Ontario Creates Podcasts

It’s not enough to merely survive change; growth and evolution are necessities. Despite the rapidity and discontinuity of transitions you can take control to achieve professional excellence: adjust attitudes and behaviors, exceed limits, choose wisely, act on opportunities, and stay current.

Innovative Ontario entrepreneurs show you their wares - in 90 seconds or less.

Find out how equity crowdfunding, available in Ontario since early 2016, can help your company raise capital.

Our fast-evolving digital world creates new opportunities for storytellers and also give rise to new media consumption behaviours. Is storytelling changing in a fundamental way or are there simply more options available to storytellers? Are consumers preferring new forms of story experiences or merely engaging with a greater variety of story formats? What are crucial trends to be aware of? Hear the insights of industry leaders who are pushing the boundaries of storytelling.

The OMDC Digital Dialogue conference is an annual one-day January event presented by Ontario Media Development Corporation. The event brings together leaders from across six sectors - book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing, and music - for a day of panels, pitches and conversations about what’s new and emerging in the marketplace and opportunities for collaboration. Throughout the year the conversation continues through the OMDC Digital Dialogue Breakfast Series, morning panel discussions exploring specific topics of interest.

Drawing on the findings of his long-term international research study, Dr. Jeffrey Cole discusses how consumers use media, including the scope of user-generated and professionally-produced content, and its effect on traditional media content.

The market for augmented and virtual reality is anticipated to grow by 89%, to $16 billion globally in 2020. Content creators from across the sectors will speak about the challenges and successes they've had experimenting with this emerging form of content from financing and concept definition to development and marketing and distribution.

The market for augmented and virtual reality is anticipated to grow by 89%, to $16 billion globally in 2020. Content creators from across the sectors will speak about the challenges and successes they've had experimenting with this emerging form of content from financing and concept definition to development and marketing and distribution.

Moderator:

Nigel Newton, Consultant for AR Innovation & Strategy

Panelists: Nyla Innuksuk, Owner & Producer, Pinnguaq Productions Inc.; Srinivas Krishna, Founder and CEO, AWE Company Ltd.; Lucie Lalumière, Founder, Lalumiere Media and Executive Producer, 360 Story Lab; J. Lee Williams, President, Occupied VR

In a climate where it is becoming increasingly difficult to finance content, creators and producers must explore alternative ways to raise capital. Hear from content creators across the sectors about their successes and challenges engaging with new financing models and learn whether any of these models (which include crowdfunding, venture capital and angel investment) are right for your company.

Moderator: Catherine Tait, President, Duoploy

Panelists: Alex Jansen, Founder and Producer, Pop Sandbox; John Young, CEO, Boat Rocker Media; Anne Marie Maduri, Venture Capital & Private Equity Consultant, Maduri & Associates Inc.; Daniel Bekerman, Producer, Scythia Films

Data is a vital part of understanding consumer patterns. Creative content producers use data and analytics in vastly different ways to guide their product development, distribution, and marketing strategies. This panel looks at how three Ontario-based companies are using data and analytics to inform their product development, guide their marketing strategies, and ultimately, to understand their audience.