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CBC: Junos finds its highest-ever streaming audience
The Canadian music awards were streamed more than 762,000 times, an increase of nearly 400% over the 2024 awards.

Bell Media hires former Snap vet to support digital efforts
The senior exec joins in a newly created role, signalling Bell’s deeper push into digital advertising and partnerships.

People Moves: Cossette Media appoints VP, IAB names co-chair
Plus, Initiative’s Pascaline Forget named to IAB Canada’s Gaming Committee.

Rogers Arena’s digital upgrade includes zone-specific messaging
Creative Realities marks its first full-scale deployment in Canada’s IPTV and live venue industry.

Basis is launching geo-targeting for political districts
The platform automates political district targeting and ad compliance for Canadian elections.

Blue Ant to go public via Boat Rocker reverse takeover
Blue Ant’s listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange will follow a separate transaction involving Boat Rocker’s co-founders buying out their company’s studios business.

UM tops Canadian agencies in the latest RECMA report
EssenceMediacom leads in the New Business ranking of Canadian agencies.

Clearly Canadian becomes the official sparkling water of the Blue Jays
The drinks will be sold at the Rogers Centre for opening day on March 27.

Spotted! TD Insurance is making parking… softer?
The OOH campaign merges functionality with creativity, while attempting to build brand affinity.

People Moves: Yahoo Canada appoints a new EIC
Meanwhile, Voices taps a new CMO and MLSE has a new director.

WPP tops WARC Media 100 list
Three Canadian agencies ranked in the top 25 on the Media List.