Federal government shaping strategy to promote Canadian content worldwide as digital takes over
byThe federal government wants to bring Canadian content around the world, but they likely can’t do it alone. Today, the Department…
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CEO Allen Lau explains how Wattpad will monetize its ‘hockey stick growth’
byWhenever I speak with VCs about the next Canadian company they think will blow up on the global stage, the first word out of…
BuzzFeed hires Craig Silverman as Founding Editor for Canadian newsroom
byNew York-based BuzzFeed, the incredibly popular site that’s built off top-10 lists and viral news, recently announced…
#Dx32015: Pressboard is building a story marketplace
byThe sudden death of Gigaom is just the most recent reminder that the current business model for digital media publishers is…
The secret startups
byTrigger warning: this is a tech publication writing about tech media. There is no greater inside baseball. Last…
Due South: Switch Video puts “zero focus” on Canadian market
byWelcome to Due South, a new series that profiles Canadian entrepreneurs who have founded companies outside of the motherland.…
Pressly Raises $2.1 million from Gibraltar Ventures, iNovia and OMERS
byToronto-based content marketing company Pressly has raised another round of funding. Led by Gibraltar Ventures, and with participation…
20 Year Media’s acquisition strategy has lessons for other startups
byIf you filmed a dramatic corporate acquisition for the big screen, you’d probably have the big company in New York buying…
theScore’s bought deal financing reaches $23 million following strong retail interest
byLast night, theScore put out a release announcing a bought financing agreement led by Mackie Research Capital Corporation,…
theScore now included in the TSX Venture 50
byToronto-based mobile sporting news provider theScore announced today that has been included within the 2015 TSX Venture 50,…
theScore launches new eSports app
byDiehard sports fans know all about the stat hole: diving deep into the addictive world of RBI percentage, rebounds per game…
theScore now has over 10 million mobile monthly active users
byToronto-based mobile sports news provider theScore announced some new user milestones today, as the company closed its Fiscal…
20 Years and 150 Million Monthly Uniques Later, Vice Founder Sheds Light on Its Humble Canadian Beginnings
byOn the Friday afternoon of NXNE 2014’s interactive portion, likely the most anticipated speaker told the story of how…
New MaRS Report Warns It May Be Time for Canadian Media Companies to Look Elsewhere for Opportunity
byThe second part of a new report on the state of Canadian media, tabled by MaRS Market Insights, warns that perhaps Canadian…
Media and Entertainment Companies Expected to Ramp Up the Acquisition Game
byMedia and entertainment companies are expected to execute more acquisitions over the next year than in the previous two years,…