Online + Digital News

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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...

CTV boosts digital offerings with CTV Movies and CTV Throwback

CTV is boosting its online content with the launch of CTV Movies and CTV Throwback, two new free, ad-supported, digital-only offerings available on CTV.ca and the...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – YouTube greenlights thriller from eOne, TSN launches ‘Digital Sportscentre’

  The United Kingdom’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee convened a special hearing on fake news and Facebook’s involvement in elections meddling Nov. 27...

Study finds everyday mobile app usage on the rise in Canada

New research reveals Canadian mobile users are now spending an average of $2,500 annually using apps for everyday tasks from travel to food and grocery delivery. The...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – Criterion, Corus, Portal, Netflix

The Government of Canada is extending a refundable tax credit to qualifying news organizations that “produce a wide variety of news and information of...

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