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In what’s likely an industry first, Toronto-based Centennial College has set up a post-graduate program to train the next generation of kids biz execs. The year-long Children’s Entertainment: Writing, Production and Management course being run from the college’s Centre for Creative Communications is set to welcome its first class of students this September.

May 11, 2009

NBC Universal looks north for talent

NBC Universal has set its sights on Canada and, in collaboration with the Canadian Film Centre, is launching a new talent development program designed to draw out writers with original concepts that could potentially land at the U.S. studio. The NBC Universal Content Creator Program, set to launch in the fall, will gather talent from across Canada to take part in forums and workshops in Toronto that focus on innovative storytelling, pitching and packaging. Any scripts or concepts produced through the program will be considered for TV.

May 11, 2009

Red goes deep

The Red is now able to go where no Red has gone before – deep underwater. Thanks to a new custom marine housing from Aquavideo, the Red One can now dive to 250 feet without surface-fed cable.

April 27, 2009

NBC Universal looks north for talent

NBC Universal has set its sights on Canada and, in collaboration with the Canadian Film Centre, is launching…

April 16, 2009

Must-see gear at NAB

Spring has finally arrived, which, to tens of thousands in this biz, means that it’s time again to fly to Vegas for the big show – not the ones on the florid casino floors, but to NAB, the multimedia technology extravaganza held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

April 13, 2009

Slump could kill location library

A database of 700,000 photos that for 12 years has helped producers scout locations around Ontario and, especially, in Toronto could be lost when…

March 23, 2009

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