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Dec 31, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Vancouver journalist Michelle Lang mourned by colleagues by Doug Ward
First Canadian reporter to be killed in the Afghanistan mission remembered by colleagues.
Dec 30, 2009 — ABC News: Broadcasters' Woes Could Spell Trouble for Free TV by Andrew Vanacore
Assailed by cable and the Web, broadcast TV looks to build a new business model.
Dec 30, 2009 — MediaPost: A New Video Frontier With Contextual Media by Kevin Schaff
Columnist says new tools will enable delivery of Internet video content around categories such as sports, news, and entertainment in new engaging ways.
Dec 30, 2009 — Canadian Press: Fox rejects arbitration in fee dispute with Time Warner Cable by Ryan Nakashima
Rupert Murdoch says good programming can no longer be supported solely by advertising revenues.
Dec 29, 2009 — New York Times: Broadcasters Battling for Cable Fees by Brian Stelter
The nearly billion-dollar battle between U.S. broadcasters and cable operators over programming fees has gone public.
Dec 29, 2009 — Globe & Mail: A surfeit of rah-rah, a dearth of serious debate by Jeffrey Simpson
Columnist says that a the media, including the CBC, is ignoring serious issues and stifling debate.
Dec 29, 2009 — Now The Details : A Public Television Warning for PBS - and the CBC by Jeffrey Dvorkin
Journalism professor and former director of CBC Radio News says Canada's public broadcaster should return to its mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain - in that order.
Dec 29, 2009 — Canadian Press: 'Kids In the Hall,' 'Trailer Park Boys,' Jason Priestley prepping TV comebacks by Cassandra Szklarski
Article features a number of new Canadian TV shows set to appear in early 2010.
Dec 28, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: NFB iPhone app gets 40 per cent more downloads internationally than in Canada by Nelson Wyatt
Canadian films get international exposure with the National Film Board of Canada's new iPhone application.
Dec 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: Canada warms to idea of a tougher 'perimeter' by Mitch Potter
Academic says Canadians are now more willing to consider harmonizing security and culture with the United States.
Dec 27, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: High hopes for film industry by Bill Brownstein
Quebec's film commissioner says that foreign production of feature films has taken off in the province recently.
Dec 22, 2009 — CBC News: Current TV's plans to enter Canada on hold
Plans for Current TV, Al Gore's interactive television network, to enter Canada are on hold for now.
Dec 21, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: End of year note by Hubert T. Lacroix
In a note to staff, the CBC president announces the sale of assets to balance the public broadcaster's 2010 budget.
Dec 21, 2009 — CBC News: CBC raises $133M through asset sales
The CBC is to receive $133 million through the sale of some of its assets in a deal that will help the public broadcaster balance its books for 2009-10.
Dec 21, 2009 — New York Times: A Proposal From Apple to Offer Online TV Subscriptions Stirs Network Interest by Brian Stelter
Columnist says Apple is eliciting tentative interest from some networks in its proposal to offer a TV subscription package via the Internet.
Dec 20, 2009 — Toronto Star: Audience to blame in TV showdown by Garnet Fraser by Michael Riley
Columnist says there is a disconnect between what Canadians say they want from television and what they actually support with their viewing habits.
Dec 20, 2009 — Toronto Star: Bone-headed system by Denis McGrath Special
TV and movie screenwriter says it cannot be believed that after years of gouging customers and raising rates, Cable companies have suddenly discovered a consumer conscience.
Dec 20, 2009 — Toronto Star: Save Local TV, but for what? by Bill Brioux
Columnist notes that CTV, Global and now Rogers-owned Citytv spend more than ten times as much buying American TV shows than they do on Canadian programs.
Dec 19, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: $1.1 billion is enough for CBC by Bob Cox
The publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press says CBC should not get revenue from fee-for-carriage.
Dec 19, 2009 — Variety: Fox takes war with TW to Web, TV by Cynthia Littleton
Fox has launched a new website in its battle with Time Warner Cable over a new carriage agreement.
Dec 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest scores a win in specialty channels fight by Andrew Willis
CanWest has rebuffed an attempt by Goldman Sachs to put a hammerlock on the media company's specialty television networks.
Dec 17, 2009 — Cartt.ca: 009-411 final replies: More than one way to skin the numbers, depending on your point of view by Greg O'Brien
Columnist says that publicly available broadcast industry revenues and expenses can be massaged to look affirming or damaging, depending on your point of view.
Dec 17, 2009 — MediaPost: "Pay Per View" Means What Americans Want To Watch
A new study says Americans can't live without the internet, want to see advertisements that are innovative, and are open to new technologies that monitor their media usage if privacy is maintained.
Dec 17, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: New Portable People Meters give Canadian network TV a big ratings boost by Bill Brioux
Data from Portable People Meters reveal that far more people are watching hit shows in Canada than previously estimated.
Dec 16, 2009 — CBC News: CBC, National Post offer joint 2010 Games coverage
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Post will join forces to provide top online coverage of the Vancouver Games.
Dec 16, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Television dives into digital, musical offshoots to secure viewers by Cassandra Szklarski
Recent experiments in the form of television shows are pointing to radical shifts in the way stories are told and the way viewers consume them.
Dec 16, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Are foreign-ownership rules in the public interest?
Editorial says it's time for a new national debate on such ownership restrictions, and what really constitutes the national interest.
Dec 15, 2009 — New York Times: Never Listen to Céline? Radio Meter Begs to Differ by Stephanie Clifford
A new radio study using Portable People Meters shows that what people say they listen to and what they actually listen to is different.
Dec 15, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC chief denies BBC Worldwide sale talk by Mimi Turner
BBC director general Mark Thompson says "reports that the BBC is already preparing for a partial flotation are simply untrue."
Dec 15, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: U.K. child protection rules to be reviewed by Mimi Turner
U.K. Children's minister has demanded a review of the rules under which children can appear on television amid fears reality shows have left them open to exploitation.
Dec 15, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Shaw executives hike base pay 28% by Dan Healing
The top five executives at Shaw Communications increased their base salaries by an average of 28 per cent in the past fiscal year.
Dec 15, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Teen shuts down unlicensed FM radio station by Marta Samuel
A 14-year-old boy running "pirate" radio station in Ottawa has heeded warnings from Industry Canada and shut down operations.
Dec 14, 2009 — News Article: Troubling move on cellphones
Telus executive says the government has opened "Pandora's Pox" and set a precedent that could affect the foreign ownership rules in other industries, such as broadcasting.
Dec 14, 2009 — Marketing Magazine: Media Player of the Year: CBC by Matt Semansky
CBC receives praise from marketing trade publication for providing creative advertising opportunities.
Dec 14, 2009 — The Hill Times: Television spat now shows promise for Canadian consumers The Hill Times by Michael Janigan
The executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre says it is time for policy-makers to step away from the past collegial supervision of cable/satellite companies and deliver a framework that is responsive to consumer needs.
Dec 13, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Globalive rewrites foreign-ownership rules, opposition warns
The Conservative government insists the Globalive decision was a "one-off", and does not a change the policy restricting foreign-controlled companies from entering Canada's telecommunications industry.
Dec 12, 2009 — Toronto Star: Broadcasters' proposals are clarified
CTV executive says out-of-market stations should not be allowed to import programming into Canada where a Canadian broadcaster owns the rights.
Dec 11, 2009 — CBC News Network: Power and Politics: The impact of the Globalive decision and the relevance of the CRTC
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison discusses the Conservative government's decision to overturn a CRTC ruling.
