The theme of the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) recent Connection ’19 conference was ‘future-proofing’ and as such Duncan Stewart, Deloitte Canada’s director of Tech, Media and Telecom Research, kicked off the event with a snapshot of Deloitte’s annual Predictions report for the industry.

Among Stewart’s takeaways – radio’s resilience is undersold, VR headsets are a failure and wait for it — smart speakers are the ‘hula hoop of 2018.’

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