Articles Tagged ‘Shaw Media’

TV advertising remains soft, but subscriber fees, sports see growth

Rogers, Shaw and Corus all released financials Thursday morning, with each reporting softer advertising revenue for TV but some finding increased strength in other areas.

Chef in Your Ear whispers sweetly for Shaw Media

The new Food Network Canada series debuts as the top new Canadian specialty series this fall, while Leave it to Bryan finds its highest season premiere ever on HGTV. (Chef in Your Ear pictured.)

ICYMI: Cineplex announces second Rec Room in Alberta

In case you missed it: Shaw Media builds its content team and ZoomerMedia tasks one of its own to build its TV content strategy and evolve its platforms.

Colbert makes Late Show debut

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had a strong premiere on Tuesday night.

Colbert kicks off Global’s fall premiere sked

The net’s fall premiere schedule expand its traditional female-skewing target to a new, younger audience.

CRTC rolls out new HVOD category

The new hybrid VOD category encapsulates services offered both online (OTT) and via subscription-based linear VOD.

Rookie Blue season finale dips against spring high

The pre-long-weekend sixth-season finale didn’t reach the lofty heights of its spring debut, but stayed above a million on overnights.

CraveTV sets wide-release date

Bell Media’s streamer will soon be made available to all Canadians.

Shaw Media revenue steady in Q3

Profits slide overall at the company, and it announced a deal to bring Comcast’s next-gen IPTV platform X1 to market.

Upfronts 2015: Shaw cozies up to advertisers

Advertisers’ demand for ROI has the media co including clients at the early stages of show development.

ICYMI: Executive moves, TV strategies

New hires at Cossette and Juice Mobile, a week’s worth of new TV content presentations and TSN’s soccer play.

Who’s up, who’s down: Specialty report

Subscription revenues rose in 2014 while national advertising dipped, according to the CRTC’s report on specialty channels.

Upfronts 2015: Global hunts for younger viewers

Shaw Media’s Christine Shipton on how the channel’s new shows will help lower the average age of its primetime audience.

Upfronts 2015: Shaw adds 80 to specialty slate

From Walmart branded content on Food Network Canada, to programs about first dates and small living spaces, Shaw has rolled out its 2015/16 specialty slate.

Survivor takes the week: Numeris

The finale of the reality show had the most single-night viewers for the week of May 18 to 24.