Heavy Canada Triples Revenue in Second Year NEW YORK, NY – December 2, 2008 – Heavy.com, the Web’s leading independent video site, today announced the appointment of David U.K. as Managing Director of Heavy Worldwide. U.K. will oversee all revenue streams at the popular video brand for 18-49 year old men, which counts Molson Canada, Unilever, Virgin Mobile, Warner Bros. Canada, Labatt’s, Maple Pictures, Burger King, Mercedes, Bell Mobility, Toyota and Sony among its many advertisers. Co-CEOs and co-Founders Simon Assaad and David Carson made the announcement.

2008-2010 Ontario Missions to the U.S. (ICT sector) Please see below the proposed list of upcoming Ontario IT missions to the U.S. for the reminder of 2008 through 2010. These missions are of interest to Security, Wireless, Telecom, VoIP and Content companies interested in accessing the U.S. market in a highly cost-effective manner. Spaces limited to 8 companies per mission and include turn-key exhibit space within the award-winning Ontario pavilion. Pre-register early and save $400 or more. The programs would target:
 
ASIS (Anaheim, CA) – Security
CTIA (San Diego, CA) – Wireless & Content
The Cable Show (D.C.) – Media, Wireless, Telco
Internet Telephony (Miami, FL) – VoIP, Social Networking
Incoming delegation of US buyers (Prime and sub-prime contractors)
 
* programs subject to change

Media2o Productions partners with Backbone magazine to produce Backbone TV for the Web. For Immediate Release

VANCOUVER, BC - Media2o Productions (formerly ChalkTV) - creators of Connected Life, Canada's most popular Web-based technology show - has joined forces with Backbone magazine to launch the groundbreaking new online program Backbone TV.

gTalk with Ian Bogost, Dec 10th

You are invited to a gTalk seminar hosted by nGen and Interactive Ontario on Wednesday, December 10th., in St. Catharines.  gTalk is a game industry speaker series and networking event that takes place in various locations across southern Ontario. December's gTalk session features Ian Bogost of Persuasive Games and the evening's topic is:

 E.T. to Pac-Man
Lessons in family play and experience design from the Atari VCS

In 1977, the Atari Video Computer System (VCS, aka Atari 2600) attempted something very similar to what the Nintendo Wii and other platforms are trying to do today: to get friends and families, including the very young and very old, to play videogames at home. The circumstances were very different in the mid-1970s, since videogames were usually played in taverns, arcades, and bowling alleys -- places popular among young adults. Far from being mere historical footnotes, lessons from Atari VCS titles like Yars' Revenge, Pac-Man, and E.T. show us how to look for the essence of experiences that might be popular for family play, by seeing how designers did so successfully, and unsuccessfully, when placed under much tighter technical constraints than we experience today.

Canada @ Game Connection AMERICA GDC

Please note that it is still possible to sign up for the event Canada @ Game Connection AMERICA GDC (San Francisco) 2009. A discount of 35% on an accreditation / registration package for Canadian video game developers exhibiting as sellers is offered. There is still room for a few companies only!
 
Information about registration, all details and entry procedures can be found on this link: http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/email/appel_inscription.asp?idAppel=138&lang=en
 
For further information on Telefilm Canada’s special offer for the Game Connection event please contact:

Claudia Marcoux Consultant, Canada @ Game Connection
claudiamarcoux@telus.net
604-464-5055

TELUS Innovation Fund Calls for Submissions (From Mediacaster Magazine) - The TELUS Innovation Fund invests in film, television, and new media projects creating the next forms of entertainment. The TELUS Innovation Fund supports a minimum of 3 projects per year with funding up to $100,000 for each project. Full Story

marblemedia Triumphs At Canadian New Media Awards Toronto (November, 19 2008) – marblemedia’s innovation and dedication to their work in new media was recognized yesterday with two trophies from The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA). marblemedia went through a rigorous interview and evaluation process by Deloitte & Touche to win the prestigious Company of the Year Award and producer and partner Mark Bishop took home the award for Producer of the Year.

marblemedia and Corus announce First-ever Winner of Innovative Storytellers Award

(November 18, 2008 – Toronto, Canada) Toronto-based marblemedia and Corus Entertainment announced today the first winner of the Innovative Storytellers Award: Ryerson graduate student Afzal Huda, who will receive a grant and industry mentorship as part of the award. Launched as a $20,000, five-year educational initiative with Ryerson University’s new Master of Arts in Media Production program, the award is given to an outstanding Ryerson graduate student whose thesis explores the connection between content, new technologies and audiences.

Springbay Studio announces the launch of Mark and Mandi’s Love Story

 

 

Ontario’s Springbay Studio announced the launch of Mark and Mandi’s Love Story, currently available on Pogo and iWin.

 

Help Cupid find the differences between Mark and Mandi, and build wish gardens to advance their love story. Mark and Mandi’s Love Story contains four mini games and six different image puzzle games, from “find-the-differences and similarities” games, to the classic jigsaw puzzle. Springbay Studio Ltd. is a Canadian start-up company dedicated to the design and development of high quality, fun, casual games from a feminine perspective.

ONTARIO @ GDC In preparation for Game Developers Conference in San Francisco from March 23-27, 2009 the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and Interactive Ontario are working together to share information with Ontario-based companies attending this event about opportunities in advance of and on the ground at GDC.

Gorilla Loose In Toronto

Fairytale ending for tiny Ottawa firm

Fuel Industries wins contract to reinvent Happy Meals for McDonald's Europe based on cartoon characters its CEO created for his daughter's eighth birthday

Can culture policy apply to new media?

From The Toronto Star

by Michael Geist

Canadian cultural policy has long relied on two levers to promote Canadian content. First, regulators require broadcasters and cable companies to allocate a portion of their revenues to help support the creation of new Canadian content. Second, that content is granted preferential treatment through minimum "CanCon" requirements for both television and radio broadcasting.

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Together again: families huddle in the glow of a computer game

From technology.timesonline.co.uk

On a cold winter’s evening a family gathers in the living room, three generations laughing and joking together, pleasant moments that will linger in the memory. It is reminiscent of a scene in an Edwardian almanac, an episode that a grandparent wistfully recalls when telling a younger generation how times have changed, for the worse. Full Story

Insurance Advantage - Exclusive to Interactive Ontario Members Did you know Technology Errors & Omissions policies are not all created equally? On the surface they all seem the same but you could be left with only a worthless piece of paper in the event that you get sued.  You might not be covered!

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