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In January Telefilm Canada released the results for its latest round of financing from the Canada New Media Fund to the chagrin of many producers. Out of 168 project applications from across the country, a total of only 26 – or 15% – were accepted for funding. This is similar to the Fall of 2002 when only 17% of proposals were selected, yet entirely different from the spring of 2002 announcement when a whopping 47% made the cut. A lot of folks are left scratching their heads.
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William Chambers has been appointed VP of communications at CBC/Radio-Canada. Williams comes to the post from Milward Brown Goldfarb (previously Goldfarb Consultants) and prior to that he worked for The Molson Companies Ltd.
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The Toronto Show on tap?
Craig Broadcast Systems Inc. won’t launch its controversial over-the-air toronto/one television station until this fall, but the company has applied to register a trademark for The Toronto Show. The trademark application is in association with proposed services including "(1) Design, development, production, broadcast and distribution of a television show(s), operation of a web site which provides information about television entertainment, television news, and television information; television broadcasting and telecommunication of information and advertisements for others." The application also lists a standard rote of products on which the company might slap the name, including media such as CDs and DVDs with pre-recorded content.
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