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The CW Network President Mark Pedowitz has given early pickups to three of its hit series for next season, including two which are shot here in BC: freshman hit Arrow, Supernatural and the network’s top-rated drama The Vampire Diaries, whose pilot was shot in Vancouver.  All three shows will return in Fall 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you know that when you use certified software or a web application to prepare your return, it’s faster and does a lot of the work for you? It may even identify benefits and credits you didn’t even know you were entitled to. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) offers fast, easy, and secure online services. Join the growing number of Canadians who enjoy the benefits of filing online. Consider these five steps before you sit down to file your return online: Read the rest of this entry »

TVO visits Peterborough March 2 and 3 for the second stop on the TVO on the Road: Learning 2030 tour exploring how science and technology are transforming the way people learn and teach. The theme for the Peterborough visit is Teachers: Then, Now and Tomorrow – an examination of how prepared teachers are to integrate new technologies in the classroom. This two-day event will be centered at Trent University and include on-air, online and in-community components, inviting citizens and experts to share their ideas on the future of learning. Read the rest of this entry »

Bonfab Technologies and Twilight Games have announced the worldwide release of Aargon Lasers for the iPad, available on the Apple App Store. Aargon Lasers is a modern version of the perennially popular puzzle game Aargon, now enhanced by a touch interface. Based on the science of optics and light, the seemingly simple goal of directing colored lasers using various play pieces such as mirrors, prisms, and refractors, belies the fiendish challenge to complete a difficult level. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Zevrix Solutions has announced that LinkOptimizer for Mac, its popular workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign, is available at 50% off on the discount website BitsDuJour on February 11-12 only. Awarded 4 out of 5 starts by Computer Arts magazine, LinkOptimizer automates complex image manipulation tasks allowing to significantly reduce the size of InDesign links, save processing time and reduce production costs. Read the rest of this entry »

MIPTV has announced that Entertainment One‘s (eOne) President & CEO Darren Throop, who is based in Toronto, will give a keynote address on Monday 8 April, as part of MIPTV’s Media Mastermind keynotes series. Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPTV will take place in Cannes from 8-11 April, 2013. Following eOne’s recent acquisition of Alliance Entertainment, Darren Throop will discuss the future of his group’s expanding multi-territory, multi-platform business and express his vision of actively acquiring ownership of content rights for exploitation across all media platforms around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

UrtheCast and Discovery’s Science Channel have announced an exclusive partnership to bring viewers the world’s first high-definition video of Earth, streamed in near real time, from the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbits over 200 miles above Earth. The programming will be developed once UrtheCast’s HD cameras are installed on the ISS and video streaming begins. Read the rest of this entry »

California-based Voxeo Labs and Vancouver’s Layer 7 Technologies have announced their joint solution of Voxeo Labs’ Tropo and Phono APIs with Layer 7’s API Management platform. Layer 7 will be demonstrating the joint solution at their Mobile World Congress stand in the App Planet area, Hall 8.1 Booth A47. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital conference mesh and Digital Journal Inc. have announced a partnership to provide a newsroom for the 2013 mesh conference, which happens May 15 and 16 in Toronto. mesh will leverage Digital Journal’s /newsrooms platform to provide real-time content and coverage for mesh ’13 attendees and sponsors. mesh ’13 will explore new and emerging trends and feature two days of challenging, insightful and engaging content. Attendees will absorb new ideas and inspiration on how to address new trends that impact their businesses and their customers’ lives. Read the rest of this entry »