Monthly Archive for: ‘February, 2014’

Publicists Feel Increased Need to Manage Star Client’s Social Media Activities

By Randee Dawn for Variety It’s not always easy to know the exact moment when your job shifts gears, but Prime co-founder and partner Joy Fehily is pretty sure she has a good idea: It was a few years ago,

Disney Launches Cloud-Based Digital Movie Service

By Mansha Daswani for World Screen Disney Movies Anywhere is a new cloud-based digital movie service allowing consumers to purchase and watch Disney, Pixar and Marvel titles on their mobile and web devices, with an initial slate of 400 films,

Bell Fund Celebrates Canadian Nominees at the 2014 International Digital Emmy Awards

Canada has received two nominations from amongst 12 projects representing 10 countries nominated for this year’s International Digital Emmy® Awards.  The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced that Perfect Storms Interactive (perfectstorms.history.ca ), produced by Secret Location has been

Meet the 2014 International Digital Emmy Awards Nominees

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the 2014 International Digital Emmy® Awards Nominees, and Pioneer Prize recipient. The Emmys and the Pioneer Prize will be presented on Monday, April 7 at MIPTV in Cannes. There are 12 nominees in

2014 International Digital Emmy Awards Nominees Announced

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the 2014 International Digital Emmy® Awards Nominees, and Pioneer Prize recipient. The Emmys and the Pioneer Prize will be presented on Monday, April 7 at MIPTV in Cannes. There are 12 nominees in

Amazon Rebrands LoveFilm Video-On-Demand Service

By Mark Sweeney for The Guardian Amazon is hitting back at Netflix in the UK by rebranding its LoveFilm video-on-demand service. LoveFilm, bought out by Amazon three years ago in a deal worth nearly £200m, will be folded into the

Deb Roy, Chief Media Scientist at Twitter to Keynote at MIPTV 2014

Deb Roy, Chief Media Scientist, Twitter, will present a keynote address at MIPTV in Cannes on Tuesday April 8, 2014. The keynote will highlight Twitter as a force multiplier for TV viewing. Studies show that a majority of mobile and

Big YouTube Channels Join Forces to Help Drive Ads

By Mike Shields for Adweek The web video world is getting its own trade organization: GOVA, the Global Online Video Association—a nonprofit group formed with the primary goal of bringing more advertisers to the medium. At the outset, GOVA is

A Look Inside Netflix’s War Room as House of Cards Season 2 is Launched

By Peter Nowak for The Globe and Mail “We haven’t broken the Internet…” says Chris Jaffe, vice-president of product innovation at Netflix. He pauses a few seconds for dramatic effect before punctuating the pronouncement: “…yet.” Laughs break out in the

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