April 4th, 2012
VANCOUVER, April 3, 2012 - BroadbandTV has been named Top Innovator in British Columbia, heading the list of the 20 most innovative companies in 2012 by BC Business Magazine. The company was recognized for "radically changing" the online media and technology industry while "boosting bottom lines."
"We're excited to be recognized as a leader in the category of Innovation," said Shahrzad Rafati, CEO of BroadbandTV. "The idea behind BroadbandTV was to create a company that serviced a growing need that wasn't being fulfilled. We continue to grow our business based on ...
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April 4th, 2012
By Kristi Turnquist
As if 2012 hadn't already been the year
"Portlandia" achieved pop culture domination, now the IFC sketch comedy series has won a Peabody Award.
Today,
the 71st annual Peabody Awards winners were announced, and among the 38 recipients was"Portlandia," recognized as "A funhouse mirror reflection of Portland, Oregon, a city that takes its progressivism -- and its diet -- very seriously. The satire is fresh, organic and cage-free."
Yes, well. Today's list of George Foster Peabody Awards, given by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, honor the best ...
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April 2nd, 2012
By Stuart Dredge for The Guardian
Rovio Mobile is launching a series of 52 shortform animations for its Angry Birds in Autumn, but has ruled out a movie until after 2014.
"We're going to roll out a weekly animation series later this year of shortform content," said Rovio's head of animation Nick Dorra, speaking at the MIPTV conference in Cannes.
The series will consist of 52 episodes lasting between two-and-a-half and three minutes each. "We're going to roll it out on all possible devices," said Dorra.
"We're looking at building a video app for that, and we're also looking at ...
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April 2nd, 2012
MIPTV-Cannes, April 1, 2012 - The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced tonight the winners of the International Digital Emmy® Awards at a ceremony organized in partnership with Reed Midem and attended by over 300 international executives from the television, broadband and mobile industries.
SHUJAAZ FM (Well Told Story), a multi-media communications project, designed to inspire and motivate millions of Kenyans to take action to improve their lives and engage with urgent issues that shape their future, garnered the first Digital Emmy Award for Kenya by winning the Children ...
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April 2nd, 2012
By Llyod Lobo for Techvibes
The Federal government announced some great news for startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs as a part of their new budget yesterday.
Over the past few months, there had been talks of streamlining the $3.6 billion Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program to support a more direct funding model from the savings created. Although the
changes to the SR&ED program weren’t significant, they were sufficient to create several new opportunities.
Here’s how to the new budget aims to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Canada:
• Announcement of ...
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