Tag: Acquisition

All things Acquisition from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Vista Radio President Bryan Edwards talks pending Bell acquisition

Bell is undertaking its largest restructuring initiative in 30 years, announcing it’s reducing its workforce by 4,800 positions and selling 45 of its 103...

ZoomerMedia acquires Toronto digital marketing agency TitusOne

ZoomerMedia has announced the acquisition of Toronto-based digital marketing agency TitusOne, including its software IP hosted video platform, as the legacy media company continues...

Pattison Media acquires Western Media Group

Pattison Media has announced the company's acquisition of Vancouver-based marketing solutions company, Western Media Group (WMG). WMG offers media solutions to advertisers, media buying services...

Lionsgate to acquire eOne from Hasbro in $500M deal

Lionsgate has confirmed it will acquire eOne from Hasbro in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million. Under the agreement, Lionsgate acquires eOne's 6,500-title film...

ZoomerMedia acquires blogTO as part of new mobile-friendly, digital push

Moses Znaimer's ZoomerMedia has announced it's acquired Freshdaily Inc., owner and publisher of Toronto digital news and culture site, blogTO. “Thus far we have been edging...

Pattison Media acquires stake in Vancouver’s Everything Podcasts

Pattison Media has acquired a partial stake in Vancouver podcast production house Everything Podcasts, as the company continues to expand its focus from traditional...

Stingray acquires 30% stake in The Podcast Exchange (TPX)

Stingray has announced it's acquired a 30% interest in The Podcast Exchange (TPX). Toronto-based TPX was founded in 2017 by president and CEO Jean-Marie Heimrath,...

Xplornet to be acquired by NYC-headquartered private equity firm Stonepeak

New Brunswick-based rural broadband service provider Xplornet Communications Inc. has announced it's being acquired by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, a New York-headquartered private equity firm...

Vancouver’s CVD VFX acquired by Crafty Apes

Vancouver full-service visual effects studio CVD VFX has been acquired by Crafty Apes, a VFX company with studios in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. CVD specializes in photoreal...

Stingray acquires Toronto’s Chatter Research

Stingray’s commercial services division, Stingray Business, has announced its acquiring Chatter Research, a Toronto-based company servicing the retail and hospitality sectors, that uses a...