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Canadian Broadband for All: Rogers interested, Shaw launches $49 triple-play bundle
Canadian Broadband For All: Silence and spin, so far
CBC/Radio-Canada updates Parliament on its strategic plan
The plan, known as Everyone, Every way, promises to improve regional coverage and expand local service to more than 6 million Canadians over the next five years; to double the investment made in digital platforms; and to offer more Canadian programming.
In the nine months since the launch of the strategy, the public broadcaster noted that it has:
– Announced new CBC radio stations in Kamloops, London and Waterloo, and weekend television news…
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OTTAWA – The federal government rolled out a new mobile application Thursday designed to encourage Canadians' participation in the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
The War of 1812 app, launched by Canadian Heritage and Official Languages minister James Moore, includes information about key battles, heroes, and related national historic sites. Other interactive features will be introduced in the lead up to the official start of the 200th anniversary of the War on June 18, 2012.
"Our Government understands the importance of educating Canadians of all ages about the historical significance of the War of 1812," said Minister Moore, in the announcement. "Knowing…
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OTTAWA – The Government’s decision to reintroduce its Copyright Modernization Act back in the House of Commons was been met with a resounding thumbs-up from almost all industry stakeholders.
Bill C-11 seeks to bring Canada’s antiquated copyrights law in line with current international standards by implementing provisions of the World Intellectual Property Protection Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Industry Minister Christian Paradis and Heritage Minister James Moore said in a joint announcement that the legislation will ensure that Canada’s copyright laws are modern and flexible, while balancing the needs of creators and users.
"Canadians will…
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CHANGE AT THE VERY top of the CRTC may be only the tip of the iceberg.
It’s been an open secret-slash-assumption for a while that the Conservative government was not keen on extending Konrad von Finckenstein’s stay as CRTC chairman. While the chair had made it known in the summer he would like to stay on for a few more years at least (a shorter, three year term was discussed, according to people with knowledge of the situation), Federal Cabinet has decided a new person will take the reins come January 25, when von Finckenstein’s mandate ends.
On Tuesday, he sent…
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TORONTO – A cut in funding to the CBC could have a significant impact on its five-year plan and damage the economic spinoffs that the national broadcaster provides, according to the Canadian Media Guild (CMG).
The CMG, which represents about 6,000 media workers including 4,500 at the CBC, was responding to comments made by Heritage Minister James Moore on the CBC radio show Q earlier this month. Minister Moore said that CBC must be “part of the strategic review and find 5%” of its funding to offer up as a cut in 2012. He also said that the government is…
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OTTAWA – Calling next month’s digital transition “an unprecedented opportunity for community broadcasting, rural broadband and cell service”, the Canadian Association of Community TV Users and Stations (CACTUS) is encouraging communities to consider launching their own rebroadcasting systems.
The group has posted information on its website aimed at communities that stand to lose their over-the-air television signals on September 1st. Noting that more than 100 communities in Canada already maintain their own broadcasting towers and retransmit TV signals, CACTUS spokesperson Cathy Edwards said that the information provides clear explanations of the technology and helps communities estimate the cost of establishing their own rebroadcasting…
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GATINEAU – The clichés and attempted parallels were flying on the final day of the CRTC’s vertical integration hearing on Tuesday.
All of the independents, from V Interactions at the start of Tuesday through to GlassBox and Fight Network at the end of the day, are afraid the big, vertically integrated companies will only act ruthlessly in their own self interests to the severe detriment to their much smaller companies.
Among the elements of its proposal, the Weather Network/Météomédia owner Pelmorex Inc. argued that the Commission should “entrench in regulation” a requirement on broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) that they can’t alter…
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Feds launch mobile app commemorating War of 1812
Despite “flaws”, copyright bill resurgence widely welcomed
ANALYSIS: Lord, Cannon, Lavoie, and Pentefountas lead list of potential von Finckenstein successors
Cutting CBC funding not “strategic”, says CMG
CACTUS urges communities to consider own rebroadcasting systems after digital transition
Vertical Integration: We need a hammer, too, independent ‘casters tell the CRTC
