MONTREAL: Stingray Digital Group, which offers business-to-business multiplatform music and in-store media solutions for companies and individuals alike, has acquired Swiss-based iConcerts, a TV channel dedicated to live music. After the transaction is completed, Stingray will become the largest broadcaster of live-music concerts on TV, with access to an extensive ...

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TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has awarded C$14.3 million ($10.3 million) to 24 interactive digital media projects as part of the second round of production support from the 2015-2016 Experimental Stream. The Experimental Stream is meant to encourage the creation of innovative, interactive digital media content and software applications. ...

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TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment and 5’7 Films have completed production on their teen horror feature film The Haunted House on Kirby Road. Written by Adam Rodness and Stu Stone, who head up 5’7 Films, the movie follows six teenagers who set out to debunk an urban legend about a local haunted ...

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CALGARY: International Media Distribution (IMD) and Shaw Communications in Canada have agreed on a deal to add Beijing TV and Hunan TV to Shaw’s selection of Mandarin-language TV channels. The carriage deal will give Shaw Cable subscribers access to lifestyle and entertainment programming from two of China’s most popular networks. ...

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TORONTO: Shaftesbury has named Ted Biggs VP of convergent and technology for Smokebomb Entertainment, the company’s digital and technology arm. In the first technology post for the company, Biggs will spearhead the funding, research and development, as well as the production and deployment, of Smokebomb’s slate of convergent and technology ...

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TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is providing C$2.5 million ($1.9 million) in funding to ten projects in languages other than English, French or Aboriginal languages. Of the ten projects, two are children’s and youth productions, four are documentaries and four are dramas. One is in Cantonese, one is Italian, ...

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TORONTO/NEW YORK: As part of a new, unprecedented agreement, Bell Media will become the exclusive Canadian home of all HBO programming on all subscription platforms into the next decade. Under this long-term pact—a first of its kind for HBO in Canada—Bell Media will have the ability to deliver current-season, past-season ...

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TORONTO: Blue Ant Media has added to its management team and realigned internal leadership roles. Under the changes, Jamie Schouela, formerly Blue Ant Media’s executive VP of marketing and communications, has been appointed to the newly created role of executive VP of Canadian networks. Schouela is charged with leading the ...

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TORONTO: The Blue Ant Media brand Love Nature has entered into a content partnership with WWF-Canada to advocate for water conservation and raise awareness about the importance of Canada’s freshwater supply. Love Nature and WWF-Canada are launching a joint digital content hub on WWF-Canada’s website to make Canadians aware of ...

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TORONTO: Adjusted profit before tax at Entertainment One (eOne) increased by 42 percent to £39.9 million ($60.7 million) on revenues that were up 2 percent to £337.1 million ($512.8 million) in the six months ended September 30, 2015. Highlights of the period included the acquisition of a majority stake in ...

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