The fix is in Vancouver. This past February, Global Mechanic, a new commercial animation production house, touched down in Vancouver with an eye on u.s. spot production and the development of independent long-form projects….

Sari Ruda, president of Xybermedia, is certain Category 2 will best serve her five digital specialty applications (all wholly owned by Xybermedia): after all, she says, viewers will want access to the channels so much they won’t mind paying a premium….

When Ken Steel launched his 3D animation and post shop Electric Crayon eight months ago in Vancouver, he had no idea the response from the industry would be so immediate. With a current staff of 10, including the recent arrival of…

With applications for four digital specialty services that offer up an eclectic array of content and premium licence fees, one of the less-than-usual suspects, Stornoway Communications, is primped, primed and ready to compete with the heavies at the upcoming crtc hearings….

Category 1 applicant wetv has an unusually large brief for the specialty channel it’s pitching: a network focused on saving the world….

Baseball fans rejoice. Mel Allen is alive and well and living at Toronto’s Cuppa Coffee Animation. He is a fraction of his original size, made of Plasticine and needs the help of dozens of interchangeable clay chins in order to yell…

Areas of strength have guided Kaleidoscope’s 11 Category 2 digital specialty applications (all wholly owned by the Toronto company). For example, the application for GTV: The Girls’ Network was inspired by its business to date and by the fact that, they…

Steve Angel is a director and co-owner of Head Gear Animation in Toronto….

Two and a half years ago, John Poisson created Ice Storm Digital Studio in Montreal to handle a job he acquired doing the photo-realistic effects for the Filmline International series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne. The series, which required more…

What is the future of television in the interactive era? Is the Internet a tool that will help the traditional broadcaster drive viewership and add value to its audience experience, or does it threaten to take over the market from them?…

What is the future of television in the interactive era? Is the Internet a tool that will help the traditional broadcaster drive viewership and add value to its audience experience, or does it threaten to take over the market from them?…

What is the future of television in the interactive era? Is the Internet a tool that will help the traditional broadcaster drive viewership and add value to its audience experience, or does it threaten to take over the market from them?…