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Hot on the heels of the epic first season of Big Brother Canada, the country’s biggest specialty reality series of the year, Shaw Media and Insight Productions announced today that the national casting call for season two is now open. Canadians 19 years and older are invited to apply online and/or this fall in person at open casting calls in select cities across Canada. The submission deadline is October 25, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Sprylogics International Corp., an Ontario-based international provider of innovative mobile search and messaging monetization services, has announced that further to the press release of July 17, 2013, the Company has completed the acquisition of Alberta-based mobile local search service provider Poynt Inc. Read the rest of this entry »

Liverpool Football Club has announced a new three-year partnership with Electronic Arts Inc. that will make EA Sports^TM the Club’s Official Football Video Gaming Partner commencing from the start of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season. Through the partnership, EA Sports will give Liverpool FC fans the opportunity to play FIFA 14 at Anfield for selected fixtures throughout the season. EA SPORTS Goal of the Month will also offer fans the chance to upload their best FIFA 14 goals for a chance to win great prizes all season long. Read the rest of this entry »

Roaring Penguin Software Inc., the email filtering experts and developers of the acclaimed CanIt-PRO, CanIt-Domain-PRO, CanIt Archiver and Hosted CanIt anti-spam and email archiving solutions, are pleased to announce that they will be a Gold Level Sponsor of the upcoming 2013 N-Able Partner Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to sponsoring the event, David Skoll, President and CTO of Roaring Penguin will speak to the gathered N-Able MSPs on e-mail security. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) developer OpenText™, announced yesterday that it has acquired its long-time BPM technology partner, ICCM Solutions – a leading provider of process applications based on the OpenText Business Process Management (BPM) platform. Based in Malmesbury, United Kingdom, ICCM Solutions has approximately 200 customers worldwide using its solutions, including two of the five largest service desks in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian fitness company GoodLife Fitness has announced the launch of the free GoodLife Fitness App. The App, which is available for download on the App Store, allows users to add fitness class schedules to their personal schedules on their iPhone or iPod touch, share free passes with their friends, and receive notifications about important club announcements, among other convenient features.  The purpose of the App is to integrate fitness into the busy lives of all Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment has confirmed that Batman: Arkham Origins, in development at WB Games Montreal, will ship with a mode that allows players to take the franchise’s award-winning gameplay online to play with friends and foes.  The online component blends the traditional Arkham gameplay with third-person shooter mechanics and is in development by Splash Damage. The online mode will be available for the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and Windows PC when the games launches worldwide this coming October. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. and F.C. Barcelona announced today that they have agreed to a three-year partnership that will make EA Sports™ the Exclusive and Official Video Game Partner of one of the most popular and storied soccer clubs in the world. Over the course of the partnership, F.C. Barcelona and EA will develop a range of interactive activities to entertain and engage fans both at Camp Nou and around the world. At selected home matches over the course of the season, the EA Sports Dugout, a mobile gaming trailer, will be on-site so fans can play EA SPORTS games. In addition, F.C. Barcelona will receive in-game insights and data about how their fans engage with the club through EA Sports FIFA. Read the rest of this entry »

Voltari Corporation, a New York-based veteran in data driven solutions for smart marketing and advertising, has announced the expansion of its already robust Canadian operation. This announcement comes on the heels of several new business wins and the addition of new products to its Voltari Connect platform for brands and agencies. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal publisher Strategy First has announced TimeLines: Assault On America from Hungarian developer 4 Flash Ent.  are proud to announce the upcoming September 2013 release of a new WW II RTS which asks the question ‘What if The Axis Powers Invaded The USA?’ Gamers are invited to find out in TimeLines: Assault On America, a real time strategy game that takes place in an alternative WW II setting.  A key moment in history is changed causing untold widespread devastating consequences. Having successfully completed the assassination of Adolph Hitler through ‘Operation Wolf’s Head’ , the USA faces a retaliatory two front Axis invasion. Read the rest of this entry »