Super Bowl Ads – The Controversies Continue
Beyond the issue of Superbowl ad substitutions impacting Canadian society – there is still a constant controversy when it comes to the Superbowl: sexist Superbowl ads. http://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl/super-bowl-where-women-ads-metoo/311907/ The above article highlights this issue as it takes into consideration how the Superbowl, being one of the highest watched sports games of the year plays a huge […]
Are you being tracked?
It has recently been reported this week that a Fitness Tracking app, Strava, is able to display locations of American military bases from Syria to Afghanistan due to the use of Fitbits by American soldiers when exercising. The bases are even more prominent on the tracking app because they are in deserted areas where no […]
More on Net Neutrality!
How timely with the Grammy’s tonight to discuss net neutrality! To be honest, I had heard a lot of buzz about it for some time now, but didn’t really know what it was. I found the Burger King experiment/explanation very accessible and fun! I also found the following link very helpful to grasp the concept […]
A clear explanation of (parts of) Net Neutrality from Burger King
As we will see later in the course “net neutrality” is a concept that has multiple meanings. Many of its frequently contested interpretations are projected McGufins that communications activists, pundits, regulators, and lawyers chase around in concentric spirals of ever deepening confusion. Into the fray (of all corporate persons) comes Burger King who brilliantly and […]
Confirmed (almost): U.S. Super Bowl commercials will be on television in Canada this year
As we all pretty well predicted last class, there will be U.S. commercials available through U.S. stations on cable whose $5M per 30 second ads won’t be simultaneously substituted in Canada during Super Bowl LII. Or almost certainly anyways. Now that the Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear Bell’s leave to appeal application on […]
Question of the Week (Class 4): Should there be “should’s” in S. 3 of the Broadcasting Act?
As you may have already noticed S.3 of the Broadcasting Act (S.C. 1991, c. 11) is bit different from most other statutory provisions you might have come across. It is rather full of the word “should”. This is in stark contrast to most statutory drafting norms and, interestingly for our purposes, quite different in style if not […]
B.C. Minister Promises Review of Alert System After Patchwork of Tsunami Warnings
The B.C. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth says the province will be reviewing its alert system, following a tsunami warning to areas of B.C.’s coast. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska, 278 kilometres southeast of Kodiak at a depth of about 10 kilometres. Environment Canada has initially issued a tsunami […]
News of the Week; January 17, 2018
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Rogers employees say managers turn a blind eye so call centre workers can lie and cheat customers: ‘We do not believe the concerns raised represent our values or sales practices,’ Rogers says Judge Sweet: Fox News’s Statement that It Took “Decisive Action” After Assault Allegation Does Not Disparage the Unnamed […]
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