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Can TV change the world? Pivot, a new network aimed at millennials, hopes so by Frazier Moore
Little Mosque on the Prairie will be broadcast on the new US network aimed at 15-34 year old who “want to change the world.”
Radio-Canada pourrait bien changer de nom by Stéphane Baillargeon
The French-language arm of CBC is considering changing its name.
CBC’s Cracked sold to U.S., France
White Pine Pictures has sold CBC police procedural Cracked to the U.S. and France, in one of several recent overseas deals that highlight the improved fortunes of Canadian television production.
TV Tax Credit System Gets Go-Ahead From Euro Authorities by Stuart Kemp
The proposed tax credit system for high end TV, animation and video games has leapt through the final hoops standing its way and will be in place from April 1,…
CBS buys half of TV Guide Network for $100 million; re-branding to come by Ryan Nakashima
CBS says the channel, available in more than 80 million homes, will continue to focus on entertainment and will combine CBS’ programming, production and marketing with Lions Gate’s resources in…
First Nations filmmakers use business skills, social media savvy to bring TV shows to niche markets by Jenny Lee
Columnist says it’s a tiny niche in an otherwise troubled industry, but B.C.-based aboriginal filmmakers are busy and working.
A consumer battle guide to cell phone mistreatment.
Canadians sent us their cell phone horror stories, and with them, we’ve created a road map to fix our cell phone market and helped to create a tool kit to…
Canadians Go Back to the Days of the Phone Booth to Demand Choice
This week we got the chance to interact with our supporters, when cell phone customers gathered at an old red telephone booth on Commercial Drive in Vancouver to demonstrate how…
Sun News gives CRTC an opportunity to end anachronistic rules by Gwyn Morgan
Columnist says to allow politics or ideology to play a part in the CRTC’s decision regarding the Sun News Network application for mandatory carriage would be a clear violation of…
Against the Current by Raju Mudhar
Columnist says there has been difficulty in getting the word out about streaming services, how to use them and changing music lovers’ habits.
La fin de l’ACDI, prévue et prévisible by Pierre Beaudet
Professor Beaudet argues that CIDA, like the CBC, has been a symbol from the past that the Conservatives have wanted to kill since they came to power in 2006.
Trudeau builds war chest to take on Tories by Jane Taber & Daniel Leblanc
Columnist says that unlike the Conservatives, who press hot-button issues such as gun control and public funding of the CBC to garner donations, Justin Trudeau is successful without even needing…
Ken Dryden on why we stand on guard for Stompin’ Tom and Don Cherry by Ken Dryden
Former NHL Goaltender and MP says that in Stompin’ Tom Connors and Don Cherry’s patriotism, they have come to monopolize so many of the symbols of Canada, leaving little room…
Will one of Canada’s few independent cell phone providers be gobbled up by Big Telecom?
WIND Mobile, Canada’s largest independent cell phone provider, is being put up for sale. This could very well mean less choice in Canada’s cell phone market – especially if WIND…
BBC Faces Easter Strike as Union Says Broadcaster Is Becoming a ‘Sweatshop’ by Georg Szalai
Columnist says union members will protest amid continuing job cuts, workload complaints and claims of bullying and harassment.
Big Telecom continues to say the Canadian cell phone market is just fine – experts disagree.
There are things wrong in Canada’s cell phone market, and our report—using your lived experiences and the most recent and available data—is our effort to show what exactly is wrong…
Britain’s plan for press regulation will be a fight to the death by Heather Mallick
Columnist says Canadians have no recourse if the CRTC allows Sun TV onto basic cable.
Canadians’ top 3 complaints about the cell phone market are … [drum roll, please]
The top 3 grievances Canadians have with the cell phone market are: price-gouging, restrictive contracts, and disrespectful customer service. Clearly it’s time to fix our broken telecom market, and we…