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John MacDonald and Susan Schaefer to leave Corus

Media | 07/12/2017 5:40 pm EDT

Two senior executives at Corus Entertainment Inc. are expected to leave the company by the end of summer, according to an internal note from CEO and president Doug Murphy. John MacDonald, senior vice-president of women and lifestyle content, and Susan Schaefer, senior...

Canada’s VR industry is nascent, but set for growth

Media | 03/31/2017 8:57 pm EDT

Though virtual reality is still in its early days, it holds promise for Canada’s media industry — including for broadcasters as a new way to draw eyes to live events, such as sports, according to Nordicity’s Kristian Roberts. For example, it could be used to allow a viewer to watch the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup finals from some of the best seats in the house, he suggested. “That’s a better experience than watching it on TV, and you get that immersive experience,” Roberts, a partner at Nordicity’s Toronto office, said in a...