Company Brunico Communications Based in Toronto | Country Canada Website playbackonline.ca | |
Categories Film, Canadian film industry, television, media, culture First issue September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29) | ||
Playback is an online Canadian film, broadcasting and interactive media trade journal owned by Brunico Communications. It was previously published biweekly as a print magazine for the Canadian entertainment industry.
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Background
The first issue of Playback magazine was published, in tabloid format, on September 29, 1986.
The magazine has since begun to report on advancements in the online digital media industry as well, specifically web series and related events, media and culture. The magazine also reports on funding resources for filmmakers, technical advancements in the industry, and trends, widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals.
Transition to online magazine
In May 2010, Playback magazine stopped publishing its biweekly print edition and became entirely an online magazine.
Kidscreen
A sister publication to Playback, known as Kidscreen, has been published by Brunico Communications since January 1996. The magazine focuses on the children's entertainment industry. Since 2009 the magazine have an annual award ceremony where they celebrate the best work in kids television and digital media of each year.