Jesse Kohl

CTV unveils Princess Diana coverage
The Canada Day tribute to Princess Diana will be wrapped with a week of pre-event programming, a microsite and other multiplatform perks for the live event at Wembley Stadium.

CBC launches aboriginal website
It’s National Aboriginal Day in Canada, and the Ceeb is marking the occasion with a new online content collection.

OLN preps another Tour de France
The net with exclusive coverage of the world-renowned cycling event is preparing a 23-day early-morning coverage stream, with primetime encores.

Technorati puts power into CBC.ca
The Ceeb has announced its second tie to a social media giant in less than a month.

Canadian gamers can ‘go pro’ in sponsor-packed league
Canada now has a professional gaming circuit with sponsors in broadcast, online media and retail. Get ready to play with the big leagues.

Transcontinental picks up Quebec reno titles
Transcontinental Media bought half a dozen French-language home and renovation mags.

Streets.to to spawn sister cities online
Toronto’s interactive visual search engine is growing, and more marketing opps are in the works for the virtual city streetscape.

Corus buys Quebec rock station
And it’s paying more than a million for CIGR-FM as part of its growth strategy in la belle province.

CBC hits #1
BBM/Nielsen Top 30 – June 4-10, 2007
The Stanley Cup Finals took the pubcaster to the top, and the news shows keep showin’ up too. In this picture, Jeopardy is getting higher numbers than House and all three CSI shows.

Space puts Canadian touch on sasquatches and UFOs
The imagination station is set to zoom in on paranormal phenomena with a new series hitting screens Thursday nights from June through September.

Discovery Civilization gets gritty in July
The net’s new summer series shed light on ex-pat mechanics and famous serial killers.

MuchMusic puts awards on mobile – live
CHUM is pulling out all the stops for this year’s MMVAs. Who signed up as sponsors? Read on.

AOL adds branding opps to Winamp
Millions of Canadians use the Winamp media player. Now AOL is giving marketers new ways to reach them.

Alliance Atlantis gets naughty online
Slice and Showcase have launched a contest to ‘get the juices flowing.’

Coors Light backs MTV’s The Stew
MTV Canada is mixing short-form content with Coors Light branding in a bid for online and mobile men.