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Vimeo bets big on crowd-funded filmmakers
Video-platform Vimeo aims to further disrupt the traditional film distribution model with its new $500K fund. (Pictured: The Animal Project, debuting on Vimeo On Demand this spring)
Will 4K video on Netflix encourage cord cutting?
Media agency exec Jodi Brown and Deloitte’s Duncan Stewart discuss the potential impact of 4K content on traditional TV subscriptions.
Where seniors are spending their media consumption time: study
A new Media Technology Monitor reports that seniors are more likely than younger people to watch TV and listen to the radio, but one-third also watch online video every week.
Canadians take home two IAWTV awards
Versus Valerie takes home the award for best performance in a comedy, while State of Syn wins for best interactive and social media experience.
Hulu to hit $1 billion in revenue in 2013: CEO
In a statement on Hulu’s year-end results, CEO Mike Hopkins said the service is planning to double the number of original series it commissions in the next few years.
Four Canadian web series nominated for web TV awards
Clutch and four other series earn nods from the International Academy of Web Television.
Jay Bennett on Smokebomb’s Hulu sales
The VP digital and creative director at the Shaftesbury company discusses strategy around the four series headed to the U.S. streaming platform. (Pictured: State of Syn.)
Duopoly’s Puppets Who Kill heads to Hulu
The series created by John Pattison will reach American audiences for the first time through the U.S. subscription streaming site.
Playback’s Digital Company of the Year: BroadbandTV
Reaching a milestone of 100 million subscribers to its multi-channel network and securing a major investment from RTL Group, Broadband TV had a big year in business.
Netflix Canada extends NSI support for two years
The online streaming company is supporting the NSI’s website and its Online Short Film Festival under the terms of the deal.
Cuppa Coffee shopping Rob Ford animated short
The Toronto cartoon factory has produced Fordtacular Spectacular!, a stop-motion animated take on the Toronto mayor’s unfolding scandal and media circus.
Gusto enters the food fray on Fibe
The new channel’s president and CEO discusses Gusto’s strategy to be number two in Canadian food programming.
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