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YMA taps Bowen as executive director
Chantal Bowen is the newest member of the Youth Media Alliance (YMA), taking over as executive director for Caroline Fortier, who held the position for the last 12 years.
Corus buys minority stake in B5Media
Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment has extended its reach in female-targeted media by acquiring a minority stake in B5Media Inc., an online media publisher.
CRTC opens CTV/BCE transaction hearings
BCE on Tuesday defended its tangible benefits package for taking over CTV, contending it’s offering “significant commitments” to new Canadian content production.
WIFT-T appoints Webb
The Toronto chapter of Women in Film & Television (WIFT-T) has brought on Heather Webb as executive director, effective February 28.
McGonigal: Games can change the world
Be happy. Play games. That’s the message from game designer and theorist Jane McGonigal, who insists video games are anything by wasteful time and energy, and can instead can positively impact people and a real world found wanting.
Shatner, Tapping to lead in The Zenoids
William Shatner and Amanda Tapping have signed on to top-line the animated webisode series The Zenoids.
Relic Entertainment launches internship to honor the late Brian Wood
Indie game studio Relic Entertainment has launched a new game design internship for Vancouver Film School graduates to honour the late Brian Wood, lead designer on Company of Heroes Online.
CRTC yanks CKLN license
The CRTC brought out its big stick Friday by revoking the license of CKLN-FM, a campus radio station in Toronto.
Thomas rebuffs Pig’s claim
It was supposed to be a simple corporate announcement Tuesday about Entertainment One having in kids TV character Peppa Pig Britain’s top-selling pre-school toy property, surpassing the Thomas & Friends toy merchandise line spun-off from the Thomas the Tank Engine TV franchise.
Netflix praises Canadian expansion, portends early profit
The U.S. Internet subscription giant on Wednesday released its fourth quarter 2010 earnings, with notice that its newly-launched Netflix.ca service will be profitable by the third quarter of this year.
Fireworks International signs Latin American content deal
Fireworks International has announced a multi-platform and non-fiction content deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Latin America.
Hardy joins Paperny
Joining Vancouver’s Paperny Films is new VP of development Robert Hardy.
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