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Former Club Penguin execs intro Hyper Hippo games
The B.C.-based digital game studio, led by former Disney Club Penguin execs Lance Priebe and Pascale Audette, has teamed with Oktobor Animation to launch the multiplatform game Mech Mice.
CMF names Alain Cousineau board chairman
As well, industry veteran Chris Frank has been appointed to the board as Cousineau (pictured) replaces outgoing chairman Louis Roquet.
Marshall McLuhan family to headline Crossmedia Banff
Eric McLuhan, son of the legendary media theorist, and grandson Andrew McLuhan, will be on hand this September at the Banff Centre and Jumpwire Media event.
Digital Howard does online aftershow for The Project
The digital extension will see participants in the City and OLN doc-reality series engage with fans of the TV show from Buck Productions.
High demand taps out CMF’s digital media incentive program
The industry fund said the French-language program has followed the English Canadian version in being drained well before the program was to run out in April 2014.
Cineplex launches SuperTicket movie bundle
Giving a potential boost to home entertainment sales, the package includes both theatre admission and a UV digital download of the film.
Mobovivo brings second screen tech to Quebec
Mobovivo CEO Trevor Doerksen (pictured) says the companies will work with Quebec broadcasters and production companies to provide the tech and creative for scripted and unscripted second screen experiences.
ZoomerMedia launches website
The online homepage for Moses Znaimer’s expanding media group aimed at baby boomers includes aggregated news and verticals like health, travel and lifestyle.
CMF disburses $1.9M to 10 diverse convergent projects
The TV productions feature digital components in languages including Mandarin, Spanish, Italian and Persian.
Big Brother Canada dominated Canadian social TV in Q1: report
The domestic version of the reality series (pictured) amassed more than 116 million impressions and 120,000 interactions, more than any other screen CanCon, according to the study by Seevibes and Evolumedia.
YouTube helps accelerate TV: upfront
Google execs told attendees at YouTube’s first Canadian upfront that creators should use the video streaming platform as a participatory social network to engage fans with shareable content.
Kirstine Stewart introduces Twitter Canada’s offerings
The former CBC EVP of English services unveiled Twitter Amplify, a platform for embedding content in Promoted Tweets.
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