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The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has posted the 2013-2014 Performance Envelope allocations to its website. The envelope system was designed to provide a greater degree of funding predictability to both broadcasters and producers by allocating funds to broadcasters at the beginning of each fiscal year based on past performance in commissioning and airing convergent projects. The allocation of funds, known as envelopes, is applied to the Performance Envelope Program as well as the Development Program. Read the rest of this entry »

Clio is pleased to announce a newly designed Small Firm Innovation, its award-winning blog written by and for lawyers. Small Firm Innovation, sponsored by Clio, delivers first-person insights and advice to solo and small-firm lawyers from leading experts and experienced colleagues on the business realities of running a law practice. The site exclusively emphasizes practical solutions for real-world challenges. Its reliance on first-person accounts of small firm success creates an atmosphere for a dynamic exchange of ready-to-implement ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

Klipfolio Inc has announced a new partnership with Direction Digital, Australian-based digital marketing consultants. This partnership combines Direction Digital’s consulting and analytics expertise with Klipfolio’s web-based dashboard to provide clients with actionable insights. In an increasingly fragmented landscape, deriving value from analytics requires a careful balance of using the right data sources, measuring the right metrics, and communicating information in the right way. Read the rest of this entry »

Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the CUPE Local 15 support staff have reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate, Minister of Finance Michael de Jong announced today. The two-year agreement provides for modest wage increases funded from savings found within existing budgets, as required under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate. This agreement covers about 160 staff working in a variety of positions ranging from information technology, administration, studio and library technicians, facilities and other services that support students and the institutions. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Partners, a group within Electronic Arts Inc., has launched Vue for iOS in Canada, Vue: Where life meets music is a free entertainment mobile app that brings your photos to life with your favourite music to create an unparalleled digital experience that can be shared with friends and family. Vue was developed under the creative vision of EA Partners in partnership with Vancouver’s Finger Food Studios. Using your Facebook® photos and any song available through Rdio™ or your iTunes® library, Vue easily and instantly combines your favourite songs and photos live to create interactive shows you can share with friends… and it’s free! Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute® Software Corporation, the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops and ultra-portable devices announced today it has been issued patent No. 8,418,226, dated April 9, 2013, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a persistent servicing agent. Read the rest of this entry »

MasterCard Canada has announced the launch of MasterPass, the future of digital payments, making Canadian consumers the first in North America to be able to register for MasterPass services.  MasterPass is an innovation that delivers value to both consumers and merchants for its simplicity and security: Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has secured a number of key sponsors for CDMN Canada 3.0 – a two-day conference on May 14 and 15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. CDMN Canada 3.0 is the annual culminating event for CDMN’s world-class commercialization activities like international soft landings, sharing of best practices, online collaboration and access to expertise and research that enables Canadian digital media companies to succeed at home and abroad. Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial summaries for Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) television services. Revenues for these television services have climbed by 35.4% over the past five years to reach nearly $4 billion in 2012. During the past year, a significant portion of these revenues, close to $1.4 billion, was invested in the creation of a variety of Canadian programming, resulting in thousands of jobs in the Canadian production sector and new television programs for Canadians. In 2012, Canadian specialty, pay, PPV and VOD television services created 226 new jobs, directly employed 6,176 people and paid $487 million in salaries. Read the rest of this entry »

The Government of Canada has launched a national Call for Concepts to identify organizations who are interested in forming a pan-Canadian network focused on improving the literacy and essential skills of Canadians. The announcement was made by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the Minister of Labour, at the 16^th Annual Skills Manitoba Competition. Read the rest of this entry »