THE PROBLEMS START WITH the title.
Harnessing Change (the report on the future of programming and its distribution in Canada) reflects a long history of Canadian governments and the CRTC sticking fingers in holes in the dike of broadcasting policy and regulation, to keep out invading hordes, while communications technologies undermine the dike's foundations — from without and from within — because Canadians have consistently been early, eager and rapid, adopters.
Little wonder that it was Canadian Marshall McLuhan who coined the phrase "the medium is the message": Communications media influence societies more than the content that…
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OTTAWA – The Federal Government has ordered a public inquiry into the alleged high-pressure sales tactics used by the country’s biggest telecommunication companies.
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, said Thursday that the Feds have directed the CRTC to conduct the inquiry and ensure that “Canadians have an opportunity to be heard and these issues are carefully considered”. The Commission will have until February 28, 2019 to complete the inquiry and file a report that must contain potential solutions to ensure Canadian consumers are treated fairly.
The Minister Bains also asked the Competition Bureau to assist the…
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I’M WRITING TO YOU as the chief development officer of SSi Micro Ltd. and a proud member of the SSi team.
In his June 7 Cartt.ca article on bringing wireless to the top of the world, John Bugailiskis recounts a Bell executive’s lunchtime presentation at the 2018 Canadian Telecom Summit. I would like to point out some basic facts of which I am sure you are aware, but perhaps Mr. Bugailiskis and your readers are not.
The article implies Bell has brought wireless connectivity to Grise Fiord, Nunavut’s most remote northern community, and there previously was…
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WE’VE HEARD NOTHING but discussion and debate since the official launch of the review of the Broadcasting Act – along with the Telecom and Radiocommunication Act – and with another year of discussion and debate on the horizon, the best first course of action to solve the tricky and complex policy challenges ahead is to ask (and answer) the right questions in the right order – and right now.
I’ve thought of five extremely important questions which should be answered first, ahead of anything else. I’d argue much of the discussion around proposals such as combining the two Acts should come…
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TORONTO – Given how Canadians now consume video, and from where, measuring the level of industry consolidation here based on share of linear TV viewing is wrong, Corus Entertainment CEO Doug Murphy told an investors conference in Toronto Wednesday morning.
Appearing at the Scotiabank Telecom, Media and Technology conference, Murphy would not comment on yesterday’s Globe and Mail report which said Shaw Communications and the Shaw family is looking to sell the company. “I’m not prepared to comment on articles, rumours, or speculation,” he said.
What he was prepared to talk about was the bright future he…
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SO, WE’VE NOW HEARD a bit of what Heritage Minster Mélanie Joly thinks about the review of the Broadcasting, Telecom and Radiocommunication Acts, thanks to her Sunday Banff keynote, ably reported on by Cartt.ca’s Bill Roberts.
With another year of discussion and debate on the horizon, however, the best course of action to solve the tricky and complex policy challenges ahead is to ask (and answer) the right questions in the right order – and right now. I’ve thought of five extremely important questions which should be answered first, ahead of anything else.
I would argue much…
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BANFF – While competition for intellectual property, talent, eyeballs, and dollars has never been fiercer, those same friction points have been nudging new collaborations around piracy, co-production models and complex monetization gambits according to the Banff Media Festival’s panel of international TV executives speaking a the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel.
David Zitzerman (partner at Goodmans LLP) moderated a panel of major company leaders that included: Sean Cohan (president, international and digital media, A&E Networks), Chris Linn (president, and head of programming, TruTV), Avi Armoza (CEO, Armoza Formats), Jeffrey Hirsch (COO, Starz), and my very favourite Barb Williams (VP and COO,…
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BANFF – Last year the new owners of the Banff World Media Festival arrived only just in time to snag the last few hotel vacancies.
But for 2018, Brunico Communications is placing a discernible stamp on this storied Canadian event. At the outset of the 39th annual edition much is being made of the new Diversity of Voices Initiative, a fresh commitment to nurture diverse creators – specifically francophones, Indigenous peoples, and women.
This year Banff welcomes 1500-plus delegates from more than 25 countries.
And a goodly number of them showed up as invited guests on Sunday morning…
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BANFF – Netflix has been named as the title partner of the Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative, a new training and development program for underrepresented emerging Canadian creators.
With a focus on Indigenous, Francophone and female industry professionals, participants receive full registration to the festival, a curated professional development curriculum plus access to networking opportunities with senior creative and executive leaders. In addition, a sub-group of 25 program applicants take part in the Diversity of Voices Pitch Program where they receive personalized advice from industry mentors and take pitch meetings with international buyers plus receive a stipend to defray travel…
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TORONTO – Canada’s creative community is behind a new website designed to accompany the industry-wide code of conduct to help prevent and respond to harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence in the workplace.
The site, readthecode.ca, houses a list of Code signatories and their contact information, additional resources including downloadable, printable versions of the Code (in both English and French), and updates from two working groups – the Education, Training and Awareness Committee as well as the Reporting Committee – on their progress.
The Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct was officially launched on March 8, 2018, and to date,…
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