TORONTO – While there’s no question over-the-top video services such as Netflix have become a “phenomenon” in Canada, the same can’t be said about subscription music streaming services, which have not been taken up to the same degree by consumers.
However, that may be about to change, according to digital media experts who spoke at the Digital Media at the Crossroads conference held on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus on Saturday.
Mark Allen, director of research and analysis for the CBC, outlined some recent trends in digital media in Canada, citing research from Numeris and the CBC’s own Media Technology…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild is objecting to a decision made last week by CBC/Radio-Canada management that bans its on-air talent from making paid appearances.
The union, which represents 6,000 workers in the Canadian media including many at CBC/SRC, called the public broadcaster’s new policy a “blanket prohibition” that is “a clear violation of our collective agreement, an infringement on our members’ rights and a dangerous precedent”.
The CMG said in a statement that CBC management already has all of the tools it needs to avoid any conflict of interest situations, noting that managers currently approve all paid and unpaid…
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TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is throwing its support behind the NDP government’s pre-election promise to scrap the $115 million cut to CBC/Radio-Canada made in the 2012 federal budget.
Describing the CBC as “an essential public service” in a statement this week, NDP leader Tom Mulcair also pledged to guarantee stable, predictable, multi-year financing for the public broadcaster and to set up an independent process for appointing members of the CBC’s board of directors.
ACTRA said in its own statement that it has “long argued for more accountability in the governance of the CBC”,…
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OTTAWA – Millennials, having grown up with publicly available Internet and wireless technologies, are avid users of these offerings, spending what would amount to more than a full day online each week, according to a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
Millennials’ Media Technology Adoption and Use profiles millennial Anglophones and their ownership and use of media technology. For the purposes of this report, millennials (18 to 34 year olds) were separated into two groups: Gen Z is defined as those aged 18-24 and Gen Ys are defined as those aged 25-34 years old.
Highlights from the report include:
– Close…
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TORONTO – DM@X: Digital Media at the Crossroads Conference, a high level conference on the future of content in digital media, is set for this Saturday, January 24, at Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.
The one-day event promises to address trends in digital media, including subscription streaming, niche content, social media metrics, and Dragon’s-Den-style presentations of alternative business models for Canada’s cultural industries.
Keynote Speakers include CBC/Radio-Canada’s Mark Allen, Blue Ant Media’s Raja Khanna, Corus’ Gary Maavara and former CBC head of English services Richard Stursberg, among others.
It’s not too late to register! …
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OTTAWA – As it marks its 20th anniversary, Prime Time in Ottawa will embrace screen based media ‘thriving in a time of change’ as the key theme at this year's conference scheduled for March 4 – 6, 2015 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa.
Produced by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), the conference continues to be the leading national networking event for prominent professionals from across the industry eager to be on the forefront of content evolution.
Top media leaders, including Bell Media president Kevin Crull, CBC EVP of English Services Heather Conway, Blue Ant Media CEO Michael MacMillan, and eOne…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada has named Mary Kreuk as executive director, multiplatform media sales for Toronto and Western Canada.
Kreuk will start on January 13 and be based in Toronto. With nearly 25 years’ sales and marketing experience, she joins the public broadcaster from Bell Media where she served as vice-president of brand partnerships with CTV Television’s media sales group for 12 years. Previously, Kreuk worked in various marketing roles with such companies as Peoples Jewellers, Pizza Hut and Kellogg’s.
“Mary is an accomplished strategist who has consistently led her teams to deliver outstanding revenue and branding results, by building and maintaining…
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OTTAWA – Nearly two-thirds of Canadian Anglophone seniors now own a cell phone, while Canadians self-identifying as visible minorities are more likely to social network, according to two new reports from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
Seniors’ Media Technology Adoption and Use profiles Anglophone Seniors and their ownership and use of media technology. For the purposes of this report, the senior generation is defined as those aged 69 years and older. While they’ve seen the introduction and advancements of traditional television and radio, they’ve not grown up with publicly available Internet and wireless technologies.
Highlights from the report include:
– Anglophone seniors are…
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It’s been a pretty busy fall and we know from talking to people in this business that just about everyone is looking forward to a little down time with their families this holiday season.
Those of us at Cartt.ca are no different and today’s newsletter will be the final one until we return with a bang (with our comprehensive Consumer Electronics Show coverage) on January 5th.
You’ll still see big news posted when it happens. If you have a login issue, someone will be able to answer your questions, but we’re taking some time off and we hope you…
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BACK IN 2007-08 THERE were no shortage of people in the Canadian TV industry who’d whisper, “who’s the crazy guy buying up all the music brands?”
The prevailing wisdom then said music was a shrinking, sinking business, utterly upended by the digital revolution and one to be fled by serious businesspeople, not embraced. It was certainly not something upon which to build a brand new global enterprise. Oh, there were plenty of naysayers when Eric Boyko (pictured in his Montreal office), a speed talking ball of frenetic, entrepreneurial energy, entered the Canadian TV scene. (Pour la version française, s'il vous…
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