GATINEAU – Canada’s largest media union had some harsh words for broadcasters and the CRTC itself at today’s hearing into BDU and specialty services policies. Broadcasters must be held to... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The main attraction on Tuesday, day 10 of the hearing into the policies governing specialty channels and their carriers, was a posse of independent broadcasters arguing that the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – CTVglobemedia has penned its own letter to the Prime Minister asking that Stephen Harper not follow the advice of Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw and instead let the... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – GM Optimum announced today it is launching a “telescopic” advertising campaign on etc.tv’s ads-on-demand network in Quebec. Developed by Cossette Media, the campaign allows TV viewers to connect... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A 2007 episode of the dramatic action program 24 – in which terrorists use a drill to torture Carlo Rota’s character – did not violate the Canadian Association... Continue Reading
OF ALL THE CONFLICTING complaints we’ve heard so far about the hearing still ongoing in Gatineau which will decide the future policies to govern specialty channels and BDUs, the question... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Recognizing that the digital transformation is changing fundamentally how audiences consume and interact with audiovisual media, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced a new five-year Strategic... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is moving to a new home this week. As of April 28, the CAB’s offices will be located at 700-45 O’Connor St., Ottawa,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – It’s fitting that DiscoveryChannel.ca chose Earth Day to launch ExpeditionGreen.ca, its new environmental adventure site. Discovery Channel Canada calls ExpeditionGreen.ca the brand’s “new online destination for adventure-based eco-content.”... Continue Reading
GATINEAU, Que. – The very existence of small and independent broadcasters depends on the CRTC maintaining the rules and regulations that enable specialty channels to provide niche programming for underserved... Continue Reading