What's New at Friends.ca:
July 20, 2010 - Court Documents - The CRTC's powers under the Broadcasting Act
Documents filed to the Federal Court of Appeal regarding the CRTC's power to implement a negotiated signal compensation regime.
Jul 13, 2010 — Policy Brief: Digital Economy Consultation
FRIENDS recommends that the Canadian Media Fund, and other federally-sponsored funds, be augmented by tapping into the huge profits of the four big cable monopolies, whose profit before interest and taxes in 2009 exceeded 25%.
Jun 22, 2010 — News Release: Cancon on CBC-TV Vancouver equals historic low
FRIENDS’ annual survey What’s on TV 2010 has found that the hours of foreign programming on CBC English TV equal the historic high set last year.
Jun 8, 2010 - Court Document: Public Mobile Inc. v Attorney General of Canada, et al
Decision
of the Federal Court approving the application of ACTRA, CEP and
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting to intervene in proceedings between
Public Mobile and the Attorney General of Canada, Globalive Wireless
Management Corp., Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw
Communications Inc. and Telus Communications Company.
Jun 3, 2010 — News Release: 2010 Dalton Camp Award winners announced
Ethan Rabidoux of Stratford, Ontario and Rosalyn Yake of Peterborough, Ontario are the 2010 winners of the Dalton Camp Award.
May 8, 2010 — Blog Post: Summary: CBC Radio National News Reporter Survey
FRIENDS gives a summary of the leaked CBC Radio National News Reporter Survey with a link to the full report.
Apr 19, 2010 — News Release: Poll shows wide opposition to foreign ownership of Canadian media
Most Canadians (68%) believe broadcasting and communications are too important to our national security and cultural sovereignty to allow foreign control of Canadian companies in these sectors, according to a new Harris/Decima survey.
Apr 1, 2010 — News Release: Harper failed to consider Canadian culture in Globalive decision
ACTRA, CEP and FRIENDS have announced they are seeking intervenor status in an application to the Federal Court for judicial review of the federal government's decision to licence wireless telecom Globalive.
Mar 30, 2010 — Policy Brief: Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology
FRIENDS tells parliamentarians that tinkering with foreign ownership rules in one part of the media and communications industry will place other parts, such as broadcasting, at risk.
Mar 22, 2010 — News Release: Local news one step closer to extinction
FRIENDS says there is a crisis in Canadian local TV and the CRTC announcement on fee-for-carriage fails to reflect the urgency of the threat to local programming.
Mar 3, 2010 — News Release: Foreign ownership a threat to Canadian culture
FRIENDS says the Harper government's Throne Speech commitment to open the telecommunications and satellite industries to foreign ownership threatens Canadian culture and tilts the playing field against Canadian broadcasters.
Mar 1, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-732: Mandatory distribution – Section 9(1)(h)
FRIENDS supports the mandatory carriage of those television services which the CRTC determines to be in the public interest.
Feb 1, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-661: Policies for Community Television
FRIENDS endorses a proposal that would see community TV stations become more like public libraries with local control and dedicated funding.
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May 8, 2010 — Blog Post: Summary: CBC Radio National News Reporter Survey
FRIENDS gives a summary of the leaked CBC Radio National News Reporter Survey with a link to the full report.
Apr 14, 2009 — Letter: Re: Cuts to the CBC by Mike Bradley
Letter from the Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario urging the Prime Minister to provide bridge financing and increase the parliamentary allocation to Canada's public broadcaster.
Apr 14, 2009 — Fact Sheet: Parliamentary Appropriation to the CBC
Data show that claims by the government that the CBC is receiving record levels of public financing and that the Harper government has increased CBC funding every year since coming into office are false.
May 19, 2004 - CBC News - Harper Comments on the CBC
Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper suggests his party may revisit government funding of CBC English television and Radio Two.
May 26, 2009 — Opinion Poll: Canadian Attitudes and Expectations Towards Public Broadcasting
According to a new study from POLLARA, the vast majority of Canadian voters hold the CBC in high regard and believe the public broadcaster is underfunded.
September 15, 2008 - Conservative Party of Canada - 2008 National Critical Issues Survey
Conservative Party fundraising letter polls supporters whether the CBC is a good or bad use of taxpayers dollars.
April 2008 - Publication - CBC Radio Listeners: Their Attitudes and Behaviour and Why They Listen to the Radio
Radio trends survey prepared by Canadian Media Research Inc.
February 28, 2008 - News Release - Conservative agenda would damage CBC
FRIENDS says a Conservative minority report on future of the CBC would expand the gap between the national public broadcaster's mandate and the resources available to meet it.
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