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APTN asks for increased subscriber fee in licence renewal app
The network is proposing a strategic plan to pursue a multiplatform content strategy, boost budgets for new and original programming and engaging Aboriginal youth as part of its application.
Discovery Canada to premiere original series Alien Mysteries
The CGI-heavy series chronicles first person accounts of alien encounters, and features reenactments using techniques created by Toronto-based Acme Digital Pictures.
Entry door open for Canadian Youth Media Alliance Awards
Canada’s Youth Media Alliance (YMA) has officially launched its English-language Awards of Excellence, which honor achievement in TV programming and digital content for young viewers over the past two years.
Norm Bolen to head up proposed all-Canadian film channel
Starlight: The Canadian Movie Channel also proposes to fund Canadian theatrical features, and is backed by, among others, Victor Loewy, Robert Lantos, Mark Musselman, Hussain Amarshi, Denys Arcand, David Cronenberg and Deepa Mehta.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Jan. 13
In this, the second weekly installment of new Playback exclusive list of top Canadian-made programs based on Seevibes’ social media index, we see how Lost Girl beat Heartland by comfortable margin.
Short-form video offers biggest impact: study
AOL’s manager of video and mobile Mark Melling says short-form online video gives advertisers more with less.
Paper tablet creator Roel Vertegaal to keynote at Crossmedia
Other conference speakers will include Erik Martin, general manager of reddit.com, Mark Gbuneim, CEO of Wiredset and Trendrr and Strategic Partnerships Google’s Ipsa Desai.
DHX Media expands into Chinese SVOD market with PPTV deal
Around 900 episodes of content from the Canadian kids TV producer will go to the Internet service producer that serves around 300 million users (Caillou pictured).
Weekly roundup: Festival news, nominations and TV premieres
Among other news this week, Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell (pictured) got into New York’s New Directors/New Films Festival, GLAAD handed nominations to Degrassi and The L.A. Complex and Hot Docs launches a new Doc Ignite campaign.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Jan. 6
To help readers get a better grasp of the impact of social media on Canadian-made TV programming, Playback has partnered with Seevibes to provide a weekly look at Canadian Social TV. This is the first installment.
CMF invests $4.2M in 19 experimental projects
Of the 19 projects, 12 received a total of $2.9 million in development funding, and seven received a total of $1.3 million in marketing support.
Big Brother Canada previews its digital side
Shaw Media’s homegrown version of the international franchise will include an interactive platform that gives Canadians the ability to control the outcome of the show.
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