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CBC argues that its study actually found that the majority of Canadians believe CBC News is unbiased.
CBC reacts to media coverage of internal study that recommends image changes for CBC News.
Craig and CHUM are embracing expansion plans, but await a CRTC decision that will determine whether Canada can support two more national private television networks.
Underfunding threatens Canada's new media industry.
The National Post reports that an internal CBC study has found that viewers see CBC as politically biased and its flagship TV newscast as "stuffy and condescending."
Global Television has hired a veteran producer to improve ratings for The Mike Bullard Show.
Some journalists demonstrated bravery, others cowardice in their coverage of the war in Iraq.
Paul Martin appears to be embracing the paradox which holds that greater economic integration with the United States will lead to greater Canadian cultural distinctiveness.
John Doyle notes that the number of reports on the state of Canadian television in 2003 exceeded the number of significant new Canadian productions.
Commercial radio operators fear the CRTC may licence subscription-based, advertising-free satellite radio with low Canadian content requirements to avoid losing Canadian listeners to black market services.
The scandal involving Conrad Black shows a connection between media, politics and personal gain that will likely continue to grow.
Writer argues Italian-Canadians have the right to receive Italian state broadcaster NAI in Canada.
New Zealand is a revealing example of the impact on diversity in the broadcasting system when public service television is replaced by a market-driven funding model.
A commentary on several 2003 developments relating to Canadian media.
Statistics Canada's annual survey of the domestic film and video business found Canadian production had a profit margin of 1.2% in 2001, down from 3.2% in 2000 and 4.7% in 1999.
Italian government broadcaster RAI International has asked to be added to the eligible satellite services list for digital only distribution in Canada; competitor Telelatino strongly objects.
Hockey Night in Canada's interactive television is interesting, but not for everyone.
Canadians should be outraged that despite years of subsidies and regulatory protection, the means of producing Canadian television drama have all but collapsed.
Winnipeg Free Press Editor argues regulatory problems are at the root of Canada's drama production woes, and suggests the federal government should encourage the private sector to invest through additional tax relief.
Cable companies are planning a snitch line that will reward people for reporting dealers, and even neighbours, suspected of pirating U.S. satellite television services.
Cable rates have increased 5.5% since the late 1990s despite deregulation, according to CRTC report.
Summary of the CRTC's annual report that highlights the status of television, radio, and broadcasting distribution in Canada.
New interactive television application will allow many subscribers to choose which pictures and video feeds to watch during CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
Writers Guild says the closing of Salter Street Films is another example of the need for federal regulators to protect Canadian television drama,
Canadian actors express concern with findings in new CRTC report that nearly 90% of Canada's TV viewing consists of foreign programming, mainly from the U.S.
CRTC report shows that Canadians are tuning in to Canadian more often than U.S. channels, but watching more U.S. than Canadian programming.
The CRTC's latest report shows viewing of French-language Canadian programming increased in 2002, while viewing of English-language programs continued to be low.
National Post alleges "left-wing values" and "anti-American bias" in CBC's news coverage of Saddam Hussein's capture.
CRTC releases its fourth annual Broadcasting Policy Monitoring Report, which provides information on the status of television, radio, and broadcasting distribution in Canada.
CBC reportedly has 15 new reality television program ideas in development.
CanWest nominates two new directors to its board: former Sun Media CEO Paul Godfrey, and University of Toronto law school dean Ron Daniels.
Digital channels that were pre-approved in November 2000 but remain uncarried by Canadian cable or satellite companies have had their licence authorizations extended until November 24, 2004.
Despite making high quality film and television, Salter Street failed to generate sufficient profit to satisfy Alliance investors.
Questions surround Hélène Scherrer, a Paul Martin loyalist with little profile in the cultural community, who was recently appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Canadian specialty services are not convinced that cable companies carrying their signals are properly counting their customers - and want the CRTC to come up with new audit and dispute resolution procedures.
Alliance Atlantis is closing its Salter Street Films division, known for producing CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
CBC workers have voted to consolidate representation in the Canadian Media Guild, but by a narrower margin than the Guild had expected.
The CRTC received a strong response from industry and the public to its call for comments on how to fix English-Canadian television drama.
CBC employees across the country (with the exception of the province of Quebec and the city of Moncton, NB) have chosen the Canadian Media Guild as their sole bargaining agent.
Stephen Waddell, executive director of ACTRA, says federal support for domestic film and TV production must be reformed to prevent the funding system from collapse.
Revenues hit a record high for Canadian film distributors and video wholesalers in fiscal 2001/02, but sales of Canadian films and videos abroad fell for the first time in a decade.
American and other foreign films dominated Canadian TV and theatres, capturing 91 per cent of domestic sales in 2001-2002, while the number of homegrown film and video exports to foreign countries fell, the first decline since 1991.
The Communications, Energy & Paperworkers of Canada notes that under the Canadian Media Guild, CBC workers will be isolated in an American union that has little connection to the rest of Canadian broadcasting.
Public broadcasting ties to the great Western tradition which asserts that the public domain is an essential component of our civilization.
Former UK Labour Arts Minister says independence has to be at the centre of public service broadcasting.
The absence of founder and controlling shareholder Allan Waters from CHUM's annual meeting is fueling speculation the company may be sold.
A list of who's in and who's out of the Liberal Cabinet.
Quebec MP, Helene Scherrer, has been appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Canadian Museums Association calls the appointment "pretty good".
If the Liberals win the upcoming election, it is likely that there will be even more changes to the Liberal cabinet.
CHUM responds to increased competition from new Toronto-area stations Toronto 1, CTS and Omni 2.
Ethnic Canadians buy illegal US satellite dishes since it is often the only way to get television from "home."
First-time cabinet minister and new Minister of Canadian Heritage Hélène Scherrer non-committal on allowing more foreign investment in Canadian broadcasting.
Sheila Copps advises her successor as Minister of Canadian Heritage to monitor the concentration of media ownership.
Sirius Satellite Radio, a New York based company which offers commercial-free and premium stations via satellite, said it plans to move into Canada through a joint venture with CBC.
Alliance Atlantis blames "permanent downturn" in global demand for downsizing of its Canadian film and television business.
Alliance Atlantis plans to downsize its film and TV production business.
Alliance Atlantis is further downsizing the television and film production side of the company.
Sheila Copps turns down patronage appointment, and says despite not remaining in cabinet she looks forward to supporting the new prime minister as an MP.
Astral Media hints that it is interested in purchasing CHUM.
Astral Media foresees a consolidation of the Canadian radio and television industry within the next 18 to 24 months, and plans on being an active player.
Denis Harvey, a CBC executive who pushed for high levels of Canadian content and Canadian drama on the public broadcaster, passed away at 74.
Due to his actions while Finance Minister, the domestic film and television industry believes Paul Martin can reverse the damage caused by the previous government's withdrawal of support and the rising Canadian dollar.
New owner says the problems with Pride Vision are "not a lack of audience, not a lack of programming, not a lack of interest, it's distribution."
Former owner of Internet broadcaster ICraveTV acquires money-losing digital specialty channel PrideVision.
Many programming decisions remain unsettled as CBC rethinks its documentary programming in light of competition from specialty channels.
Astral Media chairman André Bureau has recommended the adoption of media cross-ownership restrictions to prevent non-Canadians who acquire control of a broadcasting distributor in Canada from retaining or acquiring any interest in a Canadian programming service.
Conrad Black receives praise for creating journalistic competition and letting editors "get on with their job".
CBC president Robert Rabinovitch says Canada's public broadcaster is in worse financial shape now than during the Liberal funding cuts of the 1990s.
India and Canada have signed a letter of intent to create a co-production arrangement for film and television.
Nielsen Media Research has begun tracking product placements during prime-time shows on the major broadcast networks.
Leonard Asper says it is "inevitable" Australia's media sector cross-ownership and foreign investment restrictions will be removed.
SOCAN has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to require Internet service providers to collect royalty payments for music downloads.
The inaugural concert and induction ceremony for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is a tribute to the songs themselves, the songwriters as artists and the impact they have had on Canadian and international audiences.
New York Times reports that Canadian identity is becoming more distinctive and is generating new frictions with the United States.
BCE's Sabia calls for comprehensive review of Canadian telecommunications regulation; the chair of the CRTC says he wants to avoid regulatory lag.
Protests from bodies such as the Canadian Jewish Congress are unlikely to stop the CRTC from licensing the Arab station Al-Jazeera.
Director of the Canada Council for the Arts reflects on its past successes and changes that still need to be made.
Transcript of an interview conducted by The Hill Times with former Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps.
Member of Parliament Wendy Lill says the government's response to the Heritage Committee's report on the Canadian broadcasting system, Our Cultural Sovereignty, has been "underwhelming" and "patronizing" to Committee members and Canadians.
Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage summarizes key positions underlying the Committee's 2003 report on the Canadian broadcasting system, Our Cultural Sovereignty.
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson comments on the importance of the arts to Canadian life.
Columnist says the cabinet Paul Martin assembles this week and next will be an interim cabinet, designed to get the Liberals through an election.
Thorsell suggests the longevity of CBC Radio's As It Happens is due to its understanding that good journalism requires listening, focusing on positive news stories in addition to negative ones, and covering matters of public interest as well as matters that interest the public.
The FCC's June 2 vote to relax U.S. rules governing how many media outlets a company can own has been met with strong opposition despite a virtual blackout on the issue by US networks.
Paul Martin has informed several current cabinet ministers - likely including Heritage Minister Sheila Copps - that they should prepare to move on.
