Specialty, PPV, VOD still thriving: CRTC
With $2.7 billion in total revenue and $647 million in profit before interest and tax, the specialty TV, pay and VOD sectors have a rosier story to tell than conventional broadcasters did in March.
Idol returns to #1
BBM/Nielsen Top 30 – April 14-20
CTV’s American Idol took back #1 on Tuesday, while CSI sank to #9 on Thursday – a fall that delivered a win for Global’s Survivor: Micronesia.
TQS news cuts set stage for fight
What’s being proposed by Remstar, which is in the process of acquiring the French-language network, arguably runs afoul of CRTC rules.
Carcos heavy up on radio:
Media Monitors – April 14-20, 2008
Hyundai, Buick Pontiac GMC and Toronto Area Pontiac dealers climbed the chart this week.
strategy bows stimulant today
The new weekly online newsletter is a stimulating round-up of envy-inducing new work to keep agency creatives and marketing execs up to speed.
Showcase launches Hot Snack Radio
The net is launching a web-only show about three indie-rock nerds running an Internet radio venture – complete with playlists and streaming music for viewers and indie artists.
Canwest signs Winter Olympics deal
In what its president calls ‘the largest sponsorship commitment in our history,’ the communications biggie will be the Games’ official regional newspaper publisher.
Acreage Life taps Canadian Primedia for national sales
The lifestyle and general interest magazine is pitched to 75,000 upscale readers in Central and Western Canada.
Notes from the (mobile) mediascape: Google launches mobile display ads
The Google machine has churned out a graphic mobile advertising product, and it works with AdSense and AdWords… in other countries.
Citytv orders more Murdoch Mysteries
When Yannick Bisson took over the title role, the Victorian-era crime series increased its audience by 70%.
Biodegradable OOH ad vinyl arrives in Canada
Astral Media Outdoor is now offering Canadian advertisers vinyl that disintegrates completely within five years and leaves no hazardous byproduct behind.
Newad beefs up client services
Shawn Chance has left Consumer Impact Marketing to take on the new position of manager of client servicing and event marketing for central Canada.
UpTrend partners with Last.fm
The social net for streaming free music has tapped UpTrend Media to help it grow in Canada.
Broadcast Act failing: Shaw to CRTC
Outspoken CEO Jim Shaw was a no-show yesterday, but his execs delivered a strong case for changing existing rules.
Astral Media Radio signs Hilton
Not Paris, but notorious online gossip columnist Perez – touted as the first star created on the Internet to transition to radio.
- 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
