We may be on the cusp of re-bundling, which would be a repeat of a bad idea, says Liberty’s Malone
THE CONTINUED ASCENT of Netflix, followed by new online rivals like Disney+, Comcast's Peacock and Apple TV+ – each brimming with original programming to woo new subscribers – threatens to […]
Upfronts 2019: How Blue Ant pursues new audiences and advertisers with digital content partnerships
TORONTO – As Canadian media companies feel besieged by their industry's digital whirlwind, Blue Ant Media, like its larger rivals, has had to think about how to get bigger and […]
Upfronts 2019: Inside Bell Media’s ambitious plans for a digital future
U.S. relationships “will evolve, not lapse,” says Lennox TORONTO – If it feels like Bell Media's 2019 Upfront presentation unleashed an avalanche of new content and viewing options for Canadians, […]
Upfronts 2019: How Corus is readying for the coming industry realignment
TORONTO – As it faces a shrinking cable TV landscape and still needing buzzy shows to entice advertisers and compete with Netflix, the biggest headline from Corus Entertainment's upfront presentation […]
Upfronts 2019: Rogers Media plots a new course as streaming wars escalate
TORONTO – Canadian media circles have long been gripped by a dramatic industry narrative that Netflix and other U.S. tech giants will kill their pay TV business as audiences shift […]
Upfronts 2019: CBC touts brand safety and integrity to advertisers
TORONTO – As streaming video grows and younger viewers move online, traditional Canadian TV networks in recent years have been keen to tell advertisers they were following audiences online as […]
Prime Time: Canadian producers are negotiating global distribution as streamers reshape everything
OTTAWA – As streaming giants continue to disrupt the traditional industry, a revealing exchange at the Canadian Media Producers Association’s Prime Time in Ottawa came Friday when, during a panel […]
Prime Time: How Netflix and YouTube could spell the death of mid-budget kids programming
OTTAWA – As talk of Canadian broadcasters battling Netflix and needing online scale dominated last week’s Prime Time conference, spare a thought for kids TV producers also struggling to reach […]
Prime Time: Why the web series is the new tv pilot (and stop calling it “new media”)
Also, own your IP OTTAWA – As Netflix gobbled up most of the attention at Prime Time – roughly equal to the dominance it has gained over the wider Canadian […]
Prime Time: Fox exec tells Cancon makers to tap global formats and partners to survive
OTTAWA – Fox Network Group’s Prentiss Fraser on Thursday told anxious producers looking for a map into the global content market they must seize on local formats which they can […]