Dec 11, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Ottawa rewrites rules on telecom ownership by Grant Robertson
Ottawa has decided to let Globalive become the country's newest cellphone company, even though the company is mostly owned by Egyptian wireless giant Orascom Telecom.
Dec 11, 2009 — New York Times: Mobile Company Wins Right to Offer Wireless in Canada by Ian Austen
The Canadian government has overruled its telecom regulator and declared a start-up wireless carrier financed largely by an Egyptian company to be Canadian.
Dec 11, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Caprice no way to run the telco game by Derek DeCloet
Columnist says the Tories have done an end-run around Parliament to change the structure of the telecommunications industry, with massive implications.
Dec 10, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Greg Dyke calls for BBC Trust to be scrapped by Mimi Turner
Former BBC director says current BBC executives are too highly paid and that public broadcaster's oversight committee should be scrapped.
Dec 9, 2009 — MediaPost: Behavioral Remarketing and GeoTargeting Boost Response
A new report indicates that internet ads targeted based on where the viewer is located and their past behaviour are expected to bring in 1.9 billion per year by 2013.
Dec 9, 2009 — Statistics Canada: Cable and satellite television
New report says the operating revenue of cable and satellite television companies totalled $10.3 billion in 2008.
Dec 9, 2009 — CBC News: Cable, satellite revenue still rising: StatsCan
According to a report from Statistics Canada, revenue at Canada's cable and satellite companies rose 14.4 per cent in 2008.
Dec 9, 2009 — CBC News: Shaw questions CRTC authority in TV dispute
Cable giant Shaw suggests that the CRTC is not in a position to make the final call on fee-for-carriage.
Dec 9, 2009 — New York Times: Cable Freedom Is a Click Away by Nick Bilton
Columnist uses a selection of gadgets to go "cable free" and saves $1,600 a year in bills.
Dec 9, 2009 — Playback: TV losing value, say consumers by Chris Powell
A new study by Canadian Media Research indicates Canadians remain generally satisfied with television, but they are less willing to pay more for it.
Dec 8, 2009 — Canadian Press: Privy Council seeks extra $1.7 million as PMO rolls out video to media by Bruce Cheadle
The PMO is now sending pre-produced video, along with official photos and press releases to media outlets.
Dec 8, 2009 — Canadian Press: CRTC chair admonishes cable and satellite execs to tone down the rhetoric on fee fight by Jennifer Ditchburn
CRTC chair says "we seem to have a debate that nobody understands, we have a huge publicity campaign that nobody understands, and we have figures and concepts swirling around that don't make sense."
Dec 8, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: CTV, Global and CBC band together on 'consumer first' solution by Jamie Sturgeon
CTV, Global and CBC recommend the CRTC implement a "skinny" basic cable package that would cost consumers about $20 a month depending on the market.
Dec 8, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Canwest defends specialty TV move by Jamie Sturgeon
Canwest says it acted within its legal rights to bring its shares in specialty television channels it co-owns with Goldman Sachs & Co. into its creditor-protection proceedings.
Dec 8, 2009 — Playback: Canwest, Goldman trade punches in court by Etan Vlessing
Canwest argues that financing partner Goldman Sachs & Co. has threatened its restructuring.
Dec 8, 2009 — Toronto Star: Consumer in CRTC spotlight by Iain Marlow
Consumer hearing will form the basis of a CRTC report to the federal heritage minister on the fee-for-carriage issue.
Dec 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Canwest, Goldman eye compromise by Andrew Willis
Court documents show that Goldman Sachs has offered to suspend its right to sell the specialty TV business if CanWest keeps the division separate from television units.
Dec 7, 2009 — CBC News: CRTC hears from the public in ongoing TV sessions
The CRTC has kicked off the public portion of hearings into the fee-for-carriage/compensation for signal TV battle being waged between Canadian television providers and broadcasters.
Dec 7, 2009 — CBC News: Time running out on internet access appeals
Cabinet must soon decide whether it will overrule or let stand a pair of CRTC decisions regarding access by competitor internet providers to the networks of large phone companies.
Dec 5, 2009 — Globe & Mail: For Comcast, a content coup with NBC by Grant Robertson
Columnist says a deal with General Electric to acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal sets stage for a new era of upheaval in television.
Dec 4, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CBC home rises anew in downtown Vancouver by John Mackie
CBC set to unveil its new Vancouver broadcasting centre after a $65 million renovation.
Dec 4, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CBC's golden days are now, says president by Francois Marchand
Hubert Lacroix reinforces the public broadcaster's mandate amid a $171-million shortfall and the loss of the Olympics.
Dec 4, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Ottawa seeking input on retransmission fees by Etan Vlessing
Ottawa is urging TV viewers to go to a government Web site to offer their opinion on whether broadcasters should be paid for retransmission of their local TV station signals.
Dec 4, 2009 — Saskatoon StarPhoenix: Increased competition will drag down telecom profits by Kim Covert
A report indicates that increased competition and weakening demand will bring telecommunications profits down in the short term.
Dec 3, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Clement admits 'some urgency' needed on Globalive decision by Jamie Sturgeon
The federal Industry Minister says there is "some urgency" required in determining whether he will overturn a regulatory ruling and allow a foreign-owned cellphone firm to launch.
Dec 3, 2009 — CBC News: Ottawa boy ordered to shut down his radio station
Industry Canada has ordered a 14-year-old Ottawa boy to shut down an unlicensed radio station.
Dec 3, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Comcast-NBC Uni deal sets new tone by Elizabeth Guider
Columnist says mergers in the media business will be more sober and financially conscious than ones of the past.
Dec 3, 2009 — Cartt.ca: And at the next hearing... Canadians are opinionated, angry by Greg O'Brien
Article highlights some of the nearly 200,000 submissions to the CRTC on the debate on the value of "local TV."
Dec 3, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Big changes in store for CAB; a radio-only association? by Greg O'Brien
Sources say that the Canadian Association of Broadcasters is almost certainly finished as an association representing TV broadcasters.
Dec 2, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC recasts its news for younger viewers by Guy Dixon
CBC debuts animated ants reporting on the most pressing news matters for young children.
Dec 2, 2009 — Toronto Star: Trust folds, puts Canuck film, music in peril by Martin Knelman
An organization mandated to preserve, restore and enhance awareness of iconic treasures in Canada's cultural past is closing operations because of lack of funding.
Dec 1, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CRTC seeks public input on TV spat
CRTC launches website soliciting opinions on fee-for-carriage dispute between networks and distributors.
Dec 1, 2009 — Watching the CBC do Itself In: Our top story tonight... by Andrew Clarke
Blogger notes that CBC's The National recently featured a report in which two of the primary sources used to tell the story were TMZ and the National Enquirer.
Dec 1, 2009 — National Post: TV tax slugfest just starting by Terence Corcoran
Columnist asks that given the level of public misunderstanding of the fee-for-carriage issue, how much hope is there for constructive debate?
Dec 1, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Tune in to viewers first by Maureen Parker
The Executive director of the Writers Guild of Canada says it's time broadcasters were told to take a Canadian-first approach to TV.
Dec 1, 2009 — Cartt.ca: For quarrelling broadcasters and carriers - the consumer is in the driver's seat by Christopher Maule
The Professor Emeritus of Carleton University says the battle between broadcasters and distributors is about the past and the disappearing present and not about the future of traditional television.
Dec 1, 2009 — Windsor Star: Facing up to a question of fairness
Editorial calls for fair compensation for TV broadcast signals.
