July 20, 2021 5 years ago

CNN+ streamer to launch in U.S. in early 2022

ATLANTA — CNN announced yesterday its new CNN+ subscription streaming service, offering global news, information and lifestyle content, will debut in Q1 2022. A CNN/WarnerMedia spokesperson confirmed today in an… Continue Reading

July 20, 2021 5 years ago

WildBrain names new head of Peanuts Worldwide

NEW YORK — Canadian kids entertainment company WildBrain announced today former DreamWorks and Disney executive Tim Erickson (above) has been appointed executive vice-president of brand for Peanuts Worldwide, which… Continue Reading

July 20, 2021 5 years ago

CBC to air Terry Fox cancer research benefit next month

TORONTO — The Terry Fox Foundation announced today a one-hour special broadcast, Terry Fox: The Power of One, will air nationwide on August 9 on CBC TV and CBC… Continue Reading

July 20, 2021 5 years ago

Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund open for applications

MONTREAL — Bell Canada announced today applications are being accepted for grants from the 2021 Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund from now until August 31. Launched in July 2020, the… Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 5 years ago

Operation High Speed strategy inspired by Risk

QUEBEC – When the Quebec provincial government needed to make decisions about which ISPs would receive funding from the Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed program, Gilles Bélanger (above), parliamentary assistant… Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 5 years ago

PIAC asks for “action now” from CRTC

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), wrote the CRTC last week to express “serious concerns regarding the actions” of Bell, Telus, and Rogers with regards to their recently… Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 5 years ago

60% have OTT and pay-TV because content is still king, new research says

By Amanda Oye TORONTO – OTT services are becoming more popular than traditional television subscriptions in Canada, according to the results of a study conducted by Charlton Insights, presented last… Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 5 years ago

TSN and RDS secure multi-year Wimbledon rights extension

TORONTO — Bell Media’s TSN and RDS announced today they have signed an extended, multi-year media rights agreement that continues to make the sports networks the exclusive English and… Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 5 years ago

Blue Ant’s T+E to premiere Encounter: UFO series in August

TORONTO — As Blue Ant Media’s paranormal TV channel T+E prepares to debut new original series Encounter: UFO (above) next month, it released the results of a new Ipsos… Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 5 years ago

Firstlight Media hires new head of sales

TORONTO — Firstlight Media, a Toronto-based provider of cloud-based OTT infrastructure to streaming service operators, today announced it has hired veteran digital media executive Anthony Busse (above) as its… Continue Reading