Linking Government Grants to SR&ED: Digital Media Sector
Over the last twenty years, indirect funding has become the most common source of funding for eligible research and development (R&D) work. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program has been used as one of the main indirect funding sources by countless companies performing R&D. Although SR&ED continues to help companies remain […]
Canada Media Fund Experimental Stream Applications Due
The final 2015-2016 intake for the Canada Media Fund’s Experimental Stream (Production) will be closing on September 22, 2015, while the Development and Marketing & Promotion segments will be closing on October 6, 2015. The Experimental Stream of the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is designed to support Canadian interactive digital media content, including application software, […]
Canada Media Fund’s (CMF) Interactive Digital Media Projects Reviewed by Internationally Renowned Jury
Last week, a jury of nine internationally renowned jury members involved in the digital media sector, visited Toronto to give their insights on innovation, as well as to help evaluate Canadian digital media projects that have applied for production assistance from the Canada Media Fund’s (CMF) Experimental Stream. They will also help assess the capabilities […]
Canada Media Fund initiates automated reporting with comScore
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced the development of an automated digital media measurement tool to measure performance and efficacy of CMF-funded digital media projects, collaborating with digital analytics company comScore. The CMF first announced plans to establish a Digital Media Performance Measurement Framework in May. The solution will deploy comScore’s Digital Analytix, a […]
Interactive Digital Media Funding – CMF Case Studies
On Monday, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced a $14 million round of funding to 25 interactive digital media (IDM) projects as part of their Experimental Stream. CMF’s track record in its three years of doling out digital media funding spans 112 projects and $58 million in funding for production support. Production support (as opposed […]
Canada Media Fund releases Digital Media Performance Measurement Framework
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced the launch of a Digital Media Performance Measurement Framework on Monday, May 14. The framework was developed through consultation with industry stakeholders during workshop sessions in Toronto, and is designed to effectively measure the performance of digital media projects against the CMF criteria for their Convergent and Experimental Streams […]