Nov 30, 2009 — CBC News: CRTC seeks opinions on TV fee fight
http://television.askingcanadians.com seeks public's input on how the CRTC should deal with the escalating war between television broadcasters and cable companies.
Nov 30, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CBC to allow political ads outside election periods by Andrea Woo
Legal decision issued after CBC refused to air Conservative party ads opposing Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
Nov 30, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest pensioners' lives in limbo by Janet McFarland
The pension plan of 200 CHCH Hamilton retirees and active workers has been shut down and liquidated as part of the agreement by CanWest to sell the station.
Nov 30, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Canwest reports $1.69B net loss for 2009
Despite "substantially reduced" operating expenses, Canwest reports a net loss of $1.69 billion for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
Nov 29, 2009 — Toronto Star: Broadcasters change channel in middle of show by Angelo Persichilli
Columnist says broadcasters are looking to the CRTC and consumers for more money to defend an old business model that is not working any more.
Nov 29, 2009 — Canadian Press: David Holland says Torstar is making changes to contend with future of media by David Friend
New Torstar president says the once newspaper-centric operation named after its cornerstone big city newspaper the Toronto Star is now a catch-all media enterprise.
Nov 27, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canwest Global sees full-year loss climb by Etan Vlessing
An insolvent Canwest says it reduced its fourth quarter loss by shedding costs and assets under creditor protection, even as its full-year loss grew.
Nov 27, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: U.K. TV exports soar by 25% in 2008 by Mimi Turner
Report says sales of U.K. programs onto digital platforms in other countries has become a major growth area.
Nov 27, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CRTC gives green light to Al Jazeera English by Susan Krashinsky
Major cable and satellite providers in Canada indicate willingness to carry Qatar-based Al Jazeera English TV network.
Nov 27, 2009 — CBC News: Canwest revenues, profit slump
Canwest reports falling advertising sales pulled the company's revenue down by 13 per cent to $624 million last quarter.
Nov 27, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Canwest reports quarterly operating profit of $52-million
Canwest says it had a fourth quarter operating profit of $52-million before charges, compared with $60-million in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Nov 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: Goldman locks horns with CanWest over bankruptcy action by Iain Marlow
U.S. investment bank says Canwest's decision to dissolve its jointly held holding company was 'unfairly prejudicial'
Nov 27, 2009 — National Post: Bring on Al Jazeera, Canada can take it by Jonathan Kay
Now that the the CRTC has approved the Canadian transmission of Al Jazeera English, columnist says it is time to also approve Al Jazeera Arabic.
Nov 26, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Commission approves Al-Jazeera English by Greg O'Brien
Canadian cable, satellite and telco TV carriers can now add Al-Jazeera English to their channel lineups.
Nov 26, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canwest, Goldman Sachs battle heats up by Etan Vlessing
Canwest tells an Ontario court it was forced to put 13 cable channels under creditor protection to stop Wall Street partner Goldman Sachs from selling its "crown jewels."
Nov 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Globalive: No ad-hoc exceptions
Editorial says existing foreign ownership rules must be enforced until they can be rewritten to match the new telecommunications landscape.
Nov 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest, Goldman tussle over specialty channels by Andrew Willis
CanWest has accused partner Goldman Sachs of acting in bad faith over the stable of specialty television networks the two companies jointly own.
Nov 26, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Canwest fires back at Goldman over specialty channels
Canwest tells a court that its move to dissolve its joint specialty-TV venture with Goldman Sachs was the only way to prevent a forced sale of the assets.
Nov 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Rogers cuts 900 jobs
Rogers Communications says it's laying off about 900 employees across Canada, mostly in executive and management positions.
Nov 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Rogers boosts stake in Cogeco
Rogers pays $163-million to increase share in Montreal-based Cogeco to one-third and in Cogeco Cable to one-fifth.
Nov 26, 2009 — CBC News: U.S. journalist grilled at Canada border crossing
A U.S. journalist says she was stopped at a Canadian border crossing and questioned for 90 minutes by authorities concerned she would to speak against the Olympics.
Nov 25, 2009 — Bill Brioux's TV Feeds My Family: CBC News at 10 Fix: Paging Jack Bauer
Article provides ratings for the flagship TV newscasts for CBC, CTV and Global.
Nov 25, 2009 — Variety: CBC auds up in fall season
CBC TV executive says ratings for the public broadcaster are 9.3% this fall, as compared to 7.9% last year.
Nov 25, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Let's listen to Péladeau on TV fees by Peter Hadekel
The president of Quebecor, which owns both a cable company and a TV network, says some of the fees paid by carriers to specialty channels could be redirected to private over-the-air broadcasters.
Nov 25, 2009 — The Uniter: The simplicity of the CBC debate by Andrew Tod
Columnist says the revamped CBC News format is a blow to those who appreciate serious journalism and a media source which can inform Canadians beyond the limited scope of private broadcasters.
Nov 24, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Kids in the Hall among the talent on CBC's slate of winter shows by Gayle MacDonald
CBC TV winter lineup to include the family sitcom 18 to Life, the father-son private-eye series Republic of Doyle and the return of the crew from Kids in the Hall.
Nov 24, 2009 — New York Times: BC Holds Talks on Floating BBC Worldwide - Report by Michael Taylor
Reports indicate the BBC has been holding talks about privatizing part of its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.
Nov 24, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Give community broadcasting back to the community, group proposes
The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations says returning community broadcasting back to the community is a cost-effective way to both support and increase local programming content.
Nov 24, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: The centre of things by Andrew Cohen
The president of The Historica-Dominion Institute says Canadians will not stand for "conservative tenets" such as selling off the CBC or deregulating broadcasting.
Nov 23, 2009 — National Post: Harper to loosen telecom rules? by John Ivison
Columnist says the Prime Minister's Office has released a statement that appears to signal the time for a comprehensive shake-up of media regulation may be approaching.
Nov 23, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Goldman seeks more CanWest control by Andrew Willis
Goldman Sachs wants Canwest's executives to stop taking orders from a handful of foreign funds and make building its TV networks a priority.
Nov 23, 2009 — Toronto Star: Geist: Broadcasters want more than fee for carriage by Michael Geist
Columnist says broadcasters are seeking to block U.S. signals, leave some Canadian communities without over-the-air television, and delay the transition to digital television transmission until 2013.
Nov 23, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Astral's specialty TV ambitions by Andrew Willis
Astral chief executive officer that if Canwest's specialty television arm was to "become available, it certainly is of interest to us".
Nov 23, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Cable must pay, says CEP
Canada's largest media union says Canada's broadcast regulator should force cable and satellite companies to pay for the local TV stations they use.
Nov 23, 2009 — Canadian Journalism Foundation: "Confronting Mcluhan: Why Form Matters Less than Content" by Hugh D. Segal
Canadian senator, political strategist, author, and commentator makes a speech about democracy and journalism.
Nov 22, 2009 — Toronto Star: PM lauds press freedom, won't take questions from reporters
Article notes the Prime Minister has yet to take a question from a reporter about allegations of torture of Afghans taken prisoner by Canadian soldiers and handed off to Afghan forces.
Nov 20, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Konrad von Finckenstein 'sick' and Jim Shaw 'tired' by Susan Krashinsky
CEO of Shaw Communications says it's time to move on from fight between broadcasters, cable and satellite firms.
Nov 20, 2009 — New York Times: An Unsteady Future for Broadcast by Tim Arango and Bill Carter
Article suggests that a tipping point has been reached in the remarkable decline in the fortunes of broadcast television in America.
