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Best of the year: Temple Street
TVDavid Fortier, John Young and Ivan Schneeberg discuss the company’s core business strategy for 2012 and beyond.
Best of the year: Item 7
FILMPlayback‘s film producer of the year is behind Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle (War Witch) and the upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller The Colony.
Blue Ant acquires Cottage Life Media
NEWSThe company has purchased the lifestyle hub’s four consumer magazines, as well as its custom publications, books, social media apps and consumer shows.
nextMEDIA: Mobile success means creating mobile-first strategies
MOBILEWEBPanelists agreed that publishers and advertisers need to move away from just adapting online experiences to mobile devices, and focus on activation elements.
nextMEDIA: Meeting growing digital video demand first step to monetization
MOBILETVWEBAccording to a panel of industry execs at the Toronto conference, online publishers must demonstrate that their premium content can net consistent audiences that can be sold to advertising media buyers.
TSN and Hockey Hall of Fame extend partnership
TVThe new agreement will see the specialty sports broadcaster remain the Hall’s official TV and radio broadcast partner until at least 2022.
Elize Morgan releases guide for web series creators
WEBThe free e-book features interviews, success stories, failures, and tips on how to release, write and find a cast and crew for your webseries.
Urban Rush rebrands with live streaming
MOBILETVWEBThe Vancouver-based national talk show now called The Rush is letting audiences behind the scenes with its digital and social media strategy.
Round-up: premieres, screenings and rebrandings
FILMTVHighway Thru Hell (pictured) gets a second season; The Pet Network rebrands and unveils enhanced programming slate.
On the road to Route 66 with Allan Wylie
FILMThe Canadian ad director turned dramatic filmmaker talks to Playback about the challenges of making his debut short, The Charon Incident, and working the festival circuit.
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ACTRA Awards 2013 - Rick Mercer presents the Award of Excellence to Shirley Douglas at the 2013 ACTRA Awards in Toronto (photo: Jag Gundu)