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Vidéotron adds 27,000 Internet access subscribers in first quarter
Quebecor Media Inc. increased the number of subscribers to its Vidéotron ltée cable Internet access service by 27,000 in the fiscal quarter ended March 31, according to the company’s financial results released May 6. That brought the number of Internet access subscribers to a total of 433,000 at March 31.
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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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Joshua Davis has been added to the Toronto-based Electric Company’s roster of new media artists. Davis is a New York artist and technologist whose praystation.com web site was a winner of the 2001 Prix Ars Electonica Golden Nica.
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Retail Council responds on video games survey
The Retail Council of Canada’s Kevin Evans responds to a Decima Publishing/Decima Research poll on video games and regulation:
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An effective digital rights management (DRM) system will play a key role in the success of entertainment content in the mobile wireless space, a conference in Toronto earlier this month was told. While panelists in two sessions talked about the significant role DRM will play in the mobile content industry and how it will affect greater adoption of mobile entertainment, few solutions were proposed to address the thorny issue.
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Many adult Canadians disagree with a recent federal court ruling that suggests sharing music over the Internet is legal, according to a newly released national poll. The phone survey says that the majority of respondents believe online file-sharing does violate the rights of composers and musicians.
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The much-touted Chilly Beach convergence project has been renewed for a second season, in production now, as producer March Entertainment begins expanding its staff and number of projects in Sudbury ON (CNM, April 3/03). The show has been purchased for a new run starting this fall by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and will see a second run on the national broadcaster over the summer, Monday to Friday in the popular 4:30 p.m. ET time slot.
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To no one’s surprise, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has recommended in strong terms the quick ratification of two World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties that would provide strong protection for copyright holders in a digital environment. On May 12, the committee tabled a report that made several key recommendations, including the adoption of a U.S.-style "notice-and-takedown" regime that would protect ISPs from copyright liability only if they act quickly at the request of rights holders to remove material identified as infringing from their servers.
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There is money to be made in the provision of entertainment services to mobile devices, but operators in North America need to emulate strategies employed by carriers in Europe and Asia, a recent conference heard. At EXPO COMM Canada 2004, panelists during the Entertainment: The International Experience session highlighted key elements in a successful mobile entertainment strategy.
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