BBC Publishes Contract of New Director General to Improve Transparency by Georg Szalai
In a first, the U.K. public broadcaster details Tony Hall’s employment deal, which includes a shorter notice period.
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Small wireless companies say they’ll serve customers better outside lobby group by LuAnn LaSalle
Three of Canada’s new wireless carriers say they will better serve their customers outside the industry’s lobby group, which they accuse of favouring Rogers, Bell and Telus.
Want competition? Enforce the rules Minister Paradis
The government claims it wants four wireless companies in all Canadian markets, yet right now Rogers is working to grab scarce wireless spectrum assets that were set aside specifically for…
CRTC releases 2012 financial results for Canadian cable and satellite companies
The CRTC says that during the past year, cable companies have reported a modest growth in revenues and subscribers, while satellite companies have recorded a decline in both categories.
CRTC releases 2012 financial results for Canadian cable and satellite companies
The CRTC says that during the past year, cable companies have reported a modest growth in revenues and subscribers, while satellite companies have recorded a decline in both categories.
Cable companies reported modest growth in revenues: CRTC
The CRTC says the number of Canadian households subscribing to basic television service offered by cable companies increased by two per cent to reach 8.7 million for the year ended…
Cable companies reported modest growth in revenues: CRTC
The CRTC says the number of Canadian households subscribing to basic television service offered by cable companies increased by two per cent to reach 8.7 million for the year ended…
Cogeco holds firm against Bell-Astral deal by Luann Lasalle
Columnist says Cogeco Cable Inc. is still opposed to BCE Inc. buying specialty broadcaster Astral Media despite changes to the deal, saying consumers will have higher costs and less choice.
Cogeco holds firm against Bell-Astral deal by Luann Lasalle
Columnist says Cogeco Cable Inc. is still opposed to BCE Inc. buying specialty broadcaster Astral Media despite changes to the deal, saying consumers will have higher costs and less choice.
The digital divide continues without a proper digital strategy.
An ongoing study on the state of the Internet in Canada has found two key concerns: 1.) Internet access and 2.) Internet adoption, with data indicating that this adoption problem…
The Internet is smart – The wisdom of the crowd and the threat to Internet freedom by secretive trade agreements.
We asked the Internet community via Reddit, Facebook (and anywhere else that would have us) to discuss the best ways to stop threats to Internet freedom posed by multiple international…
News Corp.’s Chase Carey: Aereo Could Force Fox Off Broadcast Air by Eriq Gardner , Carolyn Giardina
News Corp. president Chase Carey warns that if the company is not able to protect its right to its content from platforms such as Aereo it will consider turning the…
News Corp.’s Chase Carey: Aereo Could Force Fox Off Broadcast Air by Eriq Gardner , Carolyn Giardina
News Corp. president Chase Carey warns that if the company is not able to protect its right to its content from platforms such as Aereo it will consider turning the…
News Corp executive threatens to convert free-to-air Fox into pay TV channel to thwart Aereo by Ryan Nakashima
A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network has threatened to convert the network to a pay-TV-only channel if Internet startup Aereo Inc. continues to “steal” Fox’s…
Big Telecom wants public funds set aside to pay for warrantless online spying revival.
We defeated the online spying bill c-30, but clearly we need to increase our vigilance, push back, and demand the government commit to pro-privacy legislation. Let’s stop this spying revival…
The fight for carriage: TV channels’ quest for prized cable spots by Simon Houpt and Steve Ladurantaye
Columnists say some industry are warning that now the policy of mandatory carriage, in trying to help more than a dozen new channels come to life, might accidentally hasten the…
Writer Kildare Dobbs, a sharp, satiric observer of human frailty by Sandra Martin
Columnist remembers writer and satirist Kildare Dobbs.
Penashue takes verbal swipe at CBC journalist
Former MP Peter Penashue feels CBC has treated him unfairly.
Less than 12 Hours to Stop the Takeover!
Today is the LAST DAY to push back against Bell’s attempt to control more of our communication sources! Bell’s power grab for Astral Media would mean less choice for Canadians.…