Nov 20, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Show won't go on, but Oprah brand will by Andrew Ryan
Oprah Winfrey will end her popular talk show in September, 2011, supposedly in preparation to launch her own cable channel.
Nov 19, 2009 — Playback: Neck-and-neck with the networks by Etan Vlessing
According to BBM Canada CHCH in Hamilton as seen viewership for its supper-hour newscast become highly competitive this fall in nearby Toronto.
Nov 19, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: TV producers call for spending limits by Etan Vlessing
Canadian independent producers are calling for minimum domestic programming spending requirements to be imposed on Canadian broadcasters.
Nov 19, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: French broadcasters eye tax relief by Rebecca Leffler
France's private networks might be getting some tax relief after a ban on advertising on the country's public networks last year saw them forced to fund the gap in revenue at France Televisions.
Nov 19, 2009 — National Post: TV Fees: A job for Steve Jobs by William Watson
Columnist says the public is desperate for a technology that will do for television what iTunes and the iPod have done for music and movies: enable "content-providers" to charge viewers for what they choose to watch.
Nov 19, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Broadcasters are all facing darkest of days by Martin Cash
Columnist notes that Shaw recently paid $300 million for Mountain Cablevision in Hamilton, while Canwest sold the Hamilton television station, CHCH, for $6.
Nov 18, 2009 — Mediacaster: CBC Says Program Cuts Come Without New Funding from Carriers
CBC says the Canadian broadcasting system has become so imbalanced that the network cannot commit to maintain current programming levels without changes to the funding system and the channel line-up.
Nov 18, 2009 — Playback: Reprice the channels, says Péladeau by Norma Reveler
Quebecor Media president calls for a rebalancing of the Canadian TV system that would see some subscriber fees now earmarked for specialty channels diverted to conventional TV.
Nov 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: Pierre Karl Péladeau plaide pour la télé
Quebecor's Pierre Karl Péladeau says the business model is broken well beyond the effects of the recession for all established media.
Nov 18, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Feds eye move into battle over cable fees by Grant Robertson
Columnist says that officials with Heritage Canada are closely watching the Local TV debate to see how Canadians will be impacted before a possible election.
Nov 18, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Give viewers more choice: Péladeau by Susan Krashinsky
Quebecor president says conventional broadcasters deserve the same fees cable and satellite carriers now pay specialty channels.
Nov 18, 2009 — Toronto Star: Brace for CRTC cave-in by David Olive
Columnist asks why Canadians should be asked to subsidize conventional TV broadcasters but not newspapers and other sectors of the media industry.
Nov 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: Analysts say it's a matter of years before TV watching is done mostly online by Michael Oliveira
Analysts say within a matter of years the Internet will become a major threat to many of the companies that currently dominate the TV world.
Nov 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: CRTC blamed for empowering cable firms, putting broadcasters at death's door by Julian Beltrame
Canwest president says cable companies have gained so much power they have become a threat to Canadian broadcasting.
Nov 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC's string of reality-show success
Article says the CBC has found ratings success by poaching reality concepts from Britain and selling them to Canadian audiences.
Nov 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Fees will harm consumers: Bell TV by Grant Robertson
Bell says its satellite TV service has consistently lost money for more than a decade, and levies proposed by networks will damage its business further.
Nov 17, 2009 — Playback: Think small, says CBC by Norma Reveler
The CBC proposes an all-Canadian cable package that would cost less and would allow for dollars to flow back to the conventional TV stations.
Nov 17, 2009 — National Post: Amazon's Kindle arrives in Canada by Matt Hartley
Users of the Kindle digital book reader can buy and download from a list of more than 300,000 e-books and subscribe to more than 90 newspapers from around the world, including the National Post.
Nov 17, 2009 — Hamilton Spectator: Country radio goes quiet by Steve Arnold
The last country music radio station in Hamilton has switched formats to classic rock in search of larger audiences.
Nov 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Konrad von Finckenstein berates TV, cable executives by Grant Robertson
CRTC chief says 'I don't know why you two don't realize it's in your long-run interests to come to some solution, rather than scaring the daylights out of Canadians.'
Nov 17, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: CRTC urges TV players to craft own solution by Jamie Sturgeon
CRTC chair urges the two sides in the local TV debate to voluntarily craft a "grand bargain" to stabilize the system with as little impact on consumers as possible.
Nov 17, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Why should cable customers have to bail out big TV? by Yves Mayrand
Cogeco Cable executive says carriage fees will burden Canadian cable and satellite customers without getting anything in return.
Nov 17, 2009 — Toronto Star: CTV threatens to close local stations by Iain Marlow
CTV says it will black out signals and continue to shutter local television stations if it can't get paid by cable companies for local programming.
Nov 17, 2009 — The Tyee: Who Gets to Own a Telecom Firm in Canada? by Michael Geist
Columnist says Canada's foreign ownership laws in the telecom sector should be changed to allow for more competition in the market.
Nov 16, 2009 — The Hill Times: PM Harper's iron message control working by Tim Naumetz
Political scientist says Canada's media have "caved" to Prime Minister Harper's selective silence and message control that shrouds the entire government.
Nov 16, 2009 — PublicValues.ca: CRTC moving from individual TV licenses to group ones
The New Democrat Critic for Culture and Heritage, Charlie Angus, says the latest round of CRTC hearings will only propel further deregulation.
Nov 16, 2009 — Canadian Press: TV tax war now in CRTC's lap
FRIENDS says facts are in short supply in the ad war over Local TV.
Nov 16, 2009 — Toronto Star: Telco ownership rules from bygone era by Michael Geist
Columnist says the restrictions on foreign ownership of Canadian telecommunications companies should be updated to foster more competition.
Nov 16, 2009 — Toronto Star: CBC re-broadcasts Battle of the Blades finale
Rogers technical problem causes CBC to rebroadcast Battle of the Blades finale in the Greater Toronto Area.
Nov 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Time for a bigger TV picture by James Bradshaw
Columnist says Canada needs a bold, broad new framework for an era of on-demand programs, Internet downloading and sparse advertising dollars.
Nov 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Dear Canada: Your opinion on the CBC is 'pathetic' by John Doyle
Columnists says what disturbs people most about the new format of The National is the emphasis on the shallow and the inconsequential.
Nov 16, 2009 — Toronto Star: Tune in for the broadcasters vs. cable-satellite fight by Iain Marlow
Columnist says hearings before broadcast regulator on the value of "Local TV" could alter the Canadian media landscape dramatically.
Nov 15, 2009 — Canadian Press: Ad war over TV taxes moves on to decisive phase at CRTC by Julian Beltrame
Representatives of Canada's television industry are set to go before a CRTC over the issue of whether cable companies should pay for the right to carry conventional television.
Nov 14, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The battle over local TV by Grant Robertson, Nathan VanderKlippe and Susan Krashinsky
Article looks at the front-lines of the "Local TV" debate in Hamilton, ON and Red Deer, AB.
Nov 14, 2009 — Toronto Star: Rogers eyes spectrum buy by Iain Marlow
The head of Rogers Communications says that regulation will not create innovation.
Nov 13, 2009 — TVO The Agenda: Video: A Pox on Both Their Houses: Cable and TV
Roundtable discussion on the issue of fee-for-carriage, featuring broadcast industry observers including FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison.
Nov 13, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC-TV shuffles management with eye to boosting foreign co-productions
Arts and entertainment head Fred Fuchs is being renamed general manager of production enterprises, while creative drama head Sally Catto will take over Fuchs's old position.
