In a Report on Television report CanWest CEO Leonard Asper is quoted as saying that neither the recession, nor debt is responsible for the current woes of broadcast television. ” Neither the bad economy nor debt taken on by broadcasters are to blame for profit declines at Canada’s major television networks, the head of CanWest…
CD Review: Metric – Fantasies
The press release for Metric’s new album, Fantasies, stated that the title was intended to evoke a dream-inspired feeling. The suggested feeling does occur as the material seems to be motivated by subconscious thoughts. Listening to Fantasies in one sitting is very similar to an actual dream. The album’s tone and emotion changes frequently, even…
The Key to Media Profitability is Respect
I talk to alot of people in various media. Most of them don’t really care about file sharing one way or another. The thing I’ve found, with music, is that most of the people I know buy alot of CDs (physical or digital) from artists that they like because they respect the artists and they…
MPAA Declares Victory: Pirate Bay Insurgency Begins
In case you somehow missed the news the Pirate Bay’s founders were fined and sentenced to prison earlier this week. The action touched off immediate protests – but now it is going beyond that. The Twitosphere is buzzing with calls for a full media boycott. At this point any reasonable person can only hope that…
CBC News Sunday Earns Misplay of the Week
Back on February 24 I pointed out that, apparently, more journalists need media literacy when it comes to ‘scientific studies.’ Today on CBC News Sunday I learned that the problem runs far deeper than that. Aside from bad health and science reporting – arts reporting was today called into serious question. On News Sunday today…
Coming Up in Toronto
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Explosive growth in Internet Radio and Digital Media
A new study from Edison Research shows amazing levels of growth in internet radio specifically and digital media in general. These stats are for the United States, not Canada, but until someone does a similar study for Canada (which tends to be more digital friendly anyway) it is useful as an approximate yardstick. For example:…
Canwest’s Ship Starts to Sink
Yet another reason why a fully funded CBC is necessary: the CBC was originally created as a uniting force in a large and sparsely populated country. Even today there is very little that unites this country from coast to coast to coast and reminds us that we are not part of the United States. Some…
Plan B for the CBC
In theory the Government should support the public broadcaster and private advertisers should support the private broadcasters but in the bizarro world of Stephen Harper’s Canada the Government is ignoring the will of parliament and the will of the Canadian people and refusing to provide additional funds to the CBC while, at the same time…
Movie Debate – An Open Thread
Since we’re on the subject of CanCon movies at the moment, here’s hoping you’ll forgive a bit of nosiness by way of this question: What’s your current Favourite Canadian Movie? Any particular reason(s)? Got more than one?