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CBC Gem streaming service to launch later this year

CBC has unveiled plans to launch streaming service CBC Gem, promising a less commercial, Canadian experience. Speaking at industry event Content Canada in Toronto, being...

Digital Media News – Humbolt “ethical music streaming” has launched

Humbolt, a platform dedicated solely to independent music has launched, self-described as “ethical music streaming.” Subscription rates start at $2.99/month, with Humbolt claiming that...

Netflix hires CMF VP Cardin as first Canadian employee

Netflix has hired Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs for the Canada Media Fund (CMF), as its first Canadian employee. According to La...

Facebook, Instagram to start charging sales tax in Canada

Facebook will start charging sales tax on ads purchased through its physical offices in Canada, becoming the first technology giant to do so. The...

Facebook, Instagram to start charging sales tax in Canada

Facebook will start charging sales tax on ads purchased through its physical offices in Canada, becoming the first technology giant to do so. The move...

Netflix taps Facebook exec Rachel Whetstone to head global comms

Netflix has hired high-profile Facebook exec Rachel Whetstone to lead the company's communications globally. Whetstone fills the role of Chief Communications Officer, which has been...

Jim Carrey comedy Kidding leads CraveTV’s September streaming lineup

Jim Carrey's new Showtime comedy Kidding leads CraveTV's September streaming lineup. Carrey returns in his first series-regular role in more than two decades when the new,...

Digital Media News – A Senate committee is urging the feds to revisit foreign-ad spending tax laws

The Senate Committee on Transport and Communications is recommending the federal government revisit tax measures that right now allow advertisers to write off foreign-ad...

Senate report urges feds to revisit tax deductibility of foreign internet ads

The federal government should study the idea of changing tax measures that encourage advertisers to spend money with foreign companies like Facebook and Google,...

CBC live streaming 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

CBC begins live streaming the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships today through Aug. 26, from Hamburg, Germany. Canada historically has been a world leader in wheelchair...

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