David Asper says programming such as the Mike Bullard Show, which is facing lower than expected ratings in Canada, should be exportable to other markets.
The National Post speculates that Paul Martin may eliminate the Heritage Department and give responsibility for communications issues to the Industry Ministry and for cultural issues to another department or even an agency.
John Doyle says that compared to Americans, Canadians are poor at voicing their dissatisfaction with broadcasters.
Fil Fraser worries that Canada is becoming more like the United States, where corporations rather than government support the arts.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual conference was a hotbed for discussions pertaining to many issues now facing Canadian media.
The government's lukewarm official response to the Lincoln report has left many in the industry fearful the two-year, 872-page study will end up a victim of bad political timing.
Digital video recorder technology could result in lower revenues for broadcasters, and consequently, less money to invest in Canadian programming.
Paul Martin may find it difficult to balance both Western Canada's and Quebec's interests.
David Asper says Global's hiring of Mike Bullard is an attempt to develop and build stars and content as opposed to "renting" it.
Statscan reports that Canadian content on pay and specialty channels has increased in all genres except Canadian music and dance.
Canadian producers find US broadcasters are warming to US programming produced in Canada.
Between 1998 and 2002, the proportion of Canadian content on pay and specialty channels grew, while the proportion on conventional television declined.
No more than a third of Canada's federal cabinet ministers are expected to be reappointed after Jean Chrétien's retirement.
Changes to CTF are something FRIENDS has been recommending for years.
FRIENDS applauds the creation of incentives for broadcasters to build audience as a condition of continued CTF funding.
FRIENDS praises CTF changes that focus on the ultimate ratings success of funded productions.
CTF overhaul will begin in the 2004-2005 fiscal year and focus on drama programming.
The Canadian Television Fund has decided to make popularity its priority in funding decisions, forcing broadcasters to focus on audience-building.
Canadian independent producers say they welcome the changes to Canadian Television Fund guidelines as a tonic for the TV production sector.
An administrative overhaul of the Canadian Television Fund should make it easier for independent producers to access funds, but the larger issue of the need for increased funding remains.
Globe columnist says commercial Canadian television lacks creativity and is merely a delivery system, purchasing American shows and delivering them to local viewers.
The CTF has been re-oriented to simplify its administrative processes and to make audience success a determining factor in its funding decisions.
Technical document outlining the Canadian Television Fund's goal to improve the efficiency of Canada’s primary television funding mechanism.
FRIENDS says Canadian Television Fund changes provide an incentive for broadcasters to build audiences.
Broadcasting insiders say HDTV is set to take off as HDTV TV sets drop in price and Canadian broadcasters expand their range of HDTV programming.
The thesis of Matthew Fraser's new book, Weapons of Mass Distraction, is that if we're going to be culturally dominated, it's better the devil we know.
Proposed tax breaks and tax credits for domestic producers are expected to help offset the $25 million cut to the Canadian Television Fund in the last federal budget.
CanWest CEO hopes a new government under the leadership of Paul Martin will open up Canada's broadcast sector to foreign ownership.
Paul Martin says the Canadian government has a role to play in the content of media and ensuring that Canadian stories are told by Canadian voices.
The Founding Director of Public Affairs Television and current President of The Schumann Center for Media and Democracy discusses the state of the media in the United States.
Columnist believes plan to replace the U.S. ads with Canadian ads on direct-feed U.S. cable channels deserves another hearing at the CRTC.
Columnist argues that if giving U.S. cable companies access to Canadian advertising can be used to fund Canadian programming, it is worth another look by the CRTC.
Canada ranks 10th in a World Press Freedom ranking of 166 countries, coming in behind Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Trinidad and Tobago, Belgium, Germany and Sweden, but ahead of the UK (27th) and the USA (31st).
Canwest columnist says Sheila Copps is the author of her own political demise.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters and the Canadian Newspaper Association have jointly released a Decima poll on Canadians' attitudes towards their communications media, showing that Canadians believe that government has a role to play in preserving Canadian content in the media.
Poll on Canadian media indicates that a significant majority of Canadians say maintaining a strong domestic media industry is an important agenda item for the new federal government.
Broadcasters deride Allan Rock for failing to ensure that new satellite signal theft legislation was passed before the end of the last session of Parliament.
Broadcasters assert that cable industry plans to allow HBO, ESPN and other banned American channels into Canada could seriously damage their Canadian counterparts, such as TSN and The Movie Network.
Results of poll commissioned by Canadian Association of Broadcasters and Canadian Newspaper Association on Canadian views towards the media.
An audit of contracting practices in the Department of Canadian Heritage has reportedly uncovered sloppy paperwork, poor monitoring and other irregularities.
CRTC rejects application to replace U.S. commercials with Canadian ones on five U.S. specialty channels carried by Canadian cable distributors.
FRIENDS observes that Sheila Copps' eight years as Heritage Minister have been disappointing for Canada's cultural industries, in part because she lacked support in the federal Cabinet.
FRIENDS observes that firm hired to improve CBC's public image appears to be doing its job.
FRIENDS says the fate of the Heritage Committee's recommendations on Canadian broadcasting lies not with the current Minister, but with her successor.
CRTC denies the cable industry's request to air direct feeds of U.S. channels such as HBO and ESPN.
FRIENDS expects that Sheila Copps' response to the House of Commons Heritage Committee report will have limited impact given the pending change of government.
The former chief regulatory officer of Canada's largest telephone company has been selected to head the Canadian Competition Bureau.
CBC says government response to Heritage Committee report reaffirms CBC's place in the Canadian broadcasting and cultural landscape.
Response of the Government of Canada to the report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, "Our Cultural Sovereignty".
Unionized workers at CBC outside Quebec and Moncton are preparing to choose between a Canadian and a U.S.-based union.
Review of book that claims the media business is collapsing, and "the larger and higher-profile the company, the bigger the nutcase who runs it."
Zerbisias praises plan that would replace U.S. commercials with Canadian ads on top American specialty channels.
The CCTA is lobbying the CRTC to allow cable companies to import Fox News' signal from the U.S.
Eric Reguly says broadcaster opposition means the odds are against 49th Media's plan to substitute American ads with Canadian ads on five U.S. specialty channels.
Columnist says the CBC would get more sympathy and support if its words matched its deeds.
Bell Globemedia revenues increase, bolstered by popular programming and "healthy" advertising.
CanWest plans to sell subscriptions to its online content to "stop the cannibalization" by non-subscribers.
CBC appears to be the only network keen on bidding for the 2010 Olympic Games.
Craig Media wins regulatory battle against CHUM for more programming flexibility on MTV2, but CRTC decision still imposes restrictions.
Starchoice and ExpressVu limit access to local CBC programming in French.
The CBC, Canada's current Olympic network, appears to be the only network keen on bidding for the 2010 Games.
Craig Media wins regulatory battle against CHUM for more programming flexibility on MTV2, but CRTC decision still imposes restrictions.
John Doyle finds that a Canadian star links industry discussions, questions in Parliament about state of Canadian drama.
New U.S. study suggests that excessive media exposure could impair children's reading skills.
Bell Globemedia executive says programmable video-recording devices less of a threat to TV advertising than first predicted.
A parliamentary committee has concluded that broadcasters are overcharged on licence fees, and says that the practice may be illegal.
The CBC must cut programming and other costs by a further $43-million next year to meet employee pension plan payment obligations.
A US court has upheld an FCC decision requiring TVs in the US to be capable of receiving digital TV signals by July 2007.
Personal video recorders are expected to fuel a showdown between advertisers and broadcasters over increasing ad rates for shrinking audiences.
Rabinovitch says CBC will consider expanding its international services and partnering with public broadcasters in other countries.
Employees at the CBC are preparing to vote on whether to be represented by an American union.
A winner-take-all showdown is looming at the CBC between the two unions that currently represent most of its employees.
Al Gore and his partners plan to buy Newsworld International and create an all-news network for Americans under 25.
Al Gore is reported to be exploring the purchase of Newsworld International to create a new US media venture.
CBC representatives tell Senate committee that ratings cannot be the only measure of a public broadcaster expected to offer distinctive programming.
Senators tell CBC Chair Carole Taylor that Canadians think CBC is biased and not relevant to their lives.
The CRTC has granted a request by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to extend the deadline for submitting comments in its proceeding on Canadian drama until November 28.
CBC President admits that changes to its French-language TV news service were a mistake.
David Orchard condemns unite-the-right merger, which will wipe out the political party that created the CBC.
French version of text by CBC President circulated at Senate committee hearings on media concentration.
CBC chair Carole Taylor says funding cuts cannot continue if CBC is to be effective as Canada's public broadcaster.
2002-2003 Annual Report for Telefilm Canada.
2002-2003 Annual Report for CBC and Radio Canada.
Talking points by CBC Chair Carole Taylor to the Canadian Club, Ottawa.
Quebecor accuses BCE of pumping money into Bell ExpressVu with intention of financially damaging cable rivals so they cannot compete in local telephone market.
CBC Chair Carole Taylor says adequate, stable funding is necessary for CBC to fulfill its mandate.
Government introduces bill containing tough new measures to stem satellite signal piracy in Canada.
Zerbisias notes a sharp decline in the quantity and quality of local television news outside the largest Canadian cities.
List of winners from yesterday's Gemini Awards.
Tough new measures proposed to combat satellite TV piracy.
Canadian Association of Broadcasters accuses Shaw Cable-owned satellite provider Star Choice of trying to delay its obligations to carry more local television stations.
