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The Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA) will lead a delegation of 20 Canadian record companies to Japan early as next month in hopes of boosting sales for a Canadian market that has shrunk by 14% this year – primarily as a result of weak copyright laws that allow Internet downloading, and a slow migration to digital platforms like mobile phones.
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The CRTC will hold a public hearing January 20 to decide whether Canada’s television and radio sectors are doing enough to serve the interests of minority English- and French-speaking communities, and whether new digital distribution platforms can help. The regulator has until March 31 to report its findings to Canadian Heritage.
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ESI Entertainment Systems Inc., Burnaby BC, has promoted Ian Franks to become its new chief financial officer. Franks has worked for ESI for nine years within the company’s finance group, including as director of international banking and director of finance. ESI is a payment technology and service provider to online and offline companies requiring localized low cost bill collection and payment services.
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"Overt government" regulation of Internet services in Canada will only serve to stymie investment in the global network, resulting in slower access speeds and potentially decreased subscriber numbers, according to a new report from SeaBoard Group.
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After less than a month, the CRTC has found problems with the country’s National Do-Not-Call List (DNCL) and has decided to re-open the issue for public consultation.
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The CRTC denied Telus Corp. appeal of a deferral account decision late last week, saying it was within its authority to order customer rebates and not to accept additional broadband expansion proposals. In April Telus appealed Telecom Decision 2008-1 – a ruling that denied a previous request to use the money previously tapped for customer rebates for broadband expansions.
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It’s déjà vous all over again for regulating Internet broadcasting. Nearly a decade after ruling to exempt new media from regulation, the CRTC will hold a public hearing February 17 to determine whether new media and mobile broadcasting should continue to be unregulated, or subject to similar access and funding requirements that apply to conventional television broadcasters and broadcast distribution undertakings.
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The fight for supremacy in next-generation mobile networks began in earnest when Sprint-Clearwire launched its Xhom mobile WiMAX service in Baltimore last month. And while the American operator is banking heavily on the as yet-to-be proven technology, many of the traditional wireless services have already announced that they are going to migrate to Long-Term Evolution (LTE).
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Ken Campbell, former CEO of Baltic region mobile operator Bite Group, has been appointed CEO of Globalive Wireless, a new subsidiary of Globalive Communications Corp. The Toronto-based start-up won significant spectrum in the advanced wireless services auction that ended in July. Campbell, who assumes the CEO job on November 1, has also held management positions at affiliates of Orascom Telecom Holidng SAE, the largest cell phone company in the Middle East and Globalive’s financial backer.
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