Life on the Bloc, a new animated series that will have the neighbours talking...

lvl*studio, in collaboration with Spectra Animation, is creating a new-media concept surrounding the upcoming animated TV series “Life on the Bloc”. This hilarious new Simpson’s style sitcom - inspired by the popular comedy duo “Lévesque et Turcotte” is being produced by Spectra Animation and the Tremblay Bros and will air on Société Radio-Canada in 2011.

To read an article on Cyberpresse (French only), click here

lvl*studio welcomes Guy Charbonneau

lvl*studio is proud to announce the arrival of Guy Charbonneau to its executive. As VP Telecommunications & Consumer Electronics Markets, Guy will play an important role in the development of commercial activities and strategic direction within these sectors. Guy brings a wealth of experience in the fields of digital television and new media. Prior to joining lvl*studio, he was Senior VP Product Development at Bluestreak Technologies; and before that was with Videotron for over twenty three years where – among other achievements – he launched the Illico digital and interactive television service.

lvl*studio is published in Touchpoint,
first journal of service design

UX Director Richard Z’Graggen black-boxes emotions. He discusses overlaying user-centered and systems design approaches for resolving complex services. Using the example of a visit to an enlightened orthodontist, “Systems | People” shows how one can apply systems design to reduce a complex problem to a simpler set of black boxes; and with a user-centered design twist, extend this to even include human emotions and motivations.

To order the journal or learn more about SDN, click here.

lvl*studio an official member of
Mediaroom Application Developer Program

lvl*studio continues to expand its expertise in IPTV development with its participation in the Microsoft Mediaroom Developer Program. lvl*studio sees this award-winning TV software platform as an important component of many future service provider systems.

For information about Mediaroom, click here

Report from TelcoTV 2009

lvl*studio attended the TelcoTV 2009 conference in Orlando Florida this November. It was obvious from the participants that IPTV is emerging from the margins and is increasingly entering the mainstream. Again this year, web-connected widgets on TV were a popular topic as was social networking.

For our clients who met Guy Charbonneau (VP Telecommunications & CE Markets), you can reach him here.

For information about TelcoTV, click here.

Wanted: new talent

Do you dream of a new playground to stimulate your creativity? Do the phrases cross platform, social networks, and interactive content buzz in your head? Say hello to lvl*studio! We need passionate innovators to help us revolutionize the user experience in new media. Please send us your resume.

We are currently seeking:

• Lead developer – .NET
• Graphic designer
• PHP Programmer

For more information, click here.