Canadian media

Silicon Knights founder launches new prodco

Video game veteran Denis Dyack (pictured), former CBC exec Jonathan M. Soon-Shiong and exec producer Paul Rapovski have launched Quantum Entanglement Entertainment.

Monsoon, Dark Side to book-end Planet in Focus

Sturla Gunnarsson’s India-set documentary (pictured) will open Toronto’s Planet in Focus Film Festival next month.

DHX Brands ties TV series to time change in new campaign

The company is looking to bolster its In the Night Garden brand with a UK-based campaign to help kids stick to their bedtime routine when the clocks turn back.

Lionsgate brings Panem to life on YouTube

The mini-major partners with YouTube to promote the next instalment of the Hunger Games franchise with a 5-episode original web series.

Blog: The broadcaster is dead. Long live the broadcaster!

While French media cos are intent on making a splash in the digital space, writes Jay Ferguson, Canada stole the show at the Marseille Web Fest awards.

Blog: Is there money in Marseille for web series creators?

Guidestones creator Jay Ferguson lands in France to find the fast-growing Marseille festival in transformation. (Guidestones shoot in Marseille pictured)

HBO to launch its own streaming service in U.S.

The streaming space continues to heat up as HBO CEO Richard Plepler says the OTT service, debuting next year, is meant to expand HBO’s reach into cord-cutters’ homes.

Saban Brands, Cirque du Soleil unveil preschool series

Saban Brands is developing Luna Petunia with Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil Media, a joint venture from Cirque du Soleil and Bell Canada.

Shaw Rocket Prize names 2014 finalists

The nine finalists for the 2014 Shaw Rocket Prize include 9 Story’s preschool property Peg + Cat (pictured) and Nerd Corps’ Slugterra.

A look through Netflix’s windowing strategy

Is Netflix really disrupting the film distribution model? Vuguru’s Larry Tanz and entertainment lawyers David B. Stern and Uri Fleming weigh in.

Kidoodle.TV takes a drawing lesson

Earthtree Media’s kids series Learn to Draw from Norwegian cartoonist Oistein Kristiansen will stream in the U.S. and Canada on the SVOD platform.

Netflix’s data engine worth $500M a year

Chief product officer Neil Hunt shares how much Netflix invests into its recommendation feature, why it does so, and how data affects content.