Vidéotron Télécom to take over Stream assets
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On March 25, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages released its study of the state of French-language government content in Canada. The authors reproach the federal government for not following through on a number of recommendations made by the office in 1999, and urge the government to make a new commitment to French-language content. It’s a matter, say the report’s authors, of economic and cultural imperative. The following is an edited excerpt from the study’s executive summary.
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Philip B. Lind, vice-chair of Rogers Communications Inc., has been named a member of the Order of Canada. Lind, who has been with Rogers for 33 years including as vice-chair since 1991, has served on many boards. Also at Rogers, the company’s board of directors has extended the contract of founder Ted Rogers in his position as chief executive officer for three more years.
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Bell Fund to build on CFTPA AGM meeting momentum
Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund executives are in the preliminary stages of developing new research avenues into sustainability following a successful broadcaster/digital producer summit at the Canadian Film and Television Production Association’s annual meeting in Ottawa last month. After a frank session, fund executives are discussing a series of initiatives to explore new revenue and partnership models for new media players and broadcasters. Discussions are just beginning at this point, but it’s hoped something concrete can be brought to the table when the Bell Fund’s board of directors meets on April 4.
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| Oberon Interactive Inc. will shortly begin shooting a television series with its newly formed broadcast division, company co-founder Luda Tovey tells Canadian NEW MEDIA. The new entity, Oberon Television and Video (OTV), has sold its first show, Second Chance: Making it Work, to CanWest Global Communications Corp. for airing this fall on Global Television, and has nearly a dozen more projects in the hopper.
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