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Banff World Media Festival 2015 has announced some key highlights for this year’s digital stream. Take advantage of the Early Bird rate by registering now to save $150.00 and enjoy keynote talks from several industry leaders, including: Read the rest of this entry »

Four Canadian digital media companies will be among those in the spotlight at MIPTV. Secret Location, Félix & Paul Studios, MiiScan and Zandel Media will showcase their latest innovations in immersive storytelling at the world’s largest TV and digital content market, which runs from April 13 to 16 in Cannes, France. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and NZ On Air (New Zealand) have announced a contribution of $1.2M (CAD) to three digital media coproductions.  Of the total, the CMF will contribute 618,000 (CAD) and NZ On Air will contribute 582,000 (CAD) towards the projects. Three Canadian production companies will collaborate with New Zealand counterparts on three bold new transmedia projects supported through a fund established late last year by the Canada Media Fund and NZ On Air.   Read the rest of this entry »

CBC and Smokebomb Entertainment, Shaftesbury’s award-winning digital studio, has unveiled a brand new online mystery, Murdoch Mysteries: The Infernal Device, available on the TV series’ page on the CBC web site. The unprecedented interactive experience turns Murdock Mysteries fans into detectives through an engaging six-week mystery, including real-world events in Canada and the UK that bring the storyline to life in full turn-of-the-century detail. Read the rest of this entry »

The Banff World Media Festival is proud to announce its inaugural Brand + Content Exchange, launching this year at Banff 2015. The program will connect brands directly with content creators, studios and broadcasters across all platforms to explore, connect and commercialize what is arguably the most important medium to speak to consumers since the invention of television programming and advertising. Read the rest of this entry »

After selling millions and being a cultural phenomenon in Japan, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems role-playing game YO-KAI WATCH is coming to North America. Published by Nintendo, YO-KAI WATCH centres on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-kai* and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai. Players can overcome challenges and help various characters solve everyday problems with the help of Yo-kai friends. These eccentric Yo-kai resemble anything from inanimate objects to mythical creatures. Read the rest of this entry »

With evolving media consumption habits and funding models continuing to shape the industry, Shaftesbury and its award-winning digital studio Smokebomb Entertainment, have teamed up with the Banff World Media Festival to launch The AMP (Audience Metrics Partnership) Accelerator a branded entertainment pitch competition with a focus on engaging female millennial audiences. The top three finalists will be sent to the Banff Media World Festival to pitch their projects during a live Festival session, where one winner will receive a development deal with Shaftesbury/Smokebomb. Submissions will be accepted until April 20. Read the rest of this entry »

TinyMob Games has launched iGauntlet for Tiny Realms, the single most convenient way to play the award-winning fantasy real-time strategy game for mobile. This one-of-a-kind peripheral enables you to safely dock your mobile device to your arm whatever the occasion. Now you never need miss a battle whether attending a convention in full cosplay or actually slaying your enemies on the blood-soaked battlefield of your ancestral kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver media and technology company BroadbandTV (BBTV) has announced an exclusive partnership with Social Blade, YouTube’s leading analytics platform. Social Blade’s network of YouTube creators will now be powered by BBTV, the most advanced and technology driven Multi-Channel Network (MCN). Read the rest of this entry »

Red Meat Games is ‘egg-cited’ (yes we went there) to announce the release of the studio’s mobile game Egg Zag, available as a free download on both iTunes and Google Play. An addictive game about a rogue egg that is racing uncontrollably down a grassy pathway, Egg Zag will test your mettle and nerves as you try to prove that you have what it takes to keep an out of control egg on the path to egg-cellence! Get a high score, and with the touch of a finger, brag about it to all your Facebook friends. Challenge them to see who is good enough to beat your high score. How could you go wrong?! Plus, they have naked chicks … Read the rest of this entry »