Despite the prevalence of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, two-thirds of Canadians continue to subscribe to traditional TV services, according to a new report from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a... Continue Reading
Moses Znaimer, founder and CEO of ZoomerMedia Limited, last Friday announced Serge Blumenfeld has assumed the role of the Toronto-based media company’s chief financial officer following the departure of Terence Chan who... Continue Reading
Music and video content distributor Stingray announced Monday the launch of several new channels on the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) and video-on-demand service Samsung TV Plus in Canada, Australia and New... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen A slow to rebound post-pandemic national advertising climate and challenging ratings are behind a three per cent workforce reduction at Pattison Media this week, President Rod Schween... Continue Reading
Not-for-profit media company Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC late last month requesting that the regulator hike the rate broadcasters pay to carry its... Continue Reading
Blue Ant Media announced Tuesday the launch of its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel Love Pets on the Roku Channel in Canada. Since its debut last year, the pet-themed channel has... Continue Reading
Foreign investments in Canada’s interactive digital media sector by entities owned or influenced by foreign states — particularly states engaging in activities that could pose a risk to Canada’s national... Continue Reading
Quebecor’s TVA Group announced Saturday it has reached a tentative agreement with representatives of CUPE 687 — the union that represents the media company’s unionized employees in Montreal, Quebec City... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Canadian Heritage has announced $58.8 million in funding to extend the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) through 2027. Initially launched in 2019 as a five-year, $50 million program,... Continue Reading
