Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2011-379-2
Response from the CRTC to FRIENDS’ recommendation that the commission examine the importance of hockey rights to the overall CBC English Television commercial revenue model.
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An incredible milestone in the push against the TPP’s Internet trap
Thanks to all of you who have added your name to the petition at http://StopTheTrap.net/, and those who have taken the crucial step of spreading the word, the global pro-Internet…
DirecTV Posts First-Ever Quarterly U.S. Subscriber Decline by Georg Szalai
The satellite TV giant lost 52,000 U.S. video customers in the second quarter, but hit an all-time user growth record in Latin America.
Big Telecom’s Power Grab | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: As big telecom company Bell gets set to take over Astral Media, we’re likely to be seeing even higher prices, tighter contracts, and more…
London 2012: CBC wins rights to broadcast next two Olympics in Canada
VP of English Services says the CBC is inherently different than a group of private corporations, namely in their profit motive and dhe is not expecting the CBC to make…
Slate.com: The TPP is The Most Important Trade Agreement That We Know Nothing About
What is the TPP hiding? It’s long been referred to as a “trade agreement” between the countries that are negotiating, but in reality it addresses more than twenty chapters of…
What Canada’s pro-Internet community has built (you’re amazing)
Over the years, your support has allowed us to build some pretty awesome pro-Internet tools. One of the things we like most about the Internet is the way it levels…
Rogers races to capture multicultural viewers for Olympics by Steve Ladurantaye
As one of the country’s largest cable networks, Rogers is responsible for delivering specialty channels into the homes of its subscribers, with OMNI’s mandate being to provide content in 15…
Tens of thousands of Canadians to lose free access to CBC TV July 31
Press release says CBC and Radio-Canada will shut down 623 analog transmitters on July 31, ending free access to the CBC and Radio-Canada over the air in hundreds of small…
CHCH hit by loss of programming fund
FRIENDS says the LPIF was flawed, but the CRTC should have rewritten the rules to truly help independents such as CHCH.
Montreal’s English-speaking sports fans rally for their radio team by Steve Ladurantaye
Bell Media’s recent $3-billion takeover Astral Media has put it over the cap of two FM and two AM stations in any language in a market.
For Whom Does Bell Toll?: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Reilly, replacing Lindsey, with your (slightly lower-tech!) update: read more
Hey TPP, don’t mess with our Internet!
We’re making our message heard loud and clear. Add your voice at StopTheTrap.net or make a contribution to the ongoing campaign by clicking here.
Now from our sponsors – commercials are great, right? by John Doyle
Columnist says some might suggest that CBC Radio having commercials might prevent it from airing certain documentary programming in order to appease advertisers.
Now from our sponsors – commercials are great, right? by John Doyle
Columnist says some might suggest that CBC Radio having commercials might prevent it from airing certain documentary programming in order to appease advertisers.
Competing bidders for radio spot donated money to Tory MP by Bill Curry
Columnist says a Conservative MP who serves as parliamentary secretary to the Canadian Heritage Minister raised thousands of dollars in political contributions from people involved in a high-stakes campaign to…
Financial Post – Canada’s telecom giants face $18-billion class action suit over system access fees
An $18-billion class-action suit has received the go-ahead to proceed against Canada’s Big Telecom companies. What’s the contested litigation? The long-imposed – but often vague – system access fees. Late…
The TPP isn’t just a Trap, it’s a Cat-astrophe
The cat’s got their tongue, but let’s make them talk. Make a contribution to the StopTheTrap.net campaign by clicking here.
CRTC to broadcasters: Stop trying to game the system by Michael Geist
Columnist says the courts and the CRTC have sent a clear signal that broadcasters should focus on marketplace success, not manipulating the regulatory system.