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As part of the provincial budget address, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the termination of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit program.  This decision leaves Saskatchewan as the only province in Canada without the tools in which to effectively compete nationally and internationally for film and television production.  The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA) believes this decision was based on poor information provided to the government. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have announced that the Standard Edition of the blockbuster action-RPG video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ is now available on Games on Demand for the Xbox 360® for $29.99. Read the rest of this entry »

ConceptShare has released its Game Studios, Outsourcing and Creative Review IQ white paper (PDF), presented at the recent 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The white paper documents Creative Review Best Practices observed across multiple game teams that rely on outsourcing for asset production.  The best practices provide game studios a way to measure how effectively they are managing their outsourcing workflow. Read the rest of this entry »

Babel is pleased to announce that due to unprecedented demand for its high quality Localisation QA services, it is planning a major expansion of its Montreal based teams, especially those covering Social Media and Casual Games. As part of this major expansion, Babel will be moving into a new purpose built 20,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art studio located in the heart of Montréal this summer. Read the rest of this entry »

With a great variety of games in their catalogue that translate perfectly for the touch-screen interface, Montreal publisher Meridian4 has announced that they are expanding their platform support beyond the desktop and entering the world of iOS and Android gaming.  The first three titles to make the leap onto tablets include Family Vacation, The Secret Legacy – A Kate Brooks Adventure and Post Apocalyptic Mayhem HD, all of which will be available later in the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. has announced that its social media, real time, experiential communications platform Ortsbo has applied for U.S. patent protection for its new e-Reader translator application. The app, now available in closed Beta, will transform the e-Reader industry by making it possible to instantly translate-in the user’s choice of text or audible speech-anything that can be loaded into the most popular e-Reader platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital music service Rdio, an enterprise started by the creators of Skype is among the first music services integrated with Facebook timeline in Canada, allowing access to Rdio’s new milestone 15 million songs straight from your Facebook timeline. With the integration, people who use Facebook in Canada will now be able to share their musical tastes with their friends and discover new music directly on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

Martin Wong, CMO of consulting agency Smartt, will be speaking at BCALME and Carry On: A Professional Development Event for Magazines on March 23rd – 24th, 2012. Hosted by The Magazine Association of BC, BCALME is a two-day professional development event that will include timely topics and networking opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

Hotel marketers are well aware of how important a strong web presence is in the travel market. Many have great websites that tell their hotel’s story, let visitors view photos and multi-media, and book their dream stay. But today, 31% of leisure travelers and 56% of business travelers access the internet for travel information on mobile devices, so a strong web presence means more than just a website. It means a mobile-optimized hotel website. Read the rest of this entry »