Media & Entertainment Landscape of Canada
4,318 Media & Entertainment companies in Canada, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Media & Entertainment in Canada
Tracks 4,318 Canadian media & entertainment firms, highlighting the most funded, fastest hiring, and most covered companies; 193 are hiring now and 201 have disclosed funding rounds.
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Valnet11last posted Jun 2026
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pure canadian gaming11last posted Jun 2026
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Kelly11last posted Jun 2026
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bardel entertainment11last posted Jun 2026
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great canadian entertainment11last posted Jun 2026
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Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC11last posted Jun 2026
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Carmeuse10last posted Jun 2026
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Landmark Cinemas10last posted Jun 2026
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Rumble$775MPost IPO · Dec 2024
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Waverly$616MConventional Debt · Jan 2022
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Anthem Entertainment$400MConventional Debt · Mar 2021
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Solutions 2 GO$175MConventional Debt · Jul 2012
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Kobo$132MSeries C · Apr 2011
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Dejero$120.8MVenture Debt · Dec 2025
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theScore$118.2MPost IPO · Sep 2019
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Invictus$109.8MPost IPO · Dec 2019
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Ross Video$85kFY2023 filing
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Le Soleil$12ksnapshot Dec 2014
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Rogers24,500tracked employees
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Winnipeg3,038tracked employees
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Pollard Banknote2,258tracked employees
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postmedia network2,098tracked employees
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Evertz1,767tracked employees
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bragg gaming8.5%74 tracked events
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Sabio Holdings5.8%51 tracked events
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northstar gaming5.1%45 tracked events
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Bell4.9%43 tracked events
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network media group4.0%35 tracked events
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VerticalScope4.0%35 tracked events
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TSN1,314articles in the window
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Sportsnet875articles in the window
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Stockhouse594articles in the window
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Unsplash134articles in the window
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Wattpad72articles in the window
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Enthusiast Gaming42articles in the window
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Shaw Communications42articles in the window
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Score Media and Gaming42articles in the window
See all 4,318 Media & Entertainment companies in Canada
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How the Media & Entertainment ecosystem in Canada grew, 2016–2025
Shows yearly company formation from 2016‑2025, with a peak of 308 new firms in 2020 and only 15 founded in 2025.
Where Media & Entertainment companies in Canada are based
The Media & Entertainment market map of Canada: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories, noting consumer digital (2,043) as the largest, and revenue models, with advertising used by 2,246 firms, subscriptions by 1,675, and transaction commissions by 1,141.
The biggest kinds of Media & Entertainment company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital2,043 companies · $2.2B raised · 62 hiring
- Enterprise Tech609 companies · $1.8B raised · 34 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce378 companies · $110.6M raised · 18 hiring
- Enterprise Software250 companies · $675.6M raised · 17 hiring
- Internet First News Publishers228 companies · $12.6M raised · 8 hiring
- Marketplaces174 companies · $60.6M raised · 12 hiring
- Loneliness Economy157 companies · $92.1M raised · 2 hiring
- SaaS153 companies · $350.3M raised · 12 hiring
- Real Money Gaming98 companies · $21M raised · 1 hiring
- Internet First Sports Media69 companies · $185.3M raised · 3 hiring
- Blockchain in Media and Entertainment58 companies · $32M raised · 1 hiring
- Media & Entertainment SaaS58 companies · $181.6M raised · 5 hiring
Monetization
How Media & Entertainment companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Media & Entertainment in Canada
- FundingThe angel investors from the €1.1 million seed round reflect this domain specificity: Colin M. Evans (OpenAI), Gustav Lindqvist (Perplexity), Anna Nordell Westling (Sana), Daniel Langkilde (founder of Kognic, sold to Volvo), and several Spotify alumni.2026-04-28
- IPOSince its IPO in 20212026-04-27
- M&ARogers became a 75-per-cent owner when it purchased Bell’s 37.5 per cent stake in the company.2026-04-22
- M&ALeading Canadian media company Corus Entertainment today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nelvana Limited, has entered into a definitive agreement with Integrated Media Company, a TPG platform dedicated to the new media ecosystem, which will acquire Nelvana’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Montreal-based animation software company Toon Boom Animation, for approximately $147.5 million CAD in cash.2026-04-13
- M&ARumble Inc. (NASDAQ: RUM), the Freedom-First technology platform, today launched its previously announced exchange offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Northern Data AG (“Northern Data”).2026-04-13
- M&AU.S. private equity firm GTCR LLC has closed a US$400-million-plus deal to buy LiveBarn Inc.2026-04-06
- M&AMotorola Solutions has agreed to acquire the land mobile radio networks services business from Bell Canada, a subsidiary of BCE Inc., in a deal valued at CAD $675 million.2026-03-28
- M&APostmedia Network Inc. today announced it has acquired Accelerate360 Canada Inc.2026-03-02
- M&ASEGG Media Corporation (NASDAQ: SEGG, LTRYW) has provided an investor update detailing the financial impact of its $61 million acquisition of a controlling supermajority interest in Veloce Media Group.2026-02-27
- M&AVector Capital Management, L.P. ("Vector"), a leading private equity firm specializing in technology investments, will acquire Corel ’s portfolio of creativity and productivity software and related brands.2026-02-26
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Media & Entertainment company in Canada was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-05-05 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-23 | ||
| Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-22 | |
| Ascent Sports Group | $400M | Announced | 2026-04-20 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-15 | ||
| $4B | Announced | 2026-04-14 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for companies in the sector.
