CMF, Google Canada team up on new CanCon YouTube channel

TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is partnering with Google Canada on a new YouTube channel that will showcase Canadian film and television content.Collaborating with Canada's film and television producers, unions, guilds and rights holders, the YouTube channel is being developed by the CMF and Google Canada, but will be managed by BroadbandTV (BBTV). Deluxe Toronto will oversee the digitization of the catalogue, preparing all content for high-quality YouTube video playback. The initiative also has the support of the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), L'Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) and Telefilm Canada.The online hub aims to offer classic Canadian...