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A lack of interactivity

With all the buzz about multimedia, cd versions of film and tv product, and interactive ads and entertainment as the new growth areas, you’d expect the post and production communities to be tripping over each other in their rush to meet…

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Blazing trailers

Trailers and promotional videos prepared for movies and television shows are vital to their success. But the question arises, should the trailer be better than the product it’s promoting, and if so, how much better?…

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To research or not to research?

If children were aware of the immense power they wield in the television marketplace, what would they command? As legend has it, the little ones needn’t take meetings with tv executives; these channel-surfing, savvy viewers are calling the shots from their…

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Breaking the sound barrier

When Playback took a cross-country peek into Canada’s audio post-production scene, we found that ‘audio post’ – once considered bulky and intimidating – is one service sector Canadians are determined to gain control of and master….

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Digital losing out

Stock shops prepare for infobahn…

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Audio technology

making big bang…

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Canadians to attend kids’ TV summit

Canada will be well represented at next spring’s World Summit on Television and Children when seven high-profile Canadian broadcasters, programmers, and academics travel Down Under to debate a variety of issues related to children’s programming with colleagues from around the world….

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Generating publicity for shows

So much time, effort and expense is devoted to the production of television, yet ironically, as most publicists can attest, letting people know about their shows is often where Canadian producers fall short. Nowhere is this more apparent than in children’s…

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ACT study looks to future strategy

The Alliance for Children and Television will announce the results of a extensive study on the independent production of children’s programming at this year’s CAB/WABE Joint Convention and National Trade Show in Winnipeg Nov. 6-9….

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News Briefs

Camerlain moves to TV5…

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An indie success story:

The Breakthrough of Dudley the Dragon…

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Letters

West shut out by CAFDE policies…

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Vancouver International Film Festival

`Spectacular lineup’…

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Word on the Street

John, O’Reilly start up new company…

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Panel appointed

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