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Temple Street Productions Inc. and Family Channel have announced that principal photography has begun on the second season of break out reality-style series, The Next Step. The serialized tween drama is created by Frank van Keeken, creator of the hit Temple Street series Wingin’ It, which also airs on Family Channel and Disney XD. In addition to the 30 half-hour episodes on the channel, extra content will appear on Family.ca including, The Next Step Aftershow web series featuring exclusive character interviews and behind-the-scenes footage and commentary on the series’ storylines. Read the rest of this entry »

Reloaded Interactive, one of the World’s largest in-game ad companies, has announced the launch of a dynamic in-game advertising network that is capable of delivering real-time ads within AAA game titles for console, mobile, and PC platforms. The new network utilizes Reloaded’s ad servers and technology to display advertisements to gamers playing with an active internet connection. Reloaded plans to be the first ever in-game advertising network to support dynamic delivery into select eighth generation game consoles by the end of 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Burnaby company Cansel, a provider of software, hardware and services to the engineering, surveying, construction, mining, architecture, utilities, forestry, manufacturing and government industries, announced yesterday that it has acquired Robert Steltman Inc., an Autodesk Authorized Developer based in Toronto. Founded in 1991, Robert Steltman Inc. created Steltman Software, a line of Autodesk software productivity tools for roads, sites, surveys, pipes and river channels. The company is dedicated to providing practical and time-saving solutions that deliver efficient workflows. Read the rest of this entry »

Two-time Emmy® award recipient Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced yesterday that its new app is now bundled with Toshiba‘s Excite Write tablets, offering users the ability to capture hand-written notes digitally as well as create fun animations in this unique high-resolution display. Excite Write tablets bundled with Flip Boon Draw will be available in Canada and other selected countries in Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Read the rest of this entry »

Up to six producers from across Canada will be selected to participate in the WFF Feature Project Lab, an intense four-day business and marketplace immersion experience presented by the Whistler Film Festival in association with Telefilm Canada. New for 2013, this program will be held from December 3 to 6, 2013 during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit. Designed to advance Canadian creative talent, the WFF Feature Project Lab focuses on strengthening dramatic feature projects from script to screen by facilitating feedback as well as collaboration on and investment in film projects that have US and international appeal.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced modifications to the existing program deadlines for the Experimental Stream and the Francophone Minority Program (Production). In both cases, producers now have a few more weeks to submit their applications.  Program deadlines for all other programs, including Francophone Minority Program (Development) remain the same and can be viewed on the CMF website. Read the rest of this entry »

mpengo Ltd.™, creator of Apps for the Mobile Professional, introduces mpengo ServiceSheet for everyone in trades who uses service checklists. It’s the latest in the mpengo suite of apps specializing in on-site mobile solutions for service and construction trades and designers. If you are in a service trade business, your work almost always includes running through a checklist of items for customers. Whether you are in HVAC, run a repair business, are an on-site inspector or a car mechanic, or in any of the hundreds of service businesses, mpengo ServiceSheet will make your work easier and improve your customer service. Read the rest of this entry »

Faronics, a Vancouver-based solutions specialist in simplifying, securing and managing multi-user computer environments, has announced the release of Deep Freeze 7.7 – the latest version of its instant system restore solution. Deep Freeze 7.7 simplifies configuration management and adds Faronics Anti-Virus control into the popular Enterprise Console. Read the rest of this entry »

Red Barrels announced today that its darkest brainchild, survival horror experience Outlast will be available on September 4, 2013 for digital download on Steam for $19.99. Outlast received great accolades and awards this past E3, even earning the honor of “Most Likely to Make you Faint.” White-knuckled attendees playing the game for the first time struggled to maintain composure (and consciousness) when faced with the frightening effects of Outlast’s immersive audio design and the shocking truth of what lies inside Mount Massive Asylum. Outlast will keep hearts pumping and palms sweating as players’ fiercest fears are awakened. Read the rest of this entry »

LightSpeed, a Montreal software company revolutionizing the in-store shopping experience, today announced the launch of LightSpeed Cloud, a web-based retail management and point of sale (POS) solution that boasts a fully-featured iPad app, as well as the acquisition of MerchantOS. Read the rest of this entry »