December 11, 2018 4 years ago

Gem comes into focus; CBC’s rebranded streamer looks to partner with third party content makers

TORONTO - CBC news and current affairs isn't about to elbow aside Game of Thrones or The Crown in the Canadian over-the-top streaming arena.But the pubcaster, as it unveiled details... Continue Reading

November 15, 2018 4 years ago

CTAM Canada: Why metadata means discoverability

And it needs to be much betterTORONTO – Getting your latest TV show discovered and viewed in a fast-changing media landscape may be as easy as asking Alexa or an... Continue Reading

November 15, 2018 4 years ago

CTAM Canada: Include more streaming in cable bundles to catch and keep millennials

TORONTO – Length matters.That's one of the findings of a poll of Canadian TV viewers and the video content they consume which was conducted by Charlton Strategic Research, and unveiled... Continue Reading

November 6, 2018 4 years ago

Leslie Sole, former CEO of Rogers Media Television, dies in tragic car accident

Leslie Sole, a Canadian broadcast veteran who left Rogers Media in 2011 after 25 years at the radio and TV broadcaster, has died.Sole and his wife, Terri Michael, a veteran... Continue Reading

October 17, 2018 4 years ago

MIPCOM 2018: Why Canadian content creators need to get small, fast, to compete against (or work with) Netflix

CANNES – How small media players can survive and thrive against Netflix or Amazon has occupied minds this week at MIPCOM, the annual TV market in the south of France.So... Continue Reading

October 15, 2018 4 years ago

MIPCOM 2018: CBC open for business, looking worldwide

CANNES – Newly-installed CBC/Radio Canada chief Catherine Tait by now has gotten used to people congratulating her on being the first woman to run the public broadcaster."But most importantly, I'm... Continue Reading

June 28, 2018 4 years ago

UPDATED: Upfronts 2018: Why Blue Ant holds the key to happiness beyond the cable box

TORONTO - Now that the glitzy Canadian Upfront presentations are wrapped and local broadcasters are done dazzling advertisers with magical thinking to sell ads, Blue Ant Media has a simple... Continue Reading

June 7, 2018 4 years ago

Upfronts 2018: How Bell Media is using strategic scale and leverage to match Netflix and Apple TV

TORONTO – Randy Lennox says he promised when first joining Bell Media from Universal Music Canada not to "do change for change's sake."But scale for scale's sake?Bulking up by bringing... Continue Reading

June 7, 2018 4 years ago

Upfronts 2018: How Netflix and “original” series TV drove Corus execs at the L.A. screenings

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment's Maria Hale says she didn't sweat the small stuff at the recent Los Angeles Screenings by having to bid aggressively for digital rights to new U.S.... Continue Reading

June 6, 2018 4 years ago

Upfronts 2018: Rogers touts City revival, new digital product growth

TORONTO – Post-Vice, Rogers Media is growing, diversifying -- and in a better place than a year or two ago.That's the word from Rogers Media president Rick Brace, who hailed... Continue Reading