International film and TV studio Happy Accidents has appointed Courtney Colman as its Chief Financial Officer. Working from the studio’s new Canadian office in Toronto, Colman will be responsible for the financial and tax department of the studios’ film and TV productions, corporate strategic planning, accounting, finance, budgeting and forecasting. The opening of Happy Accidents’ […]
Glance has welcomed The Quebec Media Production Association (AQPM) as a new subscriber to its content monitoring and international audience services. AQPM advises, represents, and supports independent production companies in film, television, and web. Among its members are more than 160 Quebec companies whose productions are recognised in Quebec and abroad. This collaboration will provide […]
During its inaugural event, Samsung Ads Canada Innovation Day 2024, Samsung Ads Canada, the advertising arm of Samsung Electronics in Canada and a specialist in advanced TV including Connected TV (CTV), unveiled insights into Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) viewership in Canada. Samsung currently holds a 43 per cent share of Canada’s Smart TV marketplace. […]
Samsung is expanding its investment in the Samsung TV Plus service with all-new premium programming partnerships. Content creators and partners alike recognise the incredible value in Samsung TV Plus. In fact, viewership of the service grew over 60 per cent year-over-year in Canada. “Samsung strives to deliver quality entertainment that resonates with consumers. New content […]
Outfront Media and Bell Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE, have closed the sale of Outfront Media’s Canadian business to Bell Media for a purchase price of C$410 million (€277m) in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. Jeremy Male, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Outfront Media, commented: “The sale of our Canadian business […]
Bell Media has announced the addition of new platform partners for its 10 FAST channels which launched in April on LG Channels. Bell Media’s FAST channels will launch on Plex and The Roku Channel in Canada later this year and, as previously announced, Samsung TV Plus. “Our FAST portfolio have received a great response on […]
Bell Media has been selected to become Dotdash Meredith’s new Canadian sales partner, expanding premium digital advertising in Canada. This partnership leverages Dotdash Meredith’s premium digital inventory as well as Bell Media’s powerful sales team and advertising expertise to expand the reach and effectiveness of digital ad campaigns across the country. The partnership sees Dotdash […]
Bell Media has joined onto a strategic partnership that brings TikTok’s Pulse Premiere to Canada. A game changer for advertisers in Canada, Pulse Premiere is an advertising solution that gives brands the control and predictability to choose where their ads are placed, adjacent to select publisher partner content on the For You feed. The new […]
The Mediapro Studio US / Canada -the North American business unit has established its Los Angeles-based leadership team with the new hires of Erika Kennair as Head of Scripted Content and Pam Healey as Head of Unscripted Content reporting to Juan (JC) Acosta, Head of The Mediapro Studio US / Canada. In their new roles, […]
Canadian animation studio Copernicus has announced its new animated pilot short film Death Castle (6’) which is written and directed by Mr Lawrence, the head writer of SpongeBob SquarePants and co-creator of The Patrick Star Show and Kamp Koral. The short film will act as a pilot episode for a new adult animation series that […]