
Toronto Star announces restructuring
The Torstar paper is outsourcing page production and most print design work and reducing staff levels in other areas following revenue challenges.

Canadians viewing nearly six billion online videos a month: comScore
As long-form viewing and premium programming migrates online, entertainment content is growing ever more important, the company observes.

Rogers Communications inks new carriage deal with AMC
Ending its public spat with the US channel, the latest contract will let Rogers offer AMC shows in HD and on-demand on multiple platforms starting later this month.

Canadian Screen Awards grabs 756,000 viewers
The two-hour broadcast event on the CBC reached a total of 2.9 million Canadians overall, according to data from BBM Canada.

Competition Bureau approves new Bell/Astral deal
Corus will acquire TV and radio properties from Bell if the deal with Astral clears the CRTC, and has entered into one with Shaw Media to takeover the remaining share in ABC Spark and offload its interest in Food Network Canada.

Spotted! The Weather Network blooms into the new season
The channel promoted its Spring Outlook with a tulip-filled billboard on Monday morning.

Sears Canada launches spring spots
Injecting its line of products with some humour is the goal of the new TV campaign.

xoJane gets a little Vain
Say Media and Jane Pratt recently launched xoVain.com, which will offer traditional display ad opportunities and an e-commerce element.

eLuxe launches partner website
The Luxe Life will work with eLuxe to deepen its content offerings, and offer advertisers traditional display ad and sponsorship opportunities.

Academy Awards win top ratings: BBM
The Oscars gave an award-worthy performance, netting 6.07 million viewers, while CTV Evening News was the top weekly show for the week of Feb. 18 to 24.

CTV encourages PVR recording
The Bell Media channel has launched a new spot urging recordings of its serialized drama, The Following.

Spotted! Disney monkeys around for Oz launch
The company has street teams in major Canadian cities this weekend in advance of Oz the Great and Powerful hitting theatres next week.

Blog: Mobile World Congress moves from the handset to mobile computing
Juice Mobile’s CEO Neil Sweeney wraps up the week, saying Samsung leads the way with innovative launches in Barcelona.

TMN GO launches multi-platform campaign
The kick-off campaign for the digital service is aimed at retaining existing customers.

Fluid Visual hits the water
The company’s boat-based ad platform will operate in waterways connecting Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa starting in late May.