Izzy Asper was wrong about the CBC, and should have had to give more support to Canadian content in exchange for the right to use public airwaves.
Feschuk gives CTV and Global "Best American Network in Canada" award.
CanWest columnist says Gemini Awards are out of touch with Canadian audiences.
The 2003 Gemini Awards faced stiff competition from US programming for viewers in its timeslot.
Paul Martin plans to cut funding from almost every federal government department as a means of distinguishing his government from Prime Minister Chrétien's.
The tedium of the Gemini Awards turns off viewers, hindering the opportunity to draw viewers' attention to promising Canadian programs.
Asper says McKenna "completely familiar with the company" and "a key participant" in company decisions made since 1999.
CanWest board member and former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna appointed to succeed Izzy Asper as interim chairman.
Minister of Heritage Sheila Copps seems likely to lose her Cabinet position when Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister.
VisionTV and its sister station One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel are lending their support to the “Tell Canadian Stories” campaign launched in September by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
Canada's Senate seeks to improve its time slots on CPAC to be on par with the House of Commons.
The Tax Act's arcane definition of 'charity' limits advocacy and freedom of expression for many non-profit organizations.
Minister of Heritage celebrates US withdrawal of objections to UNESCO convention designd to avert international disputes over issues involving cultural protection.
Critics are turned off by Toronto 1's heavy reliance on U.S. programming; advertisers are encouraged by ratings numbers.
The Department of Canadian Heritage held a meeting with stakeholders from the television industry to discuss the future of the Canadian Television Fund and English-language drama.
Globe & Mail editor recalls Asper's wit, litigiousness.
Group of Canadian actors forms co-op in hopes of addressing problems with funding of Canadian film production.
Despite doubts during its launch, CTV's Sportsnet has enjoyed more growth in the past five years than any other specialty channel.
Despite being one of Canada's most successful and honoured men, Izzy Asper never got rid of the chip on his shoulder.
Izzy Asper would have resisted requirements that private broadcasters produce and air more Canadian drama.
Canadian film production industry fears new California governor will be a formidable opponent of runaway film production in Canada.
Industry watchers say that Schwarzenegger has too many troubles at home to be much of a threat to B.C.'s film industry.
Schwarzenegger's election and Canada's rising dollar are causes of concern for the Canadian film industry.
Ted Rogers' succession planning is several years behind Izzy Asper's.
Canadian film industry concerned that Schwarzenegger's election may result in more production staying in the US.
Global's success with US programming often caused Asper to clash with Canadian nationalists and broadcasting regulators.
Asper claimed CBC was an unfair competitor.
New York Times notes Global's success depended partly on attracting Canadian advertisers to popular American shows such as The Love Boat, Dynasty and Hill Street Blues.
Izzy Asper's purchase of Southam newspapers reopened the debate over media concentration in Canada.
Critics who accused CanWest of relying too heavily on U.S. programs missed the "larger picture".
Conrad Black describes differences between Izzy Asper and his sons.
Watchers expect smooth transition following death of Izzy Asper.
CBC remains committed to This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Air Farce despite declining ratings.
Actors eye Paul Martin government as they return to Parliament Hill to lobby for more financial and regulatory support for Canadian television.
Daryl Duke received a lifetime achievement award last weekend from the Directors Guild of Canada. He is a longstanding member of the Steering Committee of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
CanWest likely to undergo changes following founder's death.
Canada's business, media and political elite remember Izzy Asper.
Eric Reguly ponders CanWest's economic viability now that Izzy Asper has passed away.
Izzy Asper will be remembered for achievements, controversy.
Izzy Asper could be "abrasive [and] litigious but also brilliant and charming".
Industry observers expect Radio-Canada to abandon unpopular changes to television news in Quebec.
CBC has dismissed the news director responsible for unpopular changes to its French-language television news programming.
John Doyle comments on the lack of substantive content about Toronto on the recently launched Toronto 1 channel.
CBC reporter unlikely to receive apology from CanWest head.
Journalism professor, Christopher Dornan, says CanWest CEO Leonard Asper takes a complicated matter that merits serious attention and reduces it to baiting and name-calling.
ACTRA members will return to Parliament Hill October 7 to appeal for more federal money for Canadian TV drama.
CanWest CEO says errors in quoting CBC reporter don't undermine his overall message criticizing Canadian media coverage of the Middle East.
Leonard Asper admits to misquoting Neil Macdonald, but claims mistake does not detract from main point regarding anti-Semitism in the media.
Neil Macdonald responds to comments made by Leonard Asper that link reporting from the Middle East to "anti-semitism in the Canadian media."
Russell Smith says Toronto 1 is a typical example of a media product that claims to be local despite the fact its programming is predominantly American.
Text of CanWest CEO Leonard Asper speech to Gray Academy of Jewish Education, Winnipeg, September 29.
CanWest CEO Leonard Asper outlines 'personal' views on media bias in Middle East reporting, including that journalists often hold left-leaning views and are often socialists.
CRTC hearings a timely occasion for Canadians to voice their concerns about crisis state of Canadian drama.
CPAC's Ken Rockburn interviews Ian Morrison on the origins and objectives of the Tell Canadian Stories campaign.
CRTC calls for comments on ways to improve quantity of Canadian TV drama on Canadian television.
Sheila Copps' refusal to drop out of the Liberal leadership race is giving Prime Minister Chrétien a reason to stay in office.
Shaw complaints to CRTC could be diversionary tactic while Shaw prepares to launch telephone service.
Unwritten deal between officials and politicians has become blurred and frayed.
FRIENDS cites 1999 CRTC television policy decision as key reason for decline in Canadian drama.
Regulatory changes that lifted restrictions on owning multiple stations in a single market have been lucrative for private radio broadcasters.
CBC Radio's new vice-president to respect CBC radio's existing audience while not abandoning efforts to capture new listeners.
Fact that CBC kept mum on $10m funding cut suggests management is focused on the bigger picture of how the public broadcaster will be treated under a Paul Martin government.
Discussion points on the importance of citizen engagement in public policy. Mary Pat MacKinnon is a member of the Steering Committee of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
CRTC chair tells Senate committee media ownership more diverse now than 10 years ago.
Federal government believes dropping foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications companies would benefit the industry.
Government believes dropping foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications companies would benefit the industry.
Minister of Industry endorses recommendations for elimination of foreign ownership restrictions in telecommunications sector, but delays decision until after federal election.
CRTC calls for comments on ways to improve quantity of Canadian TV drama on Canadian television. FRIENDS plans to make submissions.
CRTC Chair discusses media ownership, CRTC jurisdiction and other matters. Presentation followed by Q&A session.
Despite CSI's success, Alliance Atlantis is actually shrinking its television and film production business.
New York Times says the BBC has lost some of its luster, through editorial blunders, an inability to negotiate the changing broadcast landscape, and an aggressively adversarial approach to news.
Federal government responds to Industry Committee recommendations on foreign ownership by saying it will study the issue further.
Janet Yale leaves Canada's cable-television association and joins Telus Corp., while Shaw files a complaint with the CRTC charging that Telus is selling high-speed Internet service below cost to drive competitors out of business.
Federal government announces $5.5 billion in new spending on Chrétien legacy issues, while CBC receives $10 million less than promised.
While news is coming under criticism, Radio-Canada's other programming is the real probloem.
Shaw Communications Inc. accuses telecom rival Telus Corp. of anti-competitive pricing tactics.
Chair of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee "surprised, even astounded" by CBC funding cut.
CRTC decision to cut funding for new media producers likely to result in a number of producers disappearing in the next six to twelve months.
Canadian Media Guild doubts CBC can absorb $10 million cut to operating budget revealed in government estimates.
Estimates show Ottawa will cut $10 million in funding promised to CBC in last federal budget.
Estimates show Ottawa will cut $10 million in funding promised to CBC in last federal budget.
Canada's media, including CBC, lack a substantial international presence.
Personal video recorders, which allow viewers to skip commercials, could result in higher subscriber fees to offset the diminishing impact of advertising.
Globe & Mail columnist doubts Liberals will actually implement relaxed foreign ownership restrictions for cable and telephone companies.
Linda Groen, former executive producer of The Sunday Edition, has been named the new head of current affairs for CBC Radio.
TV Niagara CEO Wendell Wilks proposes a merger of Canadian broadcasting organziations into a single entity charged with producing and broadcasting compelling, watchable and successful Canadian drama.
According to StatsCan, Canadians are global leaders in the adoption of broadband internet technologies.
Consolidation of CBC and TV radio employers in Ottawa into a new broadcast centre leaves journalists concerned that their coverage and diversity will diminish.
Radio-Canada viewers have mixed reactions to new television news host.
November leadership convention becomes formality as Paul Martin garners over 90 per cent of vote among Liberal Party delegates.
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting's television campaign urges more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
CEP vows to stop federal government from opening telephone and cable industries to foreign ownership.
Potential negatives of lowering foreign ownership restrictions are "frightening".
Federal government is preparing to drop foreign ownership restrictions for cable and satellite TV companies but will study issue more.
In November, CanWest Global Communications Corp. will begin charging for online access to the Ottawa Citizen. The rest of the chain is expected to follow by next year.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
Alliances between broadcasters and traditional media make cross-promotion inevitable.
Former AT&T Canada predicts removal of foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunication carriers by next year.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
CanWest puts a record $190,000 price tag on 30-second spots for (US sitcom) Friends' finale.
