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
OTTAWA - Letting the F-word slip through, even if it’s a Cancon f***, is a no-no, says Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. But times, they could be-a-changin’ it cautioned. The council... Continue Reading
LIFE IN OTTAWA ISN’T easy for those pushing their agenda on a government which has but one goal for the moment: Stay. In. Power. Communications policy – well, any policy... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU - As reported last week by www.cartt.ca, Astral Media executive Michel Arpin has been appointed as vice-chair, broadcasting at the CRTC. As predicted here last week, Arpin is Astral’s senior... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – While cable companies, telcos and others roll out service upon service, and have now made convergence a reality, government policy must reflect that, says the Canadian Cable Telecommunications... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club found Mark Breslin was unveiled today as the programming director of Canadian Satellite Radio’s proposed Laugh Canada channel. Pending CRTC licensing, which is said... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Broadcast, cable and telecom initiatives currently before cabinet, committees and other Parliament Hill panels (like the repeatedly delayed amendments to the Radiocommunication Act) again face death or delay... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Prodded by analysts to peer into their regulatory crystal ball, Shaw Communications’ chief executives Jim Shaw and Peter Bissonnette said they envision an easier regulatory environment in the... Continue Reading
We've gathered a number of links where Canadian cable, radio, television, telecom and wireless companies have posted their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
