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Cinar says tax resolution imminent

Montreal: Cinar Corp. says a resolution to its tax-credit review, underway for close to a year, is imminent….

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Technicolor buys Covitec

Montreal: Covitec Group and Covitec’s principal shareholder Astral Media have announced an agreement to sell 100% of Covitec’s shares to Technicolor, the Camarillo, California-based visual packaged media company….

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On Set in Alberta – Wild Geese

The final day of Wild Geese’s 22-day shoot takes place against a stunning Alberta valley backdrop. This day, two scenes, both exteriors, are to be shot….

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Cin to Win

So now that we’ve got it, what do we do with it?…

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AAC Fact saves doc producer

In a move that will add a significant European producer to its growing roster of strategic partnerships, AAC Fact has swooped in to save London, Eng.-based doc producer Cafe Productions from folding….

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Nelvana eyeing rosy future with Corus

The tv series they make, the schedules their shows shape, and the toys and books they sell may all look like child’s play, but Nelvana is all grown up now….

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People

* Robert Hurst has been promoted to the position of ctv’s senior vp, British Columbia and gm of Vancouver Television, effective Nov. 1. During his 27 years at CTV News, Hurst has distinguished himself as an award-winning journalist, foreign correspondent, executive…

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Quebecor puts TQS on the block

Montreal: Following its successful bidding war against Rogers for control of Videotron, Quebecor has announced it will sell Television Quartre Saisons, Quebec’s second French-language private network….

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Vancouver film fest: it’s a wrap

Vancouver: The 19th annual Vancouver International Film Festival was an ‘up-side/down-side’ year, says director Alan Franey….

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Angela hits theatres

Angela Anaconda, the short, launched in theatres across North America Oct. 6 as a prelude to Digimon: The Movie….

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Copps backs Rogers West Coast multilingual TV appeal

Vancouver: Advocates for a West Coast multilingual tv station have an ally in Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, who has asked the crtc to say by Feb. 28, 2001 how it will establish an over-the-air multicultural licence despite the commission’s recent snub…

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Videotron launches $3.5M interactive production fund

Montreal: Videotron Communications has launched a $3.5-million annual fund for the production of educational programs designed for multimedia and broadcast distribution….