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30-483: On June 9, 2014, it was announced that a third season of the show had been ordered. It was revealed at Fan Expo Canada 2015 that the third season would air in October on Adult Swim . They also ran a promotional contest to name Special Agent Strait McCool's horse previously only known as Horse. Ultimately, on January 19, 2016, it was announced that fourth season of the show would not be ordered. On September 27, 2024, it

60-568: A witness protection program after he kills his mob boss , Don Gambini. While pleading for his uncle Francesco "Cheech" Falcone's life, Don Gambini tells Jimmy that he was required to kill his uncle. Then he makes a sexual innuendo about Jimmy's oldest daughter Theresa, so an angry Jimmy impulsively throws Don Gambini out the 19th-floor window to his death. The rest of the Gambini mob then retaliates by trying to kill Jimmy, not caring if any of his family gets killed. With no other options, Jimmy cuts

90-668: A cash and shares deal, Informa acquired the Irish Tarsus Group from Charterhouse Capital Partners for a reported GBP 790m. In January 2024, Informa announced that it would merge the digital business of Informa Tech with TechTarget . The resulting company would keep the TechTarget name with Informa holding 57% stake and the existing TechTarget shareholders holding 43% stake in the merged TechTarget. In June 2024, Informa closed two UK -based titles: Digital TV Europe and Television Business International. In July 2024,

120-729: A deal with the FBI to protect his family, and they agree to place the Falcones in Witness Protection if Jimmy testifies against his fellow mobsters. This results in Jimmy and his family moving to Regina and living a new life under the name McDougal. The series premiered on Teletoon 's late night block, Teletoon at Night in Canada on September 7, 2012. The series moved to Adult Swim , and the third season premiered on October 28, 2015, with

150-642: A large autographs area, as well as an Artists Alley where comic book artists can sign autographs and sell or do free sketches. In recent years, Fan Expo Canada has become one of the few events that provides selling "exclusive" products to attendees. The vast majority of the exclusives offered at Fan Expo Canada are licensed properties of popular movie, comic book and related characters. "Hollywood Icon" Celebrity guest Tony Curtis cancels due to health issue. Attendance reaches facility limit and Toronto Fire Marshal's office halts ticket sales for two hours on Saturday afternoon. Cancellations: Peter Facinelli (to attend

180-471: A million journal articles and 13,000 e-books from all its imprints. In June 2011 the journals and e-books transferred to a new website, Taylor & Francis Online. Abstracting and indexing databases and bibliographic databases were to move from Informaworld to Taylor & Francis Online at a later date. In July 2013, the company announced that Peter Rigby would retire at the end of 2013 to be replaced as CEO by Stephen Carter . Also in 2013, Informa acquired

210-806: Is a British publishing , business intelligence , and exhibitions group based in London , England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It has offices in 43 countries and around 11,000 employees. Informa owns numerous brands including CRC Press , Fan Expo , Game Developers Conference , Routledge , Taylor & Francis , and VidCon . Informa acquired UBM in June 2018 as part of its strategy to expand in North America and Asia. Informa itself

240-604: Is a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday) typically held the weekend before Labour Day during the summer at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC). Originally showcasing comic books , science fiction / fantasy and film/television and related popular arts, Fan Expo Canada has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture and fandom elements, such as horror , anime , manga , animation , toys , collectible card games , video games , and web entertainment. The convention

270-577: Is that the event will sell out and potential attendees will be denied entry as has happened at similar events such as Anime North , the New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con . The 2010 event left thousands of fans standing outside as capacity became an issue, many waiting several hours for re-entry. At one point during Saturday afternoon organizers announced (to a small group by the doors) that they would not be letting anyone else in, including those who had purchased tickets in advance, but

300-812: Is the largest of its kind in Canada and among the largest in the world, filling the entire North and South Buildings of the MTCC with over 130,000 attendees in 2016. In 2013, Fan Expo Canada's parent company Hobby Star Marketing was acquired by Informa , which now organizes the event. The company has extended the Fan Expo brand to other conventions organized by the company in Canada and the United States. Along with panels, seminars, and workshops with comic book professionals, there are previews of upcoming feature films, portfolio review sessions with top comic book and video game companies, and evening events such as

