OTTAWA – Close to 100 Ontario communities have acquired transmission towers that would have otherwise ended up in landfill, thanks to help from the Canadian Association for Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS).
The towers, formerly used by TVOntario, can be used by the communities to re-establish free over-the-air television services that area residents would otherwise have to obtain via cable or satellite, including TVO and the CBC, as well as high-speed wireless Internet, community TV or radio, or cell phone service.
APTN, the CBC and TVO decided to stop over-the-air broadcasting in small cities and…
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TORONTO – VIA Rail Canada has launched a new interactive digital platform to provide passengers on VIA Rail trains free access to Canadian programming.
Starting in Spring 2013, the On-Board Entertainment initiative will be available to passengers with laptops, tablets and mobile phones travelling on VIA Rail trains within the Québec City to Windsor corridor.
Through a partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and The Historica-Dominion Institute, it will provide free access to Canadian programming, including CBC/Radio-Canada TV shows programs, documentaries and animation from the NFB, and “Heritage Minutes” vignettes and…
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OTTAWA – A grand project that would see the vast amount of Canadian content currently unavailable for viewing is beginning to make some progress, according to a panel at Prime Time.
Valerie Creighton, president and CEO of the Canada Media Fund, noted that a research report that was commissioned after last November’s International Institute of Communications (IIC) Canada event has only just been received and has yet to be fully digested. She was able to talk about couple of observations that should help guide the project along.
Some have previously suggested that a portal containing all this content might be the…
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OTTAWA – CBC president Hubert Lacroix blasted Sun News Network and Quebecor Inc. today for "?deliberately misleading Canadians"? with allegations that the CBC is a ?"hotbed of sexual harassment."?
During an appearance before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in Ottawa, Lacroix said that recent stories in The Sun and the Journal de Montreal, both Quebecor newspapers, which linked the public broadcaster to revelations of sexual harassment at the RCMP, and more recently at the BBC, were untrue. He accused Sun News host Brian Lilley of shoddy…
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TORONTO – Canadians are living longer, but not necessarily healthier. The CBC is continuing its media partnership with The Heart & Stroke Foundation by kicking off a multi-platform campaign for its ‘Make Health Last’ campaign. Running until May 31, the initiative is geared towards educating Canadians on the benefits of taking small steps in their daily lives in order to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
As part of the campaign, CBC's Arlene Dickinson, Ron James and Adam Beach will stand behind the ‘Make Health Last’ message, helping to rally Canadians to take…
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TORONTO – You only have two days remaining to lock in the early-bird rate by registering for The 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit.
For three days, the leadership of the telecom, broadcast & IT industries will converge at the Toronto Congress Centre from June 3-5 to discuss the key issues and trends that will impact this critical sector of the economy. Join more than 500 of your peers, partners, suppliers, policy makers, regulators, customers and competitors at the 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit.
Now in its 12th year, the summit is the place for Canada's…
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OTTAWA – The Office of the Auditor General has found “no significant deficiencies in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s systems and practices” according to its just released audit.
The 2013 Special Examination Report was presented by the Office of the Auditor General to the Corporation’s Board of Directors. “This clean audit opinion is the best result that a federal agency can obtain,” said CBC/Radio-Canada’s president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix in a statement.
Covering the October 2011 to June 2012 period, the report confirms that the public broadcaster manages its assets efficiently and economically,…
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OTTAWA – The Local Programming Improvement Fund, which is to be phased out by September 2014, collected $112.1 million in funding from BDUs in 2012 compared to $106.7 million the previous year. The CBC`s TV stations accounted for more than $47 million paid out from the fund in 2012. The figures come from the latest financial statements released by the CRTC, which includes a listing of all stations that received LPIF support.
Last July the Commission announced that contributions to the Fund will be gradually reduced until it is discontinued. As a result, the…
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TORONTO – It may be time to get your pre-schooler an iPad before he or she sneaks off with yours. CBC is taking their kids’ programming on-the-road with its TV for Me app, now available for iPad at the App Store.
TV for Me gives preschoolers the chance to enjoy their favourite Kids’ CBC shows like Fuzzy Tales, Artzooka!, The Doodlebops, Monster Math Squad, The Save-Ums! and Poko wherever they are.
“We are excited to expand the reach of our Kids’ CBC programming to ensure that preschoolers can access their favourite shows at any…
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TORONTO – Today marks the official one-year countdown to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and CBC/Radio-Canada has released an English promo on YouTube.
As Canada’s official broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada says it will bring Canadians cross-platform coverage of the top news and stories in the year leading up to Sochi 2014, running from February 7-23, 2014. With exclusive license arrangements, TSN, RDS, and Sportsnet will also present coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. It expects more platform distribution announcements will follow.
“We’re incredibly proud to be the official home…
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