It’s the oligopsony, of course
THE CANADIAN MEDIA Producers Association’s mission is to defend it members, so of course it is the focus of its submission to the Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review (BTLR) panel.
A main concern is the concentration of ownership in the English TV market: “Given the substantial vertical integration and consolidation of broadcasters in Canada, the oligopsonistic nature of our domestic market, the information asymmetry between producers and broadcasters, and the resulting significant buying power yielded by broadcasters, there is a real risk that ownership concentration will reduce the programming options and the number of distinct creative…
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OTTAWA – Wireless stakeholders in Canada must work collaboratively to ensure that the arrival and deployment of 5G wireless networks are a success, said CWTA president and CEO Robert Ghiz Wednesday as he opened the 5G Canada 2019 conference in Ottawa.
"Our facilities-based carriers have worked to position Canada at the forefront of 4G world and pave the way for the arrival of 5G in our country," Ghiz said. "Collaboration building off of today's conference will be key to maintaining Canada as a world leader in the wireless sector. It is only through collaboration that we will be able to…
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OTTAWA – Canadian Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) wireless customers now have a new video series that seeks to help explain the terminology commonly used by wireless service providers.
The new ASL and LSQ Wireless Terminology series is available on carriers’ websites as well as the Canadian Wireless Telecommunication Association's (CWTA) wirelessaccessibility.ca website. Each video explains commonly used terms in plain language, gives examples that are useful for better clarity, and deals with a specific theme:
Wireless Terminology – Contract and Billing – Getting Started
Wireless Terminology – Contract and Billing – Financial Obligations
Wireless Terminology – Contract and Billing…
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CALGARY – Shaw Business says that it can now deliver up to 100 Mbps symmetrical private data connections to over 300,000 business locations across Western Canada with next generation Ethernet over DOCSIS (EoD) technology.
Customers may now leverage EoD technology to connect their sites and branch locations together with an easy-to-manage, end-to-end private network connection with a single vendor solution that may be paired with Shaw’s fibre-based Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) solution, reads the news release.
Shaw Business’ enhanced EoD solution is integrated into a convenient single-box deployment using Shaw’s DOCSIS 3.1 modem, which allows for easier installation and improved performance…
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THE BROADCAST AND TELECOM Legislative Review panel has received some 2,000 interventions and they had decided to make them public.
The news release on September 24th read “These written submissions will be publicly available after the deadline for submissions on November 30, 2018.”
That was before it was decided the deadline for those submissions would be pushed to Friday, January 11th. However, they won’t yet be made public. In fact, it won’t be for a while. “These inputs will form the backbone of the panel's What We've Heard Report which will be published no later than June 30th. At that time,…
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TORONTO – Conference passes available are now for Canadian Music Week, Canada's largest and longest running new music festival and conference, which will take place May 6 -12, 2019 in Toronto.
The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel will once again be host to the various industry conferences (radio, technology, and music). The Live Music Industry Awards, INDIES, Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards and Sync Awards will return to CMW and will be announced in the future.
This year, CMW will feature the first official Spotlight on South Africa. In association with CAAMA, CMW will be hosting labels, booking agents, festival organizers, promoters, talent buyers and…
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Panel won’t make them public until June
CARTT.CA HAS BEEN TOLD Navdeep Bains, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Minister, has decided to keep the public submissions made to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation Review secret for now. So, Cartt.ca will continue to report on the ones made available to us.
PIAC
As usual, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre has a submission full of good quotes.
For example, on 5G, they say that it “is not so revolutionary that it should require legislative changes that favour the technology’s deployment beyond the powers currently granted to the CRTC,” and so the group proposes an…
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MONTREAL – Network and cloud-neutral data centre solutions provider eStruxture is expanding its Vancouver data center in an effort to better meet the needs of "Hollywood North".
The company said Tuesday that its VAN-1 facility, located in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood, is currently the only high-power density colocation facility in the city. The data centre is capable of supporting up to 30kW per cabinet, and offers “significant” capacity options for enterprise, media, and entertainment customers.
The expansion will include a 1MW power upgrade, enhancements in physical security, and will almost double the available cabinet space. The additional white space…
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TORONTO – While technology has long been blamed for being a divisive force, creators who highlight its uniting nature, such as interactive experiences, stand poised to capitalize on new opportunities, says a new report from the Canada Media Fund (CMF).
Trends Report 2019 – Hold My Hand details the four major trends that have originated from the convergence and interaction of different phenomena that have a significant impact on the audiovisual industry in the current context. They are:
– Technology and innovation – Artificial intelligence and the creative process: Whether related to still images, moving images, or sound, current experimentation in AI…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Communications credited its purchase of U.S. cableco MetroCast for a 15.1% increase in revenues for its first quarter of fiscal 2019 ended November 30, 2018.
Profit for the period dipped 3.1% to $79.1 million, of which $26.2 million was attributable to owners of the Corporation, resulting mainly from increases in depreciation and amortization, financial expense and integration, and restructuring and acquisition costs, that were partly offset by the improvement of adjusted EBITDA and a decrease in income taxes.
Revenue reached $674.0 million, up from $585.7 million in the same period last year, driven by growth of 16.3% in its…
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