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Last year, Place Bonaventure was overtaken by hordes of wild Comiccon fans. Many showed up in their finest costumes and everyone brought their shared passion for comic books, movies, TV shows, manga, horror and everything related to the world of fantasy fiction. They came in such great numbers that the space could not contain them. As a result, the 2012 Montreal Comiccon has expanded to three days as well as a much larger venue. The event will take place on September 14, 15 and 16 at Palais des Congrès. Read the rest of this entry »

The Netcelerate Management Team is pleased to announce that Vera Reifenstein is joining Netcelerate after a successful career in Bell Canada as a director in marketing and product management for 14 years. After leaving Bell in 2011 she completed several senior leadership contracts with companies such as Onpath Business Solutions, BroadConnect Telecom and Maritime Way Scientific, leading the execution and development of new inside and outside sales teams, business development, business management, online demand generation, sales and marketing leadership support. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) today announced that its annual digital media forum, CDMN Canada 3.0, will be held next year in Toronto for the first time in the conference’s five-year history. Having outgrown the Stratford venue that’s traditionally housed the conference, Canada’s digital media forum will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre next May 14-16, 2013. The MTCC, situated in the core of downtown Toronto, can accommodate the growing conference, support a variety of conference configurations, and is easily accessible by both land and air for both domestic and international attendees. A Toronto venue will enable closer ties with the GRAND 2013 conference which will further increase industry-university networking at Canada 3.0. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »