OTTAWA – Three quarters of Anglophones in Canada now watch some type of video on the Internet, and more are watching on their mobile device, according to a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
The Streaming Video Fall 2013 report outlines trends in the use of Internet video and TV in Canada, while examining the overall impact on traditional TV viewing.
Highlights from the report include:
– Online TV is growing in popularity: over two in five Anglophones watch TV online;
– The main screen for online viewing is still the computer, but other screens are increasing in popularity. Three in 10…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has agreed to a request by CBC to amend the broadcasting licences for its Espace Musique and Radio 2 networks and stations, tweaking the conditions of licence pertaining to advertising.
CBC was given the green light to introduce advertising on its Radio 2 and Espace musique properties in May 2013, but only for three years.
In the current applications, the CBC proposed to amend the conditions related to sponsored programming and embedded advertising. The Commission approved those demands on Tuesday.
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TORONTO – One in four Canadians tuned in to at least part of the English-language television coverage of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games provided by the CBC-led Canadian Paralympic Committee broadcast consortium.
During the 10 days of coverage, more than 8.8 million Canadians watched some of the televised broadcasts on CBC, Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), CBC reported.
In addition, CBC’s dedicated Paralympic microsite garnered more than 850,000 page views over the course of the event, as well as more than 120,000 video views, including approximately 10,000 live video views of the Canada/USA sledge hockey semi-final game.
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THE EIGHT HOUR DIFFERENCE between the eastern time zone and Sochi, Russia meant many of us who wanted to see Winter Olympics action live had to tune in at work using our PCs, smartphones and tablets.
By most accounts, the CBC ran a splendid Olympics broadcast, on regular TV and digitally. While some quibbled with the ad load on its Apple, Android and Windows smartphone apps, for most viewers, the live streams and video highlights ran seamlessly. I watched many hours of the CBC’s coverage on my Android phone and it worked very well, every single time. Two taps and…
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TORONTO – David Walmsley will become editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail effective March 24, 2014, the national newspaper announced Wednesday.
Walmsley, (pictured), returns to The Globe after 20 months as director of news content at CBC News where he was responsible for all coverage on broadcast platforms, including TV, radio and digital. He previously spent six years at the paper between 2006 and 2012 where he was successively national editor and then managing editor.
“David is rejoining The Globe and Mail at a pivotal time for our industry”, said Phillip Crawley, The Globe’s publisher and chief executive officer, in a memo…
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VANCOUVER – Government support of Canada’s film and television industry is expensive and fails to provide a substantial benefit to the country, according to a new study from public policy think tank The Fraser Institute.
The study, The Entertainment Industries, Government Policies and Canada's National Identity, examines how the federal government uses regulations and funding to support the production of Canadian films, television, music, books and periodicals and the distribution of entertainment. It concludes that government policies designed to support the country’s entertainment industry are, in fact, both “costly and inefficient”.
Taking issue with Canadian content regulations in broadcasting and…
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GATINEAU, QC – Cecil S. Hawkins has been appointed to the board of directors of CBC/Radio-Canada for a five year term that began March 6, 2014.
Hawkins is president and owner of Canerector Inc., a Toronto-based multi-divisional company focused on metal fabrication and erection that operates more than 60 plants across North America and employs over 3,000 people. He has also served as chair of the Minister's advisory committee with the Canadian Space Agency, as well as director and trustee of TerraVest Industries.
"It is with great pleasure that I announce that Mr. Hawkins has accepted the invitation to join…
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TORONTO – The opening weekend of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games drew 15% of the Canadian population to the English-language television coverage provided by the CBC-led Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) broadcast and digital media consortium.
Between Friday, March 7th and Sunday, March 9th, 5.3 million Canadians watched at least part of the TV coverage, including Friday’s opening ceremony, CBC reported.
Through the CPC’s consortium, which also includes Sportsnet, Accessible Media Inc., Yahoo Sports Canada and SendtoNews, Canadians have access to more Paralympic coverage than ever before. More than 90 hours of fully accessible TV broadcasts as well as more than 250 hours…
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VANCOUVER – Former CBC News senior meteorologist Claire Martin has been named managing director of film and television company Anaïd Productions.
For the past nine years, Martin (pictured) has been with CBC News as their senior meteorologist. Prior to this, she was with Global News Edmonton and Environment Canada. In her new role, based in the company’s North Vancouver office, Martin will oversee Anaïd’s day-to-day operations and communications, plus work closely with producers on various projects including the critically acclaimed OLN series The Liquidator currently in production on its fourth season.
“We are so proud to have Claire join our award-winning team here at Anaïd Productions,” said founder and executive producer Margaret Mardirossian,…
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MOST AGREE THE PRIMARY reasons why Netflix – and for that matter all web-based media – has a growing advantage over traditional media are the streams of data they gather and use to make real-time decisions. It’s the so-called Big Data that web-based companies gather to make magic and produce profits.
At Thursday’s Content Industry Connect event hosted by the Banff Media Festival organizers, one attendee (we’re told it was a fellow named Ahmad Iqbal from a company called Atendy) asked what is the best question I’ve heard put to a panel of broadcasters in a very long time, saying:…
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