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June 11, 2021 4 months ago

C-10 : After 21 meetings, committee completes the clause-by-clause phase

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA - With only minutes to go until the end of the meeting, the Heritage Committee finally completed the clause-by-clause consideration stage of Bill C-10. Now the... Continue Reading

June 11, 2021 4 months ago

Upfront 2021: Bell pitches digital video ads, flexibility

By Etan Vlessing TORONTO – So much for the “business as usual” 2021 upfront. Bell Media, pitching its upcoming fall season linear and digital schedules to media agencies and their... Continue Reading

June 10, 2021 4 months ago

MuchMusic is back, but not on TV

TORONTO – Bell Media said today it is teaming up with TikTok to relaunch the MuchMusic brand. It will return on July 7 “with a new generation of personalities and... Continue Reading

June 9, 2021 4 months ago

The C-10 late show

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – In a meeting hastily scheduled Wednesday afternoon for Wednesday afternoon and evening, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage held a four hour meeting on Bill... Continue Reading

June 9, 2021 4 months ago

Corus unveils “Unboxed” marketing program, adds 115,000 influencers to Kin community

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment had some news for its marketing and brand clients during its upfront presentation today, announcing a new client offering with “Unboxed by Corus” as well as... Continue Reading

June 9, 2021 4 months ago

Gusto TV scores deal with sports-first streamer fuboTV

OTTAWA — Gusto TV announced today its launch on fuboTV, a leading sports-focused streaming platform in the U.S. Initially a soccer streaming service that changed into an all-sports service, fuboTV... Continue Reading

June 9, 2021 4 months ago

Amazon hiring 1,800 new employees in Canada this year

New tech and corporate hires will support AWS, Alexa, advertising, retail and operations tech teams TORONTO — Amazon announced today it plans to hire 1,800 new corporate and technology employees... Continue Reading

June 8, 2021 4 months ago

Roku orders second season of Die Hart

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Streamer Roku announced today it has renewed Kevin Hart’s comedy action series, Die Hart, for a second season, which will be titled Die Harter. Following the... Continue Reading

June 7, 2021 4 months ago

Upfront 2021: Quebecor shows off a multiplatform 2021-22 season

MONTREAL — At its Multi2021 virtual event on Thursday, Quebecor’s advertising sales group, Quebecor Expertise Media, showcased a revamped line-up of programming from the TVA network and TVA Sports, as... Continue Reading

June 7, 2021 4 months ago

Telefilm’s Maple Popcorn podcast features Canadian icons

TORONTO — Telefilm Canada announced today the launch of a new six-episode podcast series, Maple Popcorn, which offers exclusive interviews with Canadian TV and film icons to provide a sneak... Continue Reading

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