With 2.7 million viewers, Canadian Idol becomes biggest homegrown TV hit in more than 30 years, but it may not make money for CTV.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
The inquiry into the death of government weapons scientist David Kelly is allowing pre-existing tensions between the government and the BBC to surface.
David Asper defends Conrad Black.
The Canadian Cable Television Association is asking the federal regulator to allow its 90-member companies to offer 17 new U.S. channels through their digital cable service
Prorogation of Parliament in November would put many federal initiatives in limbo, including Heritage Committee’s landmark report on Canadian broadcasting.
Friends television campaign intends to raise the public's "share of mind" on the issue of Canadian programming on television.
Near unanimous recommendations of a two-year, all-party review of Canada's broadcasting system should not be ignored.
Near unanimous recommendations of a two-year, all-party review of Canada's broadcasting system should not be ignored.
Paul Martin's imminent appointment as Liberal Leader will result in a Prime Minister who is not a party leader, and a party leader who is not Prime Minister.
Paul Martin has reportedly tallied more than $9-million in Liberal leadership campaign contributions, more than twice the party's spending limit.
More National Hockey League games will be available on Canadian Television this season, but free viewing will be limited to one national outlet — CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
David Olive discusses the “convergence” of CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau and his live-in companion, Julie Snyder, a veteran TV producer and Quebec talk TV star.
Videotron has lost its final appeal in a dispute over the use of its cables by satellite rival Bell ExpressVu.
A multitude of channels, rising costs and fading interest are threatening future of Canada's sports broadcasters.
John Doyle finds amusement in the disorganized nature of the Gemini Awards.
"Celebritization” and hype over the film festivals has resulted in a blurring of entertainment and news.
A nearly cancelled Canadian drama series, "The Eleventh Hour" has received 14 nominations for the 18th annual Gemini Awards.
A nearly cancelled Canadian drama series, "The Eleventh Hour" has received 14 nominations for the 18th annual Gemini Awards.
Craig launches ’s newest television station, Toronto One, on September 19.
Shaw Communications Inc. has signed a deal to buy cable systems serving 35,000 subscribers in Alberta and British Columbia for $90-million.
Shaw Communications Inc. has signed a deal to buy cable systems serving 35,000 subscribers in Alberta and British Columbia for $90-million.
Rogers moves CTV NewsNet to channel 62 to make room for US channel bumped by new Toronto station.
The National Post criticizes the CBC's intentions to broadcast non-Canadian "blockbuster" movies in prime time to attract commercial revenues.
Craig Broadcasting plans “new vision” of for local television viewers.
The federal government plans to introduce legislation toughening penalties and increasing border controls to combat piracy of satellite television signals.
The federal government plans to introduce legislation toughening penalties and increasing border controls to combat piracy of satellite television signals.
A Senate committee has tacked language onto a $37 billion spending bill that would roll back a regulation allowing media companies to buy more TV stations.
The CBC has shuffled its top arts and entertainment programming executives in and effort to consolidate the public broadcaster's radio, TV and Web site operations.
Opponents of eased media ownership rules are expanding their attacks on new regulations they say will stifle diversity and local viewpoints in news and entertainment.
The Toronto Star newspaper and Toronto's newest television station, Toronto 1 have founded a strategic alliance on advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns.
The demise of WTSN due to high production costs and a lack of a definable audience should serve as a warning to other digital sports channels.
An appeals court has blocked a change in federal rules that would have loosened restrictions on media consolidation.
The CRTC is relaxing its advertising time limits for political campaigns during the Ontario elections.
Astral Media has sold the Quebec radio stations the Competition Bureau ordered it to divest.
William Houston argues that CTV's women's sports network had too many strikes against it to succeed.
The Canadian Medical Association Journal is opposed to Health Canada allowing prescription drug makers to advertise, including on television.
The Federal Communications Commission is keeping its plans to vote on new rules governing media ownership a secret and ignoring public opposition to the proposal on media consolidation.
Stable funding and improved relations with the federal government has resulted in improved audience ratings for the CBC.
The Canadian Medical Association Journal is opposed to Health Canada allowing prescription drug makers to advertise.
New Global television series, Train 48, will carry an array of embedded product placements.
Digital TV channels are still less popular than older analogue specialty channels.
National Review claims BBC losing reputation as a trustworthy broadcasting organization.
Alan Kellogg states that the CBC's attempts at borrowing concepts from American reality TV has been less than impressive.
Drama is expected to have an increased presence on US TV, however it will be another year before there are any new Canadian dramatic series.
CTV Specialty Television Inc. has announced it will close WTSN.
Arabic news network Al-Jazeera should be permitted to broadcast in Canada.
Drama is expected to have an increased presence on US TV, however it will be another year before there are any new Canadian dramatic series on the screen.
A decision from the CRTC will clear the way for Bell ExpressVu LP to expand its pay-per-view programming beyond its satellite service.
Columnist finds quantity, not quality on evening television.
CHUM Ltd. is negotiating a deal that would allow it to launch three television channels in major urban centres in Britain by the end of next year.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
If the CRTC permits Videotron to distribute al-Jazeera, it should require that Videotron be held responsible for any hateful al-Jazeera programming that is broadcast into Canadian homes.
The CRTC wants more competition in the local telephone business, but new companies would still face huge risks.
Telephone companies intend to provide television programming through the use of high-speed networks created for internet access.
Telephone companies are poised to enter into the Canadian television market.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
Canada's cable companies are poised to enter the local telephone business, and intend to offer a "triple play" of communications services, including TV, phone and Internet.
Although AM radio may be ailing it is still useful and should not be allowed to die.
Cable companies say they need to be allowed to sell popular American pay TV channels in order to combat satellite signal piracy.
Increasing competition among Toronto's networks has resulted in the exchange of several high-profile TV personalities.
The battle over Ontario TV news anchor Beverly Thomson between CanWest and CTV has been settled out of court.
Shaw Communications Inc. has been censured by the CRTC for giving preference to its own cable service over telephone companies trying to compete in Shaw's TV distribution business.
Since high-definition television requires considerable bandwidth, early entry of US HDTV could mean future space problems for Canadian services.
The CBC is closing its ArtsCanada Web site and laying off staff.
Antonia Zerbisias cites our appetite for media as one of the biggest drains on energy.
CanWest going to court after one of its star anchors was hired away by CTV is a sign that competition is getting hotter in the country's television industry.
Black market satellite TV equipment vendors may be dropping a tenuous constitutional argument to have satellite television piracy declared legal.
The CRTC has granted TELUS a licence to carry TV signals across telephone lines in 16 Alberta and BC communities.
FCC Chairman Michael Powell plans measures to ensure television stations serve local viewers.
Craig station Toronto One unveils two production funds totaling almost $15 million.
TELUS Corp. had been licensed to provide television over its telephone lines in British Columbia and Alberta.
The realities of becoming and working as a journalist.
FCC Chairman Michael Powell plans measures to ensure television stations serve local viewers.
Viacom president says broadcasters do a good job of reflecting local viewpoints, lawmakers misguided for fighting FCC decision to ease media ownership restrictions.
Rogers to consider adopting pay-per-view technology used by the National Football League in the US.
CanWest has filed a court injunction against CTV for hiring one of its star anchors.
CanWest has filed a court injunction against CTV for hiring one of its star anchors.
Telecom and cable ownership limits will be lifted eventually, but probably not quickly.
Former Royal Commission Chairman Tom Kent will tell a Senate committee that Ottawa should refuse to renew or issue licences to broadcasters that own newspapers.
Whether the National Post will survive is trivial. The real question is whether CanWest can eliminate the debt taken on to acquire it.
The Federal Communications Commission's release of the final version of its media ownership rules is expected to trigger a response from Congressional lawmakers who are fighting the measures.
Removing outdated foreign ownership limits on telcos is not a threat to economic security or independence, and may yield some positive benefits. The parliamentary committee's recommendations should be implemented immediately.
Liberal leadership politics may stall the lifting of telecom and cable foreign ownership limits.
After removing telecom and cable ownership limits, the government should turn its attention to broadcasting, the House of Commons Industry Committee says.
French CBC Radio, unlike its television counterpart, is increasing both the total number of listeners and its overall market share.
FCC Chairman Michael Powell says agency will examine the effects of media concentration this fall.
Bill Roberts reports on the impact of international trade negotiations on Canada's TV industry.
Canada's cable companies need more high quality Canadian programming, not more networks.
CBC producer Mark Starowicz states that like the BBC, he too would have aired a report that there was significant dissent in the British intelligence and defence community about Iraq's ability to launch a biological attack.
David Crane writes that Canadians still have a choice regarding Canada's economic and security integration with the United States.
TSN and Discovery Channel Canada to begin simulcasting in high definition on the Bell ExpressVu satellite service format.
The town of Rouleau, Saskatchewan has been transformed into the setting for a new CTV series.
The CRTC has granted CBC Television the right to continue to show non-Canadian blockbuster movies in prime time. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters predicts CBC may become "a U.S. superstation".
The CRTC has granted CBC Television the right to continue to show non-Canadian blockbuster movies in prime time. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters predicts CBC may become "a U.S. superstation".
Fox News sues comedian and writer, claiming trademark to the expression "fair and balanced".
The CRTC has granted CBC Television the right to continue to show non-Canadian blockbuster movies in prime time. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters predicts CBC may become "a U.S. superstation".
An edited excerpt of author Mel Hurtig's speech at the 72nd annual Couchiching Conference discussing Canadian sovereignty.
Bell Canada's ExpressVu satellite division has announced new technology to remotely deactivate illegal program decoders.
