Category: Media

Say NO to ads on CBC Radio

Faced with deep budget cuts, our national public broadcaster plans to become more commercial, including placing unlimited ads on some of its radio networks. Canadian media is already saturated with commercial advertising messages. That’s why CBC Radio stands out as such a welcome contrast, a commercial-free oasis. If CBC is allowed to place ads on…

The MPAA’s Secret Lobby Campaign on Bill C-11 and a Canadian SOPA

I was just reading Michael Geist post and I really believe that all Canadians should read this one too. I do not think theses kind of lobbies should exist in a democracy. Here’s the link: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6542/125/

About Podcasting

So it look like mevio.com is no longer hosting “non profit” podcast, I don’t know if it’s just a bug or it’s a decision they have taken recently, but the thing is, is that they haven’t publicized it yet and as far as I know a lot of producer got theirs account suspended without notice…

I guess it had to happen eventually

I must admit that I’m not really sorry about this news. How long as it been on? Say It Ain’t So: Apple’s ‘Get A Mac’ Ads Ending? [Apple] Floppy-haired  Justin Long has said in an interview with the AV Club that the ‘Get A Mac‘ adverts “might be done…I think they’re going to move on.”…

More about Chapters ebooks

Good news it’s the ePub format that Chapters has chosen. I was hoping for the Nook but so far theses are the supported eReader devices: ePub files purchased on shortcovers.com can also be read on the following eReading devices: * PRS-300 Reader Pocket Edition * PRS-505 Reader Digital Book * PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition *…