September 13, 2014 12 years ago

LET’S TALK TV: CBC sticks to its guns; conventional broadcasters need more money, but execs won’t say how much

GATINEAU – Of all the interveners appearing so far at the CRTC’s TV Policy Review, the CBC’s might be the most contentious – and its executives endured a good… Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

LET’S TALK TV: Unreasonable affiliation agreements a serious problem for non VI carriers

GATINEAU – The non-vertically integrated cablecos, Cogeco and members of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) entered the Let’s Talk TV policy hearing discussion fray on Thursday with both… Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

LET’S TALK TV: Writer’s Guild calls for inclusion of OTT providers in system, suggests “measured approach” to change

OTTAWA – The CRTC must ensure a vibrant, healthy Canadian television industry or risk losing Canadian talent and audiences, the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) told the Commission during… Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

Videotron customers may bliss out with new mood channel from Stingray

MONTREAL – Videotron has launched Canada’s first mood channel, developed by Montreal-based Stingray Digital. Modelled on the world-wide ‘slow TV’ phenomenon, the mood channel lets viewers experience magnificent landscapes, travel… Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

Telesat taps new VP international sales, named global satellite operator of the year

OTTAWA – Telesat has named Tom Eaton as its new vice president of international sales. The global satellite operatoralso announced that Nigel Gibson, who has served as the company’s vice… Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

CRTC awards two regional broadcasting licences to Gold Line

OTTAWA – The CRTC has granted Gold Line Telemanagement Inc. regional broadcasting licences to operate terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving Vancouver and Victoria in B.C. and various Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

Commissioner Raj Shoan confirmed for OAB Conference

MARKHAM, ON – CRTC Ontario Commissioner Raj Shoan will address Ontario Association of Broadcasters members and take part in a town hall at the organization's annual general meeting next month. The AGM… Continue Reading

September 12, 2014 12 years ago

SCTE, Cable Labs join forces to cut cable’s power consumption, costs

EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs) are teaming up to improve energy management for cable, providing the industry with end-to-end… Continue Reading

September 11, 2014 12 years ago

LET’S TALK TV: Cablecos say removing U.S. channels just “wrong” plus, terms of trade needs fixing, says Rogers

GATINEAU – The funding of big budget Canadian programming as well as the role of the U.S. TV channels in the broadcasting system were put under the microscope during… Continue Reading

September 11, 2014 12 years ago

LET’S TALK TV (end of day three): Corus warns too much choice may be paralyzing; that Canadians should be able to choose status quo, too

GATINEAU – Late Wednesday evening, after the TV lights had long been turned off and almost everyone else had gone home, Corus Entertainment stated its belief that despite the… Continue Reading