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Policy might not seem like a hot topic - except when it is. Like right now. Canada’s media sector is on the verge of a historic pivot…or not. The stakes are high because the ability of Canadian media creators (in new and legacy media) to engage global audiences - and therefore to make money - may be at risk. New legislation will impact Canada’s domestic industry and its partners in Hollywood and around the world. Media policy expert and host, Irene Berkowitz PhD, digs for truth about Canada’ ...
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Joan Jenkinson and Jesse Wente on Diversity, Representation and Bill C-11
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Joan Jenkinson, executive director of the Black Screen Office (BSO); and Jesse Wente, co-executive director of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) talk candidly about diversity and representation in Canadian media; the importance of the language in C-11 to uplevel the country’s commitment to ending systemic discrimination – and dive into the meaning…
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Valerie Creighton on Changes at the CMF Ahead of Bill C-11
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Big announcements are coming. Valerie Creighton, president and CEO of the Canada Media Fund (CMF), tells us how the funder is getting future-ready for Bill C-11, with a goal to become a global content fund. Teasing more big changes to the CMF, Creighton reveals what producers are most concerned about: urgency for change and addressing the global ma…
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Konrad von Finckenstein and Peter Menzies on the Potential Problems with Bill C-11
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The internet is the center of the digital age and its engine of innovation. Konrad von Finckenstein and Peter Menzies, former CRTC chair and vice chair respectively, are disappointed in Bill C-11. They observe that the proposed legislation kicks the can to the country’s top regulator, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission …
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Exploring the Online Streaming Act with Charles Falzon and Reynolds Mastin
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Where is the Canadian media industry now; how did it get here; where is it going? Charles Falzon, founding chair of the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), and Reynolds Mastin, current CEO and president of the CMPA, give us their hot takes on Canada’s newly proposed media legislation. We chat about what works in Bill C-11; changes that mus…
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Is Canada’s new media legislation a historic pivot or policy hot button? Host Irene Berkowitz; Dean Charles Falzon (The Creative School); and Jenn Kuzmyk (Playback publisher) introduce The Sessions. Four provocative conversations with the top tier of the production industry, the regulator, the key funder, and equity deserving groups reveal what’s r…
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