The Canadian Journalism Foundation 15th Annual Awards Gala

CJF 15th Annual Awards Gala

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The Canadian Journalism Foundation invites you to join legendary newsman Ted Koppel and Northern Canada muckraker Jack Sigvaldason in celebrating excellence at the 15th Annual Awards Gala on June 7 at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.CTV National News correspondent Seamus O'Regan will host.

CRTC awards licence for new Calgary FM station

CRTC awards licence for new Calgary FM station

May 25, 2012 | Canadian Press                                        

The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group says it has been awarded a licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for an FM station in Calgary.
It said the station The PEAK will broadcast at 95.3 FM and will be “a music-intensive adult album alternative format” targeting female listeners from ages 25 to 49.

Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau new Board Chair

Julie Myers takes helm at COMB; Jeanne Northcote honoured for 10 years’ service
Toronto, May 17, 2012
The 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau welcomed Julie Myers, President, Zenith Media, as its new Board Chair.
Out-of-home media, agency and advertiser executives also paid tribute to Jeanne Northcote who is stepping down from the Board after 10 years of service to COMB. Jeanne served on COMB committees beginning in 2002, and was appointed to the Board in 2004 where she subsequently chaired the Board from 2008 to 2010. She has held the position of Past Chair from 2010 until today. As an Officer of COMB for the past four years, Jeanne has been called upon as a member of the Finance Committee, Dues Committee, Executive Committee, and Nominating Committee.

THE MOBILE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN       

The Mobile Marketing Association and Velti Bring the Mobile Circus to Town to Coincide with Mobile’s Debut at 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, June 17-23, 2012
16 May 2012 – The International Festival of Creativity – Cannes Lions, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global trade association for the mobile industry, and Velti, the leading global provider of mobile advertising and marketing technology, together announce today that the Mobile Circus is coming to town. A one-of-a-kind programme celebrating the mobile channel, the Mobile Circus will make its debut at the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – the premier international advertising event – the week of June 17th-23rd.  

BANFF 2012 program

Albert Cheng is the EVP and Chief Product Officer of Digital Media at Disney/ABC Television Group and has had an innovative career combining film and television with technology.  The Banff World Media Festival is thrilled to announce Cheng as a headliner for the nextMEDIA Digital Innovator Series at the Festival, participating in a keynote interview, Wednesday, June 13.
Leading a team that oversees product development, marketing and operations for the Group’s digital media content platforms, Cheng has focused on video-on-demand, broadband, web-based and mobile platforms, as well as interactive television technologies. With the release of the ABC Player in 2010, Cheng and the Disney/ABC Television Group became the first network to offer ad-supported full episodes on the iPad becoming the sixth most downloaded free iPad app of all time.
Hear more from Cheng, and meet him and other Digital Executives in-person at BANFF.

Footage of the Canadian Olympic Team's official #GiveYourEverything brand launch, recorded live! Thanks to all Canadian Olymic Team supporters and especially to our athletes who helped turn this day into some fierce momentum heading into London 2012

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Real Time Bidding in Canada May16

Real-Time Bidding Launch May16
TORONTO (April 30, 2012
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In their ongoing efforts to deliver targeted, best-in-class offerings to advertisers and users, CBC/Radio-Canada, Rogers Media and Shaw Media have partnered to create the Canadian Premium Audience Exchange (CPAX) – a private real-time bidding exchange that provides valuable digital inventory from three of Canada’s leading media companies.
 Six Things You Need to Know About Real-Time BiddingScheduled to launch May 16, CPAX provides buyers a central gateway to premium Canadian digital advertising inventory across more than 100 top domains in both English and French, reaching a valuable audience of more than 15 million Canadians.  CPAX allows advertisers one-stop shopping to align their brands with a wide-ranging – and targeted – audience, while users will receive advertisements that are most relevant and of interest to them.

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CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM PREPARES FOR SOCHI 2014 AT OLYMPIC PREPARATION WORKSHOP

CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM PREPARES FOR SOCHI 2014 AT OLYMPIC PREPARATION WORKSHOP

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Athletes, coaches, team leaders and mission staff converge on Calgary for the Canadian Olympic Committee's Olympic Preparation Workshop in Calgary May 8-10, to prepare for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. 2014 Canadian Olympic Team Chef de Mission Steve Podborski and Olympic hopeful athletes will be available for media interviews.

Huffington Post Canada B.C., Alberta Sites To Launch In 2012 Regional Expansion

Huffington Post Canada B.C., Alberta Sites To Launch In 2012 Regional Expansion
05/08/2012
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AOL Canada and the Huffington Post Media Group announced Tuesday a regional expansion of The Huffington Post Canada that will include new sites in British Columbia and Alberta.
The Huffington Post Canada launched in May, 2011, and in February, the French-language site Le Huffington Post Quebec was launched. The two new sites will bring HuffPost’s news, blogging and social news experience to the two provinces. There will be editorial teams based in the provinces and the sites will launch in the fall of 2012.

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The Banff World Media Festival JUNE 10TH-13TH, 2012

#Banff2012   JUNE 10TH-13TH, 2012
The Banff World Media Festival is thrilled to announce the recipient of the 2012 Award of Excellence in Innovation is the one-and-only Google, and prominent executive, Nikesh Arora will accept the award on its behalf.