PTiO: Discoverability starts with collaboration to target audiences
OTTAWA – Turns out it takes more than TV critics to get your series discovered these days amid the multitude of digital choice and platforms out there. It takes partnerships, […]
A smarter, funnier, edgier CBC TV growing under Ellis
TORONTO – The CBC in recent years has gone from comfort food like Heartland and Battle of the Blades to high-concept shows like Strange Empire and X Company, now in […]
Why Family is going to be just fine without Disney
WHEN DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCED in April it wouldn’t renew a licensing deal with The Walt Disney Co. leaving big holes in the Family Channel schedule, questions immediately arose over how […]
Rogers fills millennials gap with new, Canadian, Viceland
TORONTO – Rogers Media on Thursday made official something most knew – that its partnership with youth-centric Vice Media will lead to the launch of a new specialty TV channel, […]
MIPCOM: Is there a content bubble about to burst for high-end drama?
CANNES – Canadian TV producers moving to the forefront of a rapidly expanding global industry is, of course, full of risk. And Cannes is another universe. The push for quality […]
MIPCOM: Can Canadian producers be the Uber of the international TV business?
CANNES – It's late Wednesday in Cannes and the whirling blades of a helicopter momentarily interrupts discussions at the Cineflix Studio's balcony stand at the Palais des Festivals. "That must […]
MIPCOM: No future fear here as Canadians go sleepless in Cannes to open up world TV markets
CANNES – You know those many reports of the death of Canadian TV you've been hearing about? Ignore them. Canadian TV is alive and well, as evidenced by last week's […]
Shaw Media’s Sarah Jane Flynn latest TV exec to part ways with broadcaster
TORONTO – The senior management shakeup at Shaw Media continues. The broadcaster confirmed to Cartt.ca on Thursday that Sarah Jane Flynn is set to leave Shaw Media as senior director of […]
The Zalkens: Brothers, competing Canadian streaming powerhouses
TORONTO – We don't usually see rival companies hire siblings to fill competing posts, but they have with Jonah Zalken (left) working as senior manager, programming at CraveTV, while Shomi […]
He shoots, LG sells in ‘Hockey Wives’ brand integration pact
TORONTO – The W Network has found a novel way to target elusive TV audiences in an increasingly mobile world — get Hockey Wives stars on the phone. The upcoming […]