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Rogers not commenting on social media hacking incidents

Rogers Media isn't commenting on two incidents this week that saw hackers gain control of radio station Twitter accounts in Halifax and Vancouver. The first...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – WordPress set to launch new “Newspack” toolkit

WordPress is set to launch a new toolkit called Newspack this year aimed at helping small and medium-sized publishers become more profitable. The result...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – chillTV looking to expand programming

chillTV, the Chilliwack, BC-based YouTube channel started last fall to fill the void left by the demise of Chilliwack’s Shaw TV cable access channel,...

VICE launches new legal battle in fight to protect journalist’s communications

VICE Media Canada's fight to protect the communications of one of its journalists isn't over. Despite a November ruling from The Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) ordering VICE...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – Global News, TVO and Postmedia benefit from Google News Initiative (GNI) YouTube Innovation funding

Global News, TVO and Postmedia will benefit from the first-round of Google News Initiative (GNI) YouTube Innovation funding. Google says many of the 87...

Online & Digital Media News In Brief – CBC launches CBC Gem streaming service

CBC has launched CBC Gem, the public broadcaster’s new streaming service. First announced in September, the platform boasts more than 4,000 hours of live...

CBC launches new ‘CBC Gem’ streaming service

CBC has launched CBC Gem, the public broadcaster’s new streaming service. First announced in September, the platform boasts more than 4,000 hours of live and on-demand programming,...

Google takes aim at radio news with latest beta launch

Google is squarely taking aim at radio with the launch of a new audio news experience beta this week that positions Google Assistant as...

YouTube Canada reveals top trending videos of 2018

YouTube is out with its look back at the year in pop culture on the video streaming platform, which of surprise to no one...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – Groupe Média TFO launches French-language kids app

Groupe Média TFO has created a new experience on Google Assistant. The new Boukili Audio app offers a collection of more than 120 audio...

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