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Shaw, specialties sign agreement
Months of negotiations have finally yielded affiliation agreements between Shaw Communications and the new specialty services, but problems persist in talks with Rogers Communications that have left the specialties in very different places. At one end of the spectrum, Showcase has…
McLean to sign deal on Partners’
After two years of negotiating to buy the company from John Labatt Limited, The Partners’ Film Company will likely belong to president and cofounder Don McLean within the next 30 days….
Paramount Paladin opens equipment rental companies
Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures, in a joint venture with Paladin, another Los Angeles-based company, has set up a duo of production support companies in Toronto and Vancouver….
Ontario makes pitch to gov’t
Industrial and cultural imperatives are being touted in government chambers by industry organizations as attempts to secure the future of the Ontario Film Development Corporation and the Ontario Film Investment Program continue….
At Press Time
In the wake of the latest round of cbc budget cuts, there is no word yet on how the $67 million cut to the English-television budget or the $35-million cut to French television will fall out….
Broadcast shake-up unfolding
Last week’s melee of broadcast property swaps will strengthen the buying power of the CTV Television Network’s affiliate stations and may lend greater strength to applications for new services in the upcoming round of hearings….
Advertising Supplement: TVOntario 25 years in the Making
The following article appeared in an advertising supplement to Playback….
Comment and Opinion: Are the superbahn mavens heading for a dead end?
The phenomenal demand this month for the first offering of Netscape Corporation shares is the best indicator yet of just how rapidly the world of online services is evolving, and how quickly the Internet is maturing as a commercial vehicle….
Paragon posts gains
With fiscal ’95 revenues of $40 million and profits of $150,000, Paragon Entertainment Corporation is on track with last year’s forecasts, said Jon Slan at the company’s annual general meeting, held in Toronto earlier this month….
Scarry getting major N.A. promo
Montreal: Viacom Consumer Products has launched a North American promotion and licensing campaign based on what the company is calling ‘the finest example of a preschool property with legs,’ The Busy World of Richard Scarry, the animated children’s series produced by…
Strike averted
The strike threatened by actra’s Performers Guild during negotiations of a new Independent Production Agreement with the Canadian Film and Television Production Association has been averted. Earlier this month, an agreement that is amenable to both organizations was reached after about…
Maddever named editor
Mary Maddever has been promoted to editor of Playback, Pam Cuthbert has advanced to associate editor and Teressa Iezzi has joined the publication as a staff writer covering the production technology beat and reporting for First Take, Playback’s faxed newsletter….
Brunico launches new publication
The first issue of Kidscreen will hit the streets in January 1996….
Waiting for Eisenstein
Elusive. That’s the current status of interactive drama, be it via tv, online or even old cd-roms. The market, the technology and the creative structure have yet to gel commercially for the masses….
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