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WildBrain’s YouTube Strategy and What it Could Mean for the Future of Degrassi

If you’ve been paying attention to what WildBrain is doing from a business perspective, you may have noticed that over the past year or so they have been more focused on making their content available through their WildBrain Spark network. WildBrain Spark is a kids and family network on AVOD (advertising-based video on demand i.e. YouTube). Instead of selling content to a streamer or traditional television network, WildBrain is distributing their shows (such as Degrassi) on YouTube and collecting ad revenue.

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New Video from Jessica Tyler

Jessica Tyler posted a new video this afternoon. This is from a Me To We speaking event Jessica was at with Luke and Jordan not long ago. They were at an elementary school to talk about their trip to India, and they screened the Degrassi In India documentary. This videos shows the 3 of them just being goofy and meeting with the kids at the school.

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Jordan Todosey Interviews Giller Nominee

From Etalk last night, Jordan Todosey interviews Giller Prize nominee Kathleen Winter in this new video. Winter is the author of Annabel, a novel that features a hermaphrodite as the main character.

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Daniel Joins Youtube; Full Degrassi Cast List

Daniel Kelly just created a Youtube account and uploaded his first video last night. He joins a growing list of Degrassi cast members with Youtube accounts, posting personal vlogs, behind the scenes videos, etc. Here is a full list so far:

Update: Degrassi Cast Youtube Accounts
Jordan Todosey
Melinda Shankar
Landon Liboiron
Spencer Van Wyck
Alicia Josipovic
Daniel Kelly
Cassie Steele
AJ Saudin
Adamo Ruggiero
Jessica Tyler
Mike Lobel
Soundspeed

Anyone else?

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Adamo’s Message to LGBT Youth

Adamo just posted this video on Youtube telling LGBT youth that it does get better. He talks about his struggles as a gay young person coming out, and how everything was okay in the end. This is definitely an important message to hear.