Networking & Fundraising Event Youth Media Alliance |

Every year, the YMA invites its members to a networking and fundraising event. There have been dodgeball tournaments, bowling nights, and now happy hour gatherings. Epic activities featuring the best of the Canadian youth media industry!

Members are invited to take advantage of this activity to network and build team spirit with their colleagues. Over 100 people from the industry get together, mainly to have fun!

Everyone is welcome—come compete or just meet some nice people!

There are two events annually – one in Toronto and one in Montreal

Objectives & Participants

Objectives

Think about networking as relationship-building rather than a simple exchange of contact information
While all of the other goals are important, the main focus of any fundraising initiative is to do just that, want to raise funds
Networking and the deep relationships that come from it are key to having successful team
This event can help you to make the most of your networking experience and get on the road to building a loving, supportive relationship with employees
Discover new latent relationships and recharge existing one

Participants

Techs
Managers
Producers and creators
Broadcasters
Writers
Actors
People of all departments

Networking & Fundraising Opportunity

At this event, people from all technical, operations, finance, management and production departments of Broadcasters and Production Companiesj are invited to use this activity to network and as a team-building event. More than 100 people from the industry gather in a friendly competition mostly to have fun!

All are welcome to join – come compete or just cheer on your favourite teams!

It is the opportunity to make it easy for Canadian producers, broadcasters, creators of children’s content to meet, exchange while raising funds for the YMA. It’s a unique opportunity for representatives from the various sectors of this industry to forge and strengthen ties in an environment conducive to sharing ideas and knowledge. Building this type of synergy among all players is critical in this evolving industry. The commingling of skills and talent within the youth television and new-media community goes a long way toward improving the quality of homegrown productions, thus enhancing their value of their work throughout the year.

Networking Forum
Rethinking the Model: Beyond Broadcasting and Streaming

The Youth Media Alliance presents an overview of its networking forum, taking place on October 1, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., dedicated to a strategic discussion on the future of the youth media industry.

Under the theme “Rethinking the Model: Beyond Traditional Broadcasting and Streaming”, the event will explore the rapid evolution of content financing, distribution, and discoverability. While streaming has profoundly transformed consumption habits, it has yet to establish a sustainable business model for all industry stakeholders.

A Panel Discussion and Breakout Sessions

This forum will bring together international leaders for an open discussion on new business models, collaboration opportunities, and monetization challenges in a changing marketplace. Discussions will focus on topics including distribution in the platform era, content discoverability, audience engagement, and the emergence of innovative partnerships.

Designed as an interactive space, the event will combine a keynote presentation or panel discussion, breakout group sessions, and an active networking component, extended through a dedicated community allowing participants to continue the conversation beyond the event.

Participants—producers, broadcasters, platforms, distributors, creators, investors, and decision-makers—will leave with new perspectives, concrete ideas, and key connections to help shape the future of youth content.

Participants will leave with new perspectives, actionable ideas, strategic contacts, and access to an ongoing network dedicated to advancing the youth content industry.

More information here