330-531: The COVID-19 Pandemic . Fan Expo Canada is the site of many unique attractions that include Exclusive Pre-screenings and live presentations of upcoming television series and feature films, often including live introductions from the Directors, Producers and Cast members. Some recent projects featured at Fan Expo Canada included the television series: In 2012, for the first time ever, Fan Expo Canada

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360-612: The Canadian company Hobby Star Marketing, who ran the Fan Expo Canada and Toronto Comicon comic book conventions . Informa has since acquired other conventions and placed them under the auspices of their Fan Expo HQ brand, including Dallas Comic Con and MegaCon . In December 2013, Informa acquired the assets of Elsevier Business Intelligence (EBI) from Reed Elsevier . The EBI business unit includes such publications as The Pink Sheet, The Gray Sheet, IN VIVO, Start-Up, and

390-4297: The Emmys), Glenn Danzig (disallowed by Canada Customs due to criminal record), Joan Collins (due to movie role), Leslie Nielsen (due to poor health), Thomas Jane (due to television series shooting). Christian Slater , Danny Trejo , Neve Campbell , Jeffery Combs , Gillian Anderson , Norman Reedus , Steve Blum , Tom Kenny , Tara Strong , Troy Baker , Grey DeLisle , Jeremy Shada , Jeri Ryan , Robert Picardo , Ethan Phillips , Mike Tyson , Lennie James , Chandler Riggs , Sean Patrick Flanery , Zach Galligan , Jenna Coleman , David Della Rocco , Ajay Fry , Morgan Hoffman , Teddy Wilson , Sam Maggs , George A. Romero , Tom Felton , Hayley Atwell , Tom Savini , Rupert Grint , Robin Lord Taylor , Ming-Na Wen , Amy Acker , Jason Momoa , Karen Gillan , Billy Dee Williams , Malcolm McDowell , Orlando Jones , Graham McTavish , Dr. Marc Okrand , James and Oliver Phelps , Skeet Ulrich . Mark Hamill , Stan Lee , Elden Hensen , Charlie Cox , William Shatner , Nichelle Nichols , George Takei , Kevin Smith , Jason Mewes , Adam West , Burt Ward , John Barrowman , Christopher Lloyd , Morena Baccarin , Alex Kingston , John Cusack , Joan Cusack , Alan Tudyk , Hayley Atwell , Brent Spiner , Kate Mulgrew , Sonequa Martin-Green , Micheal Cudlitz , Scott Wilson , Jack Gleeson , Katie Cassidy , Andrea Libman , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Veronica Taylor , Vic Mignogna , Linda Ballantyne , Katie Griffin , Susan Roman , Toby Proctor , Ron Rubin , Jill Frappier , Sean Schemmel , Eric Vale , Kevin Conroy , Rob Paulsen , Maurice Lamarche , Bill Farmer , David Hayter , Charles Martinet , William Salyers Stephen Amell , John Barrowman , Nick Bradshaw, Brentalfloss , Sarah Wayne Callies , Bruce Campbell , Greg Capullo , Tom Cavanagh , Charlet Chung , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Richard Comely , Anthony Daniels , Felicia Day , Rob DenBleyker, Kara Eberle, Nathan Fillion , Dave Filoni , Josh Grelle , Todd Haberkorn , Jennifer Hale , Chad Hardin, David Hayter , Anthony Head , Jason Isaacs , Phil Jimenez , Amy Jo Johnson , Doug Jones (actor) , Maurice Lamarche , Erik Larsen , Jae Lee , Jim Lee , Vanessa Marshall , Sonequa Martin-Green , Gaten Matarazzo , Ed McGuinness , Caleb McLaughlin , Steve McNiven , Jason Mewes , Vic Mignogna , Amanda C. Miller , Bob Morley , Jessica Nigri , Nolan North , Paige O'Hara , Bryce Papenbrook , Yanick Paquette , Dan Parent , Khary Payton , Billie Piper , Eric Powell (comics) , Humberto Ramos , David Ramsey , Norman Reedus , Marco Rudy, Fernando Ruiz, Chris Sabat , Sean Schemmel , Matt Smith (actor) , Brian Stelfreeze , Catherine Tate , James Arnold Taylor , Ty Templeton , Cerina Vincent , Carol Zara, Arryn Zech , Mike Zeck Michael J Fox , Jason Momoa , Evangeline Lilly , Triple H , The Miz , Charlotte Flair , AJ Styles , Paul Wesley , Ian Somerhalder , Lucy Lawless , Rob Schneider , Cassie Steele , Jake Epstein , Miriam McDonald , Stefan Brogren , Shane Kippel , Pat Mastroianni , Mark Sheppard , Joe Flanigan , Rose McIver , Renee O'Connor , Jennifer Morrison , Karen Gillan , William Shatner , Richard Dean Anderson , Amy Jo Johnson , Jason David Frank , Christopher Lloyd , Tom Wilson , Lea Thompson , Cary Elwes , Chris Sarandon , Wallace Shawn , Tanya Allen , Michael Kevin Pare , Robin Lord Taylor , Austin Amelio , Tom Payne , Billy Zane , Emma Dumont , Gary Lockwood , Keir Dullea , Sonequa Martin-Green , Doug Jones , Anthony Rapp , Anson Mount , Mary Wiseman , Shazad Latif , Thom Allison , Kelly McCormack , Sean Baek , Atticus Mitchell , Rob Stewart , Gavin Fox , Patrick Garrow , Adam Barken , Michelle Lovretta , Melanie Scrofano , Dominique Provost-Chalkley , Tim Rozon , Varun Saranga , Steven Ogg Fan Expo 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to