Nov 13, 2009 — Toronto Star: A modest proposal to cool the TV war by Douglas Barrett and Stephen Stohn
Industry observers say that "nonsimultaneous substitution" - removing the restriction that U.S. shows have to aired be at same time and date - would give broadcasters increased flexibility and revenue.
Nov 13, 2009 — Playback: Fuchs, Catto promoted at CBC by Marise Strauss
CBC has promoted Fred Fuchs, putting him in charge of boosting the financing and overseas appeal of its shows.
Nov 13, 2009 — Playback: TSX takes Canwest down a peg by Etan Vlessing
Shares in Canwest are now to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange after its stock was delisted from Canada's top financial exchange.
Nov 12, 2009 — National Post: CBC's The Current paints a bulls-eye on its forehead by Don Martin
Federal environment minister Jim Prentice turns down invitation to appear on CBC Radio's The Current with guest host David Suzuki.
Nov 12, 2009 — Variety: Canadians to cooperate by Brendan Kelly
Telefilm Canada and CBC have announced a deal to co-finance domestic films that will premier in cinemas and then play very soon afterward on the CBC's primetime Sunday-night movie slot.
Nov 11, 2009 — Cartt.ca: CFTPA backs ownership regs, urges Industry Minister to be "vigilant"
The Canadian Film and Television Production Association is urging Industry Minister Tony Clement to be "vigilant" and "not submit to the current pressures being exerted" in his review of Globalive Wireless.
Nov 11, 2009 — CBC News: Canadian films continue to lose market share
A new report by Telefilm Canada reveals that Canadian movies took only 2.9 per cent of box office receipts last year with movies out of Hollywood continuing to dominate the market.
Nov 11, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Sky-Italia complains against TV monitoring co by Eric J. Lyman
Italian satellite broadcaster Sky-Italia has filed a complaint, charging that rival Mediaset has been pressuring a TV monitoring company to "misrepresent" Sky-Italia's market share.
Nov 11, 2009 — News Article: Murdoch bets on survival without Google by Grant Robertson
News Corp. chief believes revenue lost from pulling out of search engine can be recouped through subscriptions.
Nov 10, 2009 — Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada: Re: Timely disclosure of basic cable data
CEP's Vice-President of Media says the CRTC's collection, but not timely public disclosure, of basic cable rate data unfairly deprives Canadians of making informed submissions to a November hearing.
Nov 10, 2009 — ACTRA: Canadian ownership and control requirements by Stephen Waddell
The National Executive Director of Canada's actors union asks the Minister of Industry to uphold the current Canadian ownership and control requirements in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors.
Nov 9, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Seven-year licence approved for Victoria's CHEK TV by Darron Kloster
CHEK news director says the locally owned TV station is already exceeding the amount of local content required under a new seven-year licence.
Nov 9, 2009 — Globe & Mail: How Spotify might save the music industry by Karen Pinchin
Columnist says the future of the music industry may be found in "cloud" storage, where the entire history of recorded music is streamed to subscribers' devices.
Nov 9, 2009 — Globe & Mail: As not seen on TV by Marsha Lederman
Riese, a new Canadian fantasy series, is only available online.
Nov 8, 2009 — New York Times: News Erupts, and So Does a Web Debut by David Carr
Columnist profiles a new web-based news organization that was conceived and devised to exclusively cover the politics and policy of Texas state government.
Nov 8, 2009 — New York Times: Intense Review Is Expected for NBC Deal by Brian Stelter
The Center for Digital Democracy has already called the potential union of Comcast and NBC Universal "the equivalent of Godzilla swallowing Rockefeller Center."
Nov 7, 2009 — Treasury Board of Canada: Supplementary Estimates (B), 2009-10
Treasury Board of Canada releases Supplementary Estimates, including $60 million for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Nov 7, 2009 — Truthout: Low-Power Radio and What the Media Won't Tell You About the Media by Amber Sands
U.S. media activists and community groups are demanding access to the airwaves to combat the deregulation that concentrated media ownership into fewer hands.
Nov 6, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Oprah moving to her OWN network? by Alex Strachan
Columnist says Oprah Winfrey may pull up stakes with CBS and move her daytime TV-talk show to the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Nov 5, 2009 — National Post: The Liberal vision: A cultured Canada by Pablo Rodriguez
Liberal party's Heritage Critic says "Michael Ignatieff is the exact opposite of Stephen Harper when it comes to culture".
Nov 5, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Torstar downgraded to 'underperform' by Scotia Capital by David Parkinson
Analyst downgrades Torstar's stock because of financial trouble in its newspaper publishing business.
Nov 5, 2009 — Nanos Research: Nanos ends partnership with CPAC
Nanos Research says the company has elected to end its partnership with the Cable Public Affairs Channel over a disagreement regarding work for other organizations.
Nov 5, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Unprecedented Support for Local TV by Canadian Consumers
Nov 4, 2009 — National Post: Ottawa must fix wireless mess by Terence Corcoran
Nov 4, 2009 — New York Times: Satellite Radio for the iPhone and iPod Touch by Stephen Williams
Nov 4, 2009 — National Post: The Lib-CBC Mutual Admiration Society by Lorne Gunter
Nov 4, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Toronto Star plans staff shakeup by Susan Krashinsky
Nov 4, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Hedge fund buys CanWest bonds by Andrew Willis
Nov 3, 2009 — Canadian Press: Bell to launch high-speed network Wednesday, a day ahead of Telus by Luann Lasalle
Nov 3, 2009 — CBC News: Consumers weigh in with CRTC on TV fees
Nov 3, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC: Cable, satellite carriers should be forced to offer packages of essential Canadian TV channels
Nov 2, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Goldman acts to shield TV assets from Canwest filing by Jamie Sturgeon
Nov 2, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canada's Bell TV is 'Mad' about AMC by Etan Vlessing
Nov 2, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Greg Dyke: 'Ditch BBC license fee' by Mimi Turner
Nov 2, 2009 — Toronto Star: Uphold CRTC ruling
Oct 31, 2009 — Canadian Business: The fall of an empire by Peter C. Newman
Oct 31, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Duelling TV ads: It's all about the rich staying rich by Brad Oswald
Oct 31, 2009 — Toronto Star: Globalive ruling reviewed by Iain Marlow
Oct 31, 2009 — National Post: The rumours of our demise...
