The Globe and Mail brings home the hardware
The newspaper’s site brought home the most Eppy Awards for a Canadian site, with the Edmonton Journal, CBC and Ottawa Citizen also winning awards.
Astral Media posts higher Q4 earnings, as BCE takeover stalls
TV, raido and OOH revenues were up for the quarter, with CEO Ian Greenberg saying the company will continue to invest in new products.
CRTC approves two new hockey channels
Hockey TV and Canal Hockey received the greenlight from the broadcast regulator Tuesday on the condition that they not broadcast live NHL games.
Specialty channels siphoning lost Hockey Night in Canada viewers
The NHL lockout has Canadian eyeballs moving to Teletoon and YTV to watch movies, The Comedy Network for laughter, and Sportsnet and TSN.
Penguin Canada gets fresh
The publisher aims to attract some shade-y fans with its latest OOH and print campaign.
Tonight’s non-paywall strategy
The free daily has beefed up its online offerings, with more content and ad units, in response to the recent surge of digital subscription services.
Jamieson touts pure products online
For the second leg of its “Purity is Priceless” campaign, the brand is placing more pre-roll and banner ads to reach consumers researching vitamin supplements.
Smak Media wins League Financial Partners
The media agency will focus on developing a national magazine strategy for the real estate investment firm.
Ubisoft goes big for Assassin’s Creed III
The game maker explains the two-phase multi-platform campaign, and what it swapped for its usual hockey TV spots.
Nissan’s virtual showroom hits the mobile space
The auto brand has optimized its online sales area to be accessed on mobile devices, and will be promoting it with a YouTube takeover next month.
Globe and Post paid circulation down: ABC
The two papers both saw paid circulation dip according to the report, which measured differences from the end of September in 2011 and 2012.
Fall TV: Neighbors, Scandal get orders
The rookie comedy and sophomore drama are the latest to be picked up for a full season this fall.
Toronto Star brings out the Wheels
The newspaper will launch a national automotive magazine next month, which will be inserted into the Star and Metro dailies four times a year.
Carlsberg Canada leaves Toronto FC
The brand says it is pursuing other avenues and the league will announce its new beer sponsor at the start of 2013.
CRTC’s Jean-Pierre Blais seeks trust of Canadians
The CRTC chair told the IIC conference about his list of priorities to better meet a consumer focus at the regulator.
