Val Maloney
Kin Community closes new funding round
Increasing the MCN’s content production and distribution is a major goal for this round of funding. (Kin Community creators Hot for Food pictured.)
Mac’s gets frosty with its fans on Snapchat
How Mac’s Convenience Stores is targeting a younger demo with limited-release filters on the social media platform.
Spotted! A giant-sized celebration
Walt Disney Motion Pictures Canada is going big on promotions for The BFG, promoting the movie by pairing it with birthday celebrations for the CN Tower.
Introducing the Canadian originals
While Canada’s spring upfronts often emphasize broadcasters’ prime-time U.S. acquisitions, their original series present unique opportunities.
CBC/Radio-Canada preps for Canada 150
The pubcaster has released its programming slate for the 2017 celebrations, along with its first sponsor.
Buzzfeed Canada shutters Ottawa office
The site is ending Canadian political coverage as part of a North American reorganization.
Rogers Media shakes up hockey coverage
Fewer regional pre-game shows will be broadcast going forward, with at least 11 positions removed in order to cut costs and shift programming.
Nissan gets back in the water
The car co is aligning its sponsorship more closely with its Nissan Rogue, turning the back of the vehicle into an actual shark tank.
Sport Chek takes mobile-first approach to Rio
The retailer has made Facebook the first screen for its Olympic campaign.
Specialty check-in: ads down, subscribers up
How the top channels and industry overall fared in 2015, according to the CRTC’s report.
Blue Ant puts its Brojects to work in VR
The media co is dipping its toe into the virtual space with a set of new videos.
The likes keep coming
Instagram has released its latest figures, which show the platform has doubled its monthly user base in the past two years.
The latest on Canadian TV subscribers: MTM
Cable TV is in decline and “TV my Way” remains an emerging category, according to the most recent numbers.
Over one million saw James crowned on TSN
Bell Media played host to multiple big Sunday night events, drawing large numbers on TSN and HBO Canada, and lower overnights for the iHeartRadio MMVAs.
Millennials ruling content consumption: PwC
OTT streaming will grow by 10.3% annually in Canada through to 2020, according to this year’s entertainment and media outlook.
