IIC 2011: Government can help and hinder say small company CEOs

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - Government and regulatory bodies need to be mindful of the impact its policies, or a lack thereof, can have on small media and communications companies, said a panel of such CEOs at the International Institute of Communications Canada conference on Tuesday. Cal Millar, president and CEO of Channel Zero, said his company (which owns CHCH, CJNT, Movieola and Silver Screen Classics) is ready to compete with over the top services, but is at a disadvantage because OTT video providers aren’t regulated. “We are in a world today where content is somewhat ubiquitous. And in that marketplace we’ve now...