TORONTO - TVO and Bell Canada today announced the launch of TVOKids on Bell Mobile TV, making TVO's fun and educational children's television programs accessible nationally on Bell smartphones and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – When most people think of JR Shaw, it’s the cable business that first comes to mind since Shaw Cable and its sister satellite company Shaw Direct provide subscription... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – It’s a $44 billion a year industry south of the border and a new study on branded entertainment, released Wednesday by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) at... Continue Reading
MONTREAL- On Monday Bell Media's English- and French-language specialty channels became available to Quebec agencies and advertisers through the single Montreal-based Bell Media TVPlus team. Bell Media's English-language channels will... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Corus Entertainment will face the CRTC today in the last stage of its quest to purchase a number of media assets being sold by Bell Media. In March,... Continue Reading
CALGARY – It’s been a year since Shaw Communications launched its new look and hitched its marketing wagon to Bit, Bud and the Bot World. According to the company, after... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – TVA Group credited retroactive royalties on distant signal retransmission for a hefty third quarter jump in profits. The Quebecor–owned communications company said Tuesday that net income attributable to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Yangaroo has named Joanne Eckert as vice president, sales and business development, for its advertising group. In this role, she will drive the revenue strategy and growth for the advertising division,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Industry Canada on Tuesday released its decisions on the licensing framework for fixed-satellite service (FSS), broadcasting-satellite service (BSS), and a revised fee proposal. The document contains decisions related... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Blue Ant Media, owners of comedy channel Bite TV, and Mondo Media have teamed up with YouTube on a new animated comedy program in Canada. Bite on Mondo is... Continue Reading