Coscient sitting on hefty nest egg.Canada's Coscient Group has stockpiled at least $90 million Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. (U.S.$135 million) to use for acquisitions as it prepares to become a major consolidator in the film and television production industry. Coscient is Quebec's highest-grossing film and production company, and it is ranked No. 2 in Canada, after Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (formerly traded as TSX:AAC) is a Toronto-based media company, which now operates primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Communications. Guy Crevier, the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Coscient, announced a reorganization plan A scheme authorized by federal law and promulgated by the president whereby he or she alters the structure of federal agencies to promote government efficiency and economy through a transfer, consolidation, coordination, authorization, or abolition of functions. to shareholders early last December. The company intends to become more aggressive in developing and marketing productions and to negotiate for larger percentages of profitable rights. Crevier also reported that Coscient plans to group the subsidiaries Allegro (operating system) Allegro - The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998. http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html. Films (a drama production unit) and Cactus (an animated film producer) under one name as part of a branding strategy. Although Coscient possesses a strong hold on the French-language market, it plans to step up its production of English-language programming in an effort to increase exports to English-speaking Canada and to the U.S. |
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