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A&E Network has picked up a second season of the acclaimed drama series, “Bates Motel” starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore from executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin, it was announced today by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager of A&E Network and BIO Channel. The premiere of “Bates Motel” garnered 4.5 million total viewers and 2.5 million adults 25-54 and 18-49, based on Live+7 viewership, making it the most-watched original drama debut in the key demos in the network’s history. Read the rest of this entry »

Smart network multimedia processors provider ViXS Systems Inc. and MELD Technology, a California-based provider of Pico Broadcast Systems have announced the release of the MT300 series of Pico Broadcasters.   MELD’s patented Pico Broadcasters enable use of TV White Space spectrum for sending HD video and control signals over-the-air using unlicensed spectrum. Read the rest of this entry »

For the third consecutive year, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and Canadian innovative children’s toy and entertainment company Spin Master Ltd. have teamed up to launch the Spin Master Innovation Fund (SMIF), with up to $50,000 in start-up financing, a hand-matched mentor from CYBF’s industry-leading mentoring program and a trip to the Spin Master offices in Toronto to attend a two-day Innovation Launch Pad Workshop, with exclusive access to senior Spin Master executives. Applications open today and will offer qualified 18-39 year olds the opportunity to kick-start their innovative start-up business and are invited to apply online before May 21, 2013.

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The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) is working with Nordicity to carry out a study of the video game industry in Canada.  ESAC is calling on all Canadian video game studios to complete a survey that will help evaluate the size, composition and economic impact of this industry on the Canadian economy. Read the rest of this entry »

Recognized as the largest English-language entrepreneurship conference of its kind in Quebec, and now in its 16^th year, the Youth Employment Services (YES) Montreal Entrepreneurship Conference brings together more than 250 entrepreneurs at various stages of business development, as well as seasoned veterans of the Quebec entrepreneurial scene, for a full-day of informative and inspiring workshops and discussions. This year, English-speaking entrepreneurs all over Quebec will now be able to connect, share knowledge and actively participate in this month’s YES Conference: Today’s Insights for Tomorrow’s Business via a new live stream option. Read the rest of this entry »

Vantrix, a Montreal-based provider of video optimization, delivery and policy enforcement solutions, and QuickFire Networks, a San Diego-based pioneer of traffic processing platforms designed for service provider networks, has announced a live demonstration scheduled for the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, April 6-11 in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada has announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, showing that an upsurge in cable, concerts and international performance helped drive compensation to songwriters and music publishers. Read the rest of this entry »

ViXS Systems Inc. has announced the new XCode Pro 120 chip, providing unprecedented levels of density, performance and video quality for transcoding and encoding content in the cloud.  The Pro 120 is pin-for-pin compatible with the previous generation XCode Pro 100, enabling ViXS’ existing customers to rapidly take advantage of the Pro 120’s enhancements.  At NAB 2013, ViXS will be demonstrating the XCode Pro 120 platform along with a number of other advanced infrastructure solutions, representing ViXS’ continuing investment in the critically important cloud infrastructure market. Read the rest of this entry »

Starting today, people who believe they have suffered discrimination will have easy online access to a tool to determine if they have grounds for a complaint under the Canadian Human Rights Act. The Canadian Human Rights Commission has launched an online complaint assessment tool, an interactive, self-service questionnaire that helps people determine if a discrimination complaint is valid and should be formally filed. Read the rest of this entry »

Destiny Media Technologies is pleased to announce that it has entered into a global services contract with the Universal Media Group to provide secure distribution of pre-release music to radio, label staff and other trusted recipients worldwide. The term is for twenty four months and includes transmission of music and music videos by UMG labels, Universal affiliates and Universal licensees.  The agreement includes a guaranteed minimum monthly required usage.  The service is priced in Euros in all geographies, including the US.  The contract provides an accelerator provison that rewards Universal with lower incremental fees on increased usage above staged monthly fee targets.  These targets are set to encourage and reward expansion of volumes above historic usage. Read the rest of this entry »