Global Television Network
Summary
Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Throughout the 1990s, it dominated primetime ratings in key markets such as southern Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, but had limited reach in certain areas such as Alberta until 2000.In the 1970s, a call went out for "third" television stations in several major cities in Canada. A group of investors, led by Al Bruner and Peter Hill, founded Global Communications Ltd. with the idea of building a cross-Canada, all-UHF network.
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GL events appoints Scott Hayward as managing director of its UK divisions
Global event services supplier GL events has appointed Scott Hayward as managing director of all three of its UK divisions. Mr Hayward is currently the managing director of GL events Slick Seating but will now also lead its sister companies, Owen Brown and Snowdens, after taking over from the firms’ outgoing managing director, Alex [.
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Chasing The Revenue; Global Viewability
Here’s today’s AdExchanger. com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Chasing The Revenue Millennial Media’s Q4 revenue leaped an initially impressive 68%, but compared to previous quarter’s 88% surge, investors and observers are feeling a little disappointed at the growth prospects for the mobile ad network now that it appears to be facing stronger [.
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A global picture: social media across the world
Continuing the series of data snapshots for social, Digital and mobile usage worldwide, here are the latest numbers for the different regions around the world. All indicators show significant growth since last year’s worldwide report, with mobile clearly the driving force for all aspects of our connected lives. It follows The Wall’s report earlier this week that picked up on the tremendous growth of social media in Brazil, which is becoming the focus for many.
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Global TV platform Viki widens its reach with Amazon Instant partnership
Somewhere in Turkey, someone is working on a hit TV show right now — a show that viewers in the U. S. could fall in love with, if they only had the chance to see it. That’s the core belief behind Viki, explained Viki CEO and co-founder Razmig Hovaghimian during a phone call Wednesday.
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Nick Clegg's debut show on LBC creates national media stir
Following the launch of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's regular live phone-in slot on Global's LBC in London, the station has received a large amount of television and newspaper attention.
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HBAA launches Corporate Forum
The UK’s leading association for intermediaries dealing with meetings, events and accommodation bookings, the HBAA, will host its first Corporate Forum at etc. venues’ Dexter House, London, on Monday 10th December 2012. Built around a series of informative sessions, the inaugural Corporate Forum has been coordinated to provide engaging discussions pertinent to corporate meetings and events professionals.
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Jolly Richard Park and his fun-filled card tricks | Media Monkey
An insight into the management style of Richard Park, former programming boss of London's Capital Radio, now working his magic at Global. One-time Capital DJ Pat Sharp remembered how Park had taken him out for lunch at the end of his contract. As Park got his wallet out to pay for the swanky meal, Sharp noticed a pair of red and yellow cards nestling among the banknotes.
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Hurricane Sandy: why have the British media ignored Caribbean victims?
I am glad I'm not alone in scorning the media overkill on hurricane Sandy. My colleague Michael White has rightly noted the over-the-top coverage and scores of commenters to our live blog have been underwhelmed by the attention paid to a storm simply because it struck the United States.
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Universal Music hires Jennifer Hills to head commercial partnerships
Universal Music has hired Jennifer Hills, Carat's Global director of media partnerships, as senior director of commercial partnerships.
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Before Visa Shift, BBDO Pitched in on Olympics Work
On the heels of its largest Olympic sponsorship in 25 years, Visa is moving its global creative business back to BBDO. The Omnicom agency lost lead worldwide status on the business in 2008 after a review in which corporate sibling TBWA prevailed.
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