420-552: The Informa board rejected the 630p per share offer as too low. In early 2007, chairman Richard Hooper announced his retirement in May and, after consulting with major shareholders, the company moved chief executive Peter Rigby to chairman, and managing director David Gilbertson to Rigby's former post. Informa explained Rigby's move by the need to maintain management stability, although it generated some controversy because it did not follow

450-741: The Masquerade (a costume contest), special screenings and the Diamond Distribution Industry Night Dinner and Reception for industry professionals only. Traditional events include screening rooms devoted to Japanese animation, gaming, and over 300 hours of other programming on all aspects of comic books and popular culture. Like most comic book conventions, Fan Expo Canada features a large floorspace for exhibitors. These include media companies such as movie studios and TV networks, as well as comic book dealers and collectibles merchants. Fan Expo Canada also includes

480-616: The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, which had been the location in previous years, was booked immediately for the 2011 edition. Public relations employees at Hobby Star also contacted as many of the fans who had expressed their dissatisfaction, gathering feedback on the convention and expressing personal apologies. Some of the negative aspects described by fans is the overpricing of the conventions, including entry fees, merchandise, autographs and poor services. Canadian journalist and book writer Jonathan Kay , who

510-547: The Strategic Transactions database along with a series of notable conferences. The EBI assets combined with Scrip, Datamonitor and several other publications formed the newly created Pharma Intelligence division of Informa Business Information. In January 2014, Carter became CEO of Informa plc. In September 2017, Informa announced that it would be acquiring Dove Medical Press. In January 2018, Informa announced its intent to acquire UBM plc . The transaction

540-576: The advice of the UK's Combined Code on Corporate Governance . On 8 June 2008, The Sunday Telegraph revealed that United Business Media (UBM) had proposed a merger with Informa to create a media group worth over £3 billion. The talks were confirmed by Informa in a press release that same day, but described as "preliminary". Previously on 13 May The Times had reported that the Carlyle Group and Apax Partners were considering bidding for

570-428: The aforementioned Speed Dating , Steampunk activities, Web series presentations, Star Wars sessions provided by the 501st Legion , Lolita fashion and others. Capacity attendance at Fan Expo Canada in 2005 has raised crowding issues. Concerns have been that the event is possibly too big for the Metro Toronto Convention Centre , even though they have moved to the largest halls in the facility. The worry of fans

600-730: The company. On 17 June talks with UBM ended because of the rapid rise in Informa's stock price after the public disclosure of the potential merger. On 26 June a private equity consortium consisting of Providence Equity Partners , the Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman proposed a takeover bid offering 506 pence per share. In May 2009 the company announced that it would restructure its business to be incorporated in Jersey but tax resident in Switzerland. The discontinued domain Informaworld provided subscribers with more than half

