12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Blue Ant Media / Gerassimos Pepelassis, Consultant

Registration Summary

Inactive - Activity Ended: 2024-04-04

Who is lobbying?

Blue Ant Media (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

Blue Ant Media is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Blue Ant Media is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Blue Ant Media has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Blue Ant Digital Inc. (Address information)
Blue Ant HDTV Productions Inc. (Address information)
Blue Ant Studios Canada Inc (Address information)
Blue Ant Television General Partnership (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Budget
Industry
Taxation and Finance

Subject matters in previous versions
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Small Business
- Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Advocacy related to the Canada Periodical Fund to support digital periodicals and business innovation.

Policies or Program

Broadcasting policies and regulations related to the television industry, foreign ownership, production funding, media funding, and tax credits to support innovation for Canadian independent broadcaster-producers.

Subject matter details in previous versions
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amendments the the Online News Act - Advocate for a more inclusive designation of a qualified Canadian journalism organizations to maintain a vibrant and viable Canadian-owned journalism industry.
- Amendments to the Broadcasting Act - Advocate for Broadcasting Act amendments that encourage and incentivize Canadian ownership and control of the broadcasting system and ensure that meaningful ownership of intellectual property remains in the hands of Canadian producers.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Telefilm Canada

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Written communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who is the lobbyist?

Gerassimos Pepelassis, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

No public offices held

Consulting Firm

Crestview Strategy (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 952039-373528
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

No monthly communications reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-08-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$18,683.00	No
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$1,818,500.00	Yes
Ontario Creates (OMDC) Grant	$429,800.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2022-08-31	Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$587,810.00	Yes
2022-08-31	Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$20,500.00	No

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Blue Ant Media / Gerassimos Pepelassis, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

Blue Ant Media (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Blue Ant Media has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Gerassimos Pepelassis, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Blue Ant Media / Gerassimos Pepelassis, Consultant

Blue Ant Media (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Blue Ant Media has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Gerassimos Pepelassis, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

Blue Ant Media - Address & Client Representative

Crestview Strategy

Blue Ant Television General Partnership

Blue Ant Studios Canada Inc

Blue Ant HDTV Productions Inc.

Blue Ant Digital Inc.