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Keith Clarkson has been named mangement head of the Union of BC Performers (Ubcp) as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Negotiator. In 2000, Clarkson was hired by Telefilm to transform the Canadian New Media Fund into a key funding source for innovative interactive content, working with Canadian producers and funding agencies, leading Canadian new media into Los Angeles, Cannes and London. In 2005, Clarkson joined Xenophile Media as Chief Executive Officer overseeing a slate of cross-platform projects for BBC, Cartoon Network and Disney, with the company garnering two Emmy awards and with the series Total Drama Island . Totally Interactive! attracting over seven million players in 30 countries, serving as a revenue model for the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. .I was born and raised in Vancouver," said Clarkson. "and looking forward to returning home..." .Mr. Clarkson will be a wonderful addition to Ubcp," said Ubcp President Howard Storey. "Having been steeped in public policy,...

Keith Clarkson has been named head of the Union of BC Performers (Ubcp) as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Negotiator.

In 2000, Clarkson was hired by Telefilm to transform the Canadian New Media Fund into a key funding source for innovative interactive content, working with Canadian producers and funding agencies, leading Canadian new media into Los Angeles, Cannes and London.

In 2005, Clarkson joined Xenophile Media as Chief Executive Officer overseeing a slate of cross-platform projects for BBC, Cartoon Network and Disney, with the company garnering two Emmy awards and "Total Drama Island – Totally Interactive!" attracting over seven million players in 30 countries, serving as a revenue model for the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund.

“I was born and raised in Vancouver," said Clarkson. "and looking forward to returning home..."

“Mr. Clarkson will be a wonderful addition to Ubcp," said Ubcp President Howard Storey. "Having been steeped in public policy, production, and digital...

TORONTO -- Hollywood producers and actors in British Columbia shook hands Tuesday on a new labor deal for the westernmost Canadian province.

A spokesman for the Canadian Film and Television Production Assn. -- the Canadian producers association that sat in on the talks between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and the Union of British Columbia Performers -- said the parties reached an agreement on a new B.C. Master Production Agreement, which governs pay rates and workplace conditions for provincial actors.

The contract renewal means Canada now enjoys labor peace coast to coast following February's accord between North American producers and ACTRA, which represents the nation's 21,000 actors outside British Columbia.

Details of the new pact were not available late Tuesday, and representatives for the CFTPA and the AMPTP referred the media to the UBCP for comment. While officials at the UBCP could not be reached at press time, it is understood that the UBCP negotiating committee, led by union president Howard Storey, unanimously agreed to recommend the contract for ratification.