OTTAWA – Citing unnamed sources, a report this (Friday) evening from the Canadian Press says the federal cabinet is about to ask the CRTC to rescind its June decision to license two satellite radio providers.
As reported by www.cartt.ca, many cultural groups, as well as traditional radio companies (led by CHUM Ltd. and Astral Media, which together won a competing terrestrial digital radio license), have asked that the decision be set aside.
CHUM has warned that its proposed service probably won’t launch at all if the two satellite providers remain.
On June 16, the CRTC granted…
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TORONTO – Geoff Poulton was introduced today as vice-president and general manager of Rogers OMNI TV Manitoba effective immediately.
OMNI TV Manitoba is the newly branded, newly licensed, yet-to-be-launched television station resulting from Rogers’ purchase of NOW TV and the subsequent approval by the CRTC (Public Notion 2005-207), as reported by www.cartt.ca. OMNI TV Manitoba is scheduled to launch Monday November 14th, 2005.
"We are pleased to have Geoff Poulton (right) leading the newest addition to the OMNI Television family," said Rogers Media Television’s CEO Leslie Sole, in…
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WOODSTOCK and GATINEAU – One of the last available southwestern Ontario FM frequencies was awarded to Byrnes Communications today by the CRTC.
Continuing a recent trend towards speedier decisions, the Commission awarded the new FM license in Woodstock, Ont. (About 140 kms west of Toronto, close to London) less than three months after the hearing.
“We are truly humbled by the speed with which the CRTC released its decision” says Chris Byrnes, president. “We are proud to be chosen to deliver local news and information as well as the best of today’s adult music to the people of Oxford…
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WITH TWO NEW STATIONS NEARING launch, a recent spate of new hires and an application in for a license in Calgary, Evanov Radio Group is taking aim at becoming something bigger.
Its flagship is Toronto’s Z103.5, home of the music who’s female listeners wear low-riding hip-hugging jeans showing off their belly-button ring and tummy tattoo – and whose male listeners wear size 72 pants with vintage sports jerseys.
Z103.5 just posted its best ratings ever with a 4.3 share in Toronto in the Spring 2 book.
The company’s other two stations are Foxy 88.5 “Music with class” (think Sinatra…
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OTTAWA – A number of Canada’s leading information technology companies (Rogers and Bell, for example) have united to urge the government to modernize the Telecommunications Act in order to promote the government’s entire agenda of competition, investment and commercialization.
The urging comes in a submission to the federal government’s Telecom Policy Review (TRP) delivered by the CATA-CAIP TelecomACT Working Group, a high-level panel drawn from the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP), and its parent organization, the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA). Industry members included: MTS Allstream, Bell, Ericsson, MCI, Nakina Systems, Rogers, Telesat, Telus, Eagle.ca, AOL, Orbit.com, NetIdea.,…
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TORONTO – In April the CRTC said that CTV Newsnet no longer had to abide by the 15 minute headline news wheel it was licensed to show.
Today, the channel revealed a new, clean look and announced a revamped late afternoon and prime-time format featuring major increases in its anchor, reporting, and production teams, says the company.
(And with the CBC in lockout mode, what better time for CTV to be announcing an expansion of its news while one of its rivals airs BBC news repeats.)
Gone is the weather and time vertical and horizontal wrap around the Newsnet…
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HAMILTON, ON – The leading news source for the Canadian cable, radio, television and telecom industry is growing again.
While other industry publications cut back, www.cartt.ca is adding to its editorial team. Besides editor and publisher Greg O’Brien, www.cartt.ca now has a total of four other editors now covering the Canadian industry.
Glenn Wanamaker will be our Quebec Editor. He is a freelance broadcaster and journalist, with 25 years experience in the broadcast industry, including 15 in Quebec. Based in Quebec City, the bi-lingual Wanamaker will keep his finger on the pulse of the industry in the province where…
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OTTAWA – A talk show guest with some pretty paranoid viewpoints has landed Victoria AM station C-FAX in trouble with the CRTC.
A listener complained to the Commission last fall over a segment of the Terry Moore show in September 2004 where guest Craig Winn was allowed to speak his mind on Muslims and terrorism. The CRTC issued a decision on the matter on Thursday.
“They are fundamentalists following Muhammad’s example. When we are willing to deceive ourselves and call them terrorists or call them insurgents instead of what they are, which is good Muslims, we have no chance…
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AT LAST COUNT, THERE WERE 103 submissions to the three-person panel in charge of Industry Canada’s Telecom Policy Review.
Boy, do they have some summer/fall reading in front of them.
Not counting appendices, Telus’ submission is 266 pages. Bell’s submission is on a CD ROM and is over a thousand. I wish Dr. Gerri Sinclair, Hank Intven, and André Tremblay the best of luck wading through this sea of advice, recommendations – and in some cases, outright silliness. They’re all telecom talents and will come up with something good, we hope.
Players have until September 15th to respond to…
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TORONTO – Bell ExpressVu has thrown its support behind Spotlight Television Inc., which is one of the applicants vying for a new pay television license.
The DTH company has filed a note of support for Spotlight’s application to the CRTC and has acquired the right to obtain a minority interest in Spotlight.
The arrangement shouldn’t be surprising since Kilmer Enterprises (the company backing Spotlight) and Bell Canada Enterprises already hold some broadcast partnerships. For example, Kilmer-owned Insight Sports is a part owner of the NHL Network along with Bell Globemedia division TSN and several Canadian NHL teams.
As well,…
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