Oct 31, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC Mother Corp. gussies up her all-news baby by Guy Dixon and James Bradshaw
Oct 30, 2009 — Inside the CBC: CBC's Second Quarter Update
Oct 30, 2009 — Calgary Herald: National Post transferred to Canwest's publishing arm
Oct 30, 2009 — Liberal Party of Canada: Investing in culture to build a creative society by Pablo Rodriguez, MP
Oct 30, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Behind the headlines in the television war: Is truth the first casualty? by Michael Janigan
Oct 30, 2009 — CBC News: Cable rivals drop gloves
Oct 30, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: CBC: From outstanding to just ... standing by Andy Clarke
Oct 29, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC's new news is scaaary by Rick Salutin
Oct 29, 2009 — Canadian Press: CRTC commissioner says regulator won't return to set-fee debate with broadcasters
Oct 29, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: CBC and Mansbridge still standing, but for how long? by Morley Walker
Oct 29, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Broadcasters have right to carriage fees by Don Cayo
Oct 29, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canadians Support Local TV Matters Campaign
Oct 29, 2009 — Canada Newswire: At the end of the line: From the CRTC to Heritage Canada, Canada's communications regulations need an overhaul
Oct 28, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Viewer response to the CBC's revamped national news: mixed at best by John Doyle
Oct 28, 2009 — New York Times: German Broadcaster Considers Pay-TV Features by Eric Pfanner
Oct 28, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The day Leonard Asper lost the Street by Grant Robertson
Oct 28, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Save local TV
Oct 28, 2009 — National Post: Canwest publishing OKs Post transfer
Oct 28, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Absolutely no TV for kids under 2, pediatricians advise by Sarah Schmidt
Oct 28, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Ignatieff vows to double funding for arts council by Irwin Block
Oct 28, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Astral won't ride to Global's rescue by Grant Robertson
Oct 28, 2009 — Toronto Star: CEP seeks help with Canwest legal bills
Oct 27, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The new look of CBC News by John Doyle
Oct 27, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Rogers buys into Eisner's new vision by Grant Robertson and Susan Krashinsky
Oct 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: CBC's revamped The National glitzy but a little contrived by Greg Quill
Oct 26, 2009 — Canadian Press: To tame them or blame them: Obama provides access but admonishes media as relationship evolves by Ben Feller
Oct 26, 2009 — Toronto Star: Canwest creditors: TV giants and taxi firms
Oct 24, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Why would, or should, PM watch himself on Canadian TV? by Morley Walker
Oct 23, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Shaw Communications earnings dip by Etan Vlessing
Oct 22, 2009 — Toronto Star: CBC revamps news flagships by Greg Quill
Oct 22, 2009 — Toronto Star: CRTC allows telecoms to 'throttle' web traffic by Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew
Oct 21, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: NFB launches iPhone application by Etan Vlessing
Oct 21, 2009 — Canadian Press: Move over CNN, BNN; CBC Newsworld rebrands all-news channel as CBC NN by Cassandra Szklarski
Oct 21, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Media-hungry Canadians seek access to geoblocked Hulu, Spotify by Ted Kritsonis
Oct 20, 2009 — New York Times: Decree Limiting Broadcasting Lifted in Honduras
Oct 20, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canada's Superstation joins Local TV Matters Campaign
Oct 20, 2009 — Canada Newswire: The Score HD Launches on Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct
Oct 20, 2009 — Canada Newswire: News Corporation's STAR Launches 7-Channels on Rogers' Canadian Platform
Oct 20, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canadian news media less free: watchdog by Steve Rennie
Oct 19, 2009 — Canadian Press: Beringer Capital plans media plays, denies Canwest is one of them by David Friend
Oct 19, 2009 — Canada Newswire: V Joins the Local TV Matters Campaign
Oct 18, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Media can drive kids to violence: U.S. study by Laura Stone
Oct 17, 2009 — Toronto Star: For television stations, it's hip to be on the square Image by Christopher Hume
Oct 17, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest noteholders extend deadline for possible transfer of National Post to LP
Oct 16, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Sure, 'local TV matters,' but so does Canadian programming by Robb Wells
Oct 16, 2009 — New York Times: TV Stations Start Broadcasting to Mobile Gadgets by Saul Hansell
Oct 16, 2009 — Canada Newswire: TV Alliance demands fair treatment for consumers
Oct 16, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canwest Launches DIY Network Canada - It's Hammer Time!
Oct 16, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest could fetch more than $1 billion for newspapers, say industry observers by David Friend
Oct 15, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Ted Turner wants to run CNN again by Paul Bond
Oct 15, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: YouTube to screen Channel 4 shows by Mimi Turner
Oct 15, 2009 — Toronto Stock Exchange: TSX Delisting Review - CanWest Global Communications Corp.
Oct 15, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest wants restructuring plan by end of January, faces resistance by David Friend
Oct 14, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Revenue model for conventional broadcasters broken: CBC boss by Geoff Kirbyson
Oct 13, 2009 — CBC Radio: Wildrose: Hubert Lacroix discusses the future of the CBC
Oct 11, 2009 — Bell Canada: More TV taxes
Oct 9, 2009 — Toronto Star: Local TV takes on cable giants
Oct 9, 2009 — Ottawa Sun: Networks air fee fight frustrations by Althia Raj
Oct 9, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Memo to Broadcasters: You need a number, and a concept, to fight with by Greg O'Brien
Oct 9, 2009 — AlterNet: Michael Moore Was Right: Progressives Don't Watch Enough TV by Vanessa Richmond
Oct 8, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Facts a moving target in Local TV Matters press conference
Oct 8, 2009 — ACTRA: Our Canadian TV Matters
Oct 8, 2009 — Georgia Straight: Professor says Canwest Global's assets will be sold by Carlito Pablo
Oct 8, 2009 — CBC News: Canwest employees fear for severance
Oct 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Canadians like their Dr. House. Pastor Mansbridge, not so much by John Doyle
Oct 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The Aspers have a bad heir day by Margaret Wente
Oct 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Broadcasters settle licence fee fight by James Bradshaw
Oct 8, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Everyone chasing a shrinking audience by Nicholas Hirst
Oct 8, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Canwest's legacy large by Martin Cash
Oct 7, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest assures viewers, TV partners of regularly scheduled programming by Cassandra Szklarski
Oct 7, 2009 — Canadian Press: Majority would back newspaper bail-out: poll by Bruce Cheadle
Oct 7, 2009 — Inside the CBC: Radio 3 Launches a New Site
Oct 7, 2009 — Canadian Press: CRTC likely to have final say on Canwest bankruptcy restructuring by Julian Beltrame
Oct 7, 2009 — Toronto Star: Canwest choked by convergence Kool-Aid by David Olive
Oct 7, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The Asper dream ends, the selloff begins by Grant Robertson and Andrew Willis
Oct 7, 2009 — CIUT Take 5: The debate over 'fee-for-carriage' heats up
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, discusses the need for "fee-for-carriage" to preserve local television and the misinformation being presented by Canada's cable monopolies.