The CRTC has ordered Shaw Cable to stop promoting its high-speed Internet service in ad space reserved for Canadian program promotion and public service announcements.
David Frum describes Britain's BBC as "like CBS, CNN, NPR, Comedy Central, Time magazine, and every local market's top news station all rolled into one gigantic bureaucracy, paid for out of taxes and tilting to the far left."
CRTC may need to develop Canadian content guidelines for radio broadcast via satellite to address new application.
US actor Ed Asner concerned for Canada's national identity in panel discussion on culture.
US actor Ed Asner concerned for Canada's national identity in panel discussion on culture.
Beginning on September 9, new broadcaster Toronto 1 will take the place of NBC on Toronto Channel 15.
CRTC decision expected shortly on whether CBC can show blockbuster non-Canadian movies during prime-time.
Tony Atherton worries that if Global TV syndicates The Mike Bullard Show to the U.S., Britain and Australia, it may lose sight of its original purpose to spotlight and nurture Canadian stars.
Movie theatres, television, satellite dishes and computers have created a culture overwhelmingly reliant on visual stimuli, causing a shift in how we experience reality.
John Doyle says Mike Bullard's announcement that he is moving to move to Global "is really about battling execs who get their kicks from feuds [rather than] putting great shows on the air."
Quebec films are beating out Hollywood blockbusters at the province's box office.
Canadian producers are following the worldwide trend of copying the formats of popular foreign shows.
New TV channel, Toronto 1, announces it is ready to compete with CITY-TV for Toronto viewers this fall.
Response by the head of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to an op-ed by the Canadian Cable Television Association.
Toronto 1 will occupy a channel on the basic cable dial in Toronto, and announced it has hired veteran CBC news anchor Ben Chin.
The Calgary Herald claims CBC viewership has declined due not only to increasing competition, but also the perception of bias.
The CBC's new, centralized Ottawa headquarters are drawing mixed reviews.
Public voices disappointment with CBC and MuchMusic broadcasts of the Rolling Stones concert at Downsview Park.
The Canadian Television Fund announced more programs have been saved by a funding advance made in the wake of the government's earlier significant cuts.
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian government spending on all forms of culture has continued to rise this year.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
FRIENDS urges Heritage Minister Sheila Copps to make sure a consultation process on the Canadian Television Fund open to the public, not just industry players.
Bell Globemedia's sales and operating profits have exceeded analysts' expectations due to strong results from CTV television and cost cutting.
Bell Expressvu has filed a complaint with the CRTC accusing Rogers of sabotage and anti-competitive behaviour in the fight for television subscribers.
Bell Expressvu has filed a complaint with the CRTC accusing Rogers of sabotage and anti-competitive behaviour in the fight for television subscribers.
Bell Expressvu has filed a complaint with the CRTC accusing Rogers of sabotage and anti-competitive behaviour in the fight for television subscribers.
Bell Expressvu has filed a complaint with the CRTC accusing Rogers of sabotage and anti-competitive behaviour in the fight for television subscribers.
Rogers Cable decision to move PBS from channel 18 to 61 on the cable dial has resulted in a loss of 26% of the channel's Canadian viewership.
Canadian actor Paul Gross says urgent steps are needed to promote Canadian drama.
The BBC has criticized the UK government after suggestions the BBC could lose editorial control of its own output.
FCC Chair Michael Powell writes that there is a lack of consensus over what problem the US Congress is trying to solve by opposing the new FCC rules on media ownership.
The head of the Canadian Cable Television Association says Canadians will bypass cable altogether if the CRTC does not permit carriers to offer more US channels.
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network has come into its own, boosting its ratings and its reputation.
Craig Broadcasting has asked the CRTC to adopt a loose interpretation of what constitutes a pop music video in its conditions of licence for MTV2. CHUM, which owns MuchMusic, has asked for a narrow interpretation.
UK Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC may face consequences for controversial news reports relating to the Iraq war.
The US House of Representatives vote mirrored the growth in popular opposition to increased media concentration.
The US House of Representatives, by a 400-to-21 margin, passed legislation to block a new FCC rule that would have permitted the largest television networks to own more stations.
Despite a veto threat from the US president, the House of Representatives approved legislation that overrules an FCC decision that would have allowed greater media concentration in the US.
The US House of Representatives is poised to block FCC rules relaxing media ownership.
The Score and Sportsnet may have to wait until next year to find out if they can implement proposed rate hikes expected to be passed on to cable subscribers.
Norman Spector says the cable company that carries Al-Jazeera in Canada should be legally liable for its content.
Globe article describes Britain's BBC as "state-funded".
Research analyst Barry Kiefl argues that Canada will lag behind other nations if it fails to nurture and develop a strong domestic TV industry.
ACTRA's 'campaign for Canadian programming' signalled a move beyond the organization's historical role as bargaining agent for performers' rights.
Opposition to the FCC's loosening of media ownership rules in the US is steadily rising.
Denis Armstrong reports on the exodus of talent from the CBC in Ottawa.
Despite experiencing a profit jump in the second quarter, Rogers Communications' earnings still came in below analysts' forecasts.
CanWest Global's fiscal third-quarter profit fell more than 50 per cent due to the cost of job cuts.
The CCTA Cable Summit, which was rescheduled for September 2003 in Toronto, has been cancelled.
Vidéotron is seeking an exemption that would allow it to bypass CRTC approval when implementing rate increases in Montreal.
CanWest's Cool FM 99.1 makes format change likely to lower popularity.
CanWest intends to keep a majority stake in its Australian network and may expand into Asia.
The federal Cabinet upheld a CRTC decision to issue a broadcasting licence to a multicultural radio station in Toronto, despite allegations the station is tied to a terrorist group.
Despite more channels, quality original television is becoming harder for viewers to find.
Digital TV subscribers pay marginally more than traditional analog cable subscribers, but get far more channels.
The CRTC has postponed considering a proposal to bring the Arabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera to Canada until after Sept. 11.
The CRTC has ruled that satellite distributors will be permitted to carry feeds from up to 20 small market television outlets, but must invest a portion of their revenues in a new production fund for small-market local TV.
TVA and TQS oppose CBC/Radio-Canada's application to broadcast foreign films during prime time.
CPAC is looking less like a community-TV channel and more like a commercial TV network.
Increasing US congressional action taken against FCC decision to loosen regulations on media mergers.
Michael Higgins queries whether the media's 'dumbing down' is irreversible.
Despite owning the Canadian broadcast rights, CanWest Global carried a US broadcast of the Molson Indy in Toronto instead of producing its own.
A new US poll finds the public worried about changes in media ownership rules that will allow more concentration.
Following pressure from large US animation studios, Telefilm Canada has reversed its decision not to fund the 2004 Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Paul Martin's leadership team is fashioning the next Liberal election platform with an unprecedented number of policy advisers.
WTSN, Bell Globemedia's women's sports digital television channel, is in unknown financial trouble.
Owner of major-league sports clubs has broadcasting interests that give the impression of a conflict of interest.
CanWest Global sold its stake in European broadcaster to pay down corporate debt.
Statistics Canada confirms Canadian cultural imports far exceed exports.
Robert Fulford criticizes timing of Peter Jennings U.S. citizenship.
US model of convergence between sports teams and specialty channels being considered in Canada.
US model of convergence between sports teams and specialty channels being considered in Canada.
Coverage of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's recommendations on Canadian broadcasting has been sparse.
Federally regulated industries contribute to Liberal leadership bids.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps intends to fund more Canadian periodicals with less money.
Shaw Cable sold its U.S. cable operations to pay down corporate debt.
The federal government is cutting millions in subsidies paid to large magazine publishers.
Low production values of new Canadian shows likely to turn away viewers.
Expatriate Canadian journalist and anchor Peter Jennings has become an American citizen.
Craig Broadcasting's new Toronto TV station, Toronto 1, recruits news anchors from CBC, but relies heavily on American programming in its program line-up.
Televising 2010 and 2012 Olympics expected to cost CBC $100 million or more.
Sheila Copps can show moral leadership by advising her executive assistant not to take position at Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
Canadian musician, Randy Bachman, says there would be no Canadian music industry if not for Canadian content laws.
Interactive television is taking root as the popularity of digital television systems grows.
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled several previously unannounced measures hidden in its new rules that could permit additional television station consolidation.
Hollywood's leading studios may have to revise deals with European pay television companies to address concerns film prices are being kept artificially high.
David Taras explains that the future of Canadian television may depend on whether the federal government decides to implement the Heritage Committee's recommendations for a major overhaul of the system.
The Quebec television is industry booming while English Canada's is wilting because English productions have to compete with American ones with their higher budgets and bigger stars.
SARS and funding cuts have helped lead to a significant decline in television production in Toronto.
The rising dollar is making Canada less attractive for American runaway film production.
Global B.C. continues to lead local news ratings by a wide margin, despite increased competition and new stations in the market.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps' executive assistant leaving his post to become Canadian Association of Broadcasters' vice-president for external and government relations is the Liberals' latest ethical mistake.
CBC reaffirms its commitment to Canadian-made children's television.
The rejection of Quebecor's bid to acquire radio stations from Astral is the latest round in a jurisdictional fight between the CRTC and the Competition Bureau.
Statistics Canada survey of the radio business reports private FM radio broadcasters are outperforming private conventional television broadcasters.
Statistics Canada survey of the radio business reports private FM radio broadcasters are outperforming private conventional television broadcasters.
Increased advertising revenues have boosted CanWest's profits in Australia.
