UpTrend signs the sassy girl’s city site
SheDoestheCity is the latest property to sign an ad representation deal with UpTrend Media.
LG Canada seeking fastest fingers
The cellphone co will launch a country-wide texting competition this week called the ‘Down and Dirty Battle of the QWERTY.’
Maria sings, Othello stiffs
Promising numbers greeted early eps of the new CBC reality show, but few viewers stuck around to see Shakespeare’s short-tempered Moor.
Comedy Network delivers laughter for Canada Day
To mark Canada Day, the net will kick off a week-long celebration of Canuck-themed eps of The Simpsons and South Park. It’s also set to broadcast new-to-Canada animated comedy Lil’ Bush online and on-demand.
Transcontinental Media plans fall online strategy
The digital team is working on more than 50 projects this summer, including fall relaunches for its online brands and at least one new website.
Carat Canada announces two new VPs
Two people at Carat were promoted last week, and they both have a background at The Media Company.
Next media Star: Touche!PHD’s Duong
Here’s another in MiC‘s continuing series spotlighting the up and comers media shops have singled out as being a step ahead of the game.
HeadsUp looks to build multimedia poker brand
A Calgary-based company wants to revive Canadian Poker Player Magazine and boost a national tour’s sponsor-friendly TV and mobile offerings.
CTV secures Top 10
BBM/Nielsen Top 30 – June 9-15
Global’s Bones and NCIS settled in at #10 and #11, but CTV captured the Top 10 spots on the chart as So You Think You Can Dance and Canadian Idol secured the big three.
TVO jumps in with Joost
Educational documentaries from TVO are the latest Canadian offerings to join Joost.
Family Feud goes Hollywood on A-channel
Bowing next week, a celeb edition of the long-running series will pit – among other weird matchups – comedian Joan Rivers against rapper/actor Ice T.
***FLASH*** Canada snags Film Silver and Bronzes, but shut out of Integrated/Titanium
The 55th annual Cannes International Advertising Festival is over, and Canadians are headed home with Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions.
Zig merges with ACLC
On top of being short-listed for five Film Lions and winning a Gold Radio Lion at Cannes, Zig has just announced a merger with ACLC.
Canada gets two more shots in Cannes: Titanium & Integrated
As un-Canadian as it is to brag, this announcement brings our teams’ chances of taking home Lions to a pretty impressive 37!
CBC ups ante in musical hockey fracas
After enduring weeks of sneers for ‘losing’ the beloved HNIC musical theme to CTV, the Ceeb is inviting Canadians to help choose a replacement – and concocting some swell programming during the process.
- 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