Oct 6, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Blades: dumb as a plank, but popular by John Doyle
Oct 6, 2009 — CBC News: Bell will sell iPhones next month
Oct 6, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest to seek court protection by Tavia Grant
Oct 6, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Would-be CKX buyer decries BDUs' "total control of the system" while pursuing network dream by Greg O'Brien
Oct 6, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canwest Global seeks creditor protection by Etan Vlessing
Oct 6, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Leonard Asper's memo to staff
Oct 6, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canwest employees deserve better
Oct 5, 2009 — CBC News: No more job cuts at CBC, president says
Oct 5, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian TV tax debate hits the airwaves by By Etan Vlessing
Oct 5, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Notes for a speech by Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, to the Canadian Club of Montreal
Oct 2, 2009 — Toronto Star: Globalive changes aim to please CRTC by Chris Sorensen
Oct 1, 2009 — National Post: CBC and National Post announce content sharing agreement
Sep 30, 2009 — New York Times: Rate of Decline in Global Ad Spending Slows, Report Shows by Eric Pfanner
Sep 30, 2009 — Bill Brioux's TV Feeds My Family: Mercer Bungee Jumps to Record High
Sep 30, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: U.K. Internet ad spend overtakes TV by Mimi Turner
Sep 29, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: 'Flashpoint' scores for CTV by Etan Vlessing
Sep 29, 2009 — Saskatoon StarPhoenix: Bridging the media gap by Karen Mazurkewich
Sep 28, 2009 — CBC News: Radio-Canada says bye bye to Bye Bye
Sep 28, 2009 — Globe & Mail: In defence of foreign telecom players by Derek DeCloet
Sep 28, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Another CHEK TV backer emerges by Carla Wilson
Sep 28, 2009 — Canadian Media Guild: Is the government review of CBC's budget a state secret? by Karen Wirsig
Sep 25, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC, federal ombudsman clash in court over secret records by Dean Beeby
Sep 24, 2009 — Canada Newswire: CHEK News joins Local TV Matters campaign
Sep 24, 2009 — Toronto Star: CanWest to unload stake in Aussie TV
Sep 24, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Canwest shares soar on Ten Network sale By Jamie Sturgeon
Sep 24, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Jeremy Hunt warns on BBC governance by Mimi Turner
Sep 23, 2009 — Toronto Star: No money left for digital transition: CBC president by Jennifer Ditchburn
Sep 22, 2009 — Inside the CBC: Kevin O'Leary to Bring a Right-Wing View to the CBC
Sep 22, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Rogers dumps access fee by Jamie Sturgeon
Sep 20, 2009 — Canadian Press: Wireless player Globalive faces CRTC hearing on Canadian ownership and control by Luann Lasalle
Sep 19, 2009 — National Post: Tories dominate broadcast debate by Jamie Sturgeon
Sep 19, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Rogers scolded over pay-TV marketing by Omar el Akkad
Sep 18, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Top court confirms rebates for overcharged Telus, Bell customers by Janice Tibbetts
Sep 18, 2009 — Canada Newswire: New TV Alliance Promotes Viewers' Interests in Canadian TV Debate
Sep 18, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Ottawa moves to block networks' fees by Grant Robertson
Sep 17, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian b'casters rebalance in tough times by Etan Vlessing
Sep 17, 2009 — New York Times: Broadcasters Need More Cuts - Execs b by Kate Holton
Sep 17, 2009 — Inside the CBC: Kirstine Stewart's Vision for CBC TV
Sep 16, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Cue the National Broadcast Orchestra by David Gordon Duke
Sep 16, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CTV rejigs finances to avoid default
Sep 16, 2009 — CBC News: Ron James, Blades anchor CBC fall season
Sep 15, 2009 — Cartt.ca: BDU-broadcaster battle renewed; BDUs want commissioners recused by Greg O'Brien
Sep 15, 2009 — Canadian Press: Rogers launches faster network for mobile Internet for laptop, netbook users by Luann Lasalle
Sep 14, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canada's Television Broadcasters Unite to Stand Up for Viewers and to Protect Local Television
Sep 14, 2009 — Gabriola Radio Society: Don't let Gabriola drown in the Ocean - OPPOSE the Rogers expansion
Sep 14, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Networks, cable firms gird for battle by Grant Robertson
Sep 14, 2009 — Toronto Star: Carriage fee fight is on the air by Rita Trichur
Sep 11, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Probe new rivals' ownership, Rogers urges by Simon Avery
Sep 10, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Canwest signs forbearance agreement with lenders, agrees to pay interest
Sep 9, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC bosses bring fight into public domain by Mimi Turner
Sep 7, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canada's CHEK-TV saved from closure by Etan Vlessing
Sep 6, 2009 — New York Times: European Broadcasters Argue About Public Aid by Eric Pfanner
Sep 5, 2009 — New York Times: Competition in Cable TV
Sep 5, 2009 — National Post: National Post editorial board: A proud day for the CBC
Sep 4, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest outsourcing advertising production work in Calgary and Regina overseas
Sep 4, 2009 — Toronto Star: TD banking on CBC by Rita Trichur
Sep 4, 2009 — National Post: Quebec's media landscape in its grasp by Giuseppe Valiante
Sep 3, 2009 — MediaPost: FCC Asked To Examine 'TV Everywhere'
Sep 3, 2009 — Cartt.ca: New satellite company calls for billion-dollar digital TV coupon program by Greg O'Brien
Sep 2, 2009 — CBC News: CBC Newsworld suffers afternoon outage
Sep 2, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CRTC removes restrictions on U.S. promos by Etan Vlessing
Sep 2, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CTV-Rogers deal for Canadian VOD market by Etan Vlessing
Sep 2, 2009 — Briarpatch Magazine: Corporate crisis, community opportunity: Rebuilding local media for the 21st century by Jacqueline Cusack McDonald and Steve Anderson
Sep 2, 2009 — CKRM 620 AM Regina: Canada's TV industry
In a radio interview with host Roger Currie, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, discusses recent changes in Canada's TV industry.
Sep 2, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Pay more, get more ads with changes to television by Sarah Schmidt
Sep 1, 2009 — New York Times: The Outlook Is Murky for Media Advertising by Eric Pfanner
Sep 1, 2009 — Toronto Star: Kill-Obama TV satire lands CBC in hot water
Aug 31, 2009 — Globe & Mail: A week of reckoning for Canadian TV by Grant Robertson
Aug 31, 2009 — Toronto Star: TSN, at 25, faces challenges by Chris Zelkovich
Aug 29, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: What will Doer's exit mean for arts? by Morley Walker
Aug 28, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian E! stations will be rebranded by Etan Vlessing
Aug 28, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest talks bogged down by revival of Australian TV fortunes by Grant Robertson
Aug 27, 2009 — Statistics Canada: Private radio broadcasting
Aug 27, 2009 — The Coast: CBC dumbs down news by Bruce Wark
Aug 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: O'Leary tails Lang to CBC to set her right
Aug 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Foreign viewers love Canadian TV by Guy Dixon
Aug 25, 2009 — Mediacaster Magazine: Moses Issues First Call for Last Taboo
Aug 24, 2009 — Inside the CBC: New Audience Measurement Tools May Affect Ratings
Aug 21, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CBC won't be left out in cold during Olympics by Etan Vlessing
Aug 20, 2009 — The Canadian Journalism Project: This hour has 90 minutes by Regan Ray
Aug 19, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Upstart targets big boys of satellite TV by Grant Robertson and Karim Bardeesy
Aug 19, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Made-in-Manitoba TV? by Bruce Owen
Aug 17, 2009 — Broadcaster Magazine: CRTC Approves New Internet Rates
Aug 17, 2009 — Niagara Gazette: Internet radio-TV network begins broadcasting by Rick Pfeiffer
Aug 15, 2009 — Toronto Star: Be vigilant about cable and satellite by Bill Roberts
Aug 15, 2009 — Inside the CBC: CBC Ad Revenues Beat Expectations
Aug 14, 2009 — Inside the CBC: CBC Introduces its iPhone Application
Aug 13, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Bell ends action against CRTC by Grant Robertson
