Articles Tagged ‘Netflix’

JFL42 adds sponsors for year two

Netflix, Holiday Inn Express and Natrel have all signed on as the festival heads into its sophomore year in Toronto, with additional spots still available.

Fall TV: Content evolution – Stealing the spotlight from network TV

With a lot of buzz-generating content coming from subscription-based and untraditional channels, conventional broadcasters have to fire back with a double-dose of content.

Banff: Media disruption brews

MediaCom’s Robin Hassan shares what she learned on how the digital shake-up is changing the business model for content producers and media players alike.

Prime Time 2013: TV players need to embrace future, not fight it

Digital visionary Robert Tercek told conference delegates the TV industry needs to break the seasonal mindset and adapt RTB and performance tracking-based advertising.

Netflix disappoints in U.S., grows in Canada

Canadian subscribers to the service are steady to slightly accelerating.

Multiscreen devices to overtake set-top boxes by 2016: study

Research firm IHS says that Bell Media is leading the charge in providing pay-tv services on PCs, smart phones and tablets.

New TV audience measurements needed: report

The report released by the Canada Media Fund notes that audience census agencies must learn to measure traffic generated by multiple content platforms.

CRTC decides against regulating Netflix Canada, again

The regulator concludes that so-called over-the-top digital platforms can continue to operate in Canada without subsidizing local content production.

Kevin Crull: broadcasters need to mend fences with carriers to fend off Netflix

The Bell Media topper told the Prime Time conference in Ottawa that Netflix has a superior offering, and Canadian players need to up their game.

Microsoft adds 14 content partners with latest Xbox Live update

Expanded OTT television and video content will be made available to Canadian subscribers, including MLSE sports channels, Rogers On Demand and MSN Canada.

CRTC: Canadians are wired on the web

The regulator’s latest snapshot of Canadian internet and wireless consumption reveals an increasingly connected nation.

Shaw launches online movie pay service

The Shaw Movie Club aims to fend off competition from Netflix Canada by offering a $12-a-month movie channel with no data caps.

CRTC surprises as internet rate hearing starts

The regulator declines to address retail-customer rates in its review of usage-based billing for wholesale ISPs.