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Radio / Television News January 24, 2012 14 years ago

Weather Network holds on to mandatory distribution status

OTTAWA – The Weather Network/Météomédia had its mandatory distribution status on the digital basic service extended through 2018 by the CRTC on Tuesday. The Commission granted the extension from August 31, 2015 to August 31, 2018 after parent company Pelmorex Communications fulfilled various conditions relating to the National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination (NAAD) system. Pelmorex must still execute NAAD user agreements with the emergency management organizations of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories which are due by April 1, 2012 and August 31, 2015, respectively. www.crtc.gc.ca www.pelmorex.com Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 23, 2012 14 years ago

MAC lobbies for share of 700 MHz auction proceeds

TORONTO – Media Access Canada (MAC) is calling on Industry Canada to allocate a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum auction funds to the Broadcasting Accessibility Fund (BAF). BAF is the $5.7 million fund mandated by the CRTC last year as part of BCE’s tangible benefits when it purchased CTV.  MAC, which represents a number of national disability organizations, continues to lobby the CRTC  to administer the BAF. “It is critical that opportunities not be lost while awaiting the CRTC’s decision on management of the BAF is pending”, said CEO Beverley Milligan, in a statement. www.mediac.ca Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 18, 2012 14 years ago

IC frees up channel 51 in advance of spectrum auction

OTTAWA – Industry Canada has suspended the use of television channel 51 in an effort to prevent interference in the lower part of 700 MHz spectrum pending its forthcoming auction. In a letter to the CRTC, IC said that effective immediately, it will no longer grant new broadcasting certificates for regular power and low power TV applications.  The moratorium affects only the applications for new or modification to facilities predicated on increased usage of the spectrum and does not affect existing regular power or low power television stations currently on channel 51. www.ic.gc.ca Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 17, 2012 14 years ago

The Cartt.ca Interview: From Power Rangers to “Money for Nothing”, Ron Cohen helped judge it all

AS NATIONAL CHAIR OF THE Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for 18 years, Ron Cohen has seen and heard the most controversial television and radio programming offered on the Canadian airwaves. Talk show hosts who obliterated whatever journalistic lines there were have been reprimanded, gratuitous violence has been appropriately banished from the airwaves and ignorant, yet aired, viewpoints which were human rights violations were harshly dealt with and apologized for thanks to the codes interpreted, nurtured and enforced by the CBSC under Cohen’s direction. He spent over 18 years at the helm of the CBSC, the private broadcasters’ standards body. The CBSC… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 16, 2012 14 years ago

ISPs must fall under Broadcasting Act, coalition tells Supreme Court

OTTAWA – Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that provide their subscribers with access to video programming should be considered broadcasting undertakings and therefore subject to the Broadcasting Act, a coalition of Canadian content providers told the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday. At stake is whether the CRTC has the authority to regulate ISPs in a manner that furthers the objectives of the Act.  After conducting a review of its policies regarding broadcasting on the Internet, the CRTC referred the legal question of whether ISPs can be considered “broadcasting undertakings”, as defined under the Act, to the Federal Court of Appeal. … Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 11, 2012 14 years ago

CMPA’s Prime Time opens registration

OTTAWA – Registration is now open for Prime Time in Ottawa 2012 scheduled for February 29 through March 2 at The Westin in Ottawa. Presented by the Canadian Media Production Association, this national networking event is geared towards Canada’s business leaders from the feature film, television, interactive media, broadcasting and telecommunications industries. This year’s event features an opening keynote from digital media visionary Robert Tercek, case studies on brand integration and creating and selling formats, global trends from comScore’s Brent Bernie, and an in-depth look at the CRTC’s new group licensing framework. Click here for more information or to register. Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 11, 2012 14 years ago

Shaw Media eyes all-news channel in BC

VANCOUVER – Shaw Media is hoping to launch British Columbia’s first all-news channel this summer, the company said Wednesday.
 
The company confirmed that it has filed an application with the CRTC for a regional, Global BC-driven all-news specialty channel to provide viewers across the province with the day’s top local, national and international headlines 24-hours-a-day.  The yet-to-be-named news network will also feature a primetime talk show hosted by veteran Global BC anchor Jill Krop.
 
“The creation of an all-news channel in B.C. demonstrates our commitment to help grow and develop Global News in new and exciting ways,” said Paul Robertson, group… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 9, 2012 14 years ago

OUTtv calls out Bell for violating code, undue preference

OTTAWA – OUTtv is accusing Bell Canada of undue preference after learning that Bell intends to repackage its must-carry service as early as next month. The complaint, dated December 20, 2011, alleges that Bell refuses to distribute OUTtv in the best available package of programming services consistent with OUTtv’s genre and programming, as required by the code of conduct set out in the Commission’s new vertical integration policy.  At the same time, the complaint continues, other programming services, including Bell-owned Fashion TV, Bravo and MuchMoreMusic, are being provided with terms of distribution that are materially advantageous to those provided to OUTtv,… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 4, 2012 14 years ago

TekSavvy offers unlimited “off-peak” bandwidth in response to UBB decision

CHATHAM, ON – TekSavvy is introducing unlimited off-peak hour bandwidth usage for its customers in an effort to offset increased costs for peak usage stemming from November’s CRTC decision on usage-based billing. In a note to its residential Internet customers this week, the independent ISP advised of a rate increase in February of $3 to $4 per month, and of its plan to offer new 12, 16, and 25 Mbps high-speed DSL packages.  Subscribers to its 300GB packages will also see a price increase, but the company noted that “the 300GB meter will not run between the hours of… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 29, 2011 14 years ago

Telemarketing complaints shot up in November

OTTAWA – The number of telephone and fax numbers registered on Canada’s national do not call list (DNCL) and the number of complaints about telemarketers continued to climb in November, according to the CRTC’s monthly report. The most recent status report shows that as of November 30, 2011, approximately 198,000 more Canadian numbers had been registered, up from about 120,000 numbers in October.  In addition, the Commission received 12,500 complaints about telemarketing communications, up from just under 11,000 in October. Seventy two new investigations were opened in November, bringing the number of active investigations to 249.  One investigation was closed. www.crtc.gc.ca Continue Reading
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