Thursday, August 25, 2005

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Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility filed letters in response to CRTC questioning, sparked by concerns voiced by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), over whether proposed mobile TV services should qualify under the New Media Exemption Order (CNM, June 10/05). The CRTC’s questioning of the wireless carriers and their responses were put on the public record on August 11, when the commission issued a call for comments on a regulatory framework for mobile broadcasting services (Broadcasting Public Notice 2005-82). Below is an excerpt from Telus’ letter to the CRTC.

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Doug Lamb has been named to the position of executive VP and CFO at CanWest MediaWorks, CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s broadcast and interactive media division. Before joining the company, Lamb was VP at Torstar Corp.’s Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Ltd. Prior to that, he was a partner at Southam Inc.’s Hollinger Capital division, a venture capital and technology investment firm. Lamb has also worked as a financial consultant for various clients in the media, technology and private equity investment sectors.

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CI@IC looking for Canadian firms for e-learning conference
The Canadian Interactive Alliance/Alliance Interactive Canadienne (CI@IC), an organization made up of Canada’s eight largest new media associations, and International Trade Canada are looking for Canadian firms to participate in an e-learning conference and trade show in Germany later this year. The new media organization and the federal government agency have joined to set up a presence for Canadian firms dubbed the eLearning Canada Pavilion at Online Educa Berlin, an e-learning event that organizers claim draws more than 1,700 delegates from upwards of 65 different countries. For $2,340, Canadian firms will get exhibit space, access to partnering support, and promotion during the conference, including at a VIP reception at the Canadian Embassy, home of the swanky Marshall McLuhan Salon. A special 75-minute Focus on Canada workshop will also take place on Thursday, December 1, which will highlight the accomplishments and offerings of Canadian firms in the e-learning space.Full details of the package can be found at New Media BC’s web site, http://newmediabc.com/index.asp. CI@IC was born earlier this year at the Vancouver International Digital Festival, or Vidfest, held on June 15 to 17.

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A Vancouver firm offering virtual communities over wireless networks has added another feather to its cap with a deal with Nextel Communications Inc.’s [now Sprint Nextel] prepaid youth wireless service. AirG is providing a customized version of its LOL private label mobile community for Boost Mobile, an offering aimed at the 15-to-30 demographic. The community, branded Boost Hookt, features picture and text profiles for each user, as well as e-mail capability and private messaging lounges.

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Canada’s video-on-demand-over-IP (VOD-over-IP) market got a little hotter this summer with the debut of two distinct offerings by vastly different companies.

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Those who love to bet money on sporting events and games of chance and skill are in their element in countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, where full-fledged casinos are available on mobile phones and other similar devices. Here in Canada, however, all but two of the various provincial gaming corporations have yet to offer product over the wired Internet, never mind the wireless one.

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