High school essay contest winner Dan Smith laments that Canadians have come to trust television more than print as a source of information.
Michael Higgins writes that the passing of many of Canada's old media guard leaves him worried about the future of Canadian broadcasting.
Corporations in regulated industries donated large amounts of money to the Liberal party last year.
The federal government is considering allowing pharmaceutical companies to advertise prescription drugs, including on radio and television.
Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 Winter Games has sparked a bidding race for the rights to televise the Games in Canada.
The National Post wants to renegotiate its commercial contracts with several news agencies in order to reduce its spending.
The CRTC has rejected a bid by Astral Media to sell radio stations to Quebecor, citing concerns about concentration of media ownership and media cross-ownership in Quebec.
The CRTC has rejected a bid by Astral Media to sell radio stations to Quebecor, citing concerns about concentration of media ownership and media cross-ownership in Quebec.
The CRTC has rejected a bid by Astral Media to sell radio stations to Quebecor, citing concerns about concentration of media ownership and media cross-ownership in Quebec.
Opposition MPs are calling for Heritage Minister Sheila Copps's senior aide to decline a job offer from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which directly lobbies the Heritage department.
Opposition MPs are calling for Heritage Minister Sheila Copps's senior aide to decline a job offer from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which directly lobbies the Heritage department.
CTV and Global have in the past contended CBC's access to public money gives it an unfair advantage in bidding for Olympic broadcasting rights. CBC says the Olympics are a net money-earner.
News that CTV and Global are unlikely to bid for broadcasting rights to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics may lower the cost to CBC.
A Rogers executive is leaving for Bell Canada, alleging that only members of the Rogers family are appointed to top positions.
Expatriate journalist Keith Morrison says CBC "sets the standard in news coverage and no one else in North America can match them".
The idea that media concentration leads to lesser-quality news is founded on a very little research. There is no reason to think increased media regulation translates to better news.
Sheila Copps' executive assistant is joining one of the primary lobbyists of her department, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
The National Post's 'CBC Watch', a forum for complaints about the public broadcaster, would be more at home on "the lunatic fringe of the Internet" than "a daily newspaper owned by a broadcaster who competes with the CBC for viewers".
Government cultural policy is oblivious to young Canadians.
The Federal Communications Commission's release of the final version of its media ownership rules is expected to trigger a response from Congressional lawmakers who are fighting the measures.
Bill Roberts writes that Canada needs a clearer vision for its broadcast industry if programming content is to improve.
The National Post wants to renegotiate its commercial contracts with several news agencies in order to reduce its spending.
The CRTC has rejected a bid by Astral Media to sell radio stations to Quebecor, citing concerns about concentration of media ownership and media cross-ownership in Quebec.
Opposition MPs are calling for Heritage Minister Sheila Copps's senior aide to decline a job offer from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which directly lobbies the Heritage department.
CHUM and Global compete to expand their Alberta presence.
Living in the U.S. provides a new perspective on the uniqueness of Canada.
The Senate Transport and Communications Committee's study of Canadian media is one of the most ambitious of its kind. FRIENDS sees a "potential virtuous link" between the Senate study and the Heritage Committee's recent report on the Canadian broadcasting system.
Documentary producer Mark Starowicz writes that Canadians will never stop redefining their country.
John Doyle reports on Clifford Lincoln's commitment to the ideal of a Canadian broadcasting system and his ideas for reforming it.
The annual Canadian Viewer Aptitude Test (VAT) on Canadian broadcasting trivia.
Antonia Zerbisias analyzes a new CanWest Global documentary about last September's student demonstration against a speech by former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Shaw says subscriber growth is down and it will need to cut jobs and other costs.
Quebecor appoints former ketchup executive as the new president and CEO of its cable division.
A survey of mediocrity in Canadian content.
William Houston speculates that if Vancouver-Whistler is awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, the cost of Canadian television rights will skyrocket. CBC will bear this cost, as CTV and Global have stated their networks will likely not bid.
An interview with Shelagh Rogers discussing the transformation of CBC Radio.
Former American President Bill Clinton writes that the FCC move to loosen regulations on media mergers in the US will result in less diversity and independence in the broadcast media.
Clifford Lincoln, chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, says the plethora of studies released this year on the state of Canadian broadcasting demand the government's attention.
Jean Chrétien is expected to make many more patronage appointments before leaving office.
The ongoing loss of good journalists and an ill-conceived bulletin board on journalistic bias at the CBC are not harbingers of a strong future for the National Post.
Former owner of the National Post, Conrad Black, says he is concerned about the departure of high-profile staff from the paper.
Newspaper magnate Conrad Black says he would buy the Globe and Mail if it were for sale.
Clifford Lincoln, author of the 872-page committee report entitled Our Cultural Sovereignty, is confident his report will stand the test of time and hopes it serves as an incentive for the government to act.
Finance Minister John Manley has promised to restore half of the $25 million cut from the Canadian Television Fund in the February 2003 federal budget.
Ken Finkleman's show the Newsroom is still as vital as when it began.
Entertainment producers are relying more on concepts, less on costly stars, to sell entertainment.
CBC responds to recent National Post accusations of bias in journalism.
A report on rising advertising rates in Canadian television.
CRTC Commissioners asked hard questions of applicants wishing to start Edmonton's first urban music station.
Canadian broadcasters are bickering over the Canadian Cable Television Association's CRTC application to add new U.S. channels to the digital dial.
Michael Posner asks why the CBC is spending money on U.S.-made series.
Alliance Atlantis Communications laid out two year growth projections that impressed analysts, but did not detail how much is attributable to an accounting change.
Alliance Atlantis has revised its financial statements twice in the last two years.
The Senate has passed Bill C-205, a bill that establishes a joint Commons-Senate committee with the power to review and even revoke regulations and rulings issued by government agencies, including the CRTC.
The problem with Canadian drama isn't quality but the lack of U.S.-style hype to build an audience for it.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps states that she would not increase base funding to the CBC if elected Prime Minister.
Twenty-six Canadian television shows and movies have been saved due to a partial restoration of funding cut from the Canadian Television Fund.
Canadian broadcasters are hypocritical to criticize a plan by the cable industry to increase profits by directly importing U.S. specialty channels.
Quebec cinema is booming, yet the provincial government is cutting funding for film and TV production.
A report on the Heritage Committee's 872-page study of the Canadian broadcasting system, including reactions from broadcasters and from Trina McQueen, author of a recent study on Canadian drama.
Company run by former president of Global television has applied to CRTC to substitute U.S. with Canadian ads on five U.S. specialty channels seen in Canada.
Canadian cable companies apply to import top U.S. channels to boost digital revenues and combat satellite TV piracy. FRIENDS notes access to U.S. channels is already strong, but does not oppose the application.
A report commissioned by the Heritage Department that proposes even tighter rules for TV and film production in Canada. FRIENDS praises the principles underlying the report.
Walter Kirn laments the growing homogenization of radio, where the music and the announcers all sound alike.
Canadians should have access to American stations in order to fight the illegal satellite dish industry.
An insider-dealing scandal has engulfed many of organized labor's most powerful bosses, including president of Communications Workers of America.
David Asper hosts CanWest table at Canadian Alliance fundraiser.
The federal government should consider the impact of media mergers on the diversity of available voices, not only on commercial competition.
Parliamentary committee told many of Canada's major daily newspapers lack sufficient editorial independence, an appropriate commitment to foreign affairs reporting and a devotion to the improvement of their staff.
Proposal by the country's largest cable companies to open the door to 17 high-profile U.S. channels is opposed by Canadian broadcasters, who call it a "cynical cash grab".
The Cable Television Association has filed an application to bring popular U.S. cable channels into the Canada, causing conflict between Canadian broadcasters and cable companies.
The Canadian broadcast industry is in an uproar as the Cable Television Association asks the CRTC to allow 17 U.S. services into the country.
Fazil Mihlar argues that rather than supporting Canadian media with taxpayers' money, the federal government should force the country's media to become more responsive to the needs of their customers.
A U.S. Senate committee wants Congress to overturn key parts of a controversial decision by the Federal Communications Commission to relax media ownership rules.
Media consolidation is a careless risk. America provides an example of the effect it will have on British television.
Canada's major cable companies are applying for direct access to import and carry 17 U.S. channels. FRIENDS says access to U.S. TV is already strong.
A U.S. Senate panel has voted to reverse a recent Federal Communications Commission decision that relaxed long-standing media-ownership rules. Whether the decision will have any effect remains to be seen.
Canada's major cable companies are applying for direct access to import and carry 17 U.S. channels. FRIENDS says access to U.S. TV is already strong.
In a report commissioned by the heritage department, François Macerola says Canadian-content rules in film and television need a dramatic overhaul and should be centralized under one federal organization. FRIENDS notes Canadian content is a complex subject that defies simple solutions.
The Department of Culture prepares to accept a compromise that will force large media conglomerates to take a public interest test to acquire television broadcaster Channel Five, and making other potential takeovers more difficult.
The UK Department of Culture may accept a compromise that would force corporations to submit to a public interest test before completing media takeovers, a significant concession in planned relaxations of cross-media ownership rules.
Quebec writers assail CBC Radio for a lack of attention to literature in its programming.
Bad management decisions at BCE have cost consumers.
Newspaper lobby group wants government to lift its ban on direct advertising by drug companies to consumers.
Private broadcasters CHUM and CanWest Global came under close scrutiny at hearings into proposals to increase their coverage areas.
