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19th April 2013

Call for Applications: Daryl Duke & William Vince Scholarship Program

BC Film And MediaThe British Columbia Film Foundation‘s Daryl Duke & William Vince Scholarships are intended to honour the significant contributions of Mr. Duke and Mr. Vince to the film and television industry by assisting in the advanced training of outstanding BC filmmakers.  Two Daryl Duke Scholarships and one William Vince Scholarship – in the amount of $10,000 each – will be awarded to exceptional British Columbians who have completed post secondary studies or equivalent training at an accredited institute in their field, and are entering advanced education in film or interactive media. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Top Skilled Trade and Technology Students Awarded at Skills Canada BC Provincial Competition

skills canada bcSkills Canada British Columbia has announced the results of the Skills Canada British Columbia Provincial Competition 2013 including the 49 qualifying first place winners (PDF List) who will be competing at the 19th Skills Canada National Competition. The provincial competition concluded today at the Trades – Trade & Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford. Medals were awarded to champions in six skilled trade and technology categories:  transportation, construction, manufacturing, information and technology (includes Animation, Film, TV, IT and Robotics), service and employment. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Rogers Anyplace TV App Enhances Smart TV Entertainment Experience

rogersRogers Communications has announced another Canadian first with the launch of the Rogers Anyplace TV on demand app for LG Smart TVs. This is the first on demand video app of its kind in Canada which authenticates to Rogers customer accounts via Smart TVs. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Softchoice Named Canada’s Top Solution Provider by CDN Magazine

softchoiceSoftchoice is proud to announce it has earned the top spot on Computer Dealer News Magazine’s annual ranking of Canada’s Top 100 solutions providers. This is the seventh time Softchoice has received this prestigious award. The honor comes after a year of significant milestones, including the launch of Softchoice Cloud, North America’s first end-to-end platform for procuring, deploying and managing cloud-based applications. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Air Canada enRoute Film Festival – Call for entries

enroute AirCanadaAir Canada has announced it is inviting Canadian film students and emerging filmmakers to enter its seventh annual enRoute Short Film Festival. Each year, a celebrity jury selects the best short films and broadcasts them to a large international audience on Air Canada’s enRoute in-flight entertainment system. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0 Arrives in Canada

Samsung canadaSamsung Canada has announced the availability of the highly anticipated Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0. Small and lightweight, the GALAXY Note 8.0 brings a new era of intelligent Note technology to the mid-size tablet category. The compact one-hand-grip screen features an unrivalled multimedia performance and redefines the way users read, watch, play, listen, create and connect with family and friends. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Government Of Canada Supports Business Investment And Innovation In Ottawa

Government of CanadaRoyal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today announced Government of Canada investments of up to $1.85 million to support software development and attract private sector investment in high growth companies in the Ottawa area. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Wildfire Users Get 50% Discount from Wishpond

wishpondWishpond, the easiest-to-use social marketing platform, today confirmed their commitment to marketers worldwide to create, build and launch their own successful social campaigns from a self-service platform. Wildfire, a subsidiary of Google, recently announced the discontinuation of its DIY promotions. In response, Wishpond is providing a 50% discount on annual subscriptions to Wildfire users now in search of a self-service solution. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2013

Pixel Blue College And Studio Announces Partnership With The Pride Centre of Edmonton

pixel bluePixel Blue College is pleased to announce a partnership with The Pride Centre of Edmonton as part of the College’s Community Investment Strategy. Pixel Blue has become the design firm for the Centre and is donating its time and resources to build a stronger brand for the organization. The Centre is in the process of rebranding its look, image and materials and so far Pixel Blue has completed the redesign and launch of the new logo. The new logo was designed placing prominence on the word “Centre” as the patrons of The Pride Centre of Edmonton is commonly refer to the organization as simply the Centre. Read the rest of this entry »

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18th April 2013

Play MPE Secure Digital Media Distribution System Web Portal Expanded to Support All Browsers On All Devices

destiny mediaDestiny Media Technologies has announced a major upgrade to both the software and hardware infrastructure that powers the Play MPE® Direct-to-Web portal.  This site is used by tens of thousands of music industry professionals to access pre-release music and videos distributed through the Play MPE® system. Read the rest of this entry »

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