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Digital Wizards paves way for third-party development for Immersion Studios

Digital Wizards Inc. appears set to become one of the first third-party developers for Immersion Studios’ worldwide network of immersive theatres. The Markham ON-based company has just won Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund assistance with partner Good Earth Productions to develop triple-threat programming that will be delivered to viewers on television, in the theatres, and on the web. Also being contemplated is a fourth platform – a DVD-ROM that would help theatregoers bring their experience home.

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Former iLoveTV CTO to give synchronization platform second chance

A former employee of iLoveTV Entertainment Inc. has broken away from his former shop to sound out the market for a synchronized interactive television technology he developed for the firm. Mike Church, formerly iLoveTV’s chief technology officer, has formed his own company, Desktopbox Inc., to sell the platform that was previously iLoveTV’s claim to fame. The breakup has been amicable, say both parties, and Church hopes better marketing and pricing will result in improved sales for the product.

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Private copying levy body says frozen rates unjustified as music downloading increases

Music industry representatives have expressed their strong disappointment in the Copyright Board of Canada’s decision not to raise a levy on blank recording media. On December 12, the board issued its long-awaited ruling on the levy to be applied to such media as blank audiocassettes, CD-Rs, and MP3 players for 2003/2004.

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Paris Première TV channel to pull plug in Canada next week; MSNBC Canada could be next Canadian diginet to disappear

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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.
 

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RoW International Short Takes

Hotspot locations skyrocket in three years
Worldwide hotspot locations have skyrocketed from a few hundred in 2000 to approximately 40,000 in 2003, according to research from In-Stat/MDR. Despite the success in rapidly expanding the number of hotspot venues, hotspot usage continues to lag, according to the market research firm. It conducted a survey on usage and found that while half of survey respondents used visitor-based networks (VBNs), found in hotels for example, they used them infrequently. In all venues except hotels, the majority of respondents indicated using hotspots less than six times per year and the average monthly VBN expenditure among users was US$12.10.

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The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association elected its board of directors for 2003-2004 on December 4. Dawn Hunt, of Rogers Wireless Inc., is chair. Vice-chairs are Mark Henderson from Ericsson Canada, Almis Ledas of Bell Mobility and Robert Simmonds from Telus Mobility. Mickey MacDonald, DownEast Communications, is treasurer. The secretary is Jerry Sedmak of Omega Communications. Garry Fitzgerald of Madison Telecommunications/PageNet of Canada is the past chair. The CWTA’s directors are Kerry Adams, Mobile Business Communications; Roger Ballance, MTS Communications; Dennis Béland, Microcell Telecommunications; George Cope, TELUS Mobility; Doug Derkatch, Mobilcom Wireless; Mike Hortie, Motorola Canada; Bob Koven, Liazon Communication Solutions; Nathalie Le Prohon, Nokia Products Limited; Brian Martin, Globalstar Canada; Diana Milenkovic, SaskTel Mobility; Nadir Mohamed, Rogers Wireless; Michael Neuman, Bell Mobility; Steve Paolini, Nortel Networks; Merrill Shulman, Integrated Messaging; and Henry Yip, Allstream. The trade member representative is Dave Daniel from Sinclair Technologies.

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Telus expands Ottawa public and gov’t affairs team
Telus Corp.’s newly created federal government relations and broadband policy team in Ottawa will champion issues related primarily to the company’s wireline communications business, but will lend a hand on wireless issues in specific circumstances. The expanded office will now include Janet Yale, executive VP of government and regulatory affairs; Ian Scott, VP of federal government affairs and broadband policy; and Jay Thomson, assistant VP of broadband policy.

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Wireless can help Canadian innovation agenda, conference told

Wireless telephony is increasing its share of the marketplace in Canada but will have to grow significantly before it achieves the success reached in other countries. The head of one of Canada’s major wireless service providers believes that is possible.

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CBC joins forces with Sirius Satellite Radio; small terrestrial repeater network likely

The joint venture involving the Canadian Broadcasting Corp./Radio-Canada and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to launch a satellite radio service in Canada will likely have to build a terrestrial repeater network to fill in coverage gaps in urban centres of the country. But that network won’t be as extensive as the one Sirius has to build in the United States, according to a company representative.

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