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Distribution360 sells eight properties to TV, digital platforms

A number of international TV and digital platform deals have been forged by marblemedia’s Distribution360 for its kids and youth programming catalog.

VICE and FremantleMedia partner on digital food network

The venture aims to deliver hundreds of hours of content in the first year as VICE collaborates with FremantleMedia North America’s original digital production team.

Mobile TV app users to reach 1.29 billion by 2018: Study

Dallas-based research firm Park Associates also found TV apps are popular on connected game consoles.

Netflix adding more first-run content from Walt Disney

An exclusive licensing agreement with Disney/ABC Television Group means Canadians will need to sign up for Netflix to watch the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Canadian politicians chase celeb status on YouTube

The PM’s office plans a video series centred around Canada’s first lady, and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is leveraging YouTube.

How Canadians are using smartphones during the Olympics

IDC Canada data shows just less than half of smartphone users will use them to follow the games, with 14% of that group using smartphones to watch live events.

Temple Street continues digital expansion with Evolve

The fitness platform is the first project from the creative content arm of Temple Street Media Ventures, a division of the Toronto-based prodco that oversees digital projects.

Canadian Women in Communications expands to tech

The organization, renamed Canadian Women in Communications and Technology, aims to support women in the digital economy. (Executive director Joanne Stanley pictured)

Blog: How Chromecast will change everything in Canada

Sheetal Jaitly, director of business development and media for Pivotal Labs, on the impact Google’s OTT device will have on the Canadian market.

Five things to take away from Netflix’s earnings report

Netflix offers a glimpse into its plans for the future on Wednesday, discussing an increased original programming budget and possible new pricing plans.

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YouTube names Canadian Collab program participants

Who will be the next Walk Off The Earth or Corey Vidal? YouTube aims to help creators improve content and build a fanase. (Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! pictured.)

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Some aren’t paying for HBO content and that’s OK: CEO

HBO is in the business of creating video addicts for is shows, its CEO said Thursday at a Buzzfeed event in New York City, where he was asked about a changing TV landscape.