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Amazon Prime Video expands film offering in Canada with Sony Pictures Entertainment deal

Amazon Prime Video has expanded its feature film offerings in Canada after closing a significant multi-year deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment for exclusive first window streaming rights to...

Online & Digital Media News – Indiegraf named one of 2020’s ‘Groups to Watch’

Indiegraf, led by sisters Caitlin Havlak and Erin Millar, has been named one of not-for-profit funder New Media Venture’s 2020 Groups To Watch. Havlak...

Online & Digital Media News – Four in five Anglophones now subscribe to at least one OTT service

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released its OTTs in COVID Report, which looks into how Canadians engaged with Over-the-top streaming services (OTTs). Based on...

Online & Digital Media News – Longform digital site ‘The Pigeon’ launches driven by new journalists

The Pigeon, a new longform, online journalism site driven by new and student journalists, has launched. According to its website, The Pigeon editorial team,...

Online & Digital Media News – Virgin TV launches in Ontario and Quebec

Virgin Mobile Canada has turned on Virgin TV for Virgin Internet subscribers in Ontario and Québec. The app-based service doesn't require a traditional TV...

Canadaland staff vote to unionize

Staff at Canadaland have officially filed for union certification with CWA Canada after all non-management workers signed union cards. "Over the past seven years, Canadaland...

Online & Digital Media News – Corus to launch Canadian e-gaming adtech network

Corus Entertainment has announced a partnership with Florida-based adtech network, Playwire, that will see it launch a Canadian e-gaming network for advertisers as part...

Corus to launch e-gaming network, expand YouTube offerings

Corus Entertainment has announced a partnership with Florida-based adtech network, Playwire, that will see it launch a Canadian e-gaming network as part of an...

Online & Digital Media News – Facebook to fund eight new reporting jobs at Canadian Press

Facebook has struck an agreement with The Canadian Press that will create eight new reporting jobs. The digital giant will provide $1 million through...

Online & Digital Media News – Live and on-demand streaming platform RiverTV launches

VMedia has launched RiverTV, what it’s billing as Canada's first live TV and on-demand streaming channel platform. It features over 30 channels, including local...

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