OTTAWA-GATINEAU - A new on-line consultation process will allow consumers a different way to express their opinions on the future of television to the CRTC.The consultation tool, which launched Monday and will... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Despite “substantially reduced” operating expenses, Canwest reported a net loss of $1.69 billion for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.The loss included $1.42 billion in non-cash impairment... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Sunday’s Grey Cup game attracted a record audience of 6.1 million viewers to TSN and RDS, making it the most-watched telecast of the year in Canada.Preliminary overnight data from... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Group licensing has the potential to throw the Canadian broadcasting system on end, while benefiting consolidated broadcasters and hurting small independents, according to Score Media CEO John Levy.The... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Protect Canadian feature films and drama, expand the reach of the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), and create a credit system for Canadian content were a few of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has pledged $25 million over five years to TV5Monde and TV5 Quebec Canada.The news came at the conclusion of the two day Conference of the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Canadian content again took centre stage at Wednesday’s CRTC hearing.Both the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) and ACTRA pinned the blame for our broadcasting system’s issues squarely... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Canadian cable, satellite and telco TV carriers can now add Al-Jazeera English to their channel lineups.This morning the CRTC added the international news channel to the lists of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducted eight people into its Hall of Fame, it was announced today, calling them “a diverse mix of industry experts who have made... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Returning community broadcasting back to the community is a cost-effective way to both support and increase local programming content, says The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and... Continue Reading
