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3D entertainment is all the rage now that James Cameron has proved that people will pay top dollar to see their movies in 3D. Of course, what made sense for a Cameron creation doesn't apply to everyone. What works for Avatar or Monsters vs. Aliens might not work as well for Ordinary People , a maudlin little Redford tale about people dealing with a death in the family.  

Canada's television broadcasters continue to struggle under the weight of the economic recession, losing 10 per cent of their advertising revenue last year, according to a new report from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "These numbers show that it is not just a problem, it is a crisis and the CRTC needs to move fast on coming up with a solution that suits everybody," said Carmi Levy, an independent technology and media analyst. "We can't afford more years of acrimoniou

These numbers show that it is not just a problem, it is a crisis and the CRTC needs to move fast on coming up with a solution that suits everybody   -Carmi Levy

 

The Thomson family, which cemented their position as Canada's richest last year, sit on a global media empire but tend to shun the limelight. According toForbes'list of the world's wealthiest people, the Thomsons climbed to 20th position in 2009 from the 24th spot the previous year. The magazine put the Thomson's wealth at $19 billion, up from $13 billion in 2008.  

TORONTO—The Thomson family, which cemented their position as Canada's richest last year, sit on a global media empire but tend to shun the limelight. According to Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest people, the Thomsons climbed to 20th position in 2009 from the 24th spot the previous year. The magazine put the Thomson's wealth at $19 billion, up from $13 billion in 2008.  

I t can tell you when Ashton Kutcher is getting a haircut, what your best friend had for breakfast, and how many people have preordered the iPad. But popular social networking site Twitter can't really tell you how it plans to make money. That was supposed to change Monday when Twitter chief executive officer Evan Williams spoke at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Tex. Mr. Williams was expected to announce an advertising plan for the site to help it secure long-term sources of reve

These big partners aren't who we want to limit it to   -Evan Williams

 

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Goldman Sachs is sharpening its sword for a potential legal battle with Canwest Global Communications over the future of its broadcasting assets with one observer suggesting the investment firm has the clout to kill the sale of the business to Shaw Communications Inc. "If it were anyone but Goldman it would be easy to classify this as simple muscle flexing without any substance behind it," suggested Carmi Levy, a media analyst at AR Communications Inc. "But the truth is that Goldman isn't any bidder. Go

If it were anyone but Goldman it would be easy to classify this as simple muscle flexing without any substance behind it   -Carmi Levy

 

He's posted videos of campaign announcements and clips of public appearances on YouTube. Now he's trying to launch a dialogue about the new federal budget on the video-sharing site - the first time he'll use it in an interactive way to reach a demographic that gets much of its news online. In what's designed to be a democratic online discussion, the Prime Minister will appear on YouTube at 10:45 a.m. EST on Thursday, sharing his reaction to last week's Throne Speech, according to a post on the blog Ci  

MONTREAL–Globalive launched its new Wind Mobile Canadian wireless business before it was ready and hasn't been able to attract significant customers, a "cautionary tale" for other new wireless players, a report says. Market research and technology firm SeaBoard Group said Wind Mobile's customers have had network problems and have been unable to buy the company's phones or pay their monthly bills online. "I think what we've seen is a launch in haste," SeaBoard managing director Iain Grant said in an in

I think what we've seen is a launch in haste   -Iain Grant

 

Wind Mobile launched its new Canadian wireless business before it was ready and hasn't been able to attract significant customers, a "cautionary tale" for other new cellphone players, a report says. Market research and technology firm SeaBoard Group said Wind Mobile's customers have had network problems and have been unable to buy the company's mobile phones or pay their monthly bills online. "I think what we've seen is a launch in haste," SeaBoard managing director Iain Grant said in an interview on Tu

I think what we've seen is a launch in haste   -Iain Grant