Internet users in Canada are most likely to discover new TV and video content from friends (57%), per Media Technology Monitor—far above the 41% who rely on personalized suggestions or the 23% who get recommendations from commercials.

Meta juggles its Facebook present and metaverse future: The social network gains users, but recent losses could mean less money for metaverse R&D, giving VR platform competitors an opening.

Purchasing is presently limited to users 18 years old and up in the US and Canada. More on this: Meta charges a 30% platform fee for any sales on its VR system, Meta Quest. Horizon Worlds will charge a 25% fee for goods and experiences sold on top of that. This would leave creators with just 52.5% of the sale price, with Meta taking the other 47.5%.

The trial will be open to creators in the US and Canada. Meta plans to take a 25% cut of the 70% that’s left after the platform fee, leaving creators with just over half of an item’s sale price.

Social network user numbers are still rising in the US, UK, and Canada—albeit slowly. This is to be expected as the social media market matures. But the user makeup of the main platforms is changing, and there’s more competition.

After a challenging 2020, which saw big shifts in how digital media was consumed and how marketing adapted, we anticipate five developments will have a lasting impact on Canada’s digital economy.

In this report, we explore how digitization is reshaping the banking CMO’s role, responsibilities, and priorities through exclusive interviews with 10 banking industry CMOs in the US and Canada.

Canadian viewership will reach new heights this year, according to our latest digital video viewer forecast.