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American technology expert Scott Steinberg recently spoke with NewsWatch about some of the must-have technology products of 2012. One product that really caught his eye came from a Canadian company that’s been in the professional world for quite some time now. The company is called Toon Boom Animation Inc., and although consumers might have never heard their name, they’ve been behind the scenes with some of America’s top entertainment companies such as Disney, Warner Brothers, Cartoon Network, Fox and Dreamworks pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Holly Bario and Mark Sourian, Co-Presidents of Production at DreamWorks Studios announced yesterday that the studio has acquired the remake rights to the 2011 French Canadian film Starbuck. The film will be written and directed by Ken Scott and produced by André Rouleau, with Scott Mednick as executive producer. DreamWorks is planning an accelerated production schedule, targeting a start date for later this year. Casting for the comedy has already begun. Read the rest of this entry »

New Ventures has announced that 131 companies are moving on to Round 2 of the 2012 BCIC-New Ventures Competition, vying for $235 000.00 in cash and prizes. The next stage of the competition will be completing a 5 page  business overview, due May 8th. Read the rest of this entry »

Hospitality and entertainment company INK Entertainment heats up the 2012 summer music season with VELD Music Festival. Featuring an unprecedented, globally acclaimed musical line-up, VELD will touch down in Toronto at Downsview Park on August 4^th and 5^th, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has announced its 2011 financial results, highlighting the further continuation of the positive trends observed in 2010: stronger collections and higher distributions to members. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite has extended the functionality of their market-leading social media management system with a new wave of partner integrations. Joining their growing App Directory are MailChimp, Chime.in, Identi.ca, Vision Critical Surveys, and RSS Reader. These apps are available immediately to HootSuite’s Free, Pro, and Enterprise clients which now make up close to 4 million users worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »