* ‘Tis the seaon to be Jolly – Craig…

Avid has begun shipments of the final versions of its Media Illusion and Matador. The Tewksbury, Mass.-based technology company says that while it will no longer continue development, it will continue to sell, support and maintain both lines….

New York’s qtv has been a leader in developing prompter systems for more than four decades, and it recently introduced the FDP-6 lcd model, a lightweight unit designed for hand-held and Steadicam video use….

To most commercial dops, the main concern after wrapping one project is starting the next. Ads may enjoy a healthy run on television, and possibly even yield an award or two, but they ultimately end up in the ash can of…

Montreal: A report by outgoing sodec president Pierre Lampron into alleged irregularities in the public financing of Quebec film and tv productions includes a long list of recommendations, many of them very tough….

*Lions Gate boasts strong Q3…

Alliance Atlantis Communications and Artisan Entertainment have finalized a three-year output deal for distribution in the u.k….

The president and ceo of the Specialty and Premium Television Association predicts Canadian specialty and pay-tv will have a greater share of the viewing audience than Canadian private conventional networks by 2001. In an address to the TDTV: TD Securities Broadcasting…

ChumCity has sold MediaTelevision and Ooh La La to Australia’s foxtel to be broadcast on Fox 8. The Australian broadcaster has also purchased 10 episodes of tvFrames….

In the Nov. 15 Top Spots listing of this year’s 10 winning commercials:…

Montreal: A major marketing and commemorative campaign is in the works for Dr. Lucille: The Story of Lucille Teasdale. The $4.6-million tv movie has been licensed by both ctv and Reseau tva in Canada and by RAI Uno in Italy. Marina…

Montreal: The crtc has announced its intention to issue a call for licence applications to operate a national French-language arts specialty channel (ref: PN-99’187) on Feb. 1, 2000. The call for applications will be accompanied by selection criteria, deadline for submitting…