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The personal digital video industry is upon us. It used to be that people would document their lives in photographs and the printed word: This photo album is our wedding, this is our trip to Italy, here’s the kid, the dog, the cat and the budgie. Nowadays, people document everything on video both as a means to show others accomplishments as well as to keep fresh certain memories that might fade with time.

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Bell Globemedia has opted not to renew the contract of Janet Callaghan, who was in charge of BCE Inc subsidiary’s convergence strategy, less than a year after hiring her. She was hired in January as senior VP of integrated marketing to lead cross-promotional opportunities linking the company’s multimedia operations which include, CTV, The Globe and Mail, and the Sympatico-Lycos Internet portal. Prior to joining Bell Globemedia, she was VP at the Media Co, a Toronto-based media buying firm. Some have suggested that her job became redundant when the firm hired Kevin Shea as its group executive VP of convergence.

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Video game ratings system delayed in BC
The new British Columbia government’s preoccupation with tax cuts and new funding measures means it won’t have time to introduce a new ratings system for video games this month, as originally planned. The guidelines, mandated by legislation passed this spring by the previous government, were to have been drafted by Sept. 1 (CNM, Apr. 19/01). However, Premier Gordon Campbell’s "New Era" election promise to enact more pressing legislation within 90 days has moved the video games issue to the back burner. The delay has also given critics of the legislation time to lobby for changes. Barry Salmon, planning and priorities manager in the Attorny  General’s office, told CNM that he’s not surprised by the delay. He says there are indications the new government wants the classification rules changed, adding that the Sept. 1 deadline wasn’t necessarily reasonable. After other priority legislation has been dealt with, he expects work on the video games file to resume.

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