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The Canada Media Fund has announced that New Zealand and Canada are joining together to establish a million dollar matching fund to encourage the coproduction of innovative digital media projects for online audiences. The Canada-New Zealand Digital Media incentive has $1M CDN ($1.1M NZD) available in the 2014-2015 financial year to be allocated to approximately three eligible projects. Guidelines including details on the selection process will be announced on October 10 with a call for ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

SkyWave Mobile Communications, a global provider of wireless data communications for the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, today announced that their software toolkit now includes an Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE)  for creating applications that run inside SkyWave satellite and cellular devices. Eclipse is an open source IDE for programming languages such as Lua and gives a powerful environment in which to build custom software solutions. The new application, called Application Studio, will be included in the IsatData Pro (IDP) Toolkit 2.0 and will take advantage of Eclipse’s familiar look-and-feel and powerful feature set such as code library support, code completion, code folding and integrated documentation support. Read the rest of this entry »

Phase 4 Films Inc. has announced that season two of the hit HISTORY drama series Vikings will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 14, 2014 across Canada. To celebrate the launch of this epic season, Phase 4 Films has also announced a partnership with The Firkin Group of Pubs and Inside Fitness to give fans a taste of life as a Viking and encourage fans to get fit like a Viking. Read the rest of this entry »

Frima Studio has announced that couch co-op platformer Chariot is available now on PlayStation 4 in North America and will be available worldwide tomorrow for Xbox One. It will launch October 22, 2014 on PlayStation 4 for EU territories; release dates for Wii U and Steam will be revealed soon. Chariot follows a princess and her fiancé’s expedition through the royal catacombs in order to find a sepulchre worthy of His Majesty’s final resting place. Mayhem and mischief await in diverse, stunning environments, and players must rely on their wits and teamwork to survive their perilous journey. Read the rest of this entry »

Below is a chronological listing of detailed Family Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD program highlights for October 2014. All programming is subject to change, time zones as noted. Read the rest of this entry »

SoMedia Networks, a Vancouver-based developer of globally scalable cloud-based video production and marketing solutions, is pleased to announce its integration with the award winning Act-On marketing automation platform, delivering its Scalable Video solutions to thousands of marketers. SoMedia has also joined the Act-On Developer Network. SoMedia’s Scalable Video App for Act-On provides marketers with on-demand video production in unlimited volume anywhere in North America, plus free hosting, custom video players and real-time video analytics. The offering is now live and available through the Act-On Partner Exchange (APEX). Read the rest of this entry »

This Friday, the rebellion comes to Family Channel with the premiere of the highly-anticipated animated movie Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion. Debuting Friday, October 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, day-and-date with Disney Channel in the U.S., the action-packed adventure takes viewers on an incredible journey to a galaxy far, far away, ahead of the series launch on Disney XD on October 19. Guaranteed to be a television event for the entire family, the epic evening kicks off at 6 p.m. ET/PT with brand new episodes from the network’s top series and includes an exciting sneak peek at the hilarious Disney XD comedy Kirby Buckets.   Read the rest of this entry »

Blasting at you from Vancouver Island is the brand new indie game called Cosmochoria, launching on Steam Early Access today for PC, Mac and Linux, for only $9.99 USD. As an added bonus, Cosmochoria will launch with a 10% discount for the first week. Developed by Nate Schmold and a small team of game wizards, Cosmochoria is described as a love letter to and re-imagining of, old school action-arcade games like Asteroids, Mario Bros and Donkey Kong.  Hopping between planets, unravelling forgotten secrets and mysteries, killing aliens and planting seeds to sprout new life across a long-barren galaxy. There’s even a magic 8 ball. And space dragons. You know that any game with a magic 8 ball has got to be cool. Oh yes – and your little astronaut dude is naked. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s time to fight alongside more than a dozen recognizable characters from The Legend of Zelda series to save Hyrule from a menacing new force. It’s time to dive into a crossover unlike anything Nintendo has ever done before, combining the vast universe of The Legend of Zelda franchise with the breathless fast-paced action perfected by the Dynasty Warriors games. On September 26, it’s time for Hyrule Warriors. Read the rest of this entry »

New technologies are influencing the viewing habits of Canadian consumers with regard to audiovisual content and at the same time enhancing the availability of such content. A study, How Canadians Select Audiovisual Content (PDF), was commissioned by Telefilm Canada, the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) and the Canada Media Fund (CMF). Based on results of focus groups convened across the country, indicates, notably, that Canadians are now increasingly choosing to watch TV series instead of feature films and confirms that most film-viewing is done through television. The study found, moreover, that consumers are increasingly seeking on-demand access to audiovisual products across a wide variety of platforms. Read the rest of this entry »