Front TV was an international broadcast design and branding firm that catered to television, film and interactive media sectors. The firm originally specialized in creative thinking, network branding, station IDs, film titles, 2D/3D

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, web, print, and

sound design Sound design is the art and practice of creating auditory elements of media. It involves specifying, acquiring and creating audio using production techniques and equipment or software. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking ...

. It expanded its operations in 2009, launching its own TV production arm. Front TV's main headquarters, TV studio, animation and post production facilities were originally located in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

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. Front TV was founded in 1999 by Jeff Rustia. Its first client was Nickelodeon Philippines, for whom it created several network ID's & on-air promos. Subsequently, Front TV would pursue projects for other Nickelodeon channels in

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, and

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. The firm also went on to produce visual content and commercials for international networks such as

HBO Asia HBO Asia is the Asian division of HBO, headquartered in Singapore. Originally launched on 1 May 1992 as MovieVision, it was rebranded on 1 June 1995 to its current name upon Home Box Office, Inc. purchase. The Singapore-based broadcast networ ...

and

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and

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. Front TV's clients included the Republic of Georgia's public broadcaster

Georgian Public Broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster ( ka, საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი, ) is the national public broadcaster of Georgia. History It started broadcasting radio in 1925, and ...

, Indonesia's national channel

Global TV The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television network after ...

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(

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's multi-faith religious channel),

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is a group of Television in Canada, Canadian Specialty channel, specialty television channels based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The channels broadcast programming produced by or highlighting Indigenous p ...

(APTN), QTN, (an American gay and lesbian channel), CPAC (Canada's political television), Ichannel (Issues Channel) and The Pet Network (a 24-hour pet channel).SceneandHeard.ca
/ref> Front TV's Facebook account was last updated in September 2013; during that same month, the front.tv domain name expired.

References

*'' Playback'' article 2001 entitled,
FRONT TV EYES THE WORLD
, by Mark Dillon
Scene and Heard.ca article
about FRONT, by Shawn Micalief

Jeff Rustia, FRONT

Jeff Rustia, FRONT *''Globe and Mail'', Report on Business Article about FRONT, entitled
Multimillions
" by Paul Webster *Indian Television.com article about FRONT and Jeff Rustia
Visa Article about FRONT

Promax/BDA Russia
about Jeff Rustia, FRONT

External links

* {{official website, http://www.front.tv
Facebook account

Notes

Companies based in Toronto Design companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in Ontario