Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 9, 2007 as Web Radio May Stream North To Canada Online radio is one of the Internet's quiet success stories. While podcasting and Internet video garner the lion share of attention, webcasting has emerged as a major force with millions tuning in daily […]
Archive for April, 2007
Science Says “Not-Neutrality” = less network
The following is an abstract from a research paper on Net Neutrality by researchers from the University of Florida. It concludes as we do that without Net Neutrality, there will be far less incentive for carriers to upgrade and expand their networks. Whether to legislate to maintain “net neutrality”, the […]
Green Party – Bernier Deregulation Reckless
A few monopolistic telecommunications firms will make out like bandits, while consumers will lose with worsening service and higher prices – Elizabeth May [1] The Green Party of Canada in a press release Thursday denounced the Minister of Industry’s accellerated deregulation of telecommunications in Canada. While many supporters of Net […]
Responding to the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
WIPO has posted 15 country responses to a draft (or non-draft in diplomatic parlance) Broadcast Treaty. The Canadian response reiterates support for retransmission and reserves the right to provide further comment.
Assessing the CTV/CHUM Merger
The Georgia Straight with an interesting look at Canadian media consolidation (hat tip: Ira Wagman).
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