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Next media Star: Touche!PHD’s Duong

Here’s another in MiC‘s continuing series spotlighting the up and comers media shops have singled out as being a step ahead of the game.

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CBC bets on viral success with SeenThis?

The pubcaster hopes more of its content will get shared online and through social networking with the addition of a widget and companion application on Facebook.

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Drink your milk, or else!

That’s the teen- and young-adult-targeted message in DDB’s quirky new campaign for BC Dairy, which launched yesterday.

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MySpace undergoes major facelift

Just as the popular site marks its first year in Canada, it’s splashing out globally with a redesign that includes more options for advertisers and more connectivity with their customers.

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Canwest adds to senior executive team

Canwest publishing has appointed Graham Moysey SVP/GM of digital media.

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MindShare ‘Lightens the Night’ for K-C

The goal of the novel technique is to reduce kids’ anxiety about wetting their beds by first communicating with their mothers.

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Aveeno contest winner to get double treat

The Johnson & Johnson brand is celebrating its Olympics sponsorship and highlighting past host cities where some of its product ingredients come from.

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LXB adds to its team

Formerly with Carat, Sympatico and Nurun, Steven St-Pierre is the Montreal agency’s new director of interactive media.

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Degrassi gets virtual with vSide

CTV’s next-gen high schoolers will interact with virtual viewers during a week-long in-world promo to pump the show’s season finale.

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‘Bite-size’ factual series to bow on Discovery

General Motors of Canada has signed on to sponsor Cooler Facts while showcasing its new Pontiac G8.

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On the MiC with Microsoft’s Caroline Vogt: new findings on how youth interact with technology

Yesterday, the research expert shared findings from the largest ever global youth study with media-minded delegates at strategy‘s Understanding Youth conference.

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Notes from the (gaming) mediascape: Sony makes ad-friendly moves on PS3

Playstation 3 has entered the in-game advertising market, and Sony is also using the platform to distribute downloadable ad-supported video for gamers.

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Identifictions applies TV series model to video games

This fall, a website based in France will aim to engage users in a sort of video game-TV series hybrid. And the rollout of the series will be multilingual.

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Corus Radio signs on for Heavy’s new Husky net

Radio stations across the country will roll out Heavy.com programming in a new video monetization tool.

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Havas inks deal with Yahoo

Havas Digital’s Media Contacts is partnering with Yahoo to develop a media trading platform.