January 16, 2007 – January 18, 2007
NATPE 2007 Conference and Exhibition – Las Vegas. This premier event, organized by the National Association of Television Programming Executives, is dedicated exclusively to television content. With predictions it will draw more than 8,000 top media executives from 76 countries this time around, better get your tickets early. Also, don’t miss NATPE Mobile ++ for the scope on mobile video and other cutting-edge applications. http://www.natpe.org/conference/

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Is it friend, foe – or just a flash in the pan?

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There was no shortage of opinion on how Canadian programming and production spending quotas should evolve at the conventional television review earlier this month. Consensus, however, was more scarce.

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The worst fears of many broadcasters failed to materialize when the CRTC released its Commercial Radio Policy on December 15: the commission kept Canadian content requirements for English-language daytime music at 35%. But the regulator also ruled that those who earn the most should pay the most to Canadian Talent Development (CTD) initiatives, a quid pro quo many are still pondering.

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Six months after Canadian Heritage minister Bev Oda ordered a report on the impact of technology on broadcasting in Canada, the CRTC has delivered. The Future Environment Facing the Canadian Broadcasting System was released on December 14 and if you consider the current government’s attitude toward the commission, the report sends a very clear message.

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After nearly a decade of detailed paperwork and $680 million worth of revenue collected, the CRTC’s Part II fee regime was all but dismantled overnight by a Federal Court judge’s ruling on December 14.

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