Interactive

TV ‘super media’? Not so fast, says keynote speaker

Financial expert and author Paul Kedrosky took the lectern at Deloitte’s TMT Predictions event yesterday to make some forecasts of his own.

TV will remain ‘super media’ in 2011: Deloitte

“Consumers will be overwhelmed by the sheer variety of options,” the global research firm says, but TV and social media stand strong.

Loblaw helps turn Recipes to Riches for Food Net

The retailer has signed on as the prizing partner for new Food Network Canada show Recipes to Riches, slated to air this fall.

Kiefer Sutherland follows up 24 with online action series

How do you follow-up the lead role in the Fox/Global Television action drama 24? The web, evidently, as Kiefer Sutherland is joining John Hurt as co-leads in a scripted action online series, The Confession, from Digital Broadcasting Group.

MuchMusic and MTV see digital and social growth in 2010

It was a banner year for CTV’s digital music brands in 2010, as muchmusic.com and mtv.ca saw a combined 298 million video views, a 67% spike over 2009.

iThentic weaves brands into Guidestones world

The prodco’s interactive web series will feature product integrations with Samsung and Major League Baseball.

Ice Pilots NWT ushers in social TV

Vancouver’s FanTrust, Omni Film Productions and History Television are trying a new approach to draw in viewers and fans for Wednesday’s season two launch of docu-series Ice Pilots NWT.

Hulu acquires Odd Job Jack

The U.S. online video service Hulu has acquired the Canadian TV animated series Odd Job Jack from indie distributor Duopoly.

TV in 2011: What will it look like?

Media agency executives Sylvia Criger of MediaCom and Lynda Cooke and Helena Shelton of PHD share their predictions for the evolution of TV this year.

TSN tops six million for World Juniors final

A heartbreaking loss for Canada earns the channel a record-breaking audience.

ACTRA National logs onto Facebook

Canadian actors are among friends now: ACTRA National has enlisted Facebook so its performer members can stay in touch digitally.

Kevin McDonald to top-line Papillon for Bite TV

Kids in the Hall alum Kevin McDonald is to top-line Papillon, the web series from indie producers Duopoly and Farmhouse Productions.