Etan Vlessing
Ad and subcriber fees boost Astral earnings
Astral Media is the latest broadcaster to benefit from an improving Canadian economy and advertising market.
Corus posts higher Q3 revenue and earnings
A recovering TV ad industry continues to lift the broadcaster.
CRTC surprises as internet rate hearing starts
The regulator declines to address retail-customer rates in its review of usage-based billing for wholesale ISPs.
Donlon exits top CBC Radio post
Management restructuring sees Chris Boyce replace Denise Donlon as head of CBC Radio.
Zynga buys Toronto’s Five Mobile
The move allows the U.S. online game giant to expand into Canada and gain a foothold in the mobile market.
TSN renews Wimbledon TV rights
It’s game, set and match for the Bell Media sports channel as it takes the Canadian rights to Wimbledon for another 10 years.
Kevin Newman resurfaces at Bell Media
The veteran Canadian newsman is to co-host CTV’s Question Period, a year after leaving rival Global Television.
Geminis get new summer airdate on the CBC
The 26th Gemini Awards are set to air a day before TIFF kicks off its latest run.
Just For Laughs and OMNI launch Chinese comedy special
First Hindi, and now Mandarin: the comedy festival and broadcaster are producing content for an increasingly multilingual Canada.
Television to go
Programming may now be pocket-sized, but are advertisers and consumers buying in?
Shaw Communications posts sharp revenue rise in Q3
A first-time contribution from Shaw Media, coupled with cost-cutting, helped Shaw Communications post higher earnings and revenue for the third quarter.
Shaw licenses Four Weddings format
Slice is launching a Canadian version of the international franchise this fall. Sponsorship opps open.
Glam Media Canada now reps YummyMummyClub.ca
The partnership allows the site for Canadian mothers to now sell rich media ads.
CBC and Rogers Sportsnet to air FIFA Women’s World Cup
Here’s a first: the CBC has joined up with Rogers Sportsnet to bring every game from the world’s largest women’s sport tournament to Canadian TV sets.
Indie carriers urge CRTC to referee vertically integrated giants
CBC/Radio-Canada, Cogeco Cable and EastLink Cable lined up Thursday to urge the regulator to impose new rules and codes on diversified carriers with broadcast assets.
