Cable is up and satellite is slowing down according to a new study on Canadian digital TV.

Richard Hardacre has been re-elected president of ACTRA Toronto Performers and says he will focus on industry stability and the balance between competition and fairness for members.

Toronto software manufacturer ALIAS|Wavefront has been awarded an Oscar for its Maya 3D professional animation and F/X software.

Keith Behrman is the recipient of this year’s Claude Jutra Award, to be presented at the 23rd Genie Awards on Feb. 13.

Audience tallies for Global Television’s Vancouver-based, supper-hour national news show have surpassed the competition at CBC, according to recent ratings from BBM Canada.

That creaking is the sound of Vancouver’s audio post market growing larger. Veteran producer/composer Wayne Kozak has launched Kozmic Sound.

MONTREAL: Astral Media’s six French-language specialty channels, operating under the Chaines Tele-Astral banner, have seen their audience increase from a combined 7.9 share in 2000 to an 11.1 share in the fall of 2002.

For as long as anyone can remember, we’ve been reporting on agencies ignoring Canadian directors. Anyone who reads OTS on a regular basis would justifiably develop a theory that there is a crisis afoot.

With all this foreign production coming to Canada, it is inevitable that Canadian production companies will occasionally be forced to deal with non-payment from the foreign company.

Taxi’s main driver, Paul Lavoie, together with new business partner Jeff Spriet, former director of advertising for Nike, have launched Chokolat, Toronto – a new venture they hope will unite product placement and ‘high-quality entertainment.’

The Commercial Production Association of Toronto is lobbying the federal government and has Toronto MP Dennis Mills onside on a proposal to streamline the fed’s tax waiver policy in the hopes of stimulating more roadhouse work.

The Television Bureau of Canada has announced its 2003 Bessies judging panel.