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The Canadian entertainment & media (E&M) market will grow faster than the U.S. to 2016 primarily because of higher spending on Internet access and TV subscriptions, says a new report from PwC. The Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2012-2016  shows Canada’s E&M market growing at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) compared to 5.2% in the U.S through 2016. Read the rest of this entry »

SiriusXM Canada has announced a series of live broadcasts direct from NXNE, one of Canada’s most anticipated music and arts festivals featuring both emerging artists and major-label headliners. This is SiriusXM’s 7^thconsecutive year of support for the festival and the latest example of how SiriusXM helps Canadian artists reach music fans in both Canada and the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment‘s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral‘s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) are pleased to unveil the original series, miniseries, specials and documentaries that have been greenlit for production in 2012/2013. The line-up includes: returning comedy favourites Call Me Fitz, Less Than Kind and Funny as Hell; prominent international co-productions The Heretics and Rogue; and documentaries and special presentations Altman, In Studio, the David Steinberg Documentary, The Reelside, Revolution: Sharkwater 2, Vincent Goes to Hell: An Alice Cooper Doc Opera and Water. Read the rest of this entry »

In 1982, Montreal filmmaker Gabriel Hoss created, produced and directed the first episode of the original “How It’s Made” television series (in French “Comment c’est fait”). The pencils were the subject. Their detailed fabrication process was filmed inside the manufacturing plant. PBS in the United States as well as TVO, CFCF, Radio-Québec and CKCO in Canada were the first channels to broadcast this series, which pioneered the new “How It’s Made” TV series presently broadcast in approximately 180 countries, notably on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The new series, produced by Maj Productions in Montreal, is based on Gabriel Hoss’ concept. Read the rest of this entry »

Open Text™ Corporation has announced three key appointments to its executive leadership team designed to strengthen and propel the company through its next stage of growth. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment has announced Script to Screen, a new program partnership with Corus’ western-Canada pay TV service Movie Central and the Winnipeg-based National Screen Institute (NSI). Script to Screen will provide established and emerging Canadian screenwriters with robust funding, creative support and industry guidance to fully develop feature film concepts for film and television, from script to screen. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has launched Canadaonscreen.ca, a website designed to showcase and celebrate Canada’s creative talents and screen-based productions, including television productions, games, Web content, and software and applications funded by the CMF. Read the rest of this entry »

IntelliResponse Systems, a Toronto-based provider of multi-channel virtual agent software solutions that drive profitable online conversations, today announced the official launch of IntelliResponse for Global Markets. This latest version of the firm’s industry leading customer self-service software includes full internationalization capabilities in its core architecture, enabling the product to support languages such as Japanese, Korean, as well as Chinese languages including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, and Min. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based EvidencePix Systems Inc., developer of VerifyPro™ and the patented EpixTrust™ process for secure capture and transfer of digital media from mobile devices, has announced the appointment of Seenergee Corp. as an authorized distributor for Mexico and Colombia. Read the rest of this entry »

CDI College is pleased to announce the recent opening of a brand new campus in Surrey, BC. The new facility, located just off Scott Road, will allow the college to continue to offer its wide range of career training programs in the city and accommodate a larger student body. Read the rest of this entry »