Zoom Communications

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name = Zoom Communications, Inc.

type = Private
genre = Productions
foundation = Calgary, Canada (1996)
founder = Jeff Bradshaw, Mark Fuller
location_city = Calgary, Alberta
location_country = Canada
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homepage = [http://www.zoomcom.ca Zoom]
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Zoom Communications (Zoom or Zoom Productions) is a privately held film and web production company in Calgary, Alberta. Zoom was founded in 1996 by two television broadcasters [cite web|url=http://www.zoomcom.ca/|title=Zoom Communications - The History| accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=zoomcom.ca] Jeff Bradshaw and Mark Fuller. Initially, Zoom started as a film production company but quickly developed a web design and development team [cite web|url=http://www.globalproducer.com/ID16685|title=Global Producter| accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=globalproducer.com] . Zoom current focus is on combining video and the web together which they have labeled "Web Video Integration" [cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTa9E9GmJOc|title=YouTube - Zoom Web Video Integration| accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=YouTube] .

Productions

For two seasons, Zoom partnered with OLN to create the reality television series "Half Mile of Hell". "Half Mile of Hell" series followed the World Professional Chuckwagon Association season of chuckwagon racing. In 2008, after OLN did not renew the show for broadcast, Zoom took Half Mile of Hell online. Zoom partnered with World Professional Chuckwagon Association [cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS164226+13-Mar-2008+MW20080313|title=Reuters - Half Mile of Hell: Chuckwagon Racing Using Web Video to Reach Fans Around the World| accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=Reuters] to create a site based on the "Web Video Integration" philosophy at [http://www.halfmileofhell.com Half Mile of Hell.com] . The Half Mile of Hell site, in its freshmen year, has garnered a lot of attention and a strong viewership [cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/sports/story.html?id=7f1c0838-f291-4636-9d22-4cac7b924c81|title=Calgary Herald - World Pro drivers zoom into spotlight| accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=Calgary Herald] . The site contains video from each race, behind the scenes and up-to-date stats from the World Pro Tour and followed the drivers at the Calgary Stampede.