Ontario-based broadcasting folk seeking information on telecommunications regulatory policy have significantly fewer resources to turn to now that the federal government has disbanded a provincial broadcast policy group and is closing the crtc Toronto office….

Misused funds…

No more hidden agendas…

re: ‘Stability and consolidation’ in the March 27 Special Report on Production in Alberta which stated the most obvious hole in Alberta’s physical infrastructure is the lack of a full-service lab and film transfer facility and an audio facility….

its plans for UKTV…

Dudley plans merchandising blitz…

the Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (May 31-June 4) is gearing up for its first round and will feature 100 short films from 21 countries….

Montreal: The newly named Montreal International Nouveau Festival of Cinema, Video and New Technology not only has a new wolf logo and an impressive industry advisory committee, it’s also received confirmation of funding from sodec, Telefilm Canada and Service de la…

* Panavision Canada Corporation, has started discussions with William F. White, a subsidiary of Comweb Production Services, regarding a merger in which Panavision would be the surviving entity and William F. White would retain a significant minority position in the combined…

Montreal: The CRB Foundation has launched three new Heritage Minutes, including the project’s 50th production. The new mini-movies are being broadcast on major tv networks across Canada and on close to 800 Cineplex Odeon and Empire theater screens….

* In its first week of operation, the Cable Production Fund has committed over half a million dollars of its first annual budget of $40 million. The four projects that have been approved are: Footnotes, a Sound Venture and Frank Augustyn…

Citytv mogul renewing efforts to…