New York Times: Copyright restrictions limit innovation
What’s at stake when we fight for Internet openness by tackling copyright and other intellectual property issues? This article describes it well: “It’s not that we don’t need to protect…
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E3: Will the old TV guard be able to stand up to the likes of Microsoft, Apple, and Google? by Peter Nowak
Columnist says that the big three of American technology all clearly have their eyes on the television market and with TVs getting increasingly advanced and internet-connected, they’re becoming more reliant…
MLSE bid from Rogers, Bell triggers concern from independent operators by Ashante Infantry
“I very much doubt that any of the interveners actually think that they can stop the (MLSE) transaction; what I think they are hoping to do is to cause the…
Supreme Court Rejects F.C.C. Fines for Indecency by Adam Liptak
The Supreme Court has declined to address whether the government still has the authority to regulate indecency on broadcast television, but it ruled in favor of two broadcasters who had…
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Sun News Network’s vulgar response reveals CBSC as toothless, demonstrates need for meaningful regulation by David J. Climenhaga
Columnist says that the point of organizations like the CBSC is to shield their members from the threat of meaningful enforcement of even minimum standards.
Sun News Network’s vulgar response reveals CBSC as toothless, demonstrates need for meaningful regulation by David J. Climenhaga
Columnist says that the point of organizations like the CBSC is to shield their members from the threat of meaningful enforcement of even minimum standards.
NDP may not back motion to study Dean Del Mastro spending
The NDP won’t say whether it will back a Liberal MP’s motion to have the House ethics committee study Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro’s 2008 election spending.
NDP may not back motion to study Dean Del Mastro spending
The NDP won’t say whether it will back a Liberal MP’s motion to have the House ethics committee study Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro’s 2008 election spending.
New Hits Needed; Apply to NPR by Elizabeth Jensen
Columnist says new shows developed for NPR face a big hurdle: limited open time slots and a risk-averse public-radio culture, where time-tested audience and money generators make it challenging for…
National Post: Canada may soon sign on to restrictive TPP agreement
Canada may soon be signing on to the secretive and controversial TPP agreement, reports the National Post. The TPP, which among other things would expand Big Media’s powers to lock…
Huffington Post: Fierce Opposition to Bill C-11 on Eve of Passage
Parliament will break for the summer at the end of this week, but before it does, MPs will are scheduled to vote on controversial Copyright Bill C-11 today, then send…
Conservative MP calls CBC a "money pit, rife with bureaucracy and waste"
In a letter to a constituent, Tom Lukiwski, a Conservative MP for Regina–Lumsden–Lake Centre, writes that the CBC is a “money pit, rife with bureaucracy and waste”.
Re: PN CRTC 2012-0509-7 CBC Analog Transmitters
FRIENDS says the CRTC should defer a decision on a CBC proposal to cut off free over-the-air TV service to large numbers of Canadians until the Corporation’s network licences are…
Geist: Secret U.S. industry lobby revealed to be pushing for Internet lockdown laws in Canada
We were successful in stopping the push for website blocking and Internet termination powers, but now it’s clear why the government refuses to listen to Canadians in regards to restrictive…
What the Future Holds: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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TV Ratings: Stanley Cup Final Bested by Gordon Ramsay Block, ‘Bachelorette’ by Michael O’Connell
Ratings for the L.A. Kings’ victory over the New Jersey Devils came in shy of ABC and Fox’s rising reality offerings among American audiences.