DIGITAL ECONOMY: Much better federal support needed for getting small and medium businesses digital
OTTAWA – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce told a Parliamentary committee last week that the federal government needs to do more to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) get online […]
CMPA PRIME TIME: Content creators need to show healthy discontent with status quo, says Blais
OTTAWA – Jean-Pierre Blais, chair of the CRTC, challenged Canada’s independent producers to think unconventionally when it comes to promoting their creations, reaching audiences and attracting new advertising revenue. In […]
CMPA PRIME TIME: Online platform having limited success for TV and film
OTTAWA – Leveraging online platforms such as YouTube to generate additional revenue is having limited success, according to panelists on a session exploring new business models for film and TV […]
CMPA PRIME TIME: Canadian co-pros get boost from feds
OTTAWA – The federal government has fully implemented the Audiovisual Treaty Coproduction treaty, providing a big boost to Canadian television and film co-productions, Paul Calandra, the Parliamentary Secretary to the […]
CMPA PRIME TIME: A standalone portal is not the way to generate success for Canadian content
OTTAWA – A grand project that would see the vast amount of Canadian content currently unavailable for viewing is beginning to make some progress, according to a panel at Prime […]
CMPA PRIME TIME: Dinsmore and Lantos trade barbs over Canadian film channel
OTTAWA – Robert Lantos, noted filmmaker and one of the men behind a new Canadian film channel application now before the CRTC, squared off against Pam Dinsmore, vice-president, regulatory at […]
Wireless Code: The unintended consequences bedeviling draft code
GATINEAU – If adopted, the draft wireless code of conduct will likely cause some significant unintended consequences, SaskTel told the CRTC during the last day of the hearing Friday. The […]
Wireless Code: Banning the three year-contract would be anti-consumer, says Bell
GATINEAU – “The initial reaction to say remove the three-year contract as an option outright, is actually anti-consumer. Yes, I say that, it’s anti-consumer,” said Jonathan Daniels, vice-president of regulatory […]
Wireless Code: $50 cap-and-cutoff on overage charges panned; pre-paid gets full airing
GATINEAU – Upstart wireless operator EastLink had its opportunity to address the contentious issue of a mandatory $50 cap on overage charges on customers bills as a way to prevent […]
Wireless Code: Provincial rules patchwork would only boost costs for Canadians
GATINEAU – The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association urged the CRTC to take national responsibility for regulating consumer cell phone contracts. The CWTA made the comments during the first day of […]