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BC Film + Media (BCFM), in partnership with the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) and the Canadian Media Production Association – BC Producers’ Branch (CMPA-BC), is pleased to announce Opening The Book On Film 3, which will take place on March 27, 2013 at VIFF’s Vancity Theatre, at the Vancouver International Film Centre in downtown Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry »

The team of Hero Artists (Jessica Martins and Breann Thordarson) are pleased to announce that their full-service talent agency is launching in Canada and expanding their services. The agency represents some of the country’s top actors, models, children, celebrities and voice over actors. With their head office in Toronto and affiliates in Vancouver and Montreal, the team brings years of experience representing talent throughout Canada and the United States. The seasoned team has been breaking ground for years with their collective skills in casting, acting, modeling, marketing and production. Their talented artists perform regularly in all areas of the industry, including film, television, commercials, print, voice, endorsements, branding and public appearances. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Media announced an industry leading partnership with CIBC for HGTV Canada’s Income Property. Hosted by Scott McGillivray, Income Propertyhas attracted enormous attention across the country over its first six seasons, and with its recent expansion to a full hour, the hit show is poised to build on its already impressive audience. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian firms say lack of financing is the key barrier to innovation, even though Canada has one of the best-developed financial markets in the world. The first report of The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for Business Innovation (CBI) suggests that investors will be more willing to finance innovation if innovators get better at explaining how their new or improved products or services will make money. A quarter of respondents to the CBI’s Innovator Survey on Innovation Metrics and Management identified finance as their number one challenge. Respondents to the nation-wide survey of more than 1,000 Canadian firms who are seeking financial support cited finance about four times more than any other issue. The respondents to the survey were firms of all sizes and across industrial sectors. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud-based managed service solutions provider for the distribution of premium media to IP-connected devices QuickPlay Media has announced support for the new BlackBerry® 10 platform. A number of multichannel video program distributors (MVPDs) , including Canada’s largest cable and IPTV operator, are using QuickPlay’s OpenVideo Platform to roll out live TV and video-on-demand (VOD) services for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Read the rest of this entry »

Genetec™, a pioneer in the physical security industry and provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, today announced Stratocast™, a powerful yet easy-to-use Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solution powered by Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. Stratocast is designed to meet the needs of small and midsized businesses who are looking for a high-end and extremely reliable video security solution without the costs and complexities typically associated with installing and managing on-premise surveillance systems. Read the rest of this entry »

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is accepting applications for the 2013 edition of the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award.  To win a $100,000 Grand Prize, entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 are invited to present a turning point their company has reached and the solution they propose to take their business to the next level. A second prize, consisting of $25,000 in consulting services, will be awarded to the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award runner-up. The deadline for submitting applications is April 2, 2013, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time. Read the rest of this entry »

The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) has announced the line-up for the inaugural festival running from February 13^th– 17^th.. TBFF is proud to celebrate diversity within the black community through films that matter. With exciting films from all over the world, an online program, an industry panel and parties, the first edition of the TBFF shines a cinematic spotlight on Toronto’s Black History Month celebrations. TBFF will open with Kenya’s official selection for this year’s Oscars, NAIROBI HALF LIFE, playing February 13^that the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Read the rest of this entry »

theScore Inc. has announced the re-launch of its flagship mobile product, theScore, for Android devices. Sports fans and fantasy league managers on Android devices will now be able to enjoy a visually richer and more user-friendly experience. Based on the design of its critically acclaimed iPhone and iPad apps, theScore for Android is completely free to download and has an all-new look and feel including: Read the rest of this entry »

CiRBA, a Toronto-based provider of capacity transformation and control software, has announced the general availability of a Software License Control System that enables organizations to reduce the costs associated with processor-based software licensing by an average of 55%. The Software License Control module is an add-on to CiRBA’s award-winning Capacity Control Console and optimizes VM placements in virtual and cloud infrastructure in order to: Read the rest of this entry »