Front Row acquires cultureONE
Canada's largest film insurance brokerage, Front Row, has acquired cultureONE to create a complete arts and entertainment insurance provider. Both companies are IO members. This means the same engaged service, [...]
Documentary on Rogers TV and IO Hackathon Debuts Tonight
In January 2015, Rogers TV and Interactive Ontario teamed up to host a weekend Hackathon in Toronto. Individuals and teams competed to explore what the future of community television should [...]
SHG Studios Recieves Outstanding Business Achievement Award
IO member SHG Studios (formerly Snakehead Games), has been recognized by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce with an Outstanding Business Achievement Award in the small business category. Snakehead Games Studios was launched [...]
Ontario’s Interactive Digital Media industry applauds the Ontario government for continuing to recognize the importance of the IDM sector
Today's Ontario Budget introduced a variety of changes to the tax credit policies for Ontario's creative industries, including Ontario's IDM sector, which is made up of leading developers that create [...]
Advocacy update – Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
With the provincial budget scheduled for April 23, we are pleased to provide an update on Interactive Ontario's robust advocacy campaign surrounding the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit. IO [...]
Emergence Lab 2015: Call for Applications
Emergence Lab is the first Franco-Canadian residency dedicated to emerging and innovative forms of storytelling for new platforms, it takes place in Banff, Canada, from June 1 to 5, 2015. [...]
Andra Sheffer to be honoured with Youth Media Alliance Award
At the Youth Media Alliance English-Language Awards of Excellence Gala on May 27, IO board member Andra Sheffer will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award. Andra is the CEO of the [...]
IO board member wins Digital Media Trailblazing Award
At the Canadian Screen Awards gala on February 24, IO board member Jeffrey Elliott was the deserving recipient of the Digital Media Trailblazing Award for having created the world's first [...]
RESCHEDULED: OIDMTC Townhall
Due to the inclement weather conditions, we will be rescheduling the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit Townhall that was scheduled for tonight. The OIDMTC Townhall will now take place [...]
OMDC announces the Collaboration and Innovation Fund
The Collaboration and Innovation Fund (CIF) is a pilot program developed in response to ongoing changes in the marketplace, the continued blending of content across sectors and platforms, and evolving [...]