Chopped Canada gets second season order
The food competition reality series will return for a sophomore run on Food Network Canada.
Publicis and Omnicom terminate merger
The two groups have called off the partnership due to difficulties completing the deal within a reasonable timeframe.
Cineplex books reduced first quarter earnings
A bad winter and a weaker film slate impacted the bottom line at the Canadian exhibition giant, but ad revenues were up for the quarter.
TSN’s programming plans
Bell Media’s Phil King tells MiC that ongoing plans to add the three new feeds were accelerated following Rogers’ NHL buy last fall.
Canada in Cannes: Media Young Lions ready to win
Details on the winning case from Media Experts’ Jessica Stein and Carla Museitef.
Habs draw over two million on RDS
The Montreal Canadiens game three win took more than 50% market share in Quebec during the broadcast.
Checking in with Twitter’s president of revenue
Adam Bain on the Canadian office’s first year and the social media co’s e-commerce expansion plans.
AOL profits surge with programmatic, seeks more with Convertro
With 2014 Q1 profits up 8% thanks to programmatic advertising, the company is aiming to further mine the revenue vein by purchasing the cross-platform ad optimization company.
Conventional revenue drops 4.6% in 2013: CRTC
Accounting for the 2012 London Olympic Games, private sector spend on non-sports Canadian programming was up slightly (1%) year-over-year to $598.9 million.
The Grid announces beer and cider festival
The September event builds on the Torstar weekly’s roster, including the Toronto Music Run, Burger Week and Cocktail Week.
TSN adds three new channels
An extension of the two channels currently in the network, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5 will launch later this fall.
The Big Bang Theory takes the week: BBM Canada
CTV’s Thursday night comedy had the most viewers for the week of April 21 to 27.
Maker unveils new programming model
At the NewFronts, Maker Studios announced the launch of Maker.tv and Labs@Maker.
BCE first quarter earnings, revenues up
Contributions from its Astral Media assets helped boost the bottom line at the Bell Media division.
Interac Flash gets close with retail partners
The debit card company is promoting its tap-to-pay capability with geo-targeted OOH and mobile messages in close proximity to merchant partners.
