Interactive

Twenty projects named in CMF minority program

The first round of the Aboriginal and Francophone Minority Program is being supported with a $9 million contribution.

Smokebomb launches Murdoch web series

Shaftesbury’s interactive arm taps a DC Comics artist to lend an animation/live-action style to its extension of the Murdoch series.

Wapos Bay lives on in digital world

Wapos Bay may be ending its TV run, but the team behind the stop-motion series has an interactive strategy mapped out for this fall.

Youth Media Alliance awards Canadian content, producers

The annual awards gala saw the Grand Prize for Best Program handed out to Stella and Sam, from Radical Sheep and Playhouse Disney Canada.

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Bell Media’s video web traffic hits #2: comScore

The mediaco’s content now sits just behind Google in videos viewed in Canada, the measurement co’s latest rankings reveal.

Keith Pelley: Brand extensions key to Rogers Media success

Following yesterday’s upfront presentation, the Rogers Media president talks to Etan Vlessing about the company’s cross-platform strategy.

Tascan launches new transmedia co

The gaming guru is looking to access the growing social gaming market with new venture, Sava Transmedia.

Skywriter develops eBook platform

Developed in-house, the platform was created as a means to deliver Skywriter’s 200-hour library of TV content and book titles to eReaders.

Ernst & Young: Canadian interactive media at a tipping point

In its latest industry report, Ernst & Young argues interactive media is the fastest-growing segment of the media industry.

Played out? INplay hosts debate on transmedia

The very nature of the ubiquitous buzzword was a topic for panel discussion at yesterday’s INplay conference held in Toronto.

Canadian projects picked for INplay pitching

Five Canadian kids interactive projects have been picked to be pitched at next week’s INplay 2011 conference.

Shaw Media, Mobio team to link TV and mobile via QR code

Shaw Media can now turn TVs into interactive payment machines using Mobio’s mobile e-commerce platform.