ACTRA, advertisers and agencies strike new labour deal
The new three-year agreement calls for annual rises in performance fees and residual payments.
After Dan For Mayor and Hiccups, what’s next from CTV?
Those gaps in CTV’s Canadian show offerings are about to be filled, says Corrie Coe, SVP of independent production.
Ian Rotherham joins MediaCom
The former OMD manager comes on as global account director.
Spotted! Pedigree goes to the dogs
The Mars-owned brand is creating buzz for its annual adoption campaign with OOH cut-outs on walking trails and in parks.
Ellen Baine resurfaces at Hollywood Suite as top programmer
The top brass are named for the channels, set to launch in Canada this November.
Bell Media orders new shows for specialties
Space is to get a sci-fi series based on the UK’s Primeval, while Bravo! gets reality dance show Broadway Bootcamp.
REC Media expands into Eastern Canada
The mediaco launches a Toronto office with a new advisory board and senior sales director.
Sportsnet renews with Canadian Soccer Association
The multi-platform deal sees the Rogers Media company airing soccer games for the next five years.
CBC gets socially active for new fall show
The broadcaster awards the contestant with the most social buzz on its new reality show, Cover Me Canada.
Penguin and Canadian Living team up on cook-cast
The book publisher casts a wider net, and teams up with the magazine, for its first online book launch.
Big Bang Theory tops: BBM Canada, Sept. 5 to 11
The CTV Evening News takes the highest average viewers for the week.
Vonk and Kestin go Swimming
Ian MacKellar is named CCO of Ogilvy after the award-winning duo leave their posts to start a new venture, Swim.
Dragons’ Den kicks off season six
Scotiabank, Cadillac and Rogers are on board as sponsors for the new season.
Fall TV: Survivor premiere wins the night
The latest instalment of the reality franchise beat out its closest competitor, America’s got Talent, by 61%.
Jean Durocher steps down at La Presse
The VP of marketing and sales tells MiC about the changes he has seen in the newspaper business over the past decade.
- Some GroupM Canada senior executives have left the agency
- Is GroupM being dismantled? Reports point to rebrand and restructuring
- 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
