MovieScout launches a discovery platform for film lovers

MovieScout, Canada’s new home for discovering showtimes for movies in all theatres across the country, has officially launched. The website is live atwww.moviescout.ca and www.cinescout.ca.

Acting as moviegoers’ entertainment ‘North Star’, MovieScout helps Canadians find the perfect movie in theatres, from star-studded blockbusters to soulful indies that can often fly under the radar. MovieScout has a dedicated section for Canadian movies and Independent movies, making it easier than ever before for consumers to find movies that often have limited engagements and marketing budgets

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Samsung True North Tunes to Spotlight Emerging Canadian Artists

Samsung Electronics Canada has launched Samsung True North Tunes, an artist-first contest that gives emerging Canadian musicians a new opportunity to share their original music and reach listeners across the country. 

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Apple plans to show ads on its Maps app 'this summer'

Apple's new Apple Business service brings ads to Maps | Source: Apple

Advertising is set to appear on Apple Maps soon, at least in Canada and the US. Apple confirmed it will start showing ads in the navigation app "this summer." Similar to the ads on the Apple App Store, businesses interested in advertising their services on Apple Maps can claim their physical location and upload photos through Apple's new Apple Business service. They can pay Apple to have their businesses shown at the top of search results that are "based on relevance" as well as in the "Suggested Place" section.

Apple noted that users' personal data will remain on the device and won't be collected by the company or shared with third parties. Ads viewed in Maps will not be tied to users' Apple accounts or used to track their actual locations.

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Spotify SongDNA lets you discover how your favourite songs are linked

Source: Spotify

If you're a music lover who enjoys doing deep dives into your favourite tracks, Spotify has started to roll out the beta version of its SongDNA feature. Available for Spotify Premium subscribers on iOS and Android, SongDNA shows you more than the singer, songwriter or producers. The beta feature expounds on the existing About the Song feature. It displays other connections, including covers of the track, information on samples, interpolations, and other projects in which the song's collaborators are involved. Spotify plans to complete the rollout of SongDNA sometime in April.

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