Kartoon Studios on Wednesday announced a major distribution expansion of its free kids streaming channel, Kartoon Channel!, through a partnership with Samsung TV Plus in Canada and the United States. The agreement... Continue Reading
Bell Media announced Wednesday the season three premiere of HBO’s anthology series The White Lotus on Crave this past Sunday night delivered record-breaking streaming viewership numbers for the platform. The number one title on... Continue Reading
Canadian brand incubator and management group Statement Worldwide announced Wednesday the official launch of POP! Canada, a new digital media platform dedicated to showcasing and amplifying Canadian music, film, TV, arts and... Continue Reading
Roku announced Wednesday a partnership with producer and distributor Fremantle that gives Roku the exclusive streaming rights in Canada for ABC’s American Idol, which is set to preview its eighth season on the... Continue Reading
The Société professionnelle des auteurs, compositeurs du Québec et des artistes entrepreneurs (SPACQ-AE) has launched MUSIQC, a free music listening space dedicated to promoting and showcasing French-language music. Acting as a discoverability... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Tuesday opened a proceeding to review Rogers Communications’ acquisition of NBA TV (Canada) as part of the cable giant’s larger acquisition of Bell Canada’s 37.5-per-cent ownership stake in Maple... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Bell is laying the blame at the feet of Rogers for why it is not carrying certain channels that utilize American programming rights the cable company obtained... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Thursday approved the transfer of 21 English-language commercial radio stations in British Columbia to Vista Radio. “The Commission finds that approving this transaction is... Continue Reading
Quebecor Content on Wednesday announced season one of the acclaimed sci-fi drama series Société distincte (Distinct Society) has been acquired by TVCine Channels to air and stream on its premium pay TV and... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is accusing Bell of refusing to carry channels crafted out of new American rights it acquired in the summer. The cable giant alleges its Discovery and... Continue Reading
