A Case Study in Digital Media and Second Screen Engagement
Three easy steps: Watch on TV Download the App Play Along at Home Canada’s Smartest Person represents a new wave in reality television: integrating Digital Media for a truly interactive experience. Described by Konrad Group, the developers of the Canada’s Smartest Person app, the show is “a groundbreaking format and interactive television experience redefining what […]
Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit Eliminated
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz announced in the 2012 Saskatchewan budget that the Film Employment Tax Credit, which has been in place since 1998, will no longer be offered as of July 1, 2012. Most Canadian provinces, as well as the Canadian federal government, offer digital media tax credits and to encourage this industry. This announcement […]
Digital Media Awards at the Rockies
The Banff World Media Festival, or “the Rockies,” is an International commemoration event for the media industry, scheduled this year for June 10-13, 2012 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. More than a series of competitions, the Banff World Media Festival is promoted as a networking event for media industry stakeholders with programs like “Face-to-Face,” […]
Interactive Gaming in Ontario Gets Schooled
Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education offered an interesting post-grad series of courses for gaming aficionados: the EDGE: Education for Digital and Games Entrepreneurs program which ran workshops in January 2012. “Ontario is rapidly becoming viewed as a leader in digital media and gaming,” says Dr. Gervan Fearon, Dean of The Chang […]
OIDMTC – The Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit and Why It’s So Great
Household name Encyclopedia Britannica, in print since it was first published in Scotland in 1768, announced earlier in March its plans to end physical print publications and focus on expanding its online and digital application presence. Their website features an ad for an iPad app under a banner promoting its “FINAL Print Edition,” a great […]
2012- Canada’s Digital Future in Focus
ComScore, the go-to internet marketing research company, recently released an annual report on Canada’s digital trends, highlighting the influence of digital media in Canada’s marketplace. “Technological innovations in digital device hardware and software have enabled a rapid increase in consumers’ digital consumption habits, marking an exciting time for the digital media industry and depicting an […]
A Major Player: Canada’s Video Game Sector
We’ve got our own tech hubs in Canada. Last year, Canada’s video game industry employed almost 16,000 people contributing $1.7 billion to economic activity, with an expected growth of 17% over the next two years according to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC). In fact, our gaming industry is about five times that of […]