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Facebook unwraps its top holiday insights

Canadians have reported spending less this holiday season, but where are they spending? The social media co has released data to help decipher the landscape.

SunLife ‘transforms’ with AOL Canada

The company has launched a branded content video series aimed at motivating Canadians to embrace change.

Space explores Shazam to promote The Expanse

The app is co-promoting a pre-broadcast online debit of the sci-fi series in a Canadian first.

Rona’s tablet-heavy holiday

How the home improvement store doubled its digital spend and partnered with Star Touch and La Presse+ for this year’s push.

Maclean’s launches refreshed app

The political weekly has redesigned its app to keep readers up-to-date with local, national and global events, with audio and video sections as well.

Photo Gallery: Globe Media Group’s relaunch party

Foosball, small nibbles and electropop were on offer as the Globe celebrated with advertisers at a party on Thursday night.

CRTC compiling national broadband report

The regulator is gathering information from Canadians across the country, and will release data in a report next spring.

Blue Ant ups Jamie Schouela, shuffles execs

As the media co expands globally, it has placed Schouela in charge of its Canadian networks and put Makeful under Vanessa Case.

Blue Ant Media launching OTT service

The media co has partnered with adRise to bring ad-supported streamer Tubi TV to Canada.

Shazam’s new coupon partner

The app has signed with MobileXCo to launch a mobile coupon option.

Star Touch announces download milestone

Publisher John Cruickshank announces the app is well on the way to reaching its 2016 goals.

The top beer brands on Facebook and Twitter

Who’s got the best engagement, impact and responsiveness on the platforms, according to a new report from Engagement Labs.

CFL streams the post-season

The football league is streaming its playoff games globally on YouTube, a first for a North American professional sports league.

69% of Canadians watch YouTube content monthly: MTM

According to new numbers, one in three viewers on the streaming platform watch content at least once every week.

Timing is everything for Vice linear channel

Rogers Media’s new president Rick Brace and Vice co-founder Suroosh Alvi on the potential for the Canadian outpost of Viceland.