleased to announce that the best and the latest Bollywood music can now be enjoyed in the UK on 9XM. We are confident that millions of TV
viewers across the region will love the music and rib-tickling animated shows on 9XM.”

“We want to work with experienced professional advisors to ensure that our team can concentrate on our bid. With the right team we can ensure that City TV offers high production values, entertaining programming and substantial local news and current affairs offering. The appointment of Canis Media shows how serious we are about launching City TV,” said Debra Davis, CEO of City TV. “Our intention is to pre-empt our application for the DTT licence by launching on another platform first, such as Sky, and on broadband. We intend to get programmes on air within the next few months – once funding is in place.”

Davis said she believed Birmingham was one of the few cities able to support local TV on multiple platforms in the UK.

For more information on Local TV opportunities contact Clare Bramley clare.bramley@canismedia.com

TV Goods Inc has appointed UK-based Canis Media to assist in the launch of its European office. TVGoods is led by one of the world’s best known and most successful TV shopping entrepreneurs, Kevin Harrington, and this is a step in their new growth strategy which saw a new office open in Canada last year.

Canis Media will offer strategy, management support and physical services to the TVGoods Europe at the Canis Media offices at Chalfont Grove in Buckinghamshire.

Canis Chief Executive, Ed Hall, said:

“I have enjoyed knowing and working with Kevin Harrington for more than ten years. It’s very exciting to be able to formalise our business relationship and I am sure we will be able to help TVGoods continue its remarkable growth as we help the team sell new products into a market of 750 million people.”

Kevin Harrington said:

“Ed Hall and Canis Media have been working in TV shopping in the UK and Europe for more than a decade. With that kind of partnership we have the ability to grow fast. We will be able to offer a great local service to buyers and to customers with our new local team.”

For more information:

susie.birkett@canismedia.com

(T)+44 1494 878 078

About TVGoods Inc

As Seen On TV, Inc. is the parent company of TVGoods Inc. TVGoods, Inc is a direct response marketing company. We identify, develop and market consumer products for global distribution. TVGoods was established by Kevin Harrington, a pioneer of direct response television.

For more information:

Please visit

www.TVGoodsInc.com

Shop Radio will be broadcast on the Sky platform (Sky EPG radio channel 0184) twenty-two hours a day, seven days a week with amazing offers from 0600 right through until 0400 hrs and can also be found on the web at www.shopradio.com.

 This new radio station will be the first of its kind in the UK to bring radio listeners the same quality products that TV viewers have had access to for more than a decade.

 David Treadway, Chief Executive of WRN Broadcast said,

‘We are delighted to be leading an experiment in a new way of delivering content to customers.  TV shopping is big business, why shouldn’t it work on radio?’

 Ed Hall, Chief Executive of Canis Media said,

 ‘I have been looking for the right partner to launch Shop Radio for nearly ten years.  WRN Broadcast is a great distributor of radio stations, and a combination of our market knowledge and experience and WRNB’s history in radio seems like a winning combination to me.’

About WRN Broadcast WRN Broadcast is a leading International broadcast services company enabling broadcasters and media owners to deliver content and reach audiences worldwide.  Founded in 1992, the company works across digital content platforms and specialises in end-to-end managed solutions for ingest, content management, playout, encoding, multiplexing and worldwide fibre and satellite distribution. It has a state-of-the-art Media Centre offering the latest in broadcast technologies and a new Broadcast Data Centre that allows clients to host their own equipment within a purpose built, secure facility with unsurpassed fibre connectivity to points of presence around the globe.  WRN Broadcast manages playout and distribution services for over 250 clients worldwide including some of the most recognised broadcast brands such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Top Up TV, East Africa’s Zuku platform and countless international radio brands.  

For more information:

Contact Alina Stary                                     

alina.stary@canismedia.com           

(T)+44 1494 878 078

“Many of the interested parties considering entering the local TV market do so without a background in broadcasting,” says Ed Hall, Chief Executive, Canis Media Group. “We have set-up Canis Local TV to ensure that applicants have a robust business plan that can win a licence and that those awarded a licence can be commercially successful.  Canis Local TV has been formed to provide all the broadcast, commercial and production services local TV operators will need to avoid the pitfalls and capitalise on the opportunities available to them.”                                   

DCMS has consulted on the new framework for local TV in the UK.  Any necessary legislation is expected to be laid between Q4 2011 and Q1 2012.  Subject to this, Ofcom will then consult on its awards process and issue a draft invitation to apply for local licences, which is expected to take place in Q1, 2012. Ofcom expects to award the first tranche of local content licences in Q3 2012. The first local services are likely to commence broadcasting from Q3 2013.

Canis in Local TV

Canis Local TV is a consultancy and advisory service specifically targeted at those contemplating bidding for a UK Local TV licence.  There has been a lot of talk about Local TV for a long while, but thanks to work of Jeremy Hunt and the DCMS, what has been a dream is now set to become a reality.

Aside from offering a licence application service, Canis Local TV will provide business planning and modelling, research expertise, advertising and teleshopping/DRTV management, technical consultancy, and assist with the creative development and commercialisation of content. Canis Media has been working in Local TV for the last seven years, and has significant experience in this field through relationships with current and former local broadcasters.  The founding of a separate division to provide local TV consultancy and services is a natural extension of these local TV activities.

The division is headed by Clare Bramley.  Clare was BT Head of Media Industry Marketing where she conceived and co-founded the hugely successful participation media venture BT Agilemedia, before becoming an independent broadcast media consultant.  Her experience of launching Vintage TV, Fitness TV, SA Direct TV and Horse & Country TV, provides Canis Local TV’s start-up clients with unparalleled operational, commercial and management expertise.

For more information contact Clare Bramley clare.bramley@canismedia.com