October 3, 2019 3 years ago

Broadcasters reveal gender parity action plans

OTTAWA — Canada’s broadcasters are committing themselves to achieving gender parity in TV and film production, where 50% of key creative roles will be held by women by 2025.On Tuesday,... Continue Reading

May 17, 2018 4 years ago

Canadian Music Week: Radio promos, the good and the bad…

TORONTO — Create experiences for your listeners that matter. Get people talking about what you’re doing to be top of mind with your audience. Use the power of the team... Continue Reading

May 14, 2018 4 years ago

Canadian Music Week: How artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize radio

TORONTO — As a medium known for its engaging on-air personalities who are able to connect with listeners and create an atmosphere of intimacy, the spectre of artificial intelligence being... Continue Reading

May 14, 2018 4 years ago

Radio Execs Speak: How smart speakers will boost radio. But what about measurement? Privacy?

TORONTO — With a little more prep time, the radio executive superpanel at Canadian Music Week’s annual Radio Interactive Summit may have turned into a drinking game, if moderator Sharon... Continue Reading

November 9, 2017 5 years ago

ISP SUMMIT: Facilities-based vs. open access; urban vs rural

TORONTO — It may come down to whether they operate in an urban or rural environment, but not all service providers and funders of broadband fibre networks agree that the... Continue Reading

November 7, 2017 5 years ago

ISP Summit: How Netflix works (if you own and operate a network)

TORONTO — With the popularity of Netflix continuing to grow — at last count, the streaming service boasts more than 104 million users in 190 countries (not to mention all... Continue Reading

October 31, 2017 5 years ago

CTAM Canada: More data means better advertising and increased revenue. So why aren’t we there yet?

TORONTO — While Canada may still lag a little behind other countries in rolling out more advanced advertising such as addressable ads, Canadian media companies are seeing some success with... Continue Reading

October 30, 2017 5 years ago

Why fighting content piracy is so hard and so necessary

TORONTO — Canada’s major media companies are presenting a united front as they prepare to combat piracy of their TV content.A special panel discussion at last week's CTAM Canada Broadcaster Forum... Continue Reading

October 26, 2017 5 years ago

CTAM Canada: TV still preferred, but weekly viewing hours declining

TORONTO — While the good news for TV distributors and broadcasters is the vast majority of Canadians continue to pay for TV subscriptions, the average total number of hours of... Continue Reading

March 2, 2017 5 years ago

Canadian media companies need scale to compete globally, fight piracy, says Bell’s Oosterman

TORONTO — The media industry is “filled with promise”, said Wade Oosterman, group president for Bell Canada, but competing in a global economy offers a wide variety of battles to... Continue Reading