Juno Awards "more efficient, less expensive", says Yangaroo

TORONTO – Digital media distribution company Yangaroo said it was successful in its goal of making the 2009 Juno Awards cheaper and a little greener. Using its digital media distribution system (DMDS) 5.0, the 300 person Juno Awards jury, and 1,700 members of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) were able to review musical material on-line, eliminating the need for a third party supplier to collect, manage and distribute the approximately 15,000 physical CDs. This process “helped to reduce both costs and waste from packaging and shipping materials across the country”, Yangaroo’s press release said. "Once again, the...