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B.C. labor woes
Vancouver: In a market already known for its protracted inter-union squabbles, b.c.’s Labour Relations Board is in a position to either quell the fires or fan them like never before….
Videotron gives free trial
Videotron, Quebec’s largest cable company, has announced that it will introduce Showcase and Bravo! to Quebec viewers on Sept. 12 as part of a one-month free trial. The premium-tier Videoway package will be available for $9.94, in addition to the cost…
Princess’ royal reception
Alliance Releasing, Canada’s biggest independent distributor of feature films and home videos, has announced that the Aug. 1 release of Swan Princess has sold 300,000 units in the home video market across the country….
Paragon delivers lacklustre annual report
Paragon Entertainment’s annual report, issued Aug. 21, indicates year-end results for fiscal 1995 ending March 31, with revenues at $40 million, net earnings at $150,000, retained earnings at $3.2 million and earnings per share at $0.01….
Alliance figures robust
After Alliance Communications’ release Aug. 17 of first-quarter results ending June 30, 1995, Scotia McLeod associate analyst Randall Rudniski released a report on the company that showed strength in the production and distribution divisions and a recent dip in stock price…
Video Innovations: Network: Expect visual nightmares
Warned one of those creepy cutout letter missives typically associated with death threats and ransom demands. The curious come-on continued: ‘expect bloodexpect uncensored violence, butexpect No Mercy!’ Since it was desktop-published, at first I figured some overwrought programmer had finally snapped…
Editorial: Festival frenzy
Film festivals: they’re all about seeing movies, right? Slipping into the quiet of the dark and letting someone else’s vision take over. No such luck; nothing is so simple….
Video Innovations: Buyer’s Guide
Equipment Manufacturer: PRODUCTION…
Rankin departs WTN
Linda Rankin, president of the Women’s Television Network, has tendered her resignation, effective immediately….
People
* Imax Corporation has announced a new business affairs and development department based out of Toronto and headed up by Christian Jorg, former vice-president, new technologies at BMG Entertainment in New York….
News Briefs: Rogers deal goes to CRTC
Rogers Broadcasting has inked a tentative deal to buy Talentvision, a Vancouver-based multilingual cableco, for $4.1 million….
For The Record
* The 1995 Toronto International Film Festival Symposium is setting up an industry centre to facilitate pre-sales and serve producers with and without films in the festival….
New online services
Megatoon Studios, the multimedia arm of Malofilm Communications, has announced a new initiative to develop online services and technolgy….
Proces tops Gemeaux nominees
Montreal: From the penthouse atop Place Ville Marie, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Quebec section, unveiled the names of more than 500 finalists for the 10th Gala des Prix Gemeaux….
Astral gets new CEO
Ian Greenberg, president and coo of Astral Communications, has assumed the responsibility of chief executive officer of the company….
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