It’s unlikely many know the names of the cultural warriors who toil on our collective behalf, so let me shine the spotlight of this page on one of them: Lisa Fitzgibbons
Keep ReadingCanadian broadcasters are forced into making promises they’ll inevitably break, and find themselves dealing with pesky independent producers.
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Keep ReadingI strongly urge the forming of a national digital panel, one that will bring together leading players from all sectors to begin to think through the long-term issues related to the development
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Keep ReadingThe CRTC know they’ve got to come up with a less monopolistic map of our broadcast and new media world and create conditions for new players to enter the field.
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