Canadian Perspectives
OP-ED: Marilyn Denis has never needed help holding her own
Submitted by Larry MacInnis, writer and director of The CHUM-FM Morning Show with Roger, Rick & Marilyn from 1985 to 2007. He is currently...
OP-ED: Podcasting’s Real Product Isn’t Content. It’s Belonging.
Submitted by Rhys Waters, Founder, Echo Podcast Summit and Chief Creative & Partner, Podstarter
We are supposedly more connected than at any other point in human...
OP-ED: Broadcaster privilege showing in response to NHL exit from CBC
The story of the end of broadcasts of NHL games over CBC television is about much more than just that. The bottom line is...
OP-ED: Canadian broadcasting doesn’t need a bailout. It needs a system that works.
Submitted by Rod Schween, President, Pattison Media
This week’s federal announcement will be welcomed by many as a sign that Ottawa understands the seriousness of...
OP-ED: Netflix Goes Live And Broadcast Loses Its Last Excuse
Starting June 1, Netflix will air The Breakfast Club live, daily, on its platform. The Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM) New York morning show, one of...
OP-ED: If Canada believes in Canadian content, it must also believe in Canadian media
Submitted by Rod Schween, President, Pattison Media
If Canada believes in Canadian content, it must also believe in Canadian media.
Canada’s broadcasting system has rules for...
OP-ED: The Public Broadcaster Built the Local Digital Infrastructure. Private Radio Watched.
I came across a thread on LinkedIn recently from someone in Canadian media, frustrated, making the case that CBC was crowding out local stations...
OP-ED: What Canadian Media-Tech Companies Think the Market Still Pays For
NAB Show is full of noise. Product theater. Category inflation. The usual claims about transformation.
What makes the Canadian exhibitor list interesting is that it...
OP-ED: Paperwork becomes power on Sept. 1
Canada has spent a decade debating CanCon like it’s a cultural argument. The CRTC is now treating it like what it actually is: a...
OP-ED: Media is infrastructure, not content
Stories. Shows. Articles. Segments. Formats. The language is familiar, comforting, and increasingly misleading. Content is visible, culturally important, and emotionally resonant, but it is...
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