Canada’s Conservative TV News Network Seeks Government Help for Survival by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says the do-or-die application to the CRTC from Sun News Network calls for more subscriber revenue to stem deep operating losses.
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Internet Freedom Day | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Canadian TV faces host of challenges by Alex Strachan
CTV President Phil King discusses what works and what doesn’t in Canadian Television.
The Value of Culture (a reluctant tribute to the BBC) by Jeremy Gilbert
Columnist says public broadcasting programming continues to remind us of the possibility – and necessity – of a culture which is not simply driven by the logics of profit and…
Astral: Bell s’attend à un débat «abrégé» devant le CRTC by Vincent Brousseau-Pouliot
Bell looks to the CRTC for an abbreviated public hearing in its second application to acquire Astral.
A New Year | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Rogers, BCE to play spin-the-dial with Maple Leafs radio broadcasts by Steve Ladurantaye
Columnist says negotiations between new owners could set the pace for a TV battle to come.
NHL Lockout: What the deal means for the CBC by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says there is hope that a shortened 48- or 50-game NHL season will mitigate the impact of the coffer-draining players lockout on the CBC.
Nowak: 3-year contracts mean less choice for Canadians
If you’re trapped in a restrictive contract, your cell phone provider knows it can mistreat you. But thanks to your efforts, the CRTC is developing a code of conduct for…
Al Jazeera different than Fox? by Daniel D’Addario
Columnist says Qatari network Al Jazeera’s purchase of Al Gore’s Current news channel has resulted in Time Warner Cable promptly dropping Current, denying the forthcoming Al Jazeera America access to…
Oxford: UK study shows Internet access improves education
There are many reasons why we fight for an open and affordable Internet: for innovation, for freedom of expression, for your right to have a voice, and, as reinforced in…
NHL Lockout: Canada’s CBC Prepares for Potential Labor Deal by Etan Vlessing
CBC says it can pull a team together for “Hockey Night in Canada” as owners and players seal an agreement to salvage the season.
Popular aboriginal radio station in N.W.T. off air
CKLB Radio says lack of federal funding is forcing them to shut down.
Geist: Milestones in 2012 from A to Z
Article by Michael Geist: From the remarkable battle over the Stop Online Piracy Act to the massive public backlash against Internet surveillance in Canada, law and technology issues garnered headlines…
Wireless code of conduct could help consumers but will it be enough?
Enforcement mechanisms for mobile wireless service contracts are among issues to be sorted out in a process that first needs to determine what the code will contain, whether it should…
BBC Faces U.K. Government Probe of Severance Packages by Georg Szalai
Britain’s public spending watchdog will look at rising payouts for top executives after politicians criticized the $725,000 severance for short-lived BBC boss George Entwistle.
BBC Faces U.K. Government Probe of Severance Packages by Georg Szalai
Britain’s public spending watchdog will look at rising payouts for top executives after politicians criticized the $725,000 severance for short-lived BBC boss George Entwistle.
After 38 commercial-free years, CBC Radio could bring back ads by Kate Taylor
The CRTC is expected to hand the CBC its licence renewal this spring, and it must decide whether to permit the broadcaster, after 38 years of commercial-free radio programming, to…