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13 January 2025,     NEW YORK

Getty Images And Shutterstock To Merge

The merged company will operate under the Getty Images name.
The merged company will operate under the Getty Images name.
 Getty Images and Shutterstock announced that they entered into a merger agreement to combine in a merger, creating a premier visual content company. The combined company, which would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billioni, will be named Getty Images Holdings, Inc. As a combined company, Getty Images and Shutterstock will offer a content library with greater depth and breadth for the benefit of customers, expanded opportunities for its contributor community and a reinforced commitment to the adoption of inclusive and representative content.

13 January 2025,     TORONTO

Postmedia Revenue Up and Losses Up

 

with more than 130 brands across multiple print, online, and mobile platforms.
with more than 130 brands across multiple print, online, and mobile platforms.
Revenue for the quarter was $110.3 million as compared to $104.6 million in the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of $5.7 million (5.4%). The revenue increase was primarily due to increases in advertising revenue of $5.6 million (11.1%), circulation revenue of $3.3 million (10.3%) and parcel revenue of $0.4 million (2.8%), partially offset by decreases in other revenue of $3.6 million (43.8%). Excluding the impact of the Saltwire asset acquisition, advertising revenue for the quarter increased by 1.4%. As such, excluding the impact of any acquisition related activity, advertising revenue has increased in comparison to the same quarter in the prior year for the first time since the third quarter in 2022.

13 January 2025,     OTTAWA

Statistics Canada Report On The Publishing Industry Workforce

 

Report paper, the final of a three-study series
Report paper, the final of a three-study series
Stats Canada has released a Report on " Workforce Insights: Demographics in the publishing industries subsector, 2015 to 2023". Employees in the publishing industries have a relatively older age demographic compared with the other culture industries. The distribution of employees by age remained relatively stable in the industry group over the years examined. The most notable change was a shift toward an aging workforce, with the proportion of employees over the age of 65 increasing from 4.6% in 2015 to 9.8% in 2023.

10 January 2025,     OTTAWA

$100M In Payments To Canadian Journalism By Google

 

money to the Canadian Journalism Collective,
money to the Canadian Journalism Collective,
Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds. Google confirmed it has transferred the money to the Canadian Journalism Collective, a federally incorporated non-profit organization run by independent publishers and broadcasters.

8 January 2025,    

COPA 2024 Winners will be Announced on February 12

 
The 16th Annual 2024 COPAs will be held on Febraury 12, 2025 in a hybrid event the will consist of a dinner party and webacst for attendees from across Canada.The event will be broadcast on Zoom and on X #mastheadmag. The COPAs are Canada's largest industry event for publishers across Canada. The tickets are $100 per person or $35 for the webcast

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7 January 2025,     TORONTO

The Canadian Jewish News To Relaunches Print Edition

New quarterly printed magazine
New quarterly printed magazine
 Hamutal Dotan Editor in Chief has announced the relaunch of the printed version of The Canadian Jewish News. The redesigned magazine Scribe Quarterly—a name that both hearkens to tradition and evokes the journalistic goals they will be pursuing. They say they will be covering everything from politics to religion, education to food culture. A national edition of the newspaper was published for 60 years in Toronto.

30 December 2024,     TORONTO

Masthead is on Holidays Till January 6th

16 December 2024,     TORONTO, ON

Copa 2024 Finalists have been released

This year’s crop of finalists have been released for the 2024 COPAs, Canada largest digital publishing awards program. The COPAs were started in 2009 and is now in its 16th year. Congratulations to all the finalists. The winners will be announced in February 2025 (date TBA)

 

Entry Highlights
Consumer - Best Feel Good Story 
UHN - Centre for Living Organ Donation
Producer: Lead Podcasting
A nurse who saved her mom's life in a surprising way
Entry Link

11 December 2024,    

Pantone's Colour Of The Year " Mocha Mousse"

Pantone selects a colour meant to reflect the trends, moods and happenings in the zeitgeist.
Pantone selects a colour meant to reflect the trends, moods and happenings in the zeitgeist.
Capturing a Global Mood of Connection, Comfort, and Harmony. For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort. Simple and Comforting: A Soft, Warming Brown. With its sophisticated, earthy elegance, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse can stand alone or serve as a versatile foundation,
enhancing a wide range of palettes and applications—from minimalist to richly detailed designs—across all colour-focused industries.

3 December 2024,    

Saskatchewan Arts Appoints Lisa Bird-Wilson as New CEO

 

Lisa Bird-Wilson as New CEO of Saskatchewan Arts
Lisa Bird-Wilson as New CEO of Saskatchewan Arts
Provincial arts funding agency SK Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Bird-Wilson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Lisa is a Saskatchewan Métis and Cree writer whose award-winning novel, Probably Ruby, was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Amazon First Novel Award. Bird-Wilson joins SK Arts – a crown agency under the Government of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport portfolio –

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