{"id":1706,"date":"2011-03-13T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puginteractive.com\/pharm-news-social-networking-game-company-pug\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T01:42:41","slug":"pharm-news-social-networking-game-company-pug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puginteractive.com\/pharm-news-social-networking-game-company-pug\/","title":{"rendered":"PHARM NEWS: Social Networking Game Company, Pug Pharm Productions Inc., Receives Financial Support Through Telefilm\u2019s Canada Media Fund (CMF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2011\/03\/13<\/p>\n<p>Pug Pharm Productions Inc. (Pug Pharm), a Canadian online developer focusing on social networking games, announced that it has received financial support from the Canada Media Fund (CMF) Experimental Stream administered through Telefilm Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis current investment will allow our team to focus on taking our social networking game prototype to full launch with a sophisticated user interface, advance game-play, and a fully scalable infrastructure,\u201d stated Steve Bocska, CEO of Pug Pharm.<\/p>\n<p>Pug Pharm received this product-phase funding through a competitive process with companies from across Canada in the new media sector including games, websites, mobile, and software applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Canada Media Fund (CMF).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Canada Media Fund (CMF) champions the creation and promotion of successful, innovative, Canadian content and software applications for current and emerging digital platforms through financial support and industry research. Created by Canada\u2019s cable and satellite distributors and the Government of Canada, the CMF aspires to connect Canadians to our creative expressions, to each other, and to the world.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmf-fmc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.cmf-fmc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Pug Pharm Productions Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Incorporated in 2008, Pug Pharm Productions Inc., is a privately held Canadian online social entertainment company with a mandate to produce intelligent, compelling and cost-effective interactive entertainment built entirely upon a foundation of pure social networking gameplay. For more information, please visit:<a href=\"https:\/\/puginteractive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">puginteractive.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2011\/03\/13 Pug Pharm Productions Inc. 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