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Deltatre revamps Canadian Premier League website, app

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has launched a new-look website and app, offering supporters of Canada’s men’s domestic professional football league an endhanced digital experience. The League and club websites, as well as the Centre Circle app, have all undergone major upgrades, including a new design with a more intuitive, user-friendly interface. The CPL’s revamped […]

April 25, 2025

Canada: CosmoBlue Media distributes Oh! Jazz

As part of its continued expansion in Canada, CosmoBlue Media has announced its exclusive partnership with Oh! Jazz, the global platform for streaming live and on-demand jazz performances from iconic venues around the world. Oh! Jazz featured over 1,300 artists and performances from iconic venues in Tokyo, Madrid, São Paulo, and more—streamed in pristine video […]

April 23, 2025

Telesat trims Lightspeed LEO fleet

Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat has formally advised the Federal Communications Commission that it wants to reduce the size of its proposed Liightspeed low Earth orbiting fleet from 1,671 craft to 300. The major change is that Telesat will orbit the Lightspeed fleet in higher orbital altitudes. The initial ‘Shell 1’ launches were due to comprise […]

April 15, 2025By Chris Forrester

Canada: CosmoBlue Media acquires Cineplex Store

CosmoBlue Media, a specialist in digital distribution and entertainment, has completed its acquisition of movie streaming platform Cineplex Store from Cineplex Entertainment, as it expands into the Canadian market. The Cineplex Store platform has long been a popular destination for Canadian audiences, offering over 10,000 titles from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems and cult hits. […]

April 9, 2025

Research: Canadians biggest consumers of true crime

Canadian audiences watched more true crime on Netflix than subscribers in any other country last year, according to research by Digital i. Data first presented by media consultant Beatrice Rossmanith at Series Mania Forum shows that 60.7 per cent of Canadian Netflix subscribers watched at least 20 minutes of a true crime title in 2024. […]

April 1, 2025

Bell Media hires Snapchat’s McGowan

Bell Media has appointed Matt McGowan to the newly created position of Senior Vice-President, Business Solutions, Bell Media effective immediately. In this role, McGowan is set to lead the go-to-market team and oversee the strategy and execution of advertising sales and partnerships at Bell Media, Canada’s largest media and entertainment company. With almost three decades […]

April 1, 2025

Telesat revenues fall 19%

Canadian-based satellite operator Telesat reported consolidated revenue of C$571 million (€370m), a decrease of 19 per cent (C$133 million) compared to the prior year. When adjusted for changes in foreign exchange rates, revenue declined 20 per cent (C$138 million) compared to 2023. The decrease was attributed to rate and capacity reductions by its North American […]

March 28, 2025By Chris Forrester

Bell Media acquires majority stake in Sphere Abacus

Canada’s Bell Media has bolstered its existing partnership with Montréal-based Sphere Media by acquiring a majority stake in content distributor Sphere Abacus, through parent company Sphere Media International. As part of the acquisition, UK-based Sphere Abacus becomes the primary international distributor of Bell Media’s owned distribution rights, which enables Bell Media to participate more broadly […]

March 26, 2025

Proto used by Canada’s Breakfast Television

Todaya (March 25th) on Rogers channel CityTV’s popular morning show in Canada, Breakfast Television, Howie Mandel beamed into the news desk in a Proto M unit to talk with host Tim Bolen about the new season of Canada’s Got Talent. Mandelwill beam in every Tuesday morning during the season for updates. This is the first time […]

March 25, 2025

Sennheiser joins North American Spectrum Alliance

Sennheiser has announced that the company has joined the North American Spectrum Alliance, a project of the non-profit North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) committed to identifying and taking action on technical and operational issues affecting radio and television broadcasters in Canada, Mexico and the US. The alliance unites broadcasters, rights-holders, venues, and the entertainment industry […]

February 25, 2025