The Canadian Newspaper Association says media cross-ownership could provide a means of survival for newspapers hit by declining readership.
Jonathan Kay argues that the CBC is using taxpayers' money to subsidize anti-U.S., anti-Israeli propaganda.
Report commissioned by the Heritage Department states that Canadian content rules in film and TV need a dramatic overhaul and should be centralized under one federal organization.
The Canadian Newspaper Association says media cross-ownership could provide a means of survival for newspapers hit by declining readership.
Report commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage recommends that the federal government create a Canadian Content Commission to rule on whether TV and film projects qualify for funding.
The Canadian Newspaper Association told a Senate committee studying the state of the Canadian news media to exempt reading material from GST and loosen restrictions on pharmaceutical advertising.
The CBC aside, Canada's television networks aren't interested in broadcasting sports during prime time.
François Macerola recommends the Government offer financial incentives for productions that employ Canadians.
The Macerola report recommends that the federal government's formula for defining Canadian content in film and television be overhauled. FRIENDS applauds the report's principles and tone.
Paul Kedrosky writes that Republicans should not be opposed to the FCC loosening the rules on media ownership, citing studies that show that despite deregulation in some media markets, the number of owners has increased.
In a report commissioned by the heritage department, François Macerola says Canadian-content rules in film and television need a dramatic overhaul and should be centralized under one federal organization. FRIENDS notes Canadian content is a complex subject that defies simple solutions.
Charles Gordon chronicles recent setbacks in Canada's news media.
Statistics Canada reports that Pay TV was the most profitable segment of the television industry in 2002, while conventional private broadcasters were hardest hit by a sluggish market.
CBC's involvement in What the World Thinks of America is a reminder of its essential role as a pubic broadcaster.
CHUM and CanWest Global came under tough questioning from the CRTC as they sought approval to increase their share of the broadcasting landscape.
Maçerola report states that Canadian content rules in film and television need a dramatic overhaul and should be centralized under one federal organization.
Canadian broadcasters fight CHUM's application to enter the Alberta television market.
The cable industry lobby takes issue with the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's recommendation on foreign ownership.
Media moguls are disappointed with heritage committee's recommendations for Canadian broadcasting.
Media moguls are disappointed with Heritage Committee's recommendations for Canadian Broadcasting
Morley Walker writes that the Canadian broadcasting industry needs more money to produce Canadian drama, more subsidies for the CBC, and more regulation to discourage media convergence.
Equity analysts say Canadian media companies don't need relaxed foreign ownership restrictions to be successful.
Canada is mulling a radical revamp of broadcasting that will protect its culture and keep out foreign owners.
The primary purpose of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission easing media regulation is to bolster (U.S.) technologies such as broadband. Canada should pay close attention.
Peter Desbarats writes that Canada's current broadcasting policies not only reflect an outdated philosophy of cultural protection, they symbolize its failure.
Rogers Media board member claims no conflict of interest in sitting on Senate committee studying media concentration.
A study by the House of Commons heritage committee has made significant recommendations on foreign ownership limits, media convergence, CBC accountability, and funding for CBC, the Canadian Television Fund, and local and regional programming. The government says it's in no hurry to respond.
The House of Commons heritage committee says a moratorium is needed on broadcast licences for media companies seeking to own both television networks and newspapers.
The House of Commons heritage committee has come to very different conclusions than the industry committee did a few weeks ago. FRIENDS calls the heritage committee's report "groundbreaking".
House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage tables the Lincoln Report on the Canadian broadcasting system - proposes viable and creative solutions and provides a road map for the future.
Trina McQueen defended her position that broadcasters need incentives, rather than regulatory quotas, to get more Canadian drama to be produced and watched.
Panel discussion at the Banff Television Festival provides little consensus about what must be done to save the future of Canadian drama.
New Toronto broadcaster, Toronto/One, owned by Craig Broadcast Systems Inc., will be airing nightly movies rather than conventional television programs.
Canada's major television networks are increasing the fees they charge advertisers to place spots on their prime shows.
Bell ExpressVu Inc. wants its conditions of licence relaxed so it can sell pay-per-view services to telephone companies entering the television distribution business.
The House of Commons heritage committee has recommended that the federal government provide major new funding for Canadian television and take a clear position on whether it supports cross-media ownership.
Transcript of the news conference by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage announcing its report on the state of Canadian broadcasting.
The president of CHUM Ltd. has called for tax breaks for advertisers to encourage them to spend their ad dollars on Canadian programs.
Keynote speaker at the opening of the Banff Television Festival tells an audience of TV producers, programmers and Canadian broadcasters that media moguls in the U.S. and Canada have much in common.
House of Commons Heritage committee report recommends that Canadian content and Canadian ownership be preserved in radio and television broadcasting.
Sales officials with CTV, the CBC and other Canadian television networks will spend June and early July courting advertisers to sell between two-thirds and three-quarters of their prime-time ads.
New president of CHUM Ltd. tells crowd at the Banff Television Festival that it's time to stop complaining about the state of Canadian-made drama, and start making changes to fix it.
The president of CHUM Ltd. has called for tax breaks for advertisers to encourage them to spend their ad dollars on Canadian programs.
House of Commons Heritage committee report to recommend that Canadian content and Canadian ownership be preserved in radio and television broadcasting.
Wilson Southam writes that the independence and quality of our media are becoming more important to Canadians.
The country's TV ad and media buyers hedge bets and gamble on what shows might be hits.
The Banff Television Festival is hosting a tribute to American television this week, yet not one of the big four American networks will be in attendance.
The convergence of decision makers at Banff Television Festival can't help but give focus to the critical situation of Canadian television.
Antonia Zerbisias writes that based on promotional material, there's nothing groundbreaking, nothing risky and nothing new scheduled for the 2003-2004 television season.
Who gets what from the $12.5-million that Finance Minister John Manley agreed to "restore" to the Canadian Television Fund has yet to be decided.
National Post condemns Anna Maria Tremonti.
Rogers Sportsnet and The Score are receiving a cool reception to their request for rate increases. FRIENDS is among those opposed to the increases.
Scott Feschuk argues that the federal government should give the Canadian television industry enough money to function respectably or decline to give it any money at all.
Leslie Vryenhoek's essay is one of three winning entries in the 2003 Dalton Camp Award announced today by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
The federal government announced it is boosting its contribution to the Canadian Television Fund by $12.5-million this year.
Bob Herbert writes that the Federal Communications Commission's easing of media ownership restrictions will result in further consolidation of news and entertainment outlets under the control of a handful of giant corporations.
Three new Canadian series and four U.S. imports will be added to the fall prime-time lineup of CTV which boasts that 2003-2004 will be its "most ambitious homegrown bundle ever."
CanWest Global Communications took another step toward integrating its print operations by rationalizing its domestic and foreign news bureaus.
Canadian broadcaster Craig Media has announced a 2003-04 TV schedule dominated by U.S. celebrity talk shows by day and homegrown fare and Hollywood movies in primetime.
Canadian private broadcasters are unveiling 2003-04 primetime schedules that closely resemble U.S. network schedules.
American values have a significant lobby in Canada.
John Doyle says the Canadianness of CTV's fall schedule was "off-kilter, kind of sideways and a matter of piggybacking on the glamorous American stuff."
Hollywood writers and producers say decision by the Federal Communications Commission to relax media ownership rules will damage the quality and creativity of network television by concentrating program development into fewer hands.
Changes to media ownership rules that loosen restrictions on the ownership of local television stations will allow media giants strengthen their positions while increasing the odds against newcomers and smaller companies.
The Federal Communications Commission today narrowly approved the most important changes to U.S. media ownership rules in a generation.
CTV announced its new television season, introducing three new Canadian series and five new American shows for 2003-04.
Craig Broadcasting's new Toronto television station, Toronto One, is the first new local over-the-air channel since Citytv. Craig intends to "steal a little bit [of audience] from everybody".
The Stanley Cup final is experiencing the lowest audiences in history for a final on the CBC.
UK culture secretary vows to fight those in the House of Lords, the government's upper chamber, who oppose laws to open up media ownership.
FRIENDS says the relaxation of rules governing ownership of U.S. broadcasters and newspapers simply makes the U.S. market more like Canada.
Despite boasting "Canadian Television" as it's slogan, CTV's schedule still contains a large number of American programs.
Fifty years ago, the CBC beat American Networks in a race to be the first to broadcast footage of the Queen's coronation.
Private broadcasters' claims of flat revenues and declining profits rings false. According to data released by FRIENDS, private networks are increasing their purchases of foreign at the expense of Canadian programming.
CBC's fall schedule is ambitious, but uncertain funding could still mean cutbacks and cancellations.
Despite cuts to production funding, CBC plans a strong line-up of all-Canadian programming this year and says the worry is next year.
The CBC has unveiled a fall 2003-04 TV season that relies mostly on returning Canadian series and is virtually devoid of American programming.
Private broadcasters like CanWest and CHUM returned from Los Angeles with large quantities of U.S. programming, primarily sitcoms.
Canadians have been conditioned to prefer U.S. drama and no longer seem interested in their own programming.
English drama in Canada is in decline. The Canadian appetite for American shows has reached an all-time high.
A coalition of both conservative and liberal organizations condemn a plan by the Federal Communications Commission to relax the rules that have restricted the nation's largest media conglomerates from growing bigger.
Walt Disney Television International president believes the market for American programming in foreign territories will rebound.
McQueen report recommends a new $30 million public fund for the production of English-language Canadian drama.
