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January 11, 2022 2 weeks ago

Nelvana and Time Studios to co-develop preschool series Leela’s Island

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment’s kids content producer and distributor Nelvana announced today it is co-developing the new original preschool series Leela’s Island (above) with Time Studios Kids and Family, the... Continue Reading

January 11, 2022 2 weeks ago

Blue Ant International secures deals with Latin American platforms

TORONTO — Blue Ant Media’s global distribution group, Blue Ant International, announced today several content sales to leading linear and streaming platforms across Latin America. The deals include the sale... Continue Reading

January 11, 2022 2 weeks ago

thinktv’s Kathy Gardner retiring

TORONTO — Marketing and research association thinktv announced today its vice-president of media insights, Kathy Gardner (above), is retiring effective Feb. 4 after a 38-year career in the media industry.... Continue Reading

January 10, 2022 2 weeks ago

Canadian Heritage postpones arts and culture summit

OTTAWA-GATINEAU — The Department of Canadian Heritage announced today it is postponing a national summit on arts, culture and heritage that was announced last month and was originally scheduled to... Continue Reading

January 10, 2022 2 weeks ago

Broadcasting revenue declines 6.6% in 2019-2020, still ahead of OTT, CRTC says

GATINEAU – Revenue from Canadian broadcasting services declined 6.6% to $15.8 billion in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019, the CRTC says. This is highlighted in the broadcasting portion of the CRTC’s... Continue Reading

January 7, 2022 2 weeks ago

CES 2022: New CTV tools from Nielsen and Resonate to improve TV ad targeting

By John Bugailiskis LAS VEGAS – Connected TV (CTV, or TVs used to stream video over the Internet) viewing continues to soar during the pandemic, but while the shift from... Continue Reading

January 7, 2022 3 weeks ago

CES 2022: 70% of US broadband households own at least one streaming product: Parks Associates

By John Bugailiskis LAS VEGAS – Nearly 70% of US broadband households own at least one streaming video product that is connected to the Internet, more than 80% of broadband... Continue Reading

January 6, 2022 3 weeks ago

MTM releases series of reports on Canadian media, technology use

OTTAWA – CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) announced today it has released a series of reports looking at media and technology use by those aged 18 and older for 12... Continue Reading

January 6, 2022 3 weeks ago

CES 2022: User-created content makes up 39% of media consumed by Americans, CTA finds

By John Bugailiskis LAS VEGAS – User-created content (UGC) from independent creators now accounts for 39% of weekly media hours consumed by Americans compared to 61% for traditional studio media... Continue Reading

January 5, 2022 3 weeks ago

Stingray acquires U.S.-based InStore Audio Network

MONTREAL — Commercial music service provider and media company Stingray Group Inc. announced today it has acquired Princeton, N.J.-based InStore Audio Network “for total consideration of up to approximately C$59... Continue Reading

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