Television
Samsung relaunches its FAST channel with eye towards premium content
A new look and interface for Samsung TV Plus comes alongside plans to majorly bulk up its content offering.
Rogers outage ruled to be relevant to Shaw merger decision
The Competition Tribunal also ruled that the proposed sale of Freedom Mobile was not a sufficient remedy to concerns.
Michael Melling placed on leave from Bell Media
Richard Grey will take over as acting head of the company’s news division in the fallout from Lisa LaFlamme’s departure.
Traditional BDU revenue dipped last year, but digital grew a lot
The CRTC’s annual report on the broadcast sector finds the likes of Crave and Tou.tv are offsetting expected declines in conventional TV.
Global ad spending is expected to cool off in 2023
WARC’s latest forecast takes a more reserved view on predictions for the industry’s upward trajectory.
Ethics commissioner clears CRTC CEO of conflict of interest breach
Complaints had been filed about Ian Scott’s 2019 meeting at a bar with then-incoming Bell CEO Mirko Bibic.
How much TV do teens actually watch?
Numeris data found that while linear TV remains popular, younger Canadians spend more time with VOD than adults.
The Amazing Race Canada is on top, again: Numeris
But America’s Got Talent managed to pull ahead in some regional markets.
Canadian ad spending dipped again in July
SMI attributes this dip to comparisons to heavy spending on big sports events and a to-be-expected summer downturn.
Some Canadians plan to cut back on online activity to save money
Advertisers may soon have less time and platforms to reach target audiences.
Bell Media launches workplace review after LaFlamme departure
The company is looking to address questions about “toxic behaviour” that have been raised about its newsroom this week.
CRTC grants must-offer status to OUTtv in English markets
Issued by the CRTC as part of the channel’s licence renewal, the decision still falls short of a request for must-the status in both official languages.
Nielsen’s new tool tracks how programs perform in the streaming era
The Gracenote ID Distribution System helps creators and advertisers understand how “discoverable” a program is across linear and digital platforms.
Canadians are open to ad-supported streaming, but they have some requests
Research from The Trade Desk looks at how new consumption habits need to come with new ad strategies.
MiQ partners with Bell Media to act as activation arm for its DSP
The media company’s TV data and inventory will be integrated with the programmatic platform for cross-platform plans.
