First Cut: The Genesis…

The judges for the first annual Saatchi & Saatchi/Playback First Cut Award were:…

Come September, Chum Television launches into the children’s business as Toronto-area kids’ back-to-school blues are somewhat alleviated by Big Bad Beetleborgs antics on a new after-school block on Barrie-based ‘The New VR.’…

This is a new feature in which the whys and wherefores of releasing strategy are explored. Anyone out there with an extraordinary (or in any way curious or challenging) theatrical or video release campaign on the horizon, please give Playback a…

Cannes: Eight-year-olds with flip phones, dogs with pedicures and 10,458 tv execs from 2,560 companies from 104 countries shared the Croisette, and when all was finally sold and bought, Canadians who immersed themselves in the Palais and the network of Cannes…

The Banff Television Festival Rockie award nominees were announced at one of many Banff consciousness-raising events held at mip-tv. There were 12 Canadian nominees:…

Global digital tv is top-of-mind heading into the 33rd edition of mip-tv, running April 19 to 24 in Cannes, post the Canal +/Bertelsmann/ Havas strategic alliance plans with BSkyB announcement, which promises to fast-track digital tv in Europe….

Evergreen Releasing, a new distribution company with a focus on drama and children’s titles and ties to Western producers, plans to provide an alternative to the existing distribution system….

Attention up-and-coming directors: Cannes, anyone?…

The British Columbia Motion Picture Association’s Brenda Collins deemed this year’s natpe a very vibrant market overall, with the three private screening rooms in its booth seeing a lot of action: ‘I literally saw people inking deals before my eyes.’ bcmpa…

An experimental audio solution for ads that come with budget problem baggage is brought to you by the people with the slogan: ‘It’s good to be us.’ Louder Music and Sound Design’s Worldwide Headquarters now boasts the Louder Demo Lab, a…

Following in the footsteps of Toronto spot shop Sparks, The Partners’ Film Company and its affiliates – including Radke Films, Imported Artists, the Directors Film Company and Jolly Roger – have responded to Toronto crews’ request for a pay increase….