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Rick Chisholm and Alon Marcovici Appointed to CTV-Rogers 2010/2012 Olympic Consortium
Nov 1, 2007
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TORONTO, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - Keith Pelley, President of CTV-Rogers Olympic consortium, today announced two key appointments to CTV-Rogers' coverage of the 2010/2012 Olympic Games: Rick Chisholm as Executive Vice-President of Broadcasting and Alon Marcovici as Vice-President of Digital Media and Research. Reporting to Pelley and effective immediately, Chisholm and Marcovici represent the first two additions to Pelley's Olympic broadcast team. Chisholm is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the pre-Olympic and Olympic on-air broadcasts on all platforms, including television, radio, online and mobile. He will also build and lead the CTV-Rogers production team and supervise the building of the CTV-Rogers broadcast centres in Vancouver and London. Throughout his distinguished 36-year career in the broadcasting industry, Chisholm has worked exclusively in sports and news production, with a strong focus in marquee live events, such as The Papal Tour, A Royal Wedding: Charles and Diana, René Lévesque's funeral, the IIHF World Junior Championship, and the Stanley Cup Finals. Most recently the Vice-President of Programming and Production for TSN, Chisholm, a Vancouver native, has been involved in the production of the last four Olympic Games (2006, 2004, 2002, 2000), as well as the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. "I have had the pleasure of working with Rick Chisholm during our days together at TSN, where his vision, passion and dedication played a key role in the growth and development of the network's productions," said Pelley. "Rick is the ideal leader to oversee our enormous Olympic production team. He will look both within CTV and Rogers, as well as across the sports broadcasting spectrum, to assemble the finest production team for this unique endeavour." Marcovici (pronounced MAR-ko-vitch) will manage the development of digital programming, including online, mobile and VOD, offering greater access, customization and interactivity on the various digital platforms. He will also oversee the research team to deliver best-in-class information for broadcast leading up-to and during the Olympic Games. Marcovici's impressive career in marketing and communications spans the sports and entertainment, media and non-profit industries. His resume includes various leadership roles with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., the NBA, Florida Panthers, Toronto Board of Trade, and NBC Olympics, where he managed the on-site Research Room for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. "Alon Marcovici boasts one of the most impressive sports business resumes in the industry," added Pelley. "His experience with NBC Olympics, combined with his work on high-profile sports brands and properties, puts him in good stead to lead our Olympic research and digital media departments." (xx)Media Note(xx) Download photos and bios of Chisholm and Marcovici at www.ctvmedia.ca. Click on "Olympics" and then "Executives". About Rogers Media Inc. ----------------------- Rogers Media Inc., a division of Rogers Communications Inc., operates Rogers Broadcasting and Rogers Publishing. Rogers Broadcasting has 51 AM and FM radio stations across Canada. Television properties include 5 City TV stations as well as the OMNI multicultural television stations. Rogers Sportsnet, Canada's live event leader, offers viewers five channels and Sportsnet HD and the Shopping Channel is a televised and Internet shopping service. Rogers Publishing produces many well-known consumer magazines such as Maclean's, Chatelaine, Flare, L'actualité and Canadian Business, and is the leading publisher of a number of industry, medical and financial publications. All media properties are integrated with their own popular web sites. Rogers Media also owns The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club and Rogers Centre, a year-round sports and entertainment facility. About CTV --------- CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.