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CBC/Radio-Canada to hold first-ever national bilingual hackathon

CBC/Radio-Canada will hold its first-ever national bilingual Hackathon Feb. 1-3, which will challenge programmers to enhance the personalization of the public broadcaster's digital platforms. Sponsored by Amazon Web...

Netflix now represents 15 per cent of all downloaded internet traffic

Netflix now represents 15 per cent of all downloaded internet traffic worldwide, according to Sandvine’s 2018 Global Internet Phenomena Report. The report from the...

Quebecor launching digital ‘QUB radio’ platform

Quebecor has announced the launch of new digital platform QUB radio that will feature live radio shows as well as a podcast library, with...

#Digital Media News – all-reality SVOD service hayu now available in Canada

  hayu – the all-reality subscription video on-demand (SVOD) service from NBCUniversal International is now available in Canada, following its rollout in the UK, Ireland,...

CRTC denies FairPlay website blocking proposal

The CRTC has denied the FairPlay Canada coalition's website-blocking proposal to address copyright piracy. The commission says it does not have the jurisdiction under the Telecommunications...

Facebook breach exposes 50M users

Facebook stock was trading down three per cent Friday morning after the social network revealed a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts. Guy Rosen, the...

Latest MTM research looks at what Canadians are watching online

What are Canadians streaming online? According to the latest report from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM), action/drama is the most popular streaming genre with English-speaking...

#Digital News – Amazon Music Unlimited launches in Canada

Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in Canada, giving Canadian customers access to its catalogue of songs, playlists and personalized stations. Joining the previously-launched Prime...

Competition Bureau issues warning to online video streaming services

The Competition Bureau has issued letters to operators of online video streaming services in Canada, warning them to review their marketing practices and related terms...

Google issues baseline for data protection legislation

Google's recently-named Chief Privacy Officer has posted a proposed framework for data protection legislation as the U.S. Congress prepares to write legislation governing how digital...

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