Allison Vale

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Stormy

seas for…

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Infomercials off to a slow start

Two months after the crtc lifted the time constraints on infomercials, the much-anticipated demand for long-format commercial production has yet to swing into full motion….

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Big buys

for Citytv…

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Business as usual for NCN

The New Country Network is preparing for a January launch and paying little attention to the possibility that u.s.-based Country Music Television is seeking a chance to remain on Canadian airwaves in the new year….

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ACTRA, ad community at the table

ACTRA and representatives of the advertising community are scheduled to meet Dec. 5-6 to continue negotiating a new contract that is more flexible and responsive to the realities of the Canadian commercial production industry….

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Fundy multimedia PC

New Brunswick-based Fundy Cable is the first cable company to link up with a computer manufacturer and market a multimedia pc that receives cable television programs….

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Canada a new world for Slavin

When Bill Clinton asked photographer/director Neil Slavin what tie he would wear if he were posing for the first official presidential family Christmas portrait, Slavin didn’t hesitate. He pointed to the Frosty the Snowman tie….

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Smith pushes the boundaries

Scene: The final version of the spot has just been screened. The tv is black. Everyone in the room is silent. The client rep sits beside the playback machine, head in hands, doomsday look on his face….

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Cable spends least: Study

Cable companies derive the highest segment of revenue from the Canadian video sector but spend the least amount of money on Canadian programs, says a report on the changing economic structure of the audio and video industry in Canada….

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Monitoring the revolution:

The 1994 CAB convention…

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Power Rangers get

toned-down version…

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Eugene Beck: `It’s increasingly difficult’

He put it off for a long time, but six months ago Toronto-based director Eugene Beck signed with Creative Film Management in New York….