ONLY ONE MORE week until independent cable operators from across Canada, suppliers, and other industry delegates (including Cartt.ca, of course) gather for the annual CCSA conference.The ‘Connect 2010’ summit, which this... Continue Reading
As the dust begins to settle after Tuesday’s deferral accounts decision, opinions from industry stakeholders run the gamut from “disappointing” to "harmful" to “reasonable”. Barrett Xplore Inc., Canada's largest provider... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Most stakeholders agree that the CRTC’s new community TV policy did little to lessen cable’s firm grip on the country’s community channels. But even some of the country’s... Continue Reading
FEW FEEL THE turmoil in our industry like independent communications companies. They lack the resources of the national cable, satellite and telco carriers and are quite small by comparison, of... Continue Reading
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – With change swirling all around, the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance has hit on a very apropos keynote speaker for its September annual conference: Donald Sull, author of... Continue Reading
TORONTO and OTTAWA – Reaction to this week’s new draft copyright legislation was swift and predictably varied.A coalition of Canada's telecommunications, retail, Internet and technology companies and organizations, known as the Business... Continue Reading
QUISPAMSIS – On-line registration is now open for the CCSA 'Connect' Conference and 'Click' Trade Show at White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.The event begins on Sunday, September... Continue Reading
QUISPAMSIS – The CCSA has finalized an affiliate agreement for the NFL Network, NFL HD and NFL on Demand.Owned and operated by the National Football League, the network airs football... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – After watching day one of the CRTC’s hearing into its policies on community television, we settled on couple of key takeaways.1) It would appear unlikely the Commission will... Continue Reading
HAVING READ THROUGH some of the reams of paper (virtual, thankfully) submitted on the CRTC’s proceeding into its regulatory framework for community television, the most prescient comment I read came... Continue Reading