630-469: The event, capacity issues were avoided in 2011. In recent years, HSM has cleaned up their organization and become more respectful to attendees of their fan-based events. After the capacity issue at Fan Expo 2010 and extending the event, CEO and President Aman Gupta released an apology statement to the fans, and stated that while no refunds would be made under any circumstances, the South Building of

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660-473: The final episode aired on April 1, 2016. It was announced in August 2013, that Hulu have strike a deal for the series, and premiered in the United States exclusively on the streamer on October 13, 2013. The series is currently available on Tubi , The Roku Channel , Amazon Prime Video , and YouTube . Entertainment One released the first season on DVD as a 2-disc set on September 30, 2014. The DVD features

690-716: The former UBM Automotive, to Endeavor Business Media. In February 2020, Informa launched Omdia by consolidating its portfolio of market analyst companies, Ovum Ltd , Heavy Reading, Tractica, and the majority of IHS Markit 's technology, media and telecommunications research business, into a unified brand. The combined research offering includes more than 400 analysts and consultants covering 150 technology markets. Collectively, Omdia issues over 3,000 research reports annually. In February 2022, Informa sold its Informa Pharma Intelligence unit to investment fund, Warburg Pincus for $ 2.6 billion. It also sold Lloyd's List and EPFR to Montagu Private Equity in 2022. In March 2023, in

720-399: The majority of fans remained unaware of this and continued to line up in ignorance until word-of-mouth reached them. Eventually they announced that they would be staying open an extra hour to try to accommodate the lines, though many had waited for more than 2 hours for re-entry. Due to additional space, more staff, a new advance ticketing system, expanded hours and the additional day added to

750-735: The unrated and uncensored clips from the series. It is made available in both English and French as an audio track. In October 2024, new 2-3 minute shorts started premiering on the show's YouTube channel. Fan Expo Canada Fan Expo Canada is an annual speculative fiction fan convention held in Toronto , Ontario . It was founded as the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in 1995 by Hobby Star Marketing Inc. It includes distinctly branded sections, including GX (Gaming Expo) and SFX (Science Fiction Expo), and formerly CNAnime (Canadian National Anime Expo). It

780-455: Was an attender at the convention with his daughters, criticized the high prices charged to fans for photo ops and autographs, arguing them to be unjust. He gave the opinion that it was an undignified way to make a living and that "celebrity worship is the lowest common denominator in popular culture ". 43°38′39″N 79°23′12″W  /  43.64417°N 79.38667°W  / 43.64417; -79.38667 Informa Informa plc

810-455: Was announced on the show's YouTube channel that new content would be premiering on the channel in the future, with series co-creator Tabarrok revealing that the new content would be 20 3-minute shorts. Prior to the announcement of new content, the show's opening intro became a meme and the show gained some critical re-evaluation. The series follows a New York City mafia caporegime Jimmy Falcone, who moves to Regina, Saskatchewan to join

840-402: Was completed in June 2018. In 2019, Informa sold the former UBM Life Sciences to MJH Associates. Later in 2019, Informa traded it Agriculture Intelligence unit to IHS Markit in exchange for most of IHS Markit's Technology, Media and Telecoms division. Also in 2019, Informa sold the former Penton design & engineering, manufacturing, energy, buildings, and commercial vehicle divisions, and

870-418: Was created in 1998 by the merger of IBC Group plc and LLP Group plc. Since then Informa has expanded considerably, including a 2004 merger with the publishing company Taylor & Francis and a 2005 acquisition of IIR Holdings, a human capital development company, for £768 million. In October 2006, the company was approached by Springer Science and Business Media in a takeover bid, but in early November

900-526: Was the site of a wedding. Two longtime Fan Expo attendees were married in front of a live audience of thousands of fans on the afternoon of August 24. There was also a proposal of marriage that took place between two attendees on the afternoon of August 26. The engaged couple credited Fan Expo Canada's Nerd Speed Dating event from the previous year in finding one another. Some attractions at Fan Expo Canada have become standard from year to year due to their continued popularity. Some of these attractions include

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