jackpot digitalTSX Venture Exchange · JJ · 1 reportAug 2024
CradleMarcus Schindler · Appointment → Member of the Advisory BoardMay 2026
BNN BloombergChris Murray · Appointment — was Managing Director – Institutional Equity ResearchApr 2026
LiveBarnRaymond Giroux · Promotion → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
QuickplaySocial Signals (AI-powered content production)Apr 2026
CorelCorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026 (Graphics Suite)Apr 2026
Investing Newswon MetalSource Mining INC.Apr 2026
TGS ESPORTSwon Jeff Credit Ltd.Feb 2026
Entertainment One~10% of workforce reported · acquisition mergerApr 2026
Nelvanascale undisclosed · cost reductionSep 2025
Thunderbirdapproved final substantive court order for arrangement — Supreme Court of British ColumbiaJan 2026
VENERABLE VENTURESpermit approvedSep 2025
- rogers communications, Bell Inc. v Larry TanenbaumStake sale dispute · OngoingMar 2026
- Edward Rogers v rogers communicationsCEO appointment dispute · VerdictMar 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +9.0%, half slower.
Who is building Media & Entertainment in Canada
Profiles 819 founders and CEOs across 676 firms, noting common alma maters like the University of Toronto (31) and prior employers such as Microsoft (5).
Founder & CEO Group 206, ex- bkm Capital Partners, SVG Distribution.
Ex-Google · University of Waterloo BASc 2011, Carnegie Mellon University PhD 2016
Ex-Worldplay, Headplay, Co-Founder Olaris Interactive. University of Lethbridge BFA 2006
Nanjing University of Science and Technology PhD 1998
Overactive Media, ex-Accelerated Ventures, ex-Sutton Compliance Communications, Canadian Securities institute, 2015
Founder & CEO LANDR, ex-Founder & CEO Averna, CEO AV&R Vision & Robotics, AptoVision, Mindready Solutions. Polytechnique Montreal BE 1994…
Cableworks Communications.University of Toronto LLB
Taiv, ex-Pencil Me In App, ex-Ibex Payroll, University of Manitoba, 2018
Ex - Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games, League of Legends.
- flagged as repeat founders3
- no repeat-founder flag642
- women107
- men658
Look up the people behind Media & Entertainment companies in Canada
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Media & Entertainment in Canada
Catalogues 367 funding rounds since 2016 from 305 investors, with a typical round size of $1.2 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Techstars | 14 | 9 | Dec 2024 |
| Accelerator Centre | 10 | 8 | Sep 2022 |
| Europa | 7 | — | Oct 2022 |
| Y Combinator | 6 | 2 | Dec 2025 |
| BDC | 4 | 3 | Nov 2022 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 4 | 3 | Feb 2024 |
| Real Ventures | 4 | — | Feb 2018 |
| Anges Quebec | 4 | — | Apr 2026 |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors | 3 | 1 | Nov 2018 |
| Golden Ventures | 3 | 1 | Aug 2023 |
The typical round is $1.2M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Media & Entertainment funding rounds in Canada
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Waverly’s $325 million Series C—and lists ten other large recent funding rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Cmega-round | $325M | May 2021 | — | |
| Series B | $91M | Dec 2018 | Google Ventures | |
| Series A | $80M | Feb 2024 | Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures +2 more | |
| Series A | $61M | Jun 2022 | TriWest Capital Partners | |
| Series C | $53M | Apr 2011 | Indigo, CK Hutchison | |
| Series B | $50M | Nov 2019 | Temasek | |
| Series C | $50M | Mar 2011 | — | |
| Series B | $50M | Oct 2021 | WestBridge Capital | |
| Series C | $47.8M | Apr 2021 | VERTU Capital | |
| Series B | $26M | Jul 2019 | Sony Innovation Fund, Shure, Fonds de solidarite FTQ +6 more |
37 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Seed$5MApr 2026
Seed$2.1MApr 2026
What the news says about Media & Entertainment in Canada
Counts 1,404,184 news articles in the last year, most often covering administrative regions, geographic naming, international sports and trade policies.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Media & Entertainment news in Canada. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions4,184,437▲+17%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology81,222▲+421%
- International sports competitions40,823→+1%
- Trade policies and agreements34,527▼-48%
- International political relations29,340▲+18%
- Olympic games coverage24,001→-4%
- Professional league updates22,416→-5%
- Sports broadcast rights updates18,803▼-37%
- Sports governance and policy changes17,672→-4%
- Security and defense policies17,028▲+13%
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41 Media & Entertainment companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Media & Entertainment coverage in Canada as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Canada Media & Entertainment coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Media & Entertainment jobs in Canada: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 7,050 job postings from 193 employers in 12 months, featuring skills like Python and deep learning, with a median advertised salary of $44 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Media & Entertainment employers in Canada put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python9→
- salesforce7▲
- jax6▼
- deep learning6▼
- node.js6▲
- pytorch6▼
- zoogle analytics5▲
- salesforce apex5▲
- salesforce crm5▲
- linkedin sales navigator5▲
- Manager$72k/yr (n=95)
- Senior$73k/yr (n=83)
- Lead$81k/yr (n=40)
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