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Mark Hand
New media hits puberty
It has been a rough year for traditional media, whereas the prospects for digital media have never looked brighter. So what was it about 2008 that turned the tide for digital media? The answer is video.
Digital Media: CBC turns online focus to existing brands
At the CBC, there are two kinds of broadband content: material made in association with an existing show or brand, and completely original content. While the future of show-related content seems bright, original content made for the web might be taking a back seat.
NextMEDIA to focus on monetization
When it comes to digital entertainment, the only questions people in the industry seem concerned with are who pays for it, and how do we make money from it? On Nov. 18 and 19, the digital media community will congregate in Toronto with hopes of learning the answers.
Shaw unfair to gay channel, says CRTC
Commission sides with OUTtv in squabble over marketing and channel placement
Digital Media: CRTC readies for new media rethink
GATINEAU, QC — The CRTC has moved a step closer to its rethink of new media, and on Oct. 15 issued a call for comments on broadcasting through mobile, the Internet and other technologies – looking ahead to public hearings set to start in February.
Star power drives tweens online
Barbara Bailie, director interactive for Astral Television Networks, is the self-proclaimed ‘mother of Family.ca‘ who helped start Family Channel’s popular website in ’97 and crafted it into one of the top online kids destinations in the country.
CRTC readies for new media rethink
Hearings set for February as commission seeks comment on impact of Internet and mobile on TV
Comment: Net neutrality should top CRTC’s list
While the recommendation that a levy be placed on Internet service providers to fund the creation of online television content will likely attract the greatest attention, the most compelling conclusion of a new study released by the CRTC is the underlying suggestion that the future of media exists online.
Clues to the future in CRTC reports
One study says a levy on ISPs could be used to back new media production, while another says the public won’t go for it
Digital Media: Mobile film an official TIFF selection
When Motorola handed filmmaker Pat Mills a camera phone and told him to make a movie, little did he know that the resulting film, Pat’s First Kiss, would do the festival circuit, including a stop at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
Digital Media: Nightingale puts money where its mouth is
Most independent television producers are starting to get into the cross-platform game, but how many are willing to put their own money on the line? Count Toronto’s The Nightingale Company for one.
Ceeb has Olympics all covered
Have you ever been frustrated because your favorite Olympic event is not the one being shown on TV? Not to worry, because at long last broadcasters are finally able to give you the power to choose the events you watch. All it took was the miracle of broadband video streaming.
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