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Destiny Media Technologies, the global standard for the secure distribution of pre-release music to radio, is pleased to announce the successful soft launch of Play MPE® version 5.  The new website and Mac, PC and ‘Direct to Web’ versions of the player software were made available beginning on May 15^th.  iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Blackberry versions are under development. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s wireless industry generated $43 billion for the Canadian economy in 2010 according to UK-based Ovum Consulting. In a report released today by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), Ovum quantifies the economic impact of Canada’s wireless sector in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), investment and employment. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada is announcing that it is supporting the production of nine new feature films (eight in English and one in French) through the Canada Feature Film Fund. A total of $14 million in funding will be allocated to these projects, which come from British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. This Q4 announcement pertains to projects where application deadlines are not applicable. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates all the winners of the 2012 Prix d’excellence francophone awards presented by the Youth Media Alliance at a gala ceremony last night at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal. The Prix d’excellence francophone 2012 awards celebrate the talents of Canada’s youth-television and digital media industry professionals. The CMF shares this interest in the production of quality content for young viewers. Read the rest of this entry »

Relic Entertainment^® is celebrating 15 years of innovation in the PC gaming market today. Founded in 1997 on a personal credit card and based out of a 1,600 sq. ft. office above a night club, Relic Entertainment began work on its first title. From these humble beginnings this strategy game went on to become the critically-acclaimed Homeworld^®, which released two years later with an average Metacritic.com Metascore of 93 and winning PC Gamers’ Game of the Year award that year. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa-based video game and interactive media developer Snowed In Studios has officially announced the development of their first original PC-based title Windforge. Supported by the OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund, Windforge is currently in development and is expected to be released later this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Guild Wars fan site GuildWars2Live, which presents live streaming events from the upcoming ArenaNet Guild Wars 2 game, will be announcing on the air today how gamers can have a chance to win one of 20 beta keys for the next GW2 beta weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) are actively seeking established Canadian companies with innovative solutions in Mobile Marketing, Mobile Content, Mobile Advertising or Mobile Social Media who are ready to export their solutions to the Japanese market. Read the rest of this entry »

A new Canadian report highlights a dramatic shift in views toward the Internet, and a remarkable dichotomy between children and parents. The report, titled “Talking to Youth and Parents about Life Online”, is part of an ongoing study – Young Canadians in a Wired World. It is the most comprehensive investigation into the role of the Internet in the lives of Canadian children. Read the rest of this entry »

In only two years, Vancouver Animation School has shot to the top list of schools to attend in Canada. The registered institution of higher education was recognized recently by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) as the winner of the CIRA Impact Award for elearning in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »