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Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP received two prestigious Intellectual Property awards, Copyright Firm of the Year (Canada) and Copyright Case of the Year (Canada) at an awards ceremony held March 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. has launched phase two of its latest national multiplatform trade advertising campaign “Media is the New Creative”, targeting media buyers and planners in English Canada. Conceived by Bos, the campaign is entirely web based and consists of three videos and one “making of” that all playfully highlight some of the stereotypes of our industry; the messages recognize media planners as the creatives they truly are, but not always recognized for. Read the rest of this entry »

IAB Canada has announced the formation of its new Real-Time Bidding (RTB) Committee along with the launch of its industry educational efforts with a new RTB Event on May 22, 2012. According to eMarketer, approximately 10 percent of Digital media ad impressions are already being bought via Real-Time Bidding within Ad Exchanges, but this figure is projected to ramp up to almost 30 percent by the end of 2015. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Direct and Xplornet Communications Inc. are proud to announce a marketing agreement that will offer increased value to new and existing Shaw Direct DTH video customers and Xplornet high-speed Internet customers. Read the rest of this entry »

Sears Canada has announced the launch of its first applications for iPhone® and Android smartphones, making Sears the only department store in Canada with a fully transactional mobile website and iPhone®/Android applications, giving Canadian customers instant access to the over 80,000 products available at Sears.ca.  Customers can now not only browse and research Sears products, but they can also complete a full purchase with the convenience of their smartphone – from anywhere, in English or French. Read the rest of this entry »

Intelimax Media Inc. announced yesterday that Mr. Chris Petry, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed as a director of the Company. In addition, Mr. Michael Young, a current director and the President of the Company has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s video pick is from 2010 and features the work of then-Vancouver Film School student Elena Topouzoglou, through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program. Elena is currently working as a compositor at FrameStore in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced new two-year Program Guidelines for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years. It also announced the program budget for 2012-2013 set at $375 million. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive entertainment company Ludia and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced today the launch of The Price Is Right Slots game for the Facebook platform. Players, worldwide, can now experience an original and interactive free slot machine game based on the longest-running game show in television history. Read the rest of this entry »

Mission accomplished for the digital entertainment company Frima. One year after the Quebec Ministry of Family established their standards for work-family balance, Frima became the first company to obtain certification from the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ). Frima is particularly proud to reach this important milestone, demonstrating its leadership and commitment to offering employees an attractive and challenging work environment. Read the rest of this entry »