BANFF – New to the Banff World Media Fest this year was The Banff Debate.The inaugural topic was “Media, Creativity & Technology: Thriving Ecosystem or Future Monoculture?” and framing that... Continue Reading
BANFF – Now celebrating its 40th year, the Banff World Media Festival (BWMF) has grown to become one of the world’s premier conferences and marketplace for leading edge content producers,... Continue Reading
THERE’S NOT MUCH TIME left to save our cultural institutions and corporations in Canada, says Richard Stursberg.If our federal government doesn’t act soon, what it means to be Canadian will... Continue Reading
Both Don Cherry and John Doyle like what Mark Montefiore’s company is making. He must be doing something rightJUST FIVE YEARS OLD, producer New Metric Media’s star is rising.In this... Continue Reading
Ted's right hand man reflects on his life and careerPHIL LIND MAY ALWAYS BE remembered as Ted Rogers’ cajoling consigliere.Sure, Phil had more appearances before the CRTC – over 100... Continue Reading
BANFF – I know HitTV is a youth oriented television network in Kazakhstan, and that in Anglo-Canada, "hit TV" – as reflected in the ratings – is pretty much something... Continue Reading
BANFF – The term “premium” seems to be a favoured buzzword around the Banff World Media Fest this year, but there’s no doubt with more deep-pocketed platforms fortifying their non-fiction... Continue Reading
BANFF – The internet is terrifying enough to me as an adult dealing with its underbelly of malice, lies, trolls, and subterfuge.For unknowing children it’s too often a madhouse of... Continue Reading
BANFF - Kevin MacLellan, chairman, global distribution and international for NBCU, today sat in conversation with Barbara Williams, EVP and COO of Corus Entertainment, and gave a tour de force... Continue Reading
BANFF – While competition for intellectual property, talent, eyeballs, and dollars has never been fiercer, those same friction points have been nudging new collaborations around piracy, co-production models and complex... Continue Reading
