– Commercial animation company RF Fly Films is expanding its Oakville, Ont., offices to make way for new animators and recently added producer Eva Budai, who will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations and client service, to its roster.

RF FlyFilms is headed by Hungarian-born director and animator Ferenc Rofusz, who received an Oscar for his animated short The Fly and who has worked in animation in European, American and Canadian markets.

– French-language specialty broadcaster Premier Choix:tvec, operator of Super Ecran, Canal D and Canal Famille, reports revenues and net income were up 28% and 35% respectively for the 12-month period ending Aug. 31, 1995.

Revenue increased to $43.4 million in ’95, up from $33.9 million last year. Net income was $4.9 million, up from $3.6 million in ’94. Cash flow reached $2.07 per share, a 49% increase.

Subscriber base at year end was: Super Ecran, 215,529; Canal Famille, 1.8 million; and Canal D, 1.6 million. According to Johanne Saint-Laurent, vp administration and finance, the three channels draw about 6% of the French-track tv market.

Premier Choix:tvec’s annual shareholders meeting takes place in Montreal Jan. 17.

– The Cable Production Fund’s proposal to the crtc to amend the eight out of 10 Cancon eligibility requirement for treaty coproductions will be settled by the end of March, says cpf spokesperson Sharon Blank. The cpf is looking to replace the requirement with a provision ‘whereby 65% (or more) majority Canadian treaty coproductions’ would qualify.

The cpf has also announced the delay of its New Year start date from March 1 to April 1 and, reflecting the heavy demand for the fund in its first year, the announcement of a $1 million cap per project, including series.

In other news, Caroline Murphy, vp finance production at Atlantis, will be joining the cpf Feb. 19 as the new director of operations. Blank, who currently holds that position, will be leaving the fund March 22 and moving to the West Coast.

– Star Choice Television Network, the latest applicant for a dth satellite service licence, is setting up to beam down via the EchoStar-1 satellite from Xichange, China, which launched on Dec. 28. The satellite is expected to be ready for full transmission by mid-February.

The crtc is reviewing the Star Choice dth service application, filed two weeks before the commission announced the first round of licensees at the end of the year. Star Choice is expecting a licensing hearing in the spring and planning to launch in the third quarter of ’96. Signals will be transmitted from one of Telesat Canada’s Anik satellites and from the EchoStar-1 using mpeg ii dvb technology.

Star Choice is wholly owned by a New Brunswick-based holding company, Direct Choice T.V. The EchoStar-1 is a product of EchoStar Communications Corporation, a Denver-based supplier of satellite equipment.

– Stewart Davidson has filled the newly created position of chief financial officer at Paragon Entertainment. Davidson is a former principal of Hilary Partners and held the position of executive vp, finance and administration at Bramalea Inc.