Satellite operator Telesat has announced that Michel Forest will be its new Chief Technology Officer following the retirement of David Wendling at the end of February 2025. In this role, Forest will report to Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s President and CEO, and oversee Telesat’s satellite operations, satellite and systems engineering, launch activities and programme management. Serving […]
TNA Wrestling has signed a multi-year agreement with Sportsnet to air its flagship weekly TV show, TNA iMPACT!, every Thursday across Canada on Sportsnet 360, beginning on January 2nd 2025. Additional programming to air on Sportsnet 360 includes TNA’s Xplosion, TNA in 60 and other TNA Classics from the 20+ year library, showcasing over 6,000 […]
Prime Video has greenlit a second season of the sports docuseries FACEOFF: Inside the NHL, produced by Box To Box and NHL Productions. Offering an unprecedented look into the world of the National Hockey League, the series returns with six episodes in 2025 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. […]
Bell Media, Canada’s leading media and entertainment company, has partnered with Shopsense AI, a specialist in shoppable TV technology, to bring innovative second-screen shopping experiences to Canadian viewers. This collaboration marks Shopsense’s first expansion outside of the US and the first integration of its Commerce OS into Canadian entertainment programming. The partnership will debut on […]
ITV Studios and Corus Entertainment are partnering to bring 80+ hours of lifestyle and entertainment content from the US and UK to Slice and the newly rebranded channels Flavour Network and Home Network. The extensive package deal was brokered on behalf of ITV Studios by Craig Bohland, VP Sales, Canada. Slice has acquired two seasons […]
Bell Media’s iHeartRadio Canada and Pattison Media have announced that Pattison Media’s 51 radio stations are now available on the iHeartRadio Canada platform. The new partnership sees even more of Canada’s popular radio stations join iHeartRadio Canada’s extensive library, which includes music channels, radio stations, and hundreds of thousands of podcasts, playlists, and on demand […]
TELUS and Koodo are bringing reality TV enthusiasts in Canada exclusive savings on Hayu. New and existing customers (excluding Quebec) can now get Hayu as a standalone subscription with eligible TELUS or Koodo services for C$6.99 per month. As a special savings, customers can add Hayu together with Stream+, the ultimate entertainment bundle featuring Canada’s […]
Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, today announced that it has greenlit Dino Ranch: Island Explorers, a spin-off of its hit preschool animated series Dino Ranch, with CBC/Radio-Canada and Warner Bros. Discovery onboard as broadcast partners. The new animated series (52 x 11 mins) will air on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Kids YouTube, […]
CosmoBlue Media has announcde that Tanuka Roy has joined as the General Manager of CosmoBlue Canada. With over 20 years of experience in launching successful digital products and channels, Roy will play a pivotal role in expanding CosmoBlue Media’s reach and enhancing its portfolio across Canada. Tanuka’s career has been marked by high-profile product launches […]
Witbe, a player in test automation and monitoring technology for video service providers, has announced that Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV (MSCTV), a Canadian provider of unique solutions to telecommunications companies, is using Witbe’s proactive monitoring technology as a virtual Network Operation Center (NOC) — accessible from anywhere in the world. With the monitoring data they […]