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June 21, 2007
Jon Arnold / Deloitte / MyThum Interactive - Canada's New Media Sector
On this week's podcast, Jon hosted 3 guests to talk about the New Media sector in Canada. This podcast was a follow up to the Canadian New Media Awards, which Jon covered on his blog in late May. Joining Jon was Gary Gluckman and Richard Lee from Deloitte, along with Michael Carter, CEO of MyThum Interactive.
As noted on Jon's post, Michael's company won the Company of the Year Award at CNMA, and he talked about what the award means to MyThum, as well as the many positive benefits that have come with the recognition. Gary and Richard spoke about the new media sector in general, and the growth drivers behind it in Canada. Three speakers made for a crowded, but lively session, and anyone interested in New Media will find this of interest.
Michael Carter - President and CEO, MyThum Interactive
Michael Carter is the President and CEO of MyThum Interactive, a leader in interactive mobile media. In his leadership role at MyThum, Michael draws on more than a decade of wireless, e-commerce, interactive entertainment and management consulting experience.
With direct connections to all Canadian wireless operators and access to major U.S. carriers, MyThum enables brands and media companies to build relationships with more than 220 million consumers through their mobile phones. Since 2002, Michael and his team have launched over 600 hundred successful mobile initiatives, many being the first of their kind in North America.
MyThum powers the direct-to-consumer mobile content storefronts for Warner Music Canada, Universal Music Canada and Best Buy USA and interactive television solutions for broadcasters such as MuchMusic, MTV Canada, Global Television and Rogers Sportsnet. MyThum is also the mobile marketing partner for leading brands such as Molson, Nike, Nissan and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Gary Gluckman - Partner: Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry Practice, Leader: Media and Entertainment Practice, Deloitte
Gary Gluckman is the leader for Deloitte’s Media and Entertainment practice in Canada. He is also a Taxation Partner in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industry practice and a member of Deloitte’s TMT Executive Management Committee.
Gary has almost 15 years experience as a tax consultant to leading TMT companies. He has significant experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and international tax planning. Gary has advised Canadian and foreign-based multinationals on federal and provincial tax planning matters, foreign investment and financing structures, as well as domestic and foreign reorganizations.
Current and past clients include, CHUM Limited, CTV Globemedia, Microsoft, J.L. Albright Venture Partners, Birch Hill Equity Partners, Amp’d Mobile, IRESS Market Technology, Panavision, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Truition Inc., The Cookie Jar Company, and VFM Interactive.
Gary is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, and the Canadian Tax Foundation. He is also invited to frequently speak at events and conferences on a number of topics, including the media industry.
Richard Lee - Partner: Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry Practice, Deloitte
Richard Lee is the Consulting lead for Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) industry practice in Canada, a member of the firm’s TMT Executive Management Committee, and one of the leaders of Deloitte Canada’s Customer & Market Strategy practice.
Richard has more than 20 years experience as a consultant, including over 15 years working with leading telecom and media companies. In that time, he has worked on three continents, staying at the forefront of changes in the communications and media sectors. Current and past clients include, Allstream, Bell Canada, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC, Lucent Technologies, MasterCard, Reuters, Rogers Communications, Sprint, and SBC.
Richard specializes in working with senior management to develop and implement practical, growth-oriented, customer-facing business strategies. His recent work focuses on building his clients’ capabilities to increase revenue by improving customer interactions. Specific projects cover customer strategy development and implementation, customer segmentation, channel strategy, and sales force effectiveness.
Richard started his consulting career with Deloitte in London, England. He moved to Toronto in 1993 after two years with Deloitte in Sydney, Australia.
He is the co-author of the white papers The Case for Using Mobile Phones for Payments (November 2004) and The Wallet Goes Wireless (July 2005) and is a frequent media commentator on trends and events in the communications industry.
Posted at June 21, 2007 06:19 PM
