By Connie Thiessen The CRTC has released its “What We Heard” report, summarizing feedback collected from workshops with members of the audiovisual (AV) industry discussing the CRTC’s definition of Canadian Content (CanCon) and the... Continue Reading
A Writers Guild of Canada report, published last week, found a decline in the number of episodes across every TV format – a first since it started publishing its “Equity,... Continue Reading
Family and kids media company WildBrain announced Wednesday it has implemented a new leadership and team structure to “drive its global Distribution business and its Canadian broadcast network, WilBrain Television.”... Continue Reading
One satellite provider wants to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against it By Ahmad Hathout When Xplore announced on June 3 an arrangement to raise new money to fund its expansion of... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Telesat Lightspeed has received a $2.14 billion loan from the federal government to expand internet and 5G network access using space-based technology. Lightspeed is being billed as... Continue Reading
Telus announced Wednesday a partnership with Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, to mutually “develop artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of society.” The Vancouver-based telecom and the Montreal-based research... Continue Reading
By Len St-Aubin, a policy consultant who has worked for clients including Netflix, and was a member of the policy teams that developed the 1991 Broadcasting Act and the 1993 Telecommunications Act
On August 28, Cartt published Howard Law’s commentary rebutting my contention that Bill C-11 and CRTC regulation risk destabilizing market-driven CanCon.
Law took issue with my assertion that foreign streamers have driven the significant increase in foreign investment (FI) in CanCon over the last 10 years:
“…The fact is that foreign television companies around the globe were snapping up CanCon through pre-sales and advances…
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By Ahmad Hathout Organizations representing news media and their workers are warning the CRTC not to redirect any of the $100 million they were earmarked by Google toward public interest... Continue Reading
Media conglomerate Postmedia announced Thursday it is partnering with content and marketing company Contend to launch Postmedia Studios, which they say will leverage the new funding ecosystem brought by the... Continue Reading
Recent news headlines illustrate that emergencies can strike with little warning and alarming regularity, highlighting the need in Canada for advanced public safety communication networks.
The Role of Ericsson
Ericsson, a global leader in telecommunications, has significantly contributed to the standardization of wireless communications. The company’s 70-year presence in Canada underscores its commitment to providing innovative solutions that cater to the unique needs of the Canadian landscape, particularly in being a major contributor to R&D in Canada, but also in enabling communications infrastructure in the country. Ericsson will collaborate with major wireless service providers, as well as myriad stakeholders to innovate…
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