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3rd October 2011

TransGaming Studios Needs A Senior Game Designer Pronto

transgamingToronto’s TransGaming Studios, the makers of Kula Blox and Garage, Inc., is looking for an experienced Game Designer.

You must have a proven track record of designing casual games demonstrated by having multiple titles shipped under your design leadership. You are ambitious and have a lot of initiative and enthusiasm. You have a passion for the game industry as a whole and deep knowledge of the casual space in particular. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

DigiBC Invites You To An Evening of Networking

DigiBC would like to invite you to an evening of networking featuring the world renowned cuisine and spirits by Chef Dale Mackay, DigiBCrecent winner of Canada’s Top Chef on Food Network Canada. This event, which will be held at the Ensemble Restaurant in Vancouver, is being hosted by DigiBC to give members and prospective members the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the leaders in the digital media and wireless industry from the association’s world class board of directors. Tickets for this event, which will take place from 6:00p.m. until 10:00p.m. on October 17th, are $45.00 per person for members or $75.00 per person for non-members. Upon completion of their registration, attendees will be asked which of DigiBC’s directors they would like to meet with. Each meeting will give attendees 15 minutes per director: Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

Exequor Studios Announces Con Sonar

exequor studiosThe first ever board game with an official smartphone app extension, Con Sonar! will be released by Exequor Studios on October 6th through The Game Crafter, while its extension will be available on the Android Market, with more smartphone platforms in development.

From beneath the ocean surface, boomer submarines from the six nuclear nations are preparing to launch their radioactive payload. In Con Sonar! your goal is to sink more enemy submarines than the other players, while making surecon sonar your own subs survive. Con Sonar! is an exciting, quick and chaotic card game filled with twists and turns. It is the first to use Exequor Studios’ bgX technology. Using your smartphone and the associated bgX app, you can enhance the base game experience with the addition of the experimental sonar.

Exequor Studios is very excited to bring forth this new line of products that merge the classic table-top experience with modern-day smartphone technology. The Board Game eXtension, or bgX, creates a never-before seen official link between these two forms of entertainment. Players can still purchase only the board game and get a complete experience, but by adding the smartphone app, they get a better, sometimes much different game.

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3rd October 2011

Fresh TV Announces New Animated Musical Comedy GrojBand

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Fresh TV has announced the start of production for a new animated musical comedy series, Grojband, a TELETOON Original Production. FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will serve as the worldwide distributor for television, brand licensing, home entertainment rights and other ancillary rights (excluding Canada) for the series. Geared towards kids 6 to 11 years of age, Grojband is an in-your-face animated comedy that delivers huge laughs and catchy tunes. The rockin’ new series will feature 52 11-minute episodes.
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3rd October 2011

National Information and Communications Technologies Careers Week

TECHNOCompétences, in partnership with the Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow’s ICT Skills (CCICT) has unveiled its program for the Quebec component of National ICT Careers Week. The program runs throughout the month of October and will take two forms: classroom sessions and an interactive career show. Many dignitaries attended the launch, including the Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Line Beauchamp. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

Adobe Acquires Nitobi Software

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced at its MAX 2011 technology conference that the corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Nitobi Software, the creator of PhoneGap and PhoneGap Build. PhoneGap is a popular open source platform for easily building fast, cross-platform mobile applications with HTML5 and JavaScript. With PhoneGap, Adobe® will offer developers the choice of two powerful solutions for cross-platform development of native mobile apps, one using HTML5 and JavaScript with PhoneGap and the other using Adobe Flash® with Adobe AIR®. PhoneGap’s open source framework has been downloaded more than 600,000 times to date and thousands of applications built using PhoneGap are available in mobile app stores that span devices based on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and other operating systems. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

Wooky Entertainment To showcase At Dallas Toy Preview

wooky entertainmentWooky Entertainment Inc., will be showcasing at this year’s Fall Toy Preview, which will take place at the Dallas Market Center from October 4th through 6th in Dallas. A full range of product lines including Style Me Up!®, Artzooka!™, MixyTM, Block CrayonTM and Mathable® will be showcased. Highlighted will be new products planned for Fall 2012 including the premiere launch of the award winning property Artzooka!. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

Transcontinental Combines Digital And Interactive Marketing Operations

transcontinentalOn November 1, 2011, Montreal’s Transcontinental will implement a new operating structure in order to become more agile at meeting the multiplatform marketing communication needs of its customers. The operations of Transcontinental Media and Transcontinental Interactive will thus be combined into a single sector, “Transcontinental Media”, with Natalie Larivière as president. Ms. Larivière has been a driving force in the development of Transcontinental’s digital products and services since 2006. The sector will now be responsible for products and services in publishing, distribution, data analytics and management, as well as interactive marketing solutions (mobile, digital promotions, etc.) and digital media. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

Genworth Writing Contest For Kids to Support Habitat for Humanity Canada

habitat for humanity canada“What does home mean to you?” From October 3 to November 14, Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada (Genworth Financial Canada) is inviting grade 4, 5 and 6 students across Canada to submit a written essay about the meaning of home.

Genworth Financial Canada’s 5th Annual Meaning of Home Contest supports Habitat for Humanity Canada (“Habitat for Humanity”) and is intended to raise awareness among students on the importance of having a home. The contest has received more than 7,000 entries to date and donated nearly $360,000 to Habitat for Humanity Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd October 2011

Wunderkind and Rocket Digital Management win Hollywood Suite business

On the heels of announcing its launch across Canada this November, Hollywood Suite has chosen its advertising and digital agencies of record, Wunderkind and Rocket Digital Management (RDM). Featuring commercial-free HD movies 24/7, uncut and unedited, Hollywood Suite is the exclusive home of movie channels from both Warner Bros. and MGM. Hollywood Suite Inc. is a newly formed, privately owned Toronto-based company founded by industry veterans Jay Switzer, Jeff Sackman, Michael McLaughlin, Catherine Tait and David Kines. Read the rest of this entry »

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