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Lack of advertising hampers progress of online animation

Launching animation online will continue to face economic uncertainties until producers come up with business models that can attract advertisers, said a panel at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. In the meantime, producers would be well advised not to abandon traditional broadcast media anytime soon.

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MediaScrape named most innovative tech company in Canada

Montreal-based online broadcaster, MediaScrape, has emerged as the winner of The Red Herring Top 50 Awards. Chosen from among 100 finalists, MediaScrape won as the most innovative and promising technology company in Canada.

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Roadblocks stifle co-production between Canadian and Chinese animation producers

Canadian animation producers say economic barriers and restrictions on co-production ventures are restricting their access to China’s rapidly growing animation industry.

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Supreme Court dismisses ringtone leave to appeal, CWTA disappointed

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal to eliminate Tariff 24 – a levy on companies that provide ringtones to subscribers. And while the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is disappointed in the decision, it’s hopeful potential reforms to copyright law will fix the situation.

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Denise Donlon new head of CBC Radio

Industry veteran Denise Donlon has been appointed executive director of radio for CBC English Services, effective September 29.

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Wavefront builds global relationships to better BC’s wireless and new media cluster

Wavefront, the commercialization centre for British Columbia’s wireless and new media cluster, has inked a series of agreements over the past several months that will enable the organization to bolster the chances of success for start-ups and budding entrepreneurs in the region.

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Bell TV satellite on schedule to launch tomorrow

Everything appears on track for the September 19 launch of Telesat‘s Nimiq 4 satellite, the latest in the satellite operator’s series of digital TV satellites. The satellite is scheduled to launch at 5:48 pm (EST) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Investor behind Skype kickstarts Livestub.com

Morten Lund, the Danish investor who helped to propel the VoIP communications service Skype to worldwide success, has turned his sights on the business of reselling tickets by putting his financial muscle behind Toronto-based LiveStub.com.

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Telus’ Quebec employees ratify new deal

A majority of the members of the Syndicat des agents de maitrise de Telus (SAMT) have voted to accept Telus Corp.‘s memorandum of agreement reached on July 4. The SAMT represents more than 500 people employed in professional and supervisory positions working in the Lower Saint Lawrence, the Gaspe, Montreal, Quebec, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Georges, Baie-Comeau and Sept-Iles regions.

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Brazilian TV producers encourage Canada to strengthen co-production ties

Brazilian television producers say they’re anxious to tap into Canada’s half century of experience in animation and its international reputation in the sector to expand the number of co-production agreements between the two countries. EU co-production limitations, combined with the launch of a new investment tax credit this fall, could provide additional incentives to partner with Latin America.

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