An exciting announcement about our latest addition to the GameON: Ventures lineup - The Honourable Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism - will moderate our panel Game Changers – Doing Good Through Games. Gaming is becoming an important new frontier for social good, and as these panelists will demonstrate, games can [...]
Youth Media Alliance (YMA) is looking for promising young Canadian students at the university level who show a talent and passion for creating innovative children’s content. Each year, one outstanding Canadian student who plans to pursue a career in children’s animation, television or digital media production will be awarded the Andra Sheffer Scholarship to attend [...]
NextUp is an accelerator program for up-and-coming YouTubers and is open to Canadian YouTube creators who have between 10K and 100K subscribers. Successful applicants are eligible to receive: A spot at a week-long creator camp at YouTube Space Toronto. You’ll team up with production experts to harness new techniques in camera, lighting, and sound, and [...]
Interactive Ontario is pleased to announce that longtime board member Jeffrey Elliott has been elected to the position of Chair. Elliott assumes the role from outgoing Chair Peter Miller. Jeffrey Elliott is the CEO of TableRock Media, a new direct-to-consumer entertainment company that will soon launch internet-based specialty channels through Apple and Android devices, set-top [...]
Today, Interactive Ontario launches a research project designed to study the economic impact of Ontario’s interactive digital media (IDM) sector. This will mark IO’s first detailed research study on this topic. This information is vital to demonstrating the contributions of the sector, allowing IO to communicate more effectively with all levels of government, funding [...]
Nominations are open until September 7th for Toronto Region Board of Trade's Business Excellence Awards. This is an annual event celebrating members of the Toronto Region business community who have demonstrated exceptional growth, leadership and innovation. Nominate a deserving business in one of seven categories, including Technology Innovation - visit the TRBOT website to find out [...]
On June 21, IO hosted its 2016 Annual General Meeting and Summer Cocktail. The meeting featured updates from the Executive Committee, our Advocacy Committee Chair Mary Sorrenti (Game Pill) and our Board Governance Committee Chair Jeffrey Elliot (Table Rock Media). We were very pleased to welcome two new directors to our Board - Lisa Coulman, [...]
A critical part of the Government's Innovation Agenda starts today with the launch of an interactive website. The website, Canada.ca/Innovation, allows Canadians to share their ideas for positioning Canada as a world leader in promoting research, accelerating business growth, and propelling entrepreneurs from the commercialization and start-up stages to international success. To achieve this vision, [...]
World Refugee Day takes place June 20th and features a YouTube-A-Thon. They are encouraging participants to create a video and “donate” the views to raise funds and awareness. The more likes and shares, the better. Learn more about how you can participate here.
The Canada Media Fund invites you to meet with Program Administrator team members. The meetings and sessions will provide an opportunity to review the past year, inform you about the changes to processes, discuss your current projects and answer any questions you may have about the 2016-2017 CMF program guidelines. Details about the information sessions [...]