Netflix is taking a swipe at the pay-TV business by freshening the content on its streaming-video subscription service in Canada. The company announced Monday a multiyear deal with Paramount Pictures for the rights to show all of the studio’s new releases in Canada before any television channels. It is the first exclusive deal for newer content [...]

March 23, 2011 – (Vancouver) United Way of the Lower Mainland (UWLM) is launching the 2011 Care to Change Video Competition online at www.caretochange.ca. UWLM is inviting the public to make movies that make a difference with the chance to win prizes and receive exposure. BC youth (19 and under) and adults (20 plus) are invited to create and [...]

The toy maker Mattel is revamping its best-selling Barbie franchise by emphasizing her longtime beau, Ken. The company is bolstering awareness of Barbie’s companion — who celebrated his 50th birthday on March 11 — using social networks like Facebook and Twitterand a series of just-completedwebisodes in which wholesome-looking young male contestants vied to be the new face, literally, [...]

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced an investment of $11.5 million in 36 new innovative interactive projects submitted in the second round of its Experimental Stream. The CMF offers financial assistance to support projects at various stages: production, development or marketing. In production, the CMF is investing $8.6 million in 17 new projects: 8 games, [...]