MAC Articles and reports

MAC Director Ted Taylor looks at how Super Resolution Bandlet Technology is being used to create better techniques for format conversion in the growing HD marketplace. Download report

Canada’s Broadcast and Telecommunications Regulator, the CRTC commissioned MAC Director, Michael McEwen, to prepare a paper assessing Media Diversity and Pluralism in a number of countries around the world. The paper looks at how national governments deal with Media Concentration and assure a diversity of voices and opinions. It was published in mid August of 2007. Download report

A review of Canada’s progress towards converting to Digital Television was prepared by MAC Director Michael McEwen for Industry Canada (responsible for broadcast spectrum and related interests) and was used both as an internal document and a report to the ITU on the subject. The report was delivered in November of 2006. Download report

A Survey of Digital Television Transition strategies was commissioned by Canada's Broadcast Regulator in the summer of 2006. Mac Director, Michael McEwen prepared the report and delivered it in September 2006 and it was published as a background and information document for a subsequent public hearing on the subject. Download Report

Task Force Report: MAC Director, Michael McEwen, was appointed to Chair an all industry Task Force for the Canadian Government on Implementing Digital Television in Canada. The Task Force was formed in late 1995 and delivered it’s report in late 1997 to the Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Industry Canada. McEwen was a senior executive with the CBC at the time. Download report