Banff 2019: Why the is sky falling, and wide open for new opportunities
BANFF – New to the Banff World Media Fest this year was The Banff Debate. The inaugural topic was “Media, Creativity & Technology: Thriving Ecosystem or Future Monoculture?” and framing […]
Banff 2019: “Established, but still useful”
BANFF – Now celebrating its 40th year, the Banff World Media Festival (BWMF) has grown to become one of the world’s premier conferences and marketplace for leading edge content producers, […]
The Cartt.ca Podcast: “They’re feckless,” Richard Stursberg says of our government, which must instead act now to defend Cancon
THERE’S NOT MUCH TIME left to save our cultural institutions and corporations in Canada, says Richard Stursberg. If our federal government doesn’t act soon, what it means to be Canadian […]
The Cartt.ca Podcast: Mark Montefiore, New Metric Media (makers of Letterkenny)
Both Don Cherry and John Doyle like what Mark Montefiore’s company is making. He must be doing something right JUST FIVE YEARS OLD, producer New Metric Media’s star is rising. […]
The Cartt.ca Podcast: Rogers Communications vice-chair Phil Lind
Ted's right hand man reflects on his life and career PHIL LIND MAY ALWAYS BE remembered as Ted Rogers’ cajoling consigliere. Sure, Phil had more appearances before the CRTC – […]
BANFF 2018: Decoding the DNA of hit TV
BANFF – I know HitTV is a youth oriented television network in Kazakhstan, and that in Anglo-Canada, "hit TV" – as reflected in the ratings – is pretty much something […]
BANFF 2018: I get Premium beer, but Premium non-fiction?
BANFF – The term “premium” seems to be a favoured buzzword around the Banff World Media Fest this year, but there’s no doubt with more deep-pocketed platforms fortifying their non-fiction […]
BANFF 2018: If the web was an amusement park, you’d have to be 12 feet tall to get on a ride!
BANFF – The internet is terrifying enough to me as an adult dealing with its underbelly of malice, lies, trolls, and subterfuge. For unknowing children it’s too often a madhouse […]
BANFF 2018: NBCU honcho talks international expansion, urges Canadian broadcasters to work better together
BANFF – Kevin MacLellan, chairman, global distribution and international for NBCU, today sat in conversation with Barbara Williams, EVP and COO of Corus Entertainment, and gave a tour de force […]
BANFF 2018: How international TV executives are trying to find the right value equation
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 […]