Ubisoft Canada announces pay rises in bid to keep best talent

Avril Lavigne just announced some pretty big news – she’s headed back out on tour!

Avril Lavigne has announced her first cross-Canada tour in more than a decade.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPremium video consumption in Southeast Asia grew at 6% quarter-on-quarter in the July to September period, roughly double the 3% expansion of the overall online video sector, says a new market report.

EXCLUSIVE: Episodic festival SeriesFest is looking to further boost diversity and equity within its own space with Inclusion Initiative: From Start to Screen.

Councillors in Bury could be set for a 20 per cent increase in their basic allowance – netting them an extra £1,800 per year.

One of the UK’s most popular supermarkets has announced plans to increase how much it pays shop staff from next year.

Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Fontaines DC for Flow Festival 2022. They’re joined on the bill by Michael Kiwanuka, Sigrid, Bikini Kill, Little Simz and Princess Nokia.Elsewhere, there’ll be performances from Pau Salieu, Fred Again.., King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, DJ Koze and many more.Tickets for the cancelled 2020 and 2021 editions of Flow Festival will automatically be accepted for next year’s event.

Telemundo Deportes scored big with the Tuesday presentation of the CONCACAF FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Canada and Mexico.

AFI FEST 2021 announced today the films that received this year’s Jury and Audience awards. The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action and Animated Short will be eligible for the 2021 Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short Academy Awards®. The Jury was composed of film curator and writer Kiva Reardon; Amanda Salazar, head of programming and acquisitions at Argo; and writer/director Angel Kristi Williams.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hit the red carpet for a New York City event honouring veterans, in advance of Remembrance Day and, in the U.S., Veterans Day.

Lucy Dacus is heading on tour next year. The singer-songwriter, who shared her wonderful third album Home Video this summer, will embark on dates across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe from early February to mid-April with Indigo De Souza and Fenne Lilly opening.

Canadian punk rock band PUP will embark on a big tour of the United States and Canada next year. Fans of the group's relentless, grin-inducing energy who attend the shows will be able to sing along to two brand new PUP songs, "Waiting" and "Kill Something," out today.

Pavement have confirmed details of their first headline North American tour in over a decade. The band, fronted by Stephen Malkmus, previously revealed plans to tour Europe in 2022 including an appearance at Spanish festival Primavera Sound.

Next February, serpentwithfeet will embark on a tour of North America behind his excellent 2021 project DEACON (and its upcoming companion EP DEACON’s Grove. The dates cover the United States and Canada, beginning in Washington on February 12 and running for 11 dates for a wrap-up show in Los Angeles.

Tina Turner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night (October 30) as H.E.R. and Christina Aguilera were among the artists who paid tribute.Turner was inducted by Angela Bassett at the ceremony while a number of artists delivered musical performances in homage to Turner at the event.H.E.R.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was its “second largest profit generating game” ever.Thanks to a recent article by VGC, it is now known just how successful Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has been for publisher Ubisoft.Valhalla had a strong start, selling more copies in its first week than any of the series’ previous entries had in theirs.

Lori Loughlin is trying to make amends for her involvement in the college admissions scandal.