Broadband content, accessed using new media tools like wireless smartphones and Internet streams, continues to draw people and money away from traditional media outlets like radio and TV, according to an annual report on the Canadian communications industry. Even so, broadcast revenues increased three per cent to $14.4 billion, mostly as a result of the specialty and pay television sector. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (or CRTC) said in its report that overall revenue reached $55.4 billion last year, up about two per cent. The CRTC says the media and communications ...

Response leads Apple to reconsider previously rejected apps Apple's haphazard app review process has led to a string of recent head-scratchers industry-wide. Apple in early June censored an iPad graphic novel adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," and then reversed its decision. Apple did the same with a comic adaptation of the James Joyce classic novel "Ulyssess" for the iPad, blocking the app for some graphic panels, and then undoing its decision after finding the product had artistic merit. "Apple is in the power seat, serving as judge, jury and ...

The conventional wisdom used to be that the smaller the screen, the less likely it would be that consumers would want to watch video on it. And sure, when watching a live sports event or a summer blockbuster, they’re going to try to watch it on the biggest, highest-quality screen they can. But consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable watching video on mobile devices, new research shows, particularly in public places, while commuting, or while at work — that is, all places where a 60″ plasma screen is not likely to ...

Fans of Dilbert and The New Yorker Cartoons Can View Animated Clips of the Comics With Their Daily Schedule Directly on Their BlackBerry Smartphone Santa Monica, CA / Waterloo, ONTARIO  – RingTales (www.ringtales.com), a digital media content company that produces and syndicates animated video versions of world renowned print cartoons s across all digital media, and Metranome (www.metranome.net), a leading mobile applications production company, have partnered to launch the first ever animated Dilbert and New Yorker “Cartoon a Day” integrated calendar applications for BlackBerry. FanTrust client Metranome 2009 is one of Canada's ...

Just hours after Electronic Arts announced it was buying social gaming outfit Playfish for up to $400 million, Google has announced that it’s buying mobile ad network AdMob for $750 million in stock. Since its inception, AdMob has served more than 125 billion mobile ads (according to the counter on its homepage) across a variety of platforms including iPhone and Android. Read the full article at Mashable.