CRTC Town Hall Meeting Scheduled
For nextMEDIA - Monetizing Digital Media
November 28, 2007 at 4 PM, Diesel Playhouse, Toronto
Moderated Discussion Includes Industry Perspective From Panel That Includes:
Richard Hardacre (ACTRA), Michael Hennessy (TELUS), McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves (Nimble)
and Pierre Karl Péladeau (Quebecor Media)
Toronto, ON, [November 9, 2007] – The final day of nextMEDIA - Monetizing Digital Media wraps with a town hall meeting examining a broad range of issues related to the changing face of the Canadian and global media industry. New media consultant Mark Kuznicki of Remarkk! Consulting moderates the session, which includes a discussion between industry panelists and conference delegates. The town hall contributes to Phase Two of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC’s) New Media Project Initiative, a study that will help the CRTC determine what actions, if any, it should take to ensure that all media platforms contribute to the objectives of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts.
“We are very pleased to co-host this town hall,” says Mark Greenspan, Director of Digital Media, Achilles Media Ltd. “This is a perfect opportunity for nextMEDIA delegates to openly and activity participate in the shaping of new media policy in Canada.”
“The new media landscape is changing rapidly,” says Namir Anani, Associate Executive Director, Policy Development and Research, CRTC. “New media services both complement and compete with the traditional broadcasting systems. It is important that they reflect and serve the needs and interests of Canadians, and are therefore an area of interest for the CRTC.”
Industry panelists include:
Richard Hardacre, National President, ACTRA
Michael Hennessy, Vice-President - Wireless, Broadband and Content Policy, TELUS
McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves, CEO, Nimble
Pierre Karl Péladeau, President & CEO, Quebecor Media Inc.
A number of issues will be on the agenda at the town hall meeting, including the classification or definition of the different types of new media broadcasting services, and the specific strategies required to foster a healthy Canadian market. Emerging business models and the role of public policy will also be discussed.
The New Media Project Initiative was announced in May 2007 by CRTC Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein as a comprehensive study of the new media environment and its impact on the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications industries.
This is the second town hall hosted by Achilles Media Ltd. A previous meeting, held this past summer at nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content (Banff, Alberta), evoked a lively discussion around issues of net neutrality. Panel members included Amber MacArthur (CITY TV), Kris Krüg, Mark Kuznicki, Matt Thompson and Jason Roks.
nextMEDIA: Monetizing Digital Media - Dates, Times and Location:
Tuesday, November 27 – Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 9:00 AM – 5 PM
Diesel Playhouse, 56 Blue Jay’s Way, Toronto, ON, Canada
About the CRTC:
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent public authority that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada.
About nextMEDIA - Monetizing Digital Media
nextMEDIA: Monetizing Digital Media is a two-day conference that brings together key decision makers from advertising, broadcasting, publishing and new media to look at the many ways digital content can be monetized. Speakers include: Brandon Berger, Director of Digital Innovation for MDC Partners; Chad Stoller, Executive Director of Emerging Platforms for Organic, Inc.; Daniel Tibbets, EVP & Studio Chief, GoTV Networks; and William Travis, President, ATTIK. Produced by Achilles Media Ltd.
About Achilles Media:
Achilles Media Ltd. is an international events management company serving the television and digital media industries. Achilles Media Ltd. events include: nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content (June 6 - 8, 2008), The Banff World Television Festival (June 8 - 11, 2008); History Makers: : International Summit of History and Current Affairs Producers (January 17 - 19, 2008); and NATPE Mobile++ (January 28, 2008).
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Julie Giles, GreenHAT Digital
Tel: 416-537-9774 || Cell: 416-878-5328
E-mail: julie@greenhatdigital.com
Skype: greenhatdigital
OR
Jackie Krstev, Achilles Media Ltd.
Tel: 416-921-3171, ext 237
E-mail: jkrstev@achillesmedia.com
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