Look Communications Inc. vice-chair and CEO Gerald McGoey predicted a consortium of convenience will emerge at the upcoming advanced wireless services spectrum auction.

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The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) says that the recent federal budget tabled in the House of Commons on February 26 presented little for the information and communications technologies (ICT) sector.

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Vancouver-based mobile application service provider iamota corp. today announced the general availability of iamota impact, a consumer-centric design of iamota’s on-demand mobile services that allows users to create and launch their own mobile services. All wireless carrier certifications have been arranged by iamota so users only need to add their content and promote their mobile services. "Iamota impact is a unique solution that brings the mobile channel to agencies and brands in a self-serve, user-driven way," said Pete Smyth, president, CEO and founder of iamota. "We handle all of the complexity within the mobile channel on behalf of our customers to ensure speed-to-market at lower costs." Iamota has industry-wide mobile certifications with Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost and Alltel.

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Multi-point social interactive entertainment company NTN Buzztime Inc. has announced a partnership with CBC to cross-promote the public broadcaster’s game show Test the Nation over Buzztime’s network. As part of the partnership, CBC is challenging sports trivia enthusiasts to play Buzztime’s sports trivia game Sports IQ at local bars and restaurants, with top scoring teams winning a chance to appear on an upcoming Test the Nation broadcast. "The agreement with CBC and Test the Nation offers an entirely unique opportunity for both Buzztime players and Test the Nation viewers," said Jake Tauber, Buzztime’s executive VP of content and marketing. "Buzztime’s ability to synchronize bar trivia players with in-studio Test the Nation participants introduces new levels of interactivity and competition to trivia fans throughout Canada." This Test the Nation contest is the first of several planned co-promotions between Buzztime and CBC. NTN Buzztime. is based in Carlsbad, CA., with offices in Mississauga, ON.

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The Copyright of Canada last week announced that it has granted the Canadian Association of Broadcasters‘ application to consolidate the proceedings dealing with SOCAN and NRCC tariffs 1.A (2008), the CSI commercial radio tariff and the AVLA/SOPROQ tariff for the Reproduction of Sound Recordings by Commercial Radio Stations (2008-2011). The CAB applied last September to consolidate the proceeding dealing with the tariffs, but the board ruled at that time the application was premature. With the re-determination of SOCAN-NRCC Tariff 1.A for 2003-2007 now complete, the board granted consolidation, citing that a consolidated proceeding will ensure that all the relevant issues are considered at once, among other rationale. The CAB and the collectives now have until March 10 to file a proposed timetable with the board for a hearing that is to begin no later than December 2.

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