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Vol 1, #1, March 17, 2009 |
of mobile services, CRTC hears
Canada's top wireless carriers accused of playing favourites with content
Allowing mobile carriers to influence content is bad policy and hinders the development of mobile services, according to Paul Temple, senior vice-president, regulatory and strategic affairs at Pelmorex Media.
In their presentation to the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, Pelmorex, who owns The Weather Network and Meteo Media, raised concerns about how wireless carriers can potentially control mobile content.
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Are Canadian wireless carriers playing fair?
Brand new survey
tracks mobile ads
On February 24 the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada released the results of the first-ever Canadian Mobile Advertising Revenue Survey. It showed that mobile advertising revenue in Canada grew from $1.1 million
Read MoreTop 15 most-visited websites revealed
Canadian sites that publish original news and articles enjoy the highest traffic according to the first index designed to look at visitor traffic for Canadian-owned websites.
Read More levy designed to fund new media
Canadians say "no" to levy in national poll
According to two of Canada’s largest telecom companies, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission’s proposed levy on Internet service providers to fund Canadian new media content is an illegal idea. At last week’s CRTC public hearings on new media regulations, Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. called the levy “unlawful” and both companies have filed legal opinions with the CRTC that question the legality of the proposal.
Read MoreInvestors get a sneak peak at new features
The Globe and Mail has raised the bar for online investing with their redesigned Globeinvestor.com. The site won’t officially launch until next month but visitors can preview some of the new features and test their own level of investment knowledge with the new Investor iQ Quiz on the site. The redesigned site will offer a complete one-stop resource for investors and include tools for tracking investment. New upgrades include a redesigned tool set, simplified navigation, faster access to ...
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Platform-A comes to CanadaToronto Board of Trade goes digital withOnestopBOMA Toronto's CDM new site goes live Twitter teams up with Bell Canada RedWolfe Online launches MeetingMadeNew careers emerging in digital publishing industryEndpoint security offering from IBMNew product offering from Jive Upgraded mobile website for MySpaceYahoo! offers new tools to match users, ads Google to target ads based on surfing habits Events Guide ... and more