VANCOUVER – Newspaper and magazine subscription aggregator PressReader announced Wednesday it is partnering with Bell Mobility to bring newspapers and magazines to wireless customers across Canada.
Bell is the first Canadian provider to offer mobile access to PressReader’s thousands of local, national and international publications in an all-you-can-read package. With a $10 PressReader subscription, Bell Mobility customers can stay connected to news from home and abroad, browse familiar publications or discover new ones, simply by adding $10 PressReader access to their monthly Mobility account.
“Canadians are using their smartphones and tablets to catch up on the news, conduct research or…
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TORONTO – Industry veteran Hawley Chester III has joined MAVTV Canada parent company REV Sports Entertainment Inc. as sales and marketing SVP and board advisor.
Chester (pictured) is the former VP of Canadian sales and marketing for Fox Cable Networks, and was responsible for the distribution and marketing of Speed, The Big Ten Network, BabyTV and Spanish-language channel Utilisima, part of the Fox International Group in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Speed in his current capacity, Chester was VP of Canadian sales and marketing for Turner Broadcasting, Inc. from 1985 until 2000 where he was responsible for the distribution and…
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DARTMOUTH – Newcap Radio owner Newfoundland Capital Corporation said Wednesday that flagging advertising rates and Alberta’s ongoing economic uncertainty helped to weigh down first quarter revenues and profits.
For the period ended March 31, 2017, revenues of $35.7 million were 3% lower than the same period last year, primarily due to revenue declines in the Alberta markets due to continued economic uncertainty in that region and declines in Ottawa due to downward pressure on advertising rates.
Profit for the period plunged 35% to $3.0 million year-over-year due to lower revenue and a higher provision for income taxes. Earnings before interest, taxes,…
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TORONTO – Registration is now open for the 2017 RTDNA Canada National Conference scheduled for May 26-27 at the Sheraton Hotel Toronto in Toronto.
Under the theme of ‘Connecting With Audiences in the Age of Mistrust’, the event promises two days of interactive sessions featuring top Canadian and international journalists and industry specialists sharing their tips and experiences, plus some frank discussions about how to reconnect and regain the trust of audiences.
In addition, the various workshops will offer new skills and a deep dive into the world of radio, TV and digital metrics. Other features include a Presidents Reception and…
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OTTAWA – Independent Internet providers are cautiously optimistic that a parliamentary committee’s recommendations this week not to change Ottawa’s policies restricting police and intelligence agencies’ lawful access to subscriber metadata and encrypted communications will be adopted by a new federal national security strategy.
Christopher Hickey, director of industry affairs at the Canadian Network Operators Consortium, said in an interview Thursday he’s hopeful the recommendations from the House of Commons public safety and national security committee will be part of the Trudeau government’s new national security framework.
“I can’t read the tea leaves today that it will become government…
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VANCOUVER – The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has promoted Liz Shorten to senior vice-president, operations and member services, BC Producers Branch.
In addition to her role at the CMPA-BC, Shorten (pictured) is a board member of the Vancouver International Film Festival, a trustee of the Performing Arts Lodge Vancouver, and is active on committees at the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC. Nationally, she also sits on the board of directors of Reel Canada, Story Money Impact Foundation, and is president of Women in View.
“Since joining the CMPA in 2009, Liz has built the CMPA – BC Producers…
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NEW YORK – Twitter unveiled a big new slate of live streaming content deals across sports, news and entertainment Monday evening at its first-ever Digital Content NewFronts presentation.
A dozen new collaborations were announced, with partners including Bloomberg Media, Live Nation, the NBA, BuzzFeed News, MLB and others, bringing hundreds of hours of new, exclusive live original programming, live games and events, live syndications, extensions of existing live deals and new always-on live streaming premium content to the platform. And nearly all of it will be available to Canadians.
"We could not be prouder of the success we have achieved…
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TORONTO – Irwin Gotlieb’s company is in charge of a third of the world’s advertising budget and he came to Toronto last week to tell Canada’s broadcasters to get on with addressable advertising, measure better, and work co-operatively, or his company will soon be spending its clients’ money elsewhere.
In an appearance at the Future of TV Ads Conference Thursday at Steam Whistle Brewery and in an interview with Cartt.ca, the global chairman of Group M implored Canadian broadcasters – especially those with TV distribution arms as well – to follow the lead of much of the rest of the…
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TORONTO – Corus’ History has begun production on a new original docu-series exploring Canada’s controversial marijuana industry as the federal government moves to end pot prohibition.
In B.C. specifically, the marijuana industry is worth an estimated $2.7 billion annually, and produces 40% of all Canadian cannabis, says the news release. Bud Dynasty (7×30) chronicles this rush into the frontier of the legalized pot business, its big players, the obstacles they face, and the journey of building a groundbreaking industry from the leaf up.
Bud Dynasty is produced by Screen Siren Pictures and Henry Less (HL) Ontario Inc. in association with History….
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada and the National Film Board (NFB) are joining forces with international broadcasters and distributors to launch a new content export initiative dubbed Panora.tv.
Spearheaded by CBC/Radio-Canada and unveiled last September, the goal of the Panora.tv platform is to facilitate and promote the export of locally created video content to emerging markets and digital service providers using an online system that allows industry buyers to acquire multiplatform broadcast or licensing rights on an as-needed basis.
Panora.tv will launch in fall 2017 with a catalogue of over 500 hours of content from the participating public broadcasters,…
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