Articles Tagged ‘UM Canada’

COMB adds four new board members

Touché’s Karine Courtemanche will serve again as chair of the board, and 12 other board members have returned for the term.

Matt Ramella promoted at IPG

The digital VP joins the Canadian executive leadership team in his new role.

CBS upfront 2016: equal parts comedy, drama

UM Canada’s Julie McMillan on how Big Bang is factoring into the network’s schedule, its first in 16 years without a CSI series.

FOX upfront 2016: A focus on cult remakes

UM’s Julie McMillan (pictured) on FOX’s new slate of film-to-TV reboots and the return of comedy favourites.

More comedy, fewer heroes: upfront wish list

The genres MiC‘s upfront bloggers want to see highlighted, and the gaps Canadian broadcasters have to fill, ahead of this week’s U.S. upfronts.

Scotiabank adds to media team

Gah Yee Won and Ryan Van Dongen have both joined the financial company’s global team.

Seeing into the future: CMDC predictions for 2016

The heads of media agencies V7 International, MEC, PHD and UM on what to expect in the new year.

Blog: 2D storytelling is so 2014

Ryan Van Dongen, director of connection and innovation is live from Cannes, explaining the big deal about SnapChat and Facebook’s short-term plans for 360 video.

Industry reaction to new Facebook launch

UM’s Matt Ramella and Ignition Factory’s Nick Barbuto analyze the potential of Instant Articles, the new publisher-friendly release from Facebook.

AOL Canada sells out Originals slate

Amplifi, IPG Mediabrands/UM Canada and Omnicom Media Group have all signed on as partners for the first set of Canadian shows to be produced by the company.

Reaction to launch of industry’s “worst kept secret”

The heads of Starcom MediaVest Group Canada, Dentsu Aegis Network Canada and UM on the potential benefits and pitfalls of Shomi.

Taking in the best global work: Cannes blog

The UM Canada director on the work that won, and how Canada can improve its Lion count next year.

Social media’s impact on how we tell stories: Cannes blog

The UM Canada director takes in star sessions from David Hasselhoff and Sir Patrick Stewart and shares how their online evolutions could influence brand work.