The National Audit Office will gain access to the BBC's books for the first time, signaling government support for the view that its annual licence fee income is not open to sufficient scrutiny.
The Canadian Television Fund announced it will fund only 57 per cent of the 209 eligible applications for homegrown documentaries this spring.
CanWest was the largest foreign buyer of U.S. network programming at this year's Los Angeles Screenings.
John Doyle surveys the flaws in Trina McQueen's report on English-language Canadian drama.
The pros and cons of the Federal Communications Commission loosening its restrictions on media consolidation.
A push to create one big union for CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s TV operations could mean increased costs.
Survey says hockey remains one of Canada's most powerful symbols – almost tied with CBC.
A report on the state of francophone TV in Canada finds that the Canadian Television Fund is vital for the preservation of French language drama production.
News programming gives us facts, but drama conveys experience.
A report by former CBC and CTV executive Trina McQueen recommends the federal government spend $30 million a year for five years to build audiences for Canadian drama.
Incentives recommended by a new report on Canadian drama would reward the efforts of writers and writer-producers to build audiences for their programs.
Despite a new report recommending the investment of millions in Canadian Drama, Finance Minister John Manley is holding firm on the decision to cut $25 million from the Canadian Television Fund.
A new report calls on the prime minister and the Minister of Canadian Heritage to publicly endorse the importance of Canadian drama.
Trina McQueen's report calls for more investment in Canadian drama, but critics note it doesn't call for new demands on broadcasters.
A much-anticipated report says the federal government should significantly increase its investment in Canadian drama.
TV networks that stand to benefit from new FCC rules on media ownership have coincidentally not reported on the debate surrounding media consolidation.
While telcos welcome the removal of foreign ownership restrictions, uncertainty surrounds when the change will occur and what impact it will have.
The Senate committee on transport and communications will study how media concentration affects the "quality, diversity and usefulness of information, analysis and opinion" available to Canadians.
CanWest Global believes the House of Commons Industry Committee's recommendation to remove ownership limits on telcos could "open the door the the kind of things we were asking for".
The recommendation to eliminate telco and cable foreign investment limits is too little, too late.
It's one thing for a parliamentary committee to recommend changes in ownership rules and another for "government" to implement them. Recommendations from the Canadian Heritage Committee on broadcasting and from the Senate on media concentration could get in the way.
One rumour surrounding Moses Znaimer's departure from CHUM is that the company is being primed for sale.
Despite relatively good economic times, Ottawa is negotiating a further $1-billion cut to federal spending.
The Industry, Science & Technology Committee is dismissing concerns that its recommendation to eliminate cable and telco foreign ownership restrictions will create pressure to remove similar limits on broadcasters.
The Industry, Science & Technology Committee cites convergence as the reason for including cable companies in its recommendation to remove Canadian ownership requirements on telephone companies.
A leaked press release confirms the Industry, Science & Technology Committee
The federal government's decision to cut $25-million from the Canadian Television Fund was deliberate but its rationale remains a mystery.
Vertically-integrated Alliance Atlantis is progressively winding down Canadian production business it has received substantial public funds to build.
An edited interview with Heritage Minister and Liberal leadership candidate Sheila Copps about federal budget priorities. No mention is made of CBC.
A former National Post columnist describes a culture of bias and intolerance at the newspaper that led her to resign.
Those upset with cuts to Canadian shows like This Hour Has 22 Minutes should complain to the Minister of Finance, John Manley, not to Heritage Minister Sheila Copps.
Sports channels Sportsnet and the Score want CRTC to approve monthly cable fee increases borne by subscribers. Friends opposes the increases.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps says she didn't cut $25 million from the Canadian Television Fund, Finance Minister John Manley did. It's not quite what she said in February.
The CRTC will likely rubber stamp CHUM's application for television licences in Alberta.
550 fewer hours of Canadian programming will be produced if the cuts to the Canadian Television Fund and the resulting funding decisions are allowed to stand.
The Canadian Television Fund decisions will have massive repercussions on the quantity and quality of Canadian programming produced and exhibited.
The producers/actors' press conference opposing the cuts to the Canadian Television Fund lacked "passion, rage and raw feeling" – just like Canadian television.
Some believe the government was unaware of the consequences of cutting $25 million in Canadian production funding from the Canadian Television Fund.
The production of distinctly Canadian programming may collapse if funding cut from the Canadian Television Funding is not restored, say Canadian producers, broadcasters and actors.
Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc., former owner of the National Post, may have to divest additional newspapers in Canada to meet mounting financial pressures.
The two largest actors unions in the US plan plan to redouble their opposition to the filming of US productions in Canada.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps accused New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord of stealing credit for federal cultural spending in his province.
An industry panel has demanded the federal government reverse its $25 million cut to the Canadian Television Fund.
Executives from CBC, CTV and Global have decried the funding shortfall at the Canadian Television Fund.
The Canadian Television Fund granted 25 percent of CBC's funding applications in 2003, down from 91 percent a year ago.
Numerous hallmark Canadian television shows have been denied production funding from the Canadian Television Fund due to cuts announced in February's federal budget.
The CRTC chair, Charles Dalfen, will have more success encouraging telecom competition than increasing Canadian drama on television.
CanWest applies for what amounts to its third Alberta television licence – ending its affiliate arrangement with CBC – as CHUM applies for its first two.
The Canadian Television Fund has chosen a day the House of Commons isn't sitting to announce the impact of $25 million in cuts on Canadian television production funding. CBC will be hit particularly badly.
Cable and satellite networks no longer consider it essential to own sports teams they broadcast.
The parliamentary committee reviewing telecom foreign ownership will also recommend a review of the jurisdiction, role and mandate of the CRTC.
The CRTC may decide the Alberta market can support both licence applicants or neither.
CHUM will increase evening Cancon in Vancouver and Toronto if the CRTC grants it licences in Alberta.
Convergence has turned out differently in Quebec than elsewhere.
The Canadian Television Fund is expected to reject a majority of applicants for Canadian production funding this year.
A former US television broadcasting and film executive, Barry Diller, says deregulation decreases competition, and with it the creativity necessary for great television.
Canadian content quotas are no longer needed on Canadian radio.
CanWest plans programming with 'embedded product placements' – advertising – in the storyline.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps reiterates opposition to lower foreign investment restrictions for cable companies.
With a Parliamentary committee expected to recommend eliminating foreign investment restrictions, the telecom sector has turned its attention to speeding up implementation.
Radio broadcasters are likely to argue for lower foreign investment restrictions if Canadian content quotas are increased.
CanWest newspapers run allergy drug ads adjacent to related news stories.
Extending telecom foreign investment rules to cable companies and broadcasters is based on a principle the industry itself has been rejecting.
A Parliamentary committee will recommend the government eliminate foreign investment restrictions for telephone companies and consider doing the same for cable companies and broadcasters.
Fears of US cultural imperialism in Europe may be exaggerated, since the number of hours of American programming is declining and US broadcasters are adjusting to local tastes by 'de-Americanizing' content. But there are limits.
Changes to Quebec provincial tax credits mean some of the most popular television series won't be funded.
Tony Burman, editor-in-chief of news and current affairs at CBC, denies reports the Iraq war is putting a strain on CBC budgets.
Foreign investment and the protection of Canadian content aren't either-or.
Craig Broadcasting has secured a $100-million investment from a US investor to launch its new local Toronto station.
Canadian media companies suffer from foreign investment restrictions that limit their access to investment capital. See FRIENDS' response.
The popularity of US cultural exports contributes to Canadian insecurity, a root cause of anti-Americanism.
US news coverage of the Iraq war could could influence the FCC's upcoming review of media concentration.
Dalton Camp’s insight and principles will be missed in Canadian journalism. In his memory, Friends has launched $5000 prize for essay on link between journalism and healthy democracy.
Friends fears uncertain federal budget will force $30 million in budget cuts at CBC, leading to layoffs and a decrease in regional programming.
Friends worries federal budget uncertainty will force cost-cutting at CBC. CBC claims extra federal funding has been confirmed.
Media moguls Robert Lantos and Izzy Asper trade allegations of lying, fraud and disloyalty to Canada in lawsuit stemming from Lantos’ allegedly libelous 1998 speech.
CBC will get an extra $60 million again for the 2003-2004 year, in addition to the nearly $1 billion announced for its operating budget, Heritage Minister Sheila Copps confirmed Friday
Norma Reveler responds to The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) fears that Our Public Airwaves is a pawn in an ongoing battle with another union representing a different segment of CBC employess.
Cable companies asked Commons industry committee to give them same foreign ownership restrictions as telecommunications companies to increase innovation, growth, fair competition. Friends opposes the request.
Cable companies asked Commons industry committee to give them same foreign ownership restrictions as telecommunications companies to increase innovation, growth, fair competition. Friends opposes the request.
Despite uncertainty over federal budget, CBC plans several major productions, while Canadian TV, film producers lament CTF funding cuts. Friends urges CBC to reinvest in regional programming.
Friends speculates leadership politics are involved in 25% cut to the CTF that worries Canadian actors and producers.
Friends speculates leadership politics are involved in 25% cut to the CTF that worries Canadian actors and producers.
The creation of Our Public Airwaves reflects increasing tension between CBC’s two largest English-language unions
At McGill Institute for the Study of Canada conference, CBC president Robert Rabinovitch criticized private broadcasters for dumping American shows onto Canadian stations
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) worries that Our Public Airwaves, a new pro-public broadcasting advocacy organization,is a pawn in an ongoing battle with another union representing a different segment of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) employees.
