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February 11, 2008 issue
Metro launches Halifax edition; Daily News folds
The free daily now reaches seven cities in Canada, offering advertisers opps to buy nationally, regionally and/or locally. Part-owner Transcontinental is closing its other local daily. Read More
Super Bowl "giant" hit with Canadian viewers
BBM/Nielsen Top 30 - Jan. 28-Feb. 3
Apart from the big game, only one show made the national chart on Sunday, Feb. 3. And you had to change the channel to watch it. Read More
Rogers Wireless hits the ice at Winterlude
The mobico branded a 3,000-sq-ft rink and added Olympic talent, free national phone calls and an on-site tent for families visiting the Ottawa festival. Read More
Sharp tells men: Live like you mean it
A new magazine targeting affluent men is preparing for a spring launch, and it comes from the creative team behind Driven. Read More
Citytv launches 5 pm newscast
Now, CTVglobemedia and Rogers are both going for viewers in an early newscast time slot. Read More
G&M's breaking news hits OBN boards in Vancouver
The strategy is to boost the brand by catching the eyeballs of commuters in three key city spots. Read More
Media Experts promotes two
Media Experts has promoted Debbie Hoover and Mike Rumble to the position of group account director.
Based in Toronto, Hoover joined Media Experts in 2006 as planning account director and lead on the WestJet account. In her new role, she will be expanding her customer and personnel assignments.
Having been with the agency's Vancouver office since last year, Rumble is moving up from planning account director on Telus consumer solutions. He will continue to lead on Telus and take an expanded role in the growth and management of the Vancouver office.
Corus boosts Giacomelli's radio sales duties
Corus Entertainment announced on Friday that Victor Giacomelli, VP sales for Corus Radio for the past year, will now also serve as director of sales for the company's Toronto cluster.
Giacomelli has been with Corus since its inception in 1999. Originally he was retail sales supervisor at CHML and Y95, and when the stations were acquired by Corus, he later became the retail sales manager for Corus Radio Hamilton. He moved to Toronto in 2002 as general sales manager at 102.1 the Edge before taking on expanded duties for the entire cluster.
Corus Radio, Corus Radio Toronto, Q107, AM 640 Toronto Radio and 102.1 the Edge are owned by Corus Entertainment, whose multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, Movie Central, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and radio stations including CKNW and CKOI.
