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Bell Media reports Q3 revenue growth

Despite increased operating costs, Bell Media posted a revenue jump driven by higher advertising and subscriber revenues.

The age of the smartphone

With Canadians spending seven million hours on apps each month, Yahoo Canada’s latest report shows how, where and when.

Sportsnet posts record-breaking October

Driven by the post-season success of the Toronto Blue Jays the Rogers Media specialty posted its highest ratings and digital traffic ever.

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Torstar revenue continues slide

Print and subscription drops hurt the media co’s third quarter, as David Holland talks numbers for Star Touch.

Facebook’s new low-tech video unit

The platform has a new ad option that allows clients to put photos together and form a video slideshow.

How Rogers is reaching out-of-market NHL viewers

The media co and Google are pushing video clips of NHL goals viewers might have missed online to drive subscriptions to Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE.

Smartphone, tablet ownership on the rise in Canada: CRTC

Wireless data use and the percentage of Canadian households that subscribe to an internet service also grew in 2014.

AOL acquires Millennial Media

The acquisition will provide the web giant with more opportunities to create mobile ad solutions for publishing clients.

Reader’s Digest and Globe and Mail tops with Canadians

The inaugural combined report from Vividata, released alongside its launch, shows that the magazine and newspaper have the highest average readership.

Mobile beats landlines for first time in Canada: CRTC

A new communications report from the regulator outlines TV viewing habits, Netflix subscription rates and mobile use across Canada.

Shomi premieres new show on Facebook

The streamer is aiming to attract more Canadians by showing the first part of new paranormal thriller, The Enfield Haunting on the social network.

CBC/Radio-Canada wins 2022, 2024 Olympic broadcast rights

The pubcaster will be the primary broadcaster for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the 2024 Olympic Games, with Bell Media and Rogers Media as partners.

Twitter sees Blue Jays boost

How the team’s playoff run is playing out on the platform.

2015 Digi Awards finalists announced

Carmilla, Animalogic, MsLabelled (pictured) and Murdoch Mysteries: Infernal Device were among the projects nominated.

Creating a different kind of digital video player

Ryan Andal, partner at Secret Location, on the new app that brings channel surfing online.