OTTAWA – Representatives from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) are on Parliament Hill this week in support of Canada’s film and television industry.
Referencing the CRTC’s ‘Let’s Talk TV’ consultation, ACTRA said that it is calling on Members of Parliament to support the call for more Canada on all screens – big, small and mobile. Its wish-list for this lobby trip includes:
Nurture Canadian cultural sector jobs – support stories by, for, and about Canadians;
Invest in the infrastructure of our industry and through long-term, stable investments in…
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OTTAWA – Wireless services once again topped the list of complaints made to Canada's Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) for the fifth straight year, according to its 2012-2013 Annual Report ‘When You Need Help’ released Wednesday.
The CCTS handled 14,036 customer complaints in 2012-2013, well up from 10,678 in the previous year, which is not surprising as more and more Canadians ditch feature phones for rich smartphones. Wireless services complaints comprised 60.4% of all complaints, followed by 19.5% for Internet access, 16.4% for local telephone service and 3.7% for long distance.
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VANCOUVER – It’s a $44 billion a year industry south of the border and a new study on branded entertainment, released Wednesday by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) at the Merging Media conference in Vancouver, suggests the production landscape is also ripe here for Canadian content creators to forge greater collaborations and take better advantage of evolving financing models.
“Branded Entertainment: A New Production Financing Paradigm” is a three-part study prepared by Duopoly’s Catherine Tait. It is sponsored by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Bell…
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OTTAWA – Industry Canada on Tuesday released its decisions on the licensing framework for fixed-satellite service (FSS), broadcasting-satellite service (BSS), and a revised fee proposal.
The document contains decisions related to changes in various elements of Industry Canada’s satellite licensing framework, including:
– the use of a new first-come, first-served process to assign satellite spectrum, including for FSS and BSS spectrum;
– the licence and fee regime applicable to assignments of FSS and BSS spectrum; and
– the obligations associated with FSS and BSS satellite licences.
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TORONTO – Rogers Media has named Brad Kubota as vice president, Western Canada media sales and client solutions, effective December 2nd.
In this newly-created role, Kubota will oversee the Rogers Media sales and client solutions team in Western Canada, leading the creation and execution of innovative sales solutions on behalf of the company’s advertising partners. Based in Vancouver, Kubota will drive revenue targets by working with leaders across Rogers Media to develop a market-leading sales vision and growth strategy, the company said Monday.
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DARTMOUTH, NS – Despite a dip in revenue, Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited saw its third quarter profits increase by more than $9 million.
For the third quarter ending September 30, 2013, Newcap reported revenue of $32.7 million, $0.5 million or 2% lower than last year. But profit for the period of $8.7 million was $9.7 million higher than last year's loss of $1.1 million.
The company said that year-to-date profit of $16.7 million was $13.2 million higher than the same period in 2012 because last year's results included a $7.5 million impairment charge. In addition,…
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OTTAWA – Canadians should take full advantage of the opportunity to share their views on Canada’s current and future television systems with the CRTC, says the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).
That input should include their satisfaction (or not) with their cable, satellite and Internet Protocol television (IPTV) retail packages, the organization said in a statement Thursday.
“This is a key opportunity for consumers to comment on an industry that they care deeply about and pay dearly for but have for too long have had very little voice in shaping,” said John Lawford, executive director and…
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SEVERAL YEARS AFTER cable engineers first began developing the technology, large cable operators are starting to deploy next-generation devices aimed at fueling advanced video and broadband services.
The big MSOs are leveraging something called the Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) in their cable headends. These CCAP (not this CCAP) devices — which are big chassis designed to combine the functions of the now-separate cable modem termination system (CMTS) and edge QAM modulator in super-dense, more efficient, less costly machines – are now emerging from the labs and into field trials…
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MARKHAM, ON – Corus Entertainment COO Doug Murphy will join the panel of the executive town hall session next week at the Ontario Association of Broadcasters’ fall conference.
Moderated by radio executive Ross Davies, the session will ask high level industry executives from different areas of the broadcast industry to provide their perspective on the state of radio, television and advertising.
Other confirmed panelists include:
– Caroline Gianias; EVP trade & communications activation, Aegis Media;– Patrick Grierson; president, Canadian Broadcast Sales;– Catherine Kelly; VP electronic operations, BBM Canada;– Geoff Poulton; president, Vista Radio;– Raj Shoan; Ontario Commissioner, CRTC; and Continue Reading
TORONTO – Digital media management company Yangaroo said Wednesday that it has finalized a three year agreement with Brazil-based music industry entrepreneur Goran Andersson for digital delivery of broadcast audio and music video.
The agreement will see Yangaroo provide its digital media distribution system (DMDS) to Andersson's company, Universi Brazil, which works with leading major and independent record labels, and has strong ties with the major radio and television broadcasters in the country.
Yangaroo's DMDS music video delivery has become the standard in North America delivering the majority of HD videos to major broadcasters including MTV/VH1,…
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