“Nordicity Senior Partner active on industry podiums”

Peter Lyman, Senior Partner at Nordicity has recently been quite active at industry conferences:

Review of TV policy: Implications for Telecom Industry

In the fall of 2006, Peter discussed the Transformation of the Telecom Industry in Canada at the Insight 4th Annual Canadian Telecom Forum, addressing issues such as:

• The future of restrictions on broadcasters and BDUs
• The CRTC and the regulation of Internet-delivered programming
• Technology and the reshape of broadcasting
• How can policy and regulation help producers make the transition
• How will IPTV BDUs be affected by HD migration regulations
• Follow the money – what’s at stake for the telecom industry
• carriers and revenues from major Internet traffic generators

The “Last Mile”

In late January, 2007, Peter was a panelist among BDU representatives discussing “The Last Mile” in the introduction of HDTV – the set top box legacy and the business models for permitting the timely delivery of HD to the consumer.

The occasion was the Canadian Digital Broadcasting Summit, sponsored by the Canadian Satellite Users Association (CSUA).

As part of that panel appearance, which was extensively quoted in the February 14 edition of Communications Report, Peter presented the Nordicity HD broadcasting services forecast to 2020. The basis of this forecast was a Market Assessment study by Nordicity commissioned by Ciel Satellite Communications Inc. to support its application for new orbital slots.

BDU Content Strategies: Can Cable and Phone Companies Do Their Own Thing?

In late February, 2007, Peter Lyman moderated a plenary panel at Prime Time, the annual conference of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA)

This panel noted the trend of Cable and telephone companies to offer more television services directly – initiatives that begin to bypass broadcasters - and acquire content directly from independent producers and Hollywood studios, particularly for their on-demand platforms. The main issues addressed were: Is this the beginning of the end for broadcasters in the broadcasting value chain? What are the implications for broadcasters and independent producers? Can and will cable and phone companies do their own thing in the future? What are their content strategies going forward?

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