The mention of upfront season brings up visions of flashy presentations, exciting fall schedules and parties featuring celebrities. Thanks to Covid-19, this year’s upfronts were radically different: all upfronts were virtual, brief and focused on our new normal. Several announcements were made across the industry: New fall
Read more →Covid-19 has heavily impacted the entertainment industry. Production on new shows came to a halt, leaving us all wondering if we’ll have new shows to look forward to in the fall. Although the new fall line-up isn’t as robust as past years, all networks were able to
Read more →As traditional sports remain on pause, esports may move towards the Mainstream. We are now a few weeks into social distancing from Covid-19, and media habits have already shown rapid changes. There has been a specifically large change in sports media, where networks are dealing with all
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Due to consumer complaints about the high cost of cable packages, the CRTC mandated that by March 1, cable operators must offer lower cost options. At the time of the announcement it was understood that the lower cost option would include a basic $25 service option, “skinny
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Recently the CRTC ruled that Cable TV providers must “un-bundle” station offerings by 2016. Will consumers pick and pay? The current cable business model of offering specialty channels in bundles means viewers are paying for stations they don’t watch. Due to a number of consumer complaints, the CRTC
Read more →After a busy week of upfronts, Bell Media did not disappoint! The show dazzled its crowd with several acts of Cirque Du Soleil and of course, various celebrity appearances. Of note this year is the wide array of new comedies, dramas and daytime programming, that has resulted
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