Aug 13, 2009 — Canadian Press: Employees at CHEK-TV raise money to buy Victoria station from CanWest by James Keller
Aug 12, 2009 — Toronto Star: Mad Men to bypass cable rules by Greg Quill
Aug 12, 2009 — Toronto Star: Re-regulate cable TV, satellite firm billing, CTV to tell watchdog by Rita Trichur
Aug 11, 2009 — Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne: La FCFA se joint à la mobilisation en appui à un financement adéquat pour Radio-Canada
Aug 11, 2009 — CTV: The time has come to regulate the billing practices of cable and satellite companies
Aug 11, 2009 — Toronto Star: Viewers' satellite, cable cost going up by Rita Trichur
Aug 11, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Broadcaster ownership rules may help Canwest by Martin Cash
Aug 10, 2009 — National Post: Canadian content invades new TV season by Alex Strachan
Aug 10, 2009 — ACTRA: Copyright Consultations 2009
Aug 9, 2009 — Ottawa Sun: Arts activists regroup by Althia Raj
Aug 8, 2009 — Calgary Herald: CRTC extends date for input on TV rules
Aug 7, 2009 — Canadian Press: Quebecor and CanWest to share newspaper delivery in Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary by Ross Marowits
Aug 7, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest taps top guns to marshal turnaround by Grant Robertson and Andrew Willis
Aug 7, 2009 — CBC News: TV faces a hard economic reality
Aug 6, 2009 — Playback: Talks begin on new fund by Norma Reveler
Aug 6, 2009 — Toronto Star: Copyright reform vital to artists by Ferne Downey
Aug 6, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Copyright consultation closed to public
Aug 6, 2009 — Canadian Press: Internet, wireless services responsible for most of the telecom industry's growth: CRTC
Aug 5, 2009 — Canwest News Service: CBC denies planning to change The National's time slot
Aug 5, 2009 — Toronto Star: CBC denies The National is moving by Greg Quill
Aug 4, 2009 — Toronto Star: CanWest to sell shares in Australian unit
Aug 3, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Canwest subsidiary to miss interest payment
Aug 3, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: City doesn't get it about culture, economic development by Loretto Beninger
Aug 3, 2009 — New York Times: PBS Chief Welcomes Public TV Funding Under Obama
Aug 1, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Canwest wins new extension
Aug 1, 2009 — Toronto Star: Can Newsworld tune in? by Oakland Ross
Aug 1, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: CHCH-TV workers OK deal to sell station
Aug 1, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Wafergate comes back to bite Irving newspaper by Stephen Maher
Jul 31, 2009 — CBC News: Moore restructuring Canada Music Fund
Jul 31, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: CBC adds drama reruns, expands local news
Jul 30, 2009 — Medium Close Up: Burying the Local News
Jul 30, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Torstar registers loss on CTVglobemedia charge
Jul 30, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: CBC a good investment for Canadians by Chris Ball
Jul 30, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC buys U.S. drama series for late-afternoon slot
Jul 30, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Torstar shelves CEO hunt by Grant Robertson
Jul 29, 2009 — Canadian Media Guild: 84% say it's unfair to lose free TV signals in smaller cities
Jul 28, 2009 — CBC News: Amanda Lang to host CBC business show
Jul 28, 2009 — Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada: 2008 Canadian Online Advertising Revenue Grows To $1.6 Billion And Surpasses Radio
Jul 25, 2009 — The Chronicle Herald : CBC review may surprise By Terry Pearson
Jul 24, 2009 — TVNewsCheck: Memo To The FCC's New Chairman by Harry A. Jessell
Jul 22, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: TV 2.0 lets you take control By Gillian Shaw
Jul 21, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CRTC to broadcasters, phone firms: improve accessibility
Jul 20, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC-TV cancels The Lens doc series By Gayle MacDonald
Jul 20, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CTV to sell Brandon outlet to Bluepoint for $1
Jul 17, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest creditors give media company another two weeks; new deadline is July 31
Jul 16, 2009 — Canadian Press: Shaw Communications acquires Hamilton's Mountain Cable, terms not disclosed
Jul 15, 2009 — Canadian Press: Corus facing 'worst case scenario' in radio business, posts $145M quarterly loss By David Friend
Jul 15, 2009 — Canadian Media Guild: Update on job cuts and CBC's financial uncertainty
Jul 13, 2009 — Toronto Star: Free, over-the-air TV fades to black By Michael Geist
Jul 10, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest's loss widens to $100-million
Jul 10, 2009 — Canadian Press: Will sale of local Canadian TV station usher in new business model for industry? By Bill Brioux
Jul 10, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest's loss widens to $100-million
Jul 9, 2009 — Playback: New low for Canwest By Etan Vlessing
Jul 9, 2009 — Statistics Canada: Television broadcasting
Jul 8, 2009 — Mediacaster: Windsor A Channel Gets Reprieve from CTV
Jul 8, 2009 — Mediacaster: CRTC Rejects Rogers Bid to Reduce CanCon
Jul 8, 2009 — The Chronicle Herald: It’s time for a public review of the CBC By John Lamb
Jul 8, 2009 — Financial Post: Filmmakers speak out against management of web traffic By Matt Hartley
Jul 7, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Cable firms should pay for content, CRTC says By Jamie Sturgeon
Jul 7, 2009 — Mediacaster: Shaw Opposes New CRTC Taxes on Canadians
Jul 6, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Globe union ratifies contract By John McCrank
Jul 6, 2009 — Canadian Press: Conventional TV broadcasters praise CRTC move to charge for carriage By Kristine Owram
Jul 5, 2009 — Financial Post: Conventional TV stations fight for their lives By Jamie Sturgeon
Jul 2, 2009 — Toronto Star: Al Jazeera gaining favour in Canada By Joanna Smith
Jul 1, 2009 — Toronto Star: Four things we should be proud of By Antonia Zerbisias
Jul 1, 2009 — Canadian Press: Shaw cancels purchase of 3 CTV stations
Jun 30, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Al-Jazeera decision coming this summer
Jun 30, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC real estate eyed for sale in bid to scale back costs: Lacroix By Cassandra Szklarski
Jun 30, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC eyes $125M real estate sell-off By Cassandra Szlarski
Jun 30, 2009 — Channel Canada: CBC Cancon light
Jun 30, 2009 — Cartt.ca: With LPIF decision, TV review PN coming on Monday, CBC offers up its own distribution order
Jun 30, 2009 — Broadcaster: CBC Canadian Content 'Light'
Jun 27, 2009 — Canadian Press: Broadcasters wait anxiously for CRTC decisions key to future of conventional TV By Tamsyn Burgmann
Jun 26, 2009 — Financial Post: Globe and Mail union negotiators reject offer By Jamie Sturgeon
Jun 25, 2009 — Business Week: Digital TV: Where Are All Those Eyeballs? By Tom Lowry
Jun 25, 2009 — National Post: Raphael Alexander: A Conservative minister who defends the CBC. And seems to mean it
Jun 24, 2009 — Government of Canada: Chronology of Canadian Feature Film
Jun 24, 2009 — Government of Canada: Canadian Film Policy: History of Federal Initiatives
Jun 24, 2009 — Toronto Star: It's decision time for local television
Jun 24, 2009 — Globe & Mail: From the Web to your TV set By Grant Robertson
Jun 23, 2009 — The Hollywood Reporter: Mitterand to be French culture minister By Rebecca Leffler
Jun 23, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Setanta files for bankruptcy protection By Jane Wardell
Jun 23, 2009 — Playback: Ten licences for ATN
Jun 22, 2009 — The Hollywood Reporter: Molson, Bell buy Canadiens hockey team By Etan Vlessing
Jun 22, 2009 — Cartt.ca: TV advertising delivers, survey finds
Jun 20, 2009 — Canwest News Service: Committee seeks to raise local-programming levy
Jun 20, 2009 — Media Caster: Liberals Take Stand on 'Net Neutrality
Jun 19, 2009 — The Media Manager: An ode to Don Newman By Kirk LaPointe
Jun 19, 2009 — News Article: House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: Issues and Challenges Related to Local Television
Jun 19, 2009 — Reel Business Information: BBC braces for funding cuts By Steve Clarke
Jun 19, 2009 — Cartt.ca: No fee for carriage decision in Heritage committee's TV report By Lesley Hunter
Jun 18, 2009 — Cartt.ca: National radio sales down 13.9%
Jun 17, 2009 — Canadian Press: More broadcast plans for 2010 Paralympic Games unveiled by consortium By Stephanie Levitz
Jun 17, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Going around the