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New OTT platform ScreenHits aims to fix broken pilots
Every six months, 50 failed pilots from around the world will be available for on-demand viewing, with the potential to have brands sponsor additional episodes.
Tessa Sproule leaving CBC
The digital content director is leaving to pursue her own projects, following a 20-year career at the public broadcaster.
Netflix launching in 6 more European markets
Netflix CFO David Wells discusses the company’s expansion plans at a U.S. conference, citing Canada as a mature market with “room for improvement.”
Aereo court case is a dark cloud over linear TV: blog
David Jowett, president of Cossette Media, on implications the upcoming ruling on Aereo could have on the Canadian market.
Bloody brilliant: Getting a TV-ready look on a web budget
Makeup artists and costume designers tell frontline battle tales about creating increasingly sophisticated looks for digital shows under the gun.
How smart TV users spend their media time: MTM
A closer look at how English Canadians are using internet-enabled TV sets that are fast becoming a standard feature.
Lionsgate bulking up online presence with BeFit
The Vancouver-based mini-major is finding success in the online space with a fast-growing fitness channel that just hit two million subscribers.
IPG Mediabrands to commission Vimeo filmmakers
Mediabrands Publishing, a production arm of the global media agency, will source talent for branded content projects from Vimeo’s community of filmmakers.
Interactive doc project wins POV Hackathon
#POETASTR, an interactive component to La maison de prod’s Noriginals doc, won the participant’s choice award at the competition run by PBS’s POV.
Nerds and Monsters finds home on CiTV
Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment has sold Slap Happy Cartoons’ animated comedy Nerds and Monsters to U.K. diginet CiTV.
Web series production in Ontario on the rise: report
The report, which looked at the state of web series production in Canada, was presented at the inaugural TO WebFest conference held this weekend.
Digital favours the bold at the NewFronts: blog
Will Pate, VP of digital at media agency M2, gives Canadian perspective on the NewFronts and the shift of TV dollars to online.
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