OTTAWA – Canadian Heritage minister Bev Oda said it would be “inappropriate to prejudge its review” of the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) currently underway by the CRTC, in her response... Continue Reading
LAST WEEK THE Cable Public Affairs Channel celebrated its 15th anniversary of bringing Canadians the nitty gritty of politics. As the only place where you find federal Parliamentary debates, committee... Continue Reading
BANFF – The Canadian Television Fund, saying it was responding to “a concern” but declining to name whose concern, said it would put off any changes to its bylaws until... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – While the Canadian TV world was concentrated on the portion of CTVglobemedia’s deal to purchase CHUM that was denied, the Commission also used Friday to announce decisions on... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Citing the "questionable business practices" of independent cable co-op Campbell River TV Association, Shaw Communications declined earlier this year to renew the contract of its Shaw Pay-Per-View service... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Proposed changes to bylaws coming at next week's annual general meeting of the Canadian Television Fund "seems to fly in the face of common sense," says a tersely-worded... Continue Reading
KELOWNA – CommTech Trade Show and Seminars host Janice Lee could be spotted touring the hotel property over the past couple of days, examining every spot at the Coast Capri... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Quebecor and MTS Allstream are not alone among telecom and cable firms in their desire for a wireless spectrum auction that would shackle the "big three" mobile phone... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Bell Canada Enterprises' Strategic Oversight Committee confirmed today what's been rumored since last week, that another group is looking at taking the country's largest telecom company private.Members of... Continue Reading
COUNT CANADA'S SATELLITE and cable companies (outside Quebec, anyway) as generally pleased with the Commission's new policy on over-the-air TV broadcasters."We think it's a very balanced decision and we're happy... Continue Reading