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New exec VP at Eloda Corporation

Eloda Corporation, a Montreal headquartered company that provides validation tools to the advertising industry, has named  John M. Gee as its  new executive vice president, sales for the United States. Gee has served as president for Navic Systems, including stints at New York Times Broadcasting, Wink Communications, OpenTV and TiVo.

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CTF dips into reserves to create $2-million digital media program

Some 18 months after the idea was first conceived, the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) has finally announced a new $2-million pilot program for digital media. While the amount falls far short of the $25 million recommended more than a year ago by a CRTC Task Force, there’s still hope that the federal government will broaden the CTF’s mandate – and its funding base – before March 31 to finance a broader range of digital media content.

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Ottawa generating billions in profit from spectrum management: Report

Industry Canada‘s spectrum management operations are proving to be a highly profitable business for the federal government, according to figures in a report obtained by Report on Wireless through an access to information request.The study, A Study of Market-based Exclusive Spectrum Rights, indicates that the department’s spectrum management program generated a profit in 2006/2007 of more than $326 million alone, and since 1998 has contributed more $2.4 billion to federal coffers.

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Ontario invests $3.5 million in digital media & wireless research

With the traditional manufacturing sector facing tough times, the Ontario government is laying the groundwork to become a bigger player in the $1-trillion global digital media market by boosting financial support for university research. The federal government, meanwhile, is cutting the single largest research fund dedicated to digital media.

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Create independent regulatory agency for spectrum management: Report

Industry Canada‘s spectrum management operations should be spun off into an independent regulatory agency to safeguard against political interference, according to a government-commissioned study obtained by Report on Wireless through Access to Information.

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New media companies to participate in 2010 Cultural Olympiad

New Media BC (NMBC), the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), Bell Canada and the Wavefront commercialization centres are partnering to give digital media companies in British Columbia the opportunity to participate in the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.

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Bell and DND head back to negotiating table

A CRTC decision last week on customer specific arrangements (CSAs) – enterprise customer contacts – means that Bell Canada and the Department of National Defence (DND) have to return to the bargaining table to hammer out a short-term network and services usage deal. And time is running out with sources saying a planned migration from Bell to rival Telus Corp. has to be complete by December 15 or service could be cut off.

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The NDP is positioning itself as the champion of Canadian culture, pledging to strengthen the CRTC’s ability to promote home-grown television and provide sustained funding for television and film production. The NDP’s newly released election platform also calls for tougher licence requirements on broadcasters, cable, and satellite TV companies.The NDP is positioning itself as the champion of Canadian culture, pledging to strengthen the CRTC’s ability to promote home-grown television and provide sustained funding for television and film production. The NDP’s newly released election platform also calls for tougher licence requirements on broadcasters, cable, and satellite TV companies.

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NDP pledges to redefine CRTC mandate, strengthen film & TV production

The NDP is positioning itself as the champion of Canadian culture, pledging to strengthen the CRTC’s ability to promote home-grown television and provide sustained funding for television and film production. The NDP’s newly released election platform also calls for tougher licence requirements on broadcasters, cable, and satellite TV companies.

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New Canarie president starts today

Guy Bujold takes over the top job at Canarie Inc., Canada’s advanced research network, today following an interim posting as president of the Canadian Space Agency. Prior to joining the CSA in January, Bujold was assistant deputy minister for special projects at Industry Canada and was a key architect in the formulation of the new federal science and technology strategy when he was assistant deputy minister for science and innovation. Prior to joining the federal government, he worked for the Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs Ministry of the Ontario government. Bujold replaces Andrew Bjerring who was a founding member of Canarie’s board, and its president/CEO since 1993. Although officially retired, Bjerring will continue to sit on several boards, including Cybera Inc. and Ocean Networks Canada.

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