Shaw Media reorganizes, lays off over 80 staff
Included in the layoffs are SVP of sales Errol Da-Re and VP of marketing Amanda Ploughman.
Kevin Crull leaving Bell Media
The president is departing, effective immediately, following an editorial dispute over Let’s Talk TV coverage.
Postmedia posts Q2 loss as ad sales slide
Declines across all ad categories contribute to a net loss of $58.2 million for the period.
Smartphone use rises for millennial moms: report
Canadian mothers in the millennial demographic are spending twice as much time online than in 2012, according to Johnson & Johnson’s BabyCenter website.
Corus Entertainment swings to second quarter loss
The broadcaster posted a non-cash radio impairment charge of $130 million, while lowering earnings guidance due to “further economic headwinds” impacting advertising market confidence.
Freckle expands beacon network
CEO Neil Sweeney on the company’s U.S. expansion with partner Blue Bite, and preliminary Canadian results.
AOL Canada shakes up sales ranks
The company has added two sales directors in order to better serve agencies and trading desks.
March Madness final pulls big numbers
TSN is reporting this year’s tournament as the most-watched ever for the brand, as it airs every game for the first time across its five feeds.
Consumers think brands are falling short on mobile
Research from IPG Media Lab and Yahoo shows expectations for personalization on the devices aren’t being met.
NCIS takes the week: Numeris
The drama took the most single-night viewers in Canada for the week of March 23 to 29.
Maxus picks up Valeant Pharmaceuticals
The agency is handling media planning and buying for the company’s fleet of products, which includes Cold-FX, Swiss Herbal and Bausch + Lomb.
Privacy commissioner calls for changes to Bell ad program
Bell agrees to make changes to its Relevant Advertising Program following a report from the Privacy Office sparked by consumer complaints.
BroadbandTV teams with analytics company
The MCN-owner has signed with Social Blade, making its services available to creators who use the analytics.
Exclusive Vice content coming to Fido
The Rogers-owned mobile service is offering a new Canadian daily show to Fido customers.
Shaftesbury, Banff launch branded entertainment contest
The pitch competition will focus on female-targeted scripted digital series (MsLabelled pictured).
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