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TELETOON Canada Inc. flipped the switch today on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, giving Canadians access to programming from these top-rated U.S. brands. The brand new Canadian specialty channel Cartoon Network launched at 6 a.m. ET/PT today, while Adult Swimprogramming will assume its nightly position on the network starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Read the rest of this entry »

Pattison Onestop (the digital division of Pattison Outdoor Advertising) has today announced the launch of the industry changing Ad Shop. With the launch of The Ad Shop, Pattison Onestop has emerged as the only out-of-home company in Canada to offer its portfolio of digital properties online. Read the rest of this entry »

ING DIRECT has announced a new addition to its existing mobile banking app for Apple^® and Android™ devices. Called Small Sacrifices, this new tool helps Canadians visualize how foregoing everyday indulgences and redirecting that money through small incremental deposits can lead to big savings over the long term. Read the rest of this entry »

Burnham House Media Inc. is proud to introduce StoryMessenger – a social media website where people can share the defining moments that have shaped their lives. This site was founded by James Estrin and Steven James, former police officers from Toronto who have seen their share of fateful moments live and in colour. It was their experience on the force in combination with their families’ storybooks of defining moments that inspired StoryMessenger. Read the rest of this entry »

Reloaded Advertising, a Vancouver-based in-game advertising agency, has announced the launch of a new tool that provides fully-automated reporting and campaign analysis for dynamic in-game advertising campaigns. The reporting provides simple, yet essential stats like impressions, clicks, and click-through rates (CTRs), which still isn’t a widespread offering amongst in-game advertising networks and companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Complementing their unique per artist subscription formula and new innovative site design, Vancouver-based MusXpand will soon offer several other types of streaming subscriptions and purchase formulas to satisfy a wider audience of fans and artists. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the weekend, superstar actress, model and international celebrity Pamela Anderson launched BamPoker (note, the official site has a very poor Web of Trust rank), the online gaming industry’s most exciting virtual Facebook poker experience to date. The BamPoker Facebook App boasts thrilling game play, a leading-edge online community and is the only place online where members can play Texas Hold’em poker with Pamela Anderson herself. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing to bring quality casual game play to the iOS platform, Montreal publisher Meridian4 announced yesterday that it has partnered with California developer Oceanside Interactive to haunt the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch later this summer when they release Monster Mansion, a new free-to-play character and building management game.  Attendees of this year’s Casual Connect, which is being held July 24 – 26 in Seattle, will be the first to meet Transylvania’s finest when Monster Mansion opens up the doors to give select groups a peek inside. Read the rest of this entry »

With the Royal Assent of Bill C-11, The Copyright Modernization Act, Canada joins a long list of countries that recognize the importance of protecting intellectual property in the digital environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Tactio Health Group, a provider of mobile health applications used by more than 2.5 million consumers, today announced the addition of body monitoring data from BodyMedia FIT Armband Systems to the TactioHealth home wellness system to help users manage their weight. Consumers who utilize the BodyMedia FIT system for weight control can now import steps-taken data collected by the armband and sync it with the Tactio application’s Active Lifestyle page to help track daily activity levels, eliminating the need for manual data entry as well as assuring accurate activity monitoring by BodyMedia’s FDA Class II medical device. Read the rest of this entry »