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The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced its factors weights for the 2012-2013 Performance Envelope calculations. This announcement reflects decisions made by the CMF’s Board of Directors following a series of consultation sessions and working groups with members of the industry, and aligns with the CMF’s objectives of rewarding success and driving convergence across the industry.   Read the rest of this entry »

marblemedia’s hit tween series Splatalot has been greenlit for a second season (26 x 30’ episodes). The TV series has been renewed by YTV in Canada, CBBC in the UK, ABC3 in Australia and a version will be dubbed into French for TÉLÉTOON (French Canada). The series is set to start shooting this summer at marble’s studios north of Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »

Intrinsyc Software International,  developer of intelligent connected devices, today announced it will showcase its Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions at mPower M2M, a one-day North American summit connecting technology developers with global business leaders to create ideas, opportunities, and innovation for solving industry-specific challenges with M2M technologies. Read the rest of this entry »

Patent Rights Group Inc. of Toronto Canada (PRG) has acquired a new patent for advertising and listing real estate over mobile devices. By acquiring this patent asset, PRG will own the intellectual property rights to advertise real estate and deliver Multiple Listing Services (MLS) over mobile devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Quebecor Media is proud to join forces with Saguenay entrepreneurs to form a new Quebec video game company called BlooBuzz – the domain was registered on Webnames.ca two days, but there is no site up yet. On the strength of Quebecor Media’s majority stake, BlooBuzz will be developing casual gaming titles to take advantage of this rapidly growing market, especially on mobile platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

The AuroraMAX Online Observatory and the International Space Station (ISS) are on a quest to capture the Northern Lights from Earth and space as part of a new pilot project to compare and share images and videos of Canada’s aurora. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced the addition of more than 6,000 data sets to the Open Data Portal.The Open Data Portal now has more than 271,000 data sets from 17 participating organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

US-based Eye Scream Factory, a provider of time-saving design templates, presets, and royalty-free content for digital media artists, has announced the availability of 74 DVE transition presets created by Kevin P. McAuliffe, Senior Editor at MIJO in Toronto, and an Avid Media Composer editor for 15 years. The presets include a wide variety of organic and fluid DVE transitions. Read the rest of this entry »

Calgary-based Macgamestore.com has released Jewel Quest: The Sapphire Dragon Collector’s Edition, the sixth game in the popular Jewel Quest series by iWin. Available exclusively at Macgamestore.com, the game leads you through 200 brand new jewel boards as you unearth ancient wonders and discover the secret behind the elusive Sapphire Dragon. Read the rest of this entry »

The final nominees for the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGAs) were announced today with 30 games in six categories moving on to the final round of judging – and two Canadian titles made it through the door. Close to 500 games from all over the world were submitted for review by the international panel of experts: a record for the competition. Read the rest of this entry »