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CFTPA suggests Telefilm fund changes

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Patricia Douey has been appointed acting VP of development for the Banff Television Foundation.

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CNM Short Takes

Goldstein seeking support for industry initiative
Lillyann Goldstein, CEO of @Wallace Studios, is distributing a letter asking for support for a new portal, directory and e-learning initiative dubbed MyMediaBiz.com. The portal would be a partnership with Dante Entertainment and with Humber College on board as part of a strategic alliance. According to a letter of support Goldstein has asked industry players to sign, the initiative would:

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Université de Montréal facility to feature interdisciplinary multimedia research

A new interdisciplinary multimedia research facility is set to open this fall at the Université de Montréal. Under the direction of André Caron, the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Technologie Émergente (CITÉ) will bring together about 25 researchers from the university to work on several projects surrounding new technologies such as e-books, wireless, metatagging and the Internet.

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SAT set to spend Heritage money in Montreal electronic playground

Not-for-profit new media playground Société des Arts et Technologiques (SAT) has acquired new facilities in Montreal’s red-light district, officially opened early last month. The group was recently announced as the winner of $792,082 in funding from Canadian Heritage’s New Media Research Networks Fund to explore how "online culture will be able to define itself, develop and reach out to new audiences."

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Sweeping changes to Bell fund see new focus away from innovation, more cash

Technological or other innovations will no longer be the key requirement to trigger Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund assistance under a series of sweeping changes undertaken by the fund’s executive. New guidelines will see "excellence" replace innovation while successful projects will receive more cash with more advantageous payment terms.

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British Columbia new media sector growing even as firms face funding woes

British Columbia’s new media industry has grown by 350% since the last time it was enumerated, according to a new study conducted by New Media BC. The industry association’s recently published report, new_media/in-bc.ca, notes that since a similar survey done by PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998, the sector has grown from about 200 companies to over 700 in 2003. New Media BC head Jane Green says the news will likely surprise many among the general public used to news of technology business consolidation and the dot com bubble burst, and that government must pay attention in order to craft suitable policy.

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AOL Canada-DECODE deal furthers Canadian new media strategy

AOL Canada has signed another original content deal with a Canadian producer of new media properties – this time licensing material from DECODE Entertainment. Starting this fall, AOL Canada will feature content from Undergrads.tv and Girlstuff Boystuff Avatar World for its members. The agreement, on undisclosed terms, follows on the heels of a similar deal between the ISP/aggregator and Halifax-based Collideascope Digital Entertainment for that shop’s Rock Camp property (CNM, May 30/03).

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Producers miffed as Canadian Idol funded “largely” from Groundbreaker Fund

An unknown portion of CTV Inc.’s massive hit Canadian Idol’s $8-million budget is being provided through the broadcaster’s Groundbreaker Fund, much to the consternation of many in the new media producer community who say the choice is uninspired and fails to move the yardsticks forward on interactivity.

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