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Val Maloney
Why the TV focus for CraveTV?
Bell Media execs on why the new streamer is focusing solely on TV content, unlike its competitors Netflix Canada and the Rogers/Shaw joint venture shomi.
Channel of the year: Discovery Channel Canada
From Playback magazine: Bell Media’s most profitable non-sports specialty channel doesn’t need U.S. formats to win over viewers: originals are doing that on their own. (Highway Thru Hell pictured)
Bell Media job cuts go deeper
A further 80 positions are eliminated at the media co, on top of the 120 layoffs announced this summer.
Barbara Williams urges female execs to reach higher
Shaw Media’s president and EVP of broadcasting on why connecting with CEOs is key to advancement and her hopes for The Protege Project.
Program aims to put more women in Canada’s C-suites
The initiative from Shaw Communications, Women in Communications and Technology and Catalyst Canada will link senior executive females with CEO-level sponsors.
Bell Media names new sales lead
Mary Ann Turcke will be the group president of media sales, local TV and radio, taking over the position from Luc Sabbatini.
BCE issues complaint against Rogers hockey app
The media co has filed a complaint with the CRTC saying new extensions to the Rogers NHL GameCentre Live app violate competitive regulations.
Blue Ant nabs AOL’s Laura Pearce for new role
The former marketing director for AOL Canada will fulfill a new, consumer-facing “fan engagement” role at the fast-growing media co.
Canadian communication spending up: CRTC
The regulator reports that Canadians spent 3.2% more on communication spending in 2013, with the largest piece of that pie going to wireless and internet services.
How Kotex became a YouTube exec producer
Why the feminine hygiene brand financed Carmilla, a transmedia Gothic vampire series produced by Smokebomb Entertainment and digital agency shift2.
QMI’s plans to beef up Club Illico with Viacom
Yann Paquet, VP of content at QMI, on the additional shows the deal will bring to the company’s SVOD and children’s TV channels.
VOD viewers like to laugh
A new survey of VOD viewing from TVB, CMDC and Numeris show sitcoms are the most-viewed category and women are doing the majority of the viewing on the platform.
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