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EXCLUSIVE: Gave Lindo has been appointed Tubi’s first General Manager for Canada. The erstwhile TikTok and CBC exec has joined nan free streamer and will activity retired of its newly-opened Toronto office.
Lindo brings sizeable integer acquisition to Fox-owned Tubi. He was Executive Director of OTT Programming astatine pubcaster CBC, wherever he oversaw integer platforms including CBC.ca and CBC Kids and led nan motorboat of nan CBC Gem streaming service. He besides developed original contented and commissioning strategy for nan integer platforms.
Most recently, he was Head of Content Programming for North America astatine TikTok, starring contented strategy, in-app editorial, original unrecorded accumulation and cross-platform initiatives.
“I’m thrilled to subordinate Tubi and build connected nan beardown instauration nan squad has created,” said Lindo, who takes nan title of Vice President and General Manager of Canada. “The business has delivered awesome results, and I look guardant to helping thrust continued occurrence and further expanding Tubi’s beingness successful nan Canadian market.”
Lindo will study to David Salmon, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, International, astatine Tubi. “We’ve been encouraged by Tubi’s beardown momentum, pinch Canadian viewers watching much than 100 cardinal hours successful Q1 2026,” he said. “Following nan opening of Tubi’s newest agency successful Toronto past month, we’re pleased to invited Gave arsenic we proceed to grow our beingness successful this increasing market.
“His activity acquisition crossed integer and streaming platforms, including TikTok and CBC, uniquely positions him to thief thrust Tubi’s adjacent shape of maturation successful Canada.”
Tubi has reported 30% year-on-year maturation successful monthly progressive users successful Canada since 2020. It opened a 10,000 sq. ft. agency successful Toronto past month. In Canada, nan Tubi lineup comprises 220,000 movies and TV episodes.
On nan commercialized side, nan ad-supported work has collaborated pinch Bell Media, which owns broadcaster CTV, nan Crave streaming work and galore cablegram nets. Bell Media now exclusively handles Canadian advertisement income for Tubi, which said its assemblage now includes 1 successful 3 Canadians complete 18-years-old.
