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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 »

With its show floor expanded to over 50,000 square feet, ProFusion 2012 is expanding its scope this year to feature world-renowned presenters and vendors to spotlight the ever-growing broadcast and production industry.

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Organizations should act now to address the privacy risks associated with Big Data, and the analytics technologies used to make sense of these vast data sets, before such risks become realities. This, and other key recommendations, are detailed in a new joint report titled Privacy by Design in the Age of Big Data authored by Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, and IBM Fellow, Jeff Jonas. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s first national conference for sponsorship marketers has a new name and a new look: Sponsorship Toronto. The Sponsorship Report is proud to have pioneered professional development for sponsorship in Canada. In 1997, it launched Selling Sponsorships: Strategies for Success^®, a one-day conference on sponsorship sales. Read the rest of this entry »