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Print media organizations

BC Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP) 308 - 100 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6B 1R8 web:bcmags.com p:604-688-1175 f:604-687-1274

Canadian Newspaper Association 890 Yonge St., Suite 200, Toronto, ON M4W 3P4 web: cna-acj.ca p:416-923-3567 f:416-923-7206

ComBase 300-8 Market Street, Toronto, ON, M5E 1M6 web: combase.ca p:1-800-481-6580

Magazines Canada 425 Adelaide Street West, Suite 700 Toronto, Canada M5V 3C1 web: magazinescanada.ca p:416-504-0274 f:416-504-0437

NADBank 890 Yonge Street Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3P4 web: nadbank.com p:416-923-3569 f:416-923-4002

Print Measurement Bureau (PMB) 77 Bloor St. W., Suite 1101, Toronto, ON, M5S 1M2 web: pmb.ca p:416-961-3205 f:416-961-5052


Additional resources

Alliance for Arts and Culture: www.allianceforarts.com

Association of Canadian Advertisers: www.aca-online.com

Advertising Age Datacentre: adage.com/datacenter/

BC Association of Magazine Publishers: www.bcmags.com

B.C. Stats: www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/

Canadian Advertising Research Foundation: www.carf.ca

Canadian Marketing Association: www.the-cma.org

Canadian Media Directors’ Council Media Digest: www.cmdc.ca/mediadigest.html

Canadian Business Press: www.cbp.ca

Canadian Ethnic Media Association: canadianethnicmedia.com/

Canadian Society of Magazine Editors: www.canadianeditors.com

CanMedia Planning Inc.: www.canmedia.com/

Editors Association of Canada: www.editors.ca

Federation of BC Writers: www.bcwriters.com

Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada: iabcanada.com/index.shtml

Magazines Canada: www.magazinescanada.ca

Page: the newsletter for Canadian Magazine Ad Sales Professionals: www.magazinescanada.ca/advertising.php?cat=adv_newsletter

Pew Internet & American Life Project: www.pewinternet.org

Sales and Marketing Executives of Vancouver: www.smei.org

Statistics Canada: www.statscan.ca

Writers Union of Canada: www.writersunion.ca


Specs and guidelines

Canadian Magazine Industry Advertising-Editorial Guidelines: canadianeditors.com/adguides.html

Digital Magazine Advertising Canadian Standards: www.magazinescanada.ca/dmacs.php?cat=dmacs


Publications

Adpages, published by BIV Magazines: www.biv.com

Canadian Advertising Rates and Data (CARD): www.cardmedia.com

Masthead magazine: www.mastheadonline.com

Renovate your operations handbooks: www.bcamp.bc.ca

Marketing magazine: www.marketingmag.ca

Strategy magazine: www.strategymag.com


Media: Fast facts

•70% of Canadians had access to the Internet on their home computer in 2006. 60% had high- speed Internet connections

•Canadians had access to 662 television stations in 2006

•Canadians had 1,252 radio stations to choose from in 2006. Of these, 922 were English, 286 were French and 37 were another language

•7.4 million Canadians subscribed to cable television services in 2006, up 600,000 from 2005

•2.6 million Canadians were part of a satellite service in 2006, up 100,000 from 2005

•1% of the Canadian market was occupied by satellite radio companies XM and Sirius in 2006

•CBC made up 11.6% of the radio market in 2006, with private commercial radio covering the remaining market

Source: 2007 CRTC Policy Monitoring Report


Media/advertising organizations

Advertising Standards Canada 350 Bloor St. E., Suite 402, Toronto, ON, M4W 1H5 web: adstandards.com p:416-961-6311 f:416-961-7904

Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA) 175 Bloor St. E., South Tower, Suite 307, Toronto, ON, M4W 3R8 web: aca-online.com p:416-964-3805 f:416-964-0771

British Columbia Association of Integrated Marketers (BC AIM) 102 – 211 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 2R5 web: bcaim.org p:604-633-0033 f:604-681-4545

Broadcast Executives Society (BES) 160 Bloor St. E., Suite 1005, Toronto, ON M4W 1B9 web: bes.ca p:416-413-3870 f:416-413-3878

Broadcast Research Council (BRC) 160 Bloor St. E., Suite 1005, Toronto, ON, M4W 1B9 web: brc.ca p:416-413-3868 f:416-413-3879

Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) 10991 Shellbridge Way, Suite 208, Richmond, B.C., V6X 3C6 web: bbm.ca p:604-248-0770 f:604-214-9648

Canadian Advertising Research Foundation (CARF) 160 Bloor St. E., Suite 1005, Toronto, ON M4W 1B9 web: carf.ca p:416-413-3882 f:416-413-3879

Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) 1 Concorde Gate, Suite 607, Don Mills, ON M3C 3N6 web: the-cma.org p:416-391-2362 f:416-441-4062

Institute of Communications and Advertising (ICA) 2300 Yonge St., Suite 500, Box 2350 Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 web: ica-ad.com p:416-482-1396 f:416-482-1856


Professional development

Advertising Sales 101, published by the Independent Press Association: www.indypress.org

Langara Digital Training Programs: www.langara.bc.ca/programs/digital/digital-art.html

Magazines West: www.magazineswest.com

Magazines University: www.magsu.com

SFU Summer Publishing Workshops: www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks


Media ownership in B.C.

CTVglobemedia (formerly Bell Globemedia) 1 TV network 2 TV network affiliates – CTV British Columbia (CIVT) A-Channel Vancouver/Victoria 16 specialty channels (analog) 18 specialty channels (digital) 1 daily newspaper 1 magazine 4 Vancouver radio stations (formerly CHUM Ltd) 2 Victoria radio stations (formerly CHUM Ltd)

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 2 TV networks 3 affiliates 3 specialty channels 7 radio stations 1 website

Canwest Global Communications 2 conventional TV networks 26 specialty channels 1 national daily newspaper 10 major market daily newspapers 25 community newspapers 3 commuter papers 3 flyer distribution companies 4 websites

Jim Pattison Group 2 B.C. TV stations 19 B.C. radio stations 2 daily newspapers (part ownership) 2 periodical distributors

Glacier Ventures International Corp. 13 daily newspapers 3 tri-weekly newspapers 1 bi-weekly newspaper 22 weekly newspapers 1 bi-monthly newspaper 1 monthly newspaper

Continental Newspapers Canada 1 daily newspaper 1 non-daily newspaper

Black Press 1 daily newspaper 70 B.C. non-daily newspapers

Corus Entertainment 11 specialty TV stations 4 B.C. radio stations

Astral Media Inc. (through acquisition of Standard Radio) 2 TV stations 25 radio stations

Rogers Media 2 Vancouver television stations (through acquisition of CHUM CityTV stations) 70 consumer magazines 1 specialty television channel 51 radio stations

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