Post Tagged with: "CBC"

Hockey Fight in Canada

Oiumet calls attention to a CBC legal demand against Hockey Fight in Canada, a parody site selling T-shirts.  The posting includes a full text copy of the letter that demands that the site stop operating, presumably without a fight.

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March 30, 2007 3 comments News

The Role of the CBC in the 21st Century

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is currently conducting hearings on the role of the public broadcaster in the 21st century with much of the discussion unsurprisingly focused on new media issues.  On Thursday, CBC President Robert Rabinovitch will appear before the committee.  If committee members are following recent CBC […]

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March 19, 2007 9 comments News

CBC To Embrace Web 2.0

Tod Maffin reports on a memo circulated today and Ian Ketcheson responds with some suggestions.

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January 31, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

BNL Get It

Steven Page and Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies appeared on CBC's The Hour tonight, emphasizing the need to reject DRM, provide fans with the freedom to use their music as they like, and the value of incorporating an environmentally-friendly approach to touring. 

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January 25, 2007 2 comments News

CBC on Online Video Sharing

I spent an hour yesterday talking about the impact of online video and social media on CBC's Ontario Today.  The discussion and callers highlighted the great benefits (ie. musician talking about the benefits of the Internet) and the anxiety that some parents feel about their kids interaction with MySpace, Facebook, […]

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January 24, 2007 1 comment News