Broadcaster has also taken equity position in cannabis company
TORONTO – ZoomerMedia affiliate CARP, an advocacy association for aging Canadians, announced today an exclusive partnership with Opticann by Heritage, a cannabis company that offers innovative medical cannabis products.
In conjunction with this, ZoomerMedia, CARP and Opticann will create tailored education for CARP members through ZoomerMedia’s TV, radio, print and digital channels, according to a press release. The includes VisionTV, The New Classical FM, Zoomer Radio, and Zoomer Magazine.
“Understanding the utility of medical cannabis is increasingly important to older Canadians for the treatment of conditions including chronic pain, anxiety and lack of…
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TORONTO — Women in Film and Television–Canada Coalition (WIFT-CC), in conjunction with Reel Families for Change Canada, yesterday released the results of their Family Care Report, a cross-Canada survey that examines the impact of Covid-19 on child and family care for women working in the Canadian film and TV production industry.
“The report concludes the federal government should immediately call for an industry round table to begin discussions with unions and employers on the goal of implementing changes to federal labour tax credit policy to support childcare and family care by 2024, while simultaneously addressing the critical need to implement…
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TORONTO – Canadian Telecom Summit organizers announced earlier this week more participants for the panel exploring “The Impact of Technology on Society, Business, Economy, and the Workforce of the Future”, as well as a keynote speech to be given by Jimmy Garvert (above), senior vice-president and general manager of caller ID solutions at Neustar.
The panel will include Viet Nguyen, the head of government and industry relations at Ericsson, Catherine Rosenberg, the Canada research chair in the future of Internet and the Cisco research chair in 5G systems at the University of Waterloo and Matt Skynner, the chief operating officer…
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OTTAWA – The value Canadians receive from their wireless services has been increasing every year, according to the new report Understanding the Increasing Value of Wireless Services for Canadians from PwC Canada and commissioned by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).
“As wireless connectivity and smartphone technology has matured, consumers have derived more value from their wireless services, resulting in increased data consumption,” the report says.
The report highlights that between 2015 and 2019, “Canadians almost tripled their average data usage, growing at 27% compound annual growth rate (CAGR),” while the “average cost per 1 GB of data in Canada has dropped…
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WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications Inc. announced today Dennis Steiger (above) is joining the company as its new chief technology officer.
In this role, Steiger “will lead all aspects of architecture, planning, design, implementation, and operations of the Xplornet national broadband network for rural Canadians,” reads an Xplornet press release.
With more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and media industries, Steiger previously held CTO positions at Shaw Communications Inc. and at Australia’s national broadband network NBN Co.
“Mr. Steiger brings deep experience with ambitious broadband rollouts in Canada and Australia, with a mixture of best-fit technologies, including fibre-to-the-home, hybrid…
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TORONTO — The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (the Canadian Academy) today announced the six participants chosen for the inaugural edition of Women in Post, a program “designed to address the barriers to entry and advancement for women in the post production industry,” says a press release.
The Women in Post program provides professional development and industry access for the participants who “will have the opportunity to develop their technical, creative, and leadership skills through strategic learning modules led by industry experts, and a hands-on mentorship at a post production company in Canada that aligns with their area of…
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WITH THE LAUNCH of its Canadian Media Manifesto, the Canadian Media Directors’ Council is calling on industry leaders to commit to supporting local media.
A video for the campaign was posted to the CMDC’s YouTube channel last Friday and appears on a dedicated page on the organization’s website.
“The media landscape is more fragmented than ever, and that’s pulling money out of our communities and away from local media, but it’s so much more than that,” a narrator says in the video.
With the loss of local media, Canadians are now “relying on industry leaders to come together and provide a platform…
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By Ken Kelley
WHAT DOES THE future of television advertising look like in Canada? It was this rather weighty topic, along with several others, that were explored in depth during a virtual Mediatel event held on Wednesday.
It should go without saying that without the right content, companies like Corus, Bell and Rogers would be singing a very different song. However, the future of television advertising is complex and companies need more than great content.
Corus executive vice-president and chief revenue officer Greg McLelland believes it is critical for companies to meet customers on the platforms of their choice. With more options…
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Panelists talk C-10, competition and of course, the Rogers/Shaw deal
By Lynn Greiner
TORONTO – Every ISP Summit, a highlight session is the regulatory panel. The CRTC always seems to generate enough controversy to make the panel entertaining as well as interesting.
This year was no different.
Moderated by Monica Auer, executive director of the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications, the panel featured two CRTC alumni who are less than impressed with the way the organization has operated recently.
Konrad von Finckenstein, a consultant and arbitrator, was CRTC chair from 2007 to 2012, and Timothy Denton, now chairman of the Internet…
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By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – As his Liberal government begins its third mandate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could either fill key cabinet roles in Heritage and Industry with fresh faces or stick with the status quo – as he has already by leaving in place Chrystia Freeland as deputy prime minister and finance minister, according to Parliament Hill watchers.
Sheila Copps, a former deputy PM who served as minister of the newly created department of Canadian Heritage from 1996 to 2003, would like new leaders recruited for her old job and to head Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).
Her…
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