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Interactive
Youth Media Alliance intros interactive awards
The Youth Media Alliance (YMA) has added an original Special Jury Award to its list of English-Language Awards of Excellence, this one for an original or convergent interactive project.
Marblemedia moves full steam ahead on Chugga Chugga Wow
Toronto’s marblemedia is teaming up with UK-based Whole Hog Creations to develop a new original preschool series with Kids’ CBC.
Marblemedia enters production on new History series
Here’s a twist: marblemedia’s new series delves into the origins of the names of Canada’s notable people, places and things, but the series itself doesn’t yet have a name. Broadcaster History Television is letting the public decide its moniker as part of a contest.
Netflix praises Canadian expansion, portends early profit
The U.S. Internet subscription giant on Wednesday released its fourth quarter 2010 earnings, with notice that its newly-launched Netflix.ca service will be profitable by the third quarter of this year.
Moderation Town wins at NATPE
Stitch Media’s online comedy series Moderation Town has scooped up the honors for the nextMedia Digital Launch Pad at NATPE.
TVOntario launches Boxee and Yahoo! TV apps
TVOntario has connected with Boxee and Yahoo! TV to get its shows onto the online TV platforms.
CMF over-subscribed on increased digital media applications
Canadian TV producers continue to go overboard in pursuing production subsidies from the Canada Media Fund after the industry fund completed its first year in a familiar position: over-subscribed.
bitHeads acquires Bedlam and Playbrains, forms new tech and media company
Software app developer bitHeads has acquired Toronto’s Bedlam Games and Ottawa gameco Playbrains to form new technology company Ascension CrossMedia Inc., with plans to forge ahead in transmedia.
Disney closes Propaganda Games in Vancouver
Disney Interactive Studios has closed down its Vancouver game development studio Propaganda Games, with the loss of 70 jobs.
GameOn: Finance keynote: Remi Racine and recovering from the big freeze
It turns out even the big Canadian video gaming companies in a growing business are feeling the crunch of economic downturn.
Interactive Ontario and Ryerson intro game entrepreneur program
EDGE: Education for Digital and Games Entrepreneurs is aimed at honing business skills in this growing space, providing knowledge and training in leadership and administration.
Ryerson shows off digital inventions as GameON: Finance conference starts
To help new Canadian digital media start-ups grow, Ryerson University has launched the student-based Digital Media Zone (DMZ) to help incubate digital projects from within the educational institution.
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