TORONTO – The radio industry, electronic media’s elder statesman, is not in trouble and the sky is not falling, but radio broadcasters need to do a better job at promoting their advertising success stories to keep marketers from becoming too distracted by the “shiny, new toy” (a.k.a. digital audio streaming services).
That was the rallying call delivered by Erica Farber, president and CEO of the U.S.-based Radio Advertising Bureau, during an industry executive town hall session at the Ontario Association of Broadcasters’ Connection 2014 conference, held Thursday in Toronto. “Success stories work,” she said. “We do not do a good…
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TORONTO – Thanks to multi-billion-dollar investments in spectrum and network over the past few years, a dedicated B2B network and its Health initiative, Telus is now positioned to capitalize on the current market enthusiasm for IoT (the Internet of things), according to Sachin Mahajan, Telus’s director of IoT.
Speaking on Wednesday at the Canadian Wireless Trade Show in Toronto, Mahajan outlined some of the technological possibilities — some practical and some more whimsical — provided by IoT, or machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity. Not surprisingly, Mahajan spoke about potential healthcare-related IoT solutions more than once during his presentation.
Currently, wearable fitness gadgets, such…
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TORONTO – Broadcaster, entrepreneur and community activist Don Shafer is being inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony will take place during Canadian Music Week at the Canadian Radio Music Awards luncheon scheduled for May 8, 2015 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto.
Shafer has dedicated more than 50 years to the broadcasting industry, earning respect and recognition for his strategic ability to turn around radio stations, revive their image, restore their profitability and make a difference in their local communities. Working both on and off the air, he has collaborated with many of…
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TORONTO – CTAM Canada has announced the industry leaders who will take centre stage at next month’s Broadcaster’s Forum entitled ‘Engaging Canadians with TV Everywhere’.
Scheduled for November 19 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, the second annual event will feature exclusive, new, Canadian-specific market research, and two moderated panels that will discuss distribution and technology, debate current industry hot topics, and share insights.
Panel #1: Consumer Adoption of TV Everywhere
With subscriber adoption of authenticated TV Everywhere (TVE) products on the rise in the U.S., the value proposition appears to be…
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MARKHAM, ON – Retired Rogers radio executive John Hinnen will receive the 2014 Hall of Fame Award from the Ontario Association of Broadcasters at the organization’s fall conference this Thursday.
The OAB Hall of Fame Award honours private broadcasters who have devoted a substantial part of their career to the Canadian broadcasting industry and demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of broadcast excellence and community service in their role.
Hinnen, pictured, began his career at CKLB (now CKDO) in Oshawa and moved to Rogers in 1974 as a sportscaster for CFTR. In 1993, he led the team that transformed CFTR from…
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ICE WIRELESS CLAIMS the Yukon government’s support for the roll out of 4G wireless services to additional communities in the Territory is at odds with federal government policy (Cartt.ca, October 20). We disagree.
The Yukon government’s investment is focused on delivering benefits to residents and businesses in communities where the exceptionally high costs involved make delivering advanced services very difficult.
This is entirely consistent with federal government policy. Just last week, for example, Industry Canada invited proposals from industry to expand high-speed broadband in rural, remote and northern regions. It’s also consistent with Northwestel’s Modernization Plan, an…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – George Anthony, Jeffrey Elliott, Paul Gross, Ric Esther Bienstock, Michael Landsberg and Tassie Cameron will be honoured with special awards at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced Tuesday.
Canadian Screen Week is the annual celebration of excellence in Canadian film, television, and digital media productions. The 2015 version of Canadian Screen Week is scheduled for February 23 – March 1.
“The Academy Special Awards are presented annually to uniquely talented people in our industry who have left an indelible impression in the Canadian film, television and digital media landscape,” said Academy chair…
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TORONTO – Blue Ant Media has named Laura Pearce to vice president, brand strategy and fan engagement
With over 15 years of digital marketing experience in the media and technology industries, Pearce was most recently at AOL Canada where she oversaw marketing and communications for their consumer and trade brands including The Huffington Post Canada, AOL.ca, StyleList Canada, Kitchen Daily Canada, Parentdish and AOL’s Platform products including Adap.TV. Prior to that, she held roles at Postmedia, Autotrader.ca and Dell Canada.
In her new role, which began Monday, Pearce will lead marketing strategy for Blue Ant’s roster of consumer brands to build greater engagement and…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canadian families spent over $190 each month last year on their communications services as the costs for wireless, TV and Internet services all grew at a rate higher than inflation, according to the 2014 edition of the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report.
The report, released Thursday, provides an overview of the Canadian communication industry for the year ended August 31, 2013. This year, the CRTC released the report in three parts. The first focused on the country’s broadcasting sector, and the second provided data on the telecommunications sector. With the publication of the third and final part,…
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CANNES – Two industry trends that have dominated Canadian TV in recent years — the need for foreign co-production partners and the digital revolution — came together at MIP Jr. last weekend in Cannes.
The two-day tyke TV bazaar preceding the MIPCOM market saw Canadian indie producers unveil a slew of new shows accompanied by digital extensions that are aimed at the world market.
Bell Media's Cirque du Soleil Media and U.S. partner Saban Brands announced plans to co-produce Luna Petunia, a preschool series from showrunner Bradley Zweig and inspired by the Quebec-based circus troupe – and Shaftesbury began shopping the…
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