OTTAWA – The Canadian-content-advocate side of the creative industry issued a press release this morning saying they are appealing the CRTC’s satellite radio decision to federal cabinet. “The coalition is... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Amendments to the Copyright Act, tabled in Parliament today, say in part that Internet service providers are not liable for copyright violating acts done over their networks on the... Continue Reading
BANFF - Mountains, cocktails, double espressos and screenings with senators and stars, sure. But the Banff World Television Festival, as with almost every major international entertainment confab, is all about... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The day after her speech to the Banff TV Festival, promising stable funding for the Canadian Television Fund, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters publicly praised Canadian Heritage Minister... Continue Reading
BANFF - The federal government is promising better governance and more stable funding for the Canadian Television Fund and has begun addressing those needs with an announcement of $100 million... Continue Reading
PARIS - On Friday, a bunch of international government types signed off on something called the Preliminary Draft Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Telecom lawyer Lorne Abugov used this week’s Canadian Telecom Summit to launch Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame. While other industries have their own way to recognize their pioneers... Continue Reading
AT A UNESCO MEETING in Paris from May 25 to June 3, negotiations will resume on the draft Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic... Continue Reading
THE WORD DIGITAL IS A conundrum to Canadian broadcasters of any stripe. It means digital specialty channels, or digital migration of analog channels, or digital over-the-air TV (better known as... Continue Reading
TORONTO - In a move designed to give it a huge jump-start into the local telephony market, Rogers Communications announced today a friendly takeover of Call-Net Enterprises, whose brand is... Continue Reading
