Comments on: Radio Canada doesn’t like us… http://www.QuebecValley.com/2009/01/21/radio-canada-doesnt-like-us/ The Internet Startup Valley in Quebec Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:41:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Denis http://www.QuebecValley.com/2009/01/21/radio-canada-doesnt-like-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3315 Denis Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.QuebecValley.com/?p=190#comment-3315 @Sylvain1: Interesting point. Should collective (i.e. we paid for it) content be available to all who paid for it? That would make a great post. Also, R-C is broadcasting it's stuff for free. There is obviously a "license" attached to it but that's another story... @Sylvain2: Internet department? Most companies (unfortunately) don't have such a thing :) That'd be a cool job though! Marketing is probably the closest thing they have... I recently read about "innovation by destruction" and I kinda like that way of thinking. Like you said, old dinosaurs will eventually die. @Sylvain1: Interesting point. Should collective (i.e. we paid for it) content be available to all who paid for it? That would make a great post. Also, R-C is broadcasting it’s stuff for free. There is obviously a “license” attached to it but that’s another story…

@Sylvain2: Internet department? Most companies (unfortunately) don’t have such a thing :) That’d be a cool job though!

Marketing is probably the closest thing they have…

I recently read about “innovation by destruction” and I kinda like that way of thinking. Like you said, old dinosaurs will eventually die.

]]> By: Sylvain Carle http://www.QuebecValley.com/2009/01/21/radio-canada-doesnt-like-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3306 Sylvain Carle Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:05:51 +0000 http://www.QuebecValley.com/?p=190#comment-3306 The real answer? Internal IT is driving technology choices and not the internet department. Radio-Canada must be the (public) company with the lowest (or highest, not sure, ie. what I mean is that it's bad!) ratio of "internet cultured" employes vs. the actual digital media accomplishments... having just been recently passed by the NFB that finally got a part of it's act together (after many, many years of incubating really innovative people but very few public results to show for it until the nfbtube launch). What's needed to kick them in the right direction? Time. The empire can't resist that much longer... recession will help to accelerate change, too! The real answer?

Internal IT is driving technology choices and not the internet department.

Radio-Canada must be the (public) company with the lowest (or highest, not sure, ie. what I mean is that it’s bad!) ratio of “internet cultured” employes vs. the actual digital media accomplishments… having just been recently passed by the NFB that finally got a part of it’s act together (after many, many years of incubating really innovative people but very few public results to show for it until the nfbtube launch).

What’s needed to kick them in the right direction? Time. The empire can’t resist that much longer… recession will help to accelerate change, too!

]]> By: Sylvain Grand'Maison http://www.QuebecValley.com/2009/01/21/radio-canada-doesnt-like-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 Sylvain Grand'Maison Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:55:29 +0000 http://www.QuebecValley.com/?p=190#comment-3305 Radio-Canada has always made awkward decisions concerning it's media platforms and I'm still trying to guess why. Yes, they're probably stucked with decisions they've made long ago but why can't they support the old stuff AND offer the new stuff on the new standards? Of course they should make it work in Flash video and should also make all the stuff they produce downloadable as podcasts. In this case there is no stolen-content issue: we've already collectively paid for it so we should be allowed to download it and watch it when and where we want. The standards are there, the platforms are widely used and simple to operate, let's move forward?! It's just my 2 cents. Radio-Canada has always made awkward decisions concerning it’s media platforms and I’m still trying to guess why. Yes, they’re probably stucked with decisions they’ve made long ago but why can’t they support the old stuff AND offer the new stuff on the new standards?

Of course they should make it work in Flash video and should also make all the stuff they produce downloadable as podcasts. In this case there is no stolen-content issue: we’ve already collectively paid for it so we should be allowed to download it and watch it when and where we want. The standards are there, the platforms are widely used and simple to operate, let’s move forward?!

It’s just my 2 cents.

]]> By: Denis http://www.QuebecValley.com/2009/01/21/radio-canada-doesnt-like-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 Denis Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:01:59 +0000 http://www.QuebecValley.com/?p=190#comment-3279 Wow, RealAudio..? Does the company still exist? That's a nice way to ensure that no one listens to your audio. Wow, RealAudio..? Does the company still exist? That’s a nice way to ensure that no one listens to your audio.

]]> By: Fagstein http://www.QuebecValley.com/2009/01/21/radio-canada-doesnt-like-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3274 Fagstein Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:42:40 +0000 http://www.QuebecValley.com/?p=190#comment-3274 I hear ya. CBC Radio Montreal still uses RealAudio for putting some of its segments online. RealAudio! RadCan has been using Windows Media for a while, and I guess this was seen as a logical extension. I hear ya. CBC Radio Montreal still uses RealAudio for putting some of its segments online.

RealAudio!

RadCan has been using Windows Media for a while, and I guess this was seen as a logical extension.

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