Charles Zamaria's specialization includes the study of business aspects and production practices in all media program production, and policy studies for various media industries, with particular emphasis on the cultural sector. Professor Zamaria is also appointed Research Fellow at the Robarts Ce...
Charles Zamaria's specialization includes the study of business aspects and production practices in all media program production, and policy studies for various media industries, with particular emphasis on the cultural sector. Professor Zamaria is also appointed Research Fellow at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, York University. As a researcher, the current focus of his work is the examination of behaviour, attitudes and trends related to adoption of the Internet and emerging technologies.
Professor Zamaria has been Principal Investigator and Project Director of the continuing research study, the Canadian Internet Project, since its inception in 2004. He has authored numerous articles and made many presentations around the world regarding the findings of CIP. Professor Zamaria also represents Canada within a research consortium called the World Internet Project (WIP), headquartered at USC in California. Concurrently, Professor Zamaria serves as Financial Director for the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Along with his day-to-day responsibilities, he has helped to create guidelines for best practices in the industry and national professional benchmarks for the emerging new media content production sector.