Radiant Communications Corp. has announced that in the first 30 days of availability five major customers totaling more than 360 seats have ordered AlwaysThere Hosted Exchange product. The company tested its virtualization product throughout the fourth quarter of 2007 and is now beginning to see some real sales.

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Toronto-based Shaftesbury Films has entered into a representation deal with William Morris Agency, which has already struck a deal with NBC in the US for 13 episodes of Shaftesbury's new one-hour drama series The Listener. The show is about a paramedic with the power to read minds, and goes into production in Spring 2008 in Toronto. "We are very excited about this partnership with Shaftesbury Films," said Mark Itkin, co- head of worldwide television for William Morris. "We believe that there is a desire for new and unique sources of programming and that by joining forces with Shaftesbury Films, we will help to expose their already successful product to a much wider audience in the United States." President of LA's The Alpern Group Jeff Alpern, who has represented Shaftesbury for more than 10 years, recently felt the film house's growing slate of productions necessitated representation by a full-service agency and brought Shaftesbury to WMA's attention. Alpern has been retained by Shaftesbury to manage its interests.

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Toronto-based Movieola: The Short Film Channel yesterday launched its own solution to problems with cable and DTH program guides. Because Movieola broadcasts films ranging from a few to 40 minutes in length, its programming doesn't fall into the standard slots of digital program guides, making it difficult for viewers to access information on what was on and what was up next. By undergoing an onscreen facelift, the channel now provides viewers with the title and a synopsis of the film they are watching, as well as that of the next film to be aired. The new display also lets viewers know how much time is remaining in the current film. A Channel Zero Inc. network, Movieola gives viewers an opportunity to experience the excitement, energy and emotion of cutting-edge entertainment through the world of short films, and is the world's first cable channel dedicated entirely to the short film format.

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