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Google says it will start offering media outlets an artificial intelligence tool designed to stamp out incendiary website comments

ONLINE CHANNELS: Google says it will start offering media outlets an artificial intelligence tool designed to stamp out incendiary website comments. Called Perspective, the programming...

Google has announced it will phase out 30-second “unskippable” advertisements

ONLINE CHANNELS: Google has announced it will phase out 30-second "unskippable" advertisements. The ads, which appear at the start of some YouTube videos, must be...

A joint report from the Radio Advertising Bureau and Borrell & Associates projects digital revenue for radio will increase 22 per cent this year...

 ONLINE CHANNELS: A joint report from the Radio Advertising Bureau and Borrell & Associates projects digital revenue for radio will increase 22 per cent this...

Kickstarter has acquired Vancouver-based video streaming startup Huzza and will be opening a Vancouver office

ONLINE CHANNELS: Kickstarter has acquired Vancouver-based video streaming startup Huzza and will be opening a Vancouver office. The purchase follows their collaboration that led to...

A recent report from Nielsen says Millennials, those aged 18 to 34, are not the most social media-addicted generation

ONLINE CHANNELS: A recent report from Nielsen says Millennials, those aged 18 to 34, are not the most social media-addicted generation. Nielsen says Generation X,...

YouTube’s new video sharing feature is available first in Canada

 ONLINE CHANNELS: YouTube’s new video sharing feature is available first in Canada. Google started testing the feature last week. YouTube users will notice a new...

Title Sports Live (TSL) has signed a 10-year contract with the Ontario Curling Association

ONLINE CHANNELS: Ontario-based livestreaming startup Title Sports Live (TSL) has signed a 10-year contract with the Ontario Curling Association. With its debut broadcast over the...

Lionsgate has also announced it’s investing in eSports franchise Immortals

ONLINE CHANNELS: Lionsgate has also announced it’s investing in eSports franchise Immortals, reflecting a continued focus on the potential of the eSports market. The Immortals...

The Weather Network and MétéoMédia made Apple’s Best of 2016 list

The Weather Network and MétéoMédia, divisions of Pelmorex Media Inc., made Apple’s Best of 2016 list. Of the two million apps currently available on...

Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has been participating in UNESCO ministerial panel discussions

 ONLINE CHANNELS: Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has been participating in UNESCO ministerial panel discussions this week on “Re-shaping digital policies for development.” A...

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