Smak wins Vancouver Whitecaps
The agency will handle the media and experiential marketing for the MLS team.
Regis Philbin’s goodbye sets CTV benchmark
The Live! With Regis and Kelly special episode marks the channel’s most-watched morning show ever.
CRTC revokes licence for Toronto One and Sun TV
The regulator’s move against CKXT-TV Toronto follows a request from TVA Group to rescind the broadcast licence for the conventional TV station.
Fall TV: ABC releases its mid-season sked
Simulcast alert: ABC posts its changes, dropping Man Up and handing out full season orders to shows including Once Upon a Time.
David Dusang dies
The former Quebecor VP was killed in a car accident late last week.
Yahoo! Canada to share content with The Hockey News
The deal includes sharing of content in print and online for the Transcontinental Media brand and Yahoo! Canada.
Newad acquires Media One
The OOH company appoints Media One president Lino Ricco as VP and general regional manager.
White Spot shifts its creative
The BC-based QSR switches focus from its kitchen to the front of the house for a new TV campaign.
Spotted! Jacob gets bitten by the Twilight bug
The clothing company partners with movie distributor Entertainment One for a promotion throughout the month of November.
FX Canada acquires MMA reality series The Ultimate Fighter
The competition series, which airs on Sportsnet, bulks up the channel’s male-targeted programming slate.
Big Bang Theory continues to rule Thursday night viewing: BBM, Nov. 7 to 13
The CTV Evening News is the top-viewed weekly show for the period, giving Bell Media the sweep.
Michael Szego is Draft’s man with the plan
The former Ogilvy head of planning joins the agency as VP, head of integrated planning.
Quebecor strikes Sun News carriage agreement with indie cable operators
The deal with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance will see the channel on the subscriber skeds of around 100 indie cable operators.
Fall TV: Daytime ratings
Industry members weigh in on daytime TV buys in the post-Oprah landscape.
Kraft Hockeyville is on the hunt again
The competition that has communities vying for the title of most passionate hockey town is back with some changes.
- Is GroupM being dismantled? Reports point to rebrand and restructuring
- Some GroupM Canada senior executives have left the agency
- Havas Media Canada makes three senior leadership appointments
- Media leaders concerned ad spend not going to Canadian media
- Upfronts 2025: Fox announces significant investment in sports
