Important information regarding the Canada Media Fund
Virtual Town Hall taking place August 6th

As you may have heard, Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore announced a major transformation in how interactive digital media will be funded in the future in Canada.  As of April 2010, the Canada New Media Fund (CNMF) will be merged with the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) to form the new Canada Media Fund (CMF).  The total budget for this program will be about $310M per year.

Earlier in July, the CTF announced the process for industry consultation leading to the creation of guidelines for the new fund. To launch the consultation, t he CTF will host a virtual town hall on Thursday, August 6, 2009.  During the virtual town hall, the CTF will present the key policy issues that will form the focus of the first year of the formal, ongoing industry consultation.

Presenters will also answer questions from participants regarding the key policy issues and the logistics for the consultation process.  The virtual town hall will be held in English and French. Industry stakeholders are invited to participate by registering through the links below. The links will also be posted on the CTF’s website at www.ctf-fct.ca
We encourage you to participate and become involved in the formation of this new fund, and we welcome your feedback <mailto:ian@interactiveontario.com?subject=CTF>  as we work on behalf of the industry to ensure our voice is heard.

English Webcast August 6, 2009 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Hosted by Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the CTF
http://events.startcast.com/events6/Default.aspx?EID=d904dc23-f6ba-432e-bd20-57531db4f70b
French Webcast August 6, 2009 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Hosted by Stéphane Cardin, Vice-President, Policy & Stakeholder Relations, will take place on  http://events.startcast.com/events6/Default.aspx?EID=2c637979-dd75-469a-9219-2fe6edc1bbe3

For more information, visit http://www.ctf-fct.ca/consult_en.html <http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2516737c600675701075&ls=fdf512747564037570177373&m=fef3137771650d&l=fe5415747d670c78731c&s=fdf01574776d057472137775&jb=ffcf14&t=>