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Tricord Media has signed a co-production deal with French producer Novavision for 170 episodes of Pop Corn TV to begin airing this September on Canada’s Crossroads Television System (CTS). Episodes will be hosted by popular Canadian ‘clean comedian’, Leland Klassen and will include a variety of comical hidden-camera gags. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sheraton Parkway Toronto North in Richmond Hill will be the place to be in the GTA this July 6th – 8th weekend as actor, writer, Twitter sensation and fan Wil Wheaton takes the main stage at Polaris in a rare Toronto appearance. Tickets are still available for this weekend’s event. Read the rest of this entry »

Web-based marketing is on the cutting edge of modern marketing, and email marketing services in particular have become an indispensible tool for businesses in North America and the world over. In a bid to better serve their clients and continue expanding into the Email Service Provider and communication solutions market, Clickback recently launched a new website dedicated to supplying a user friendly interface, which allows for easy “point and click” access to the many products offered by Clickback, each designed to best serve the specific email marketing needs of their customers. Read the rest of this entry »

In the Facebook land of social expression, where photos and videos are shared with ease, a new application was released today to mark your friends birthdays – Birthday Mashup Cards by Mashup Arts. The app displays your friend’s upcoming birthdays, and with just one-click, the application automatically creates a social ecard that includes a photo slideshow from your friends’ public folder, and adds a YouTube Video to your Facebook ecard. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that the Canadian film industry is enjoying greater success at home and abroad. According to the organization’s Success Index, the performance of its portfolio improved by 23.7% in 2011. As introduced at Telefilm’s Annual Public Meeting in November 2011, this index measures the year-over-year results for the commercial, cultural and industrial success of feature films supported by Telefilm. Read the rest of this entry »

The Internet will be more convenient than ever for Canadians on-the-go as free wireless network access becomes available at your neighborhood Tim Hortons restaurant as the company has begun rolling out high-speed Wi-Fi and expects more than 90 per cent of its restaurants in Canada will have wireless access by September — just in time for the new school year. Read the rest of this entry »

MIPCOM has announced that Canada will be the MIPCOM 2012 Country of Honour. Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPCOM will take place in Cannes, 8-11 October. As part of the tribute to the Canadian television, film and digital industries, MIPCOM, in partnership with the Canada Media Fund and Telefilm Canada, will organise a dedicated Focus on Canada featuring a wide-ranging programme of high-level conference speakers, screening showcases, world-renowned Canadian talent, and business matchmaking events. Read the rest of this entry »

Last year, Place Bonaventure was overtaken by hordes of wild Comiccon fans. Many showed up in their finest costumes and everyone brought their shared passion for comic books, movies, TV shows, manga, horror and everything related to the world of fantasy fiction. They came in such great numbers that the space could not contain them. As a result, the 2012 Montreal Comiccon has expanded to three days as well as a much larger venue. The event will take place on September 14, 15 and 16 at Palais des Congrès. Read the rest of this entry »

The Netcelerate Management Team is pleased to announce that Vera Reifenstein is joining Netcelerate after a successful career in Bell Canada as a director in marketing and product management for 14 years. After leaving Bell in 2011 she completed several senior leadership contracts with companies such as Onpath Business Solutions, BroadConnect Telecom and Maritime Way Scientific, leading the execution and development of new inside and outside sales teams, business development, business management, online demand generation, sales and marketing leadership support. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) today announced that its annual digital media forum, CDMN Canada 3.0, will be held next year in Toronto for the first time in the conference’s five-year history. Having outgrown the Stratford venue that’s traditionally housed the conference, Canada’s digital media forum will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre next May 14-16, 2013. The MTCC, situated in the core of downtown Toronto, can accommodate the growing conference, support a variety of conference configurations, and is easily accessible by both land and air for both domestic and international attendees. A Toronto venue will enable closer ties with the GRAND 2013 conference which will further increase industry-university networking at Canada 3.0. Read the rest of this entry »