October 20, 2016 6 years ago

MIPCOM: Peak TV surge from streaming services, cable, ignites Canadian deal-making

But there are drawbacksCANNES – It's peak TV, silly.That's the prevailing talk at MIPCOM in Cannes this week as Canadian deal-making is on an upswing, thanks to a still-fast-growing OTT... Continue Reading

September 26, 2016 6 years ago

UPDATED: Rogers, Shaw, pull the plug on shomi

TORONTO – Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications have decided to shut down their joint Canadian subscription video on demand service shomi after less than two years in operation.A statement on... Continue Reading

September 13, 2016 6 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: AMC to launch horror streaming service in Canada

NO NEED TO FREAK out, but AMC is bringing its horror movie streaming service, Shudder, to Canada.A spokesperson for AMC Networks confirmed to Cartt.ca on Tuesday that Shudder will launch... Continue Reading

August 16, 2016 6 years ago

ANALYSIS: A steady summer of shomi speculation

Shaw write-down, content pauses, fuel talk of new, or no, partnershipIN JULY, SHAW COMMUNICATIONS wrote down the value of its 50% stake in the shomi streaming service to nil. That... Continue Reading

June 10, 2016 6 years ago

Upfront 2016: Corus fights “crazy programming inflation” and places a big bet on comedy

TORONTO – If top Canadian TV execs haven't watched A&E's Storage Wars, they may well after returning from the recent Los Angeles Screenings.It was a week when Canadian broadcasters in... Continue Reading

June 8, 2016 6 years ago

Upfront 2016: For Canadian media giants, Netflix has become the ultimate frenemy

U.S. streaming giant has Canadian broadcasters rethinking how they shop in HollywoodTORONTO - Netflix helps drive broadband revenues at BCE, Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications.Yet, as Cartt.ca recently reported, Netflix... Continue Reading

June 6, 2016 6 years ago

Upfront 2016: Why Internet TV isn’t winning the war yet

TORONTO - The big story out of the recent Los Angeles Screenings, as reported by Cartt.ca, was Canadian broadcasters are now horse-trading for new American shows against Netflix as video... Continue Reading

May 30, 2016 6 years ago

UPDATED: Netflix tries hard to scoop new shows from Canadian broadcasters at L.A. Screenings

TORONTO - Canadian broadcasters have returned from the Los Angeles Screenings, where they were wrong-footed by Netflix snatching must-have U.S. series from under their noses for the first time. "With Netflix... Continue Reading

May 30, 2016 6 years ago

UPFRONTS 2016: CBC eyes lightening the ad load as viewers’ expectations shift

TORONTO – The CBC is looking at cutting back on its ad load, even allowing Canadians to watch hit shows online without commercial interruption, as TV viewers gain more control... Continue Reading

February 5, 2016 7 years ago

PTiO: Vice Media’s Purdy tells producers to go cannibalize themselves

OTTAWA – Middle-aged media execs are usually investors in Vice Media, not managersSo it caused quite a stir when Shane Smith's fast-growing digital powerhouse recently lured David Purdy away from... Continue Reading