OTTAWA – The governments of Canada and Quebec announced today 1,171 households in Chisasibi, Quebec now have access to high-speed Internet.
“This was made possible thanks to a joint investment of $1,101,570 from the governments of Canada and Quebec in the Eeyou Communications Network and Kinwapt Cable Inc., as well as private investments from these service providers,” a press release says, adding the federal government’s contribution was made through the Universal Broadband Fund.
“We are thrilled to again be working in partnership with the governments of Canada and Quebec to deliver modern telecommunications services to the people of Eeyou Istchee,” said…
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TORONTO – Exhibition Place announced it debuted Wi-Fi 6 at Beanfield Centre today.
The “cutting-edge” technology improves connectivity in high-density spaces. “Through OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access), a new technology in Wi-Fi 6, network performance is greatly improved resulting in frictionless access to the internet especially when large audiences with multiple devices are connected at Beanfield Centre,” a press release says.
“We worked with Exhibition Place to develop a fully customized solution that is unique to Beanfield Centre, ensuring that the venue gets the best capacity that Wi-Fi 6 has to offer along with robust performance,” said Greg White, wireless network architect…
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Also talks about being an Indian woman in the business and the power of perseverance
By Bill Roberts
BANFF – Countries like Canada and Switzerland have coined the phrase “The Netflix Law” – what we formally refer to as Bill C-11 these days.
Few companies have earned such an international legal meme. Indeed, Netflix is perhaps the definitive media entity of the 21st century.
At the 2022 Banff World Media Festival (BWMF) a riveting Summit Series featured Bela Bajaria (above, left), head of global TV for Netflix, moderated by Nekesa Mumbi Moody (right) of The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix was the first steamer to…
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“Sit down white people and let us lead!”, panelist says
By Bill Roberts
BANFF – Diversity and representation were core themes at the 2022 Banff World Media Festival (BWMF).
So, when it comes to crucial data, the session Being Counted: Canada’s First Race-based Audience Survey Signals Market Opportunities & Data Collection Gaps, was pivotal.
Sure, it’s a lot of words for the title of a panel but perhaps it comes down to one delegate’s frank remark: “Sit down white people and let us lead!”
Speakers included Adam Garnet Jones (above, top left), director of TV content and special events at APTN, Lea Marin (top…
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By Bill Roberts
BANFF – Few aspects, if any in the entertainment industry, are more important than the carving up of rights and intellectual property.
It is a minefield for the layperson, with every license ideally carefully defined – even in the case of a sales deal where there is no grant of rights to the agent, careful detailing of which rights an agent can sell on behalf of an IP owner requires strict clarity.
This includes term, territory, language, sub-licensing and assignment and more. Other than being the price of democracy, this is why our business needs lawyers.
In the Banff World…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – The federal government today introduced Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security (ARCS), which proposes amendments to the Telecommunications Act.
On May 19, when François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the announcement that the Canadian government intended to prohibit the inclusion of Huawei and ZTE products and services in Canada’s telecommunications systems, he mentioned legislative changes were coming.
“We intend to introduce amendments to the Telecommunications Act (TA) to ensure that promoting the security and protection of our telecommunications system is an overriding objective of Canada’s telecommunications policy,” the policy…
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By Bill Roberts
BANFF – Today the Banff World Media Festival (BWMF) featured a brief, whistle-stop appearance by Pablo Rodriguez (above), minister of Canadian Heritage.
Valerie Creighton, president and CEO of the Canada Media Fund, and a strong advocate for Bill C-11, The Online Streaming Act, provided his introduction – but not before extolling “the stellar job” done by BWMF staff in organizing the in-person event and breaking out into several bars of delightful song!
It appeared to me to be a riff on the old Frank Sinatra Summer Wind, but with revamped lyrics appealing to the promise and possibilities of getting…
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BANFF — The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) announced today the winners of the 2022 Rockie Awards International Program Competition during a ceremony hosted by actress and comedian Rakhee Morzaria (Run the Burbs).
Awards were presented in 28 categories spanning documentary and factual, arts and entertainment, children and youth, scripted, and podcast.
In addition, the $25,000 Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content was awarded to the top Canadian production and The Francophone Prize was presented to the top French-language production.
Juried by a panel of 150 international industry professionals, the Rockie Awards competition featured 148 nominations from 45 countries, including Canada,…
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OTTAWA – Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, last week announced the launch of a consultation on a policy and licensing framework for the auction of spectrum licences in the 26, 28 and 38 GHz bands, which are key for 5G wireless networks.
The government is making “large amounts of high-frequency spectrum available to encourage the effective deployment of 5G technologies,” according to a press release.
The mmWave Licensing Framework Consultation seeks comments on several proposed measures intended to promote competition and foster innovation – as well as ensure spectrum is used by service providers in a timely…
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By Bill Roberts
BANFF – From touchdown at Calgary International Airport, there were strong hints that this is going to be a different Banff World Media Festival (BWMF).
Climbing aboard the Banff Airporter transit to head into the Rockies, the group chatter was not about who won at the Sundance Film Festival or who had landed a Netflix series deal – it was entirely about upbeat Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) collaboration, building positive relationships, and to quote one Canadian 30-something producer on our bus, now living in Los Angeles, “literally decolonizing Hollywood”.
After two years of delivering the BWMF online…
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