New rules mandatory to maintain mass media muscle: O'Farrell

VANCOUVER – The last time the CAB convention was in Vancouver was 2002 - just four years ago. Video streaming over the web was a pain in the rear, Apple had just begun its huge gamble on this new-fangled music device, the iPod, and when broadcasters complained about audience fragmentation, the audience was really escaping mostly to their own specialty services. In 2006, things have changed, "big-time" Canadian Association of Broadcasters president and CEO Glenn O'Farrell told the Vancouver Board of Trade on Thursday. It's a confusing time in the media space these days. Multi-billion dollar companies are experimenting with...