CBC Music, Aux and TD start online band search
The three partners have launched Rock your Campus, a new contest that embraces YouTube’s importance in the music industry.
Tankut Karahan on his first months in media
The new president of Carat Canada on moving to media and working in today’s blink-and-you-miss-it landscape.
September issues: Flare
The magazine’s publisher Melissa Ahlstrand on the Rogers Media title’s growing digital focus and two special advertising partnerships it has for this issue.
The Verdict: Much Ado About Facebook Targeting
How the Stratford Festival used new media tools to target new patrons and triple its ticket sales.
Madeline Ziniak is leaving OMNI Television
The national VP of the multicultural network will be departing in the fall after 34 years with Rogers Media.
Data Dive: Reaching South Asian and Chinese Canadians
Exclusive research from Mediabrands on where the growing demographics are spending the majority of their media time.
TIFF takes King Street
This year’s festival is closing the street down with its Festival Street event, featuring film-inspired brand activations and pop-up entertainment.
The Amazing Race Canada takes the top: Numeris
CTV’s reality show brought in the most viewers for the week of Aug. 4 to 10.
New office for Jones Media
The company is opening an office in Montreal, hiring former Rogers sales manager Marieve Lemay to lead the sales operations for Eastern Canada.
Rogers Media acquires Sunnyside for City
The new sketch comedy series will bow mid-season.
BroadbandTV extends NBA agreement
Founder and CEO Shahrzad Rafati says the Vancouver-based tech company will now also assist the NBA’s official YouTube channel.
Former CBC director aims to shake-up digital media with launch
Tessa Sproule (pictured) and fellow ex-CBC staffer Katie MacGuire on Vubble, their upcoming service that aims to alter the way people get short-form video online.
Regional NHL schedules take shape
TSN will broadcast 140 games on its soon-to-be-launched channels, splitting regional Leafs games with Sportsnet Ontario.
Going digital for back-to-school: MiC Tour
From image recognition to augmented reality, M2’s Will Pate and PHD’s Rob Young analyze the digital strategies of Target, Office Depot and Dell.
September issues: Fashion
Lilia Lozinski, SVP at the magazine’s publisher St. Joseph Media, talks ad trends and page counts for the biggest issue of the year.
- Lesley Conway named head of Walmart Connect
- UM named media agency of record for 7-Eleven
- Microsoft shuts down its DSP, shifts focus to own AI-powered ad platform
- Endy partners with WNBA in the brand’s largest sponsorship deal to date
- Spotted! Warner Bros. rolls out bloody stunt for new Final Destination
