Melissa Dunne

Media AOY Silver: OMD Canada amps up solution arsenal
OMD Canada’s CEO Cathy Collier says the media agency is focused on making ‘better decisions faster’ this year and beyond.

VerticalScope acquires RedFlagDeals.com from Yellow Pages
The Torstar-owned digital media company gets a community of deal hunters for $12 million.

GO Transit takes Toronto, CTV tops Montreal: Media Monitors
There were four new entrants in Toronto’s top-10 last week.

Notable Life dives further into experiential with iYellow acquisition
The millennial-focused group is further diversifying its revenue streams through iYellow events.

Index Exchange hires CFO, general counsel in Toronto office
Neil Dorken and Jason Cicchetti recently joined the growing adtech company.

Interest in news is still strong: study
Although interest in news remains high, many Canadians still “don’t see the point” of paying for online news.

ICMYI: BuzzFeed launches new website for BuzzFeed News
Plus, Fuse Live rebrands and restructures.

Sarah Thompson named CSO at Mindshare
The new exec joined the agency from her strategy post at Cossette earlier this month.

Spanish-language variety series debuts on Univision Canada
The new show, Unidos Canadá, landed Nissan as its series presenting sponsor.

CTV and BMO take the top: Media Monitors
The bank held the Toronto top spot again, while the channel jumped two places in Montreal.

Bell Media launches SuperPod commercials with Chevrolet
The premiere of The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition marked the debut of the new ad format on CTV.

ICYMI: Former Catalyst CEO joins LinkedIn
Plus, CityNews announces on-air talent for five new editions.

David Shing on the ‘new mass’
Consumer behaviour online is changing, and brands that want to connect in this world need to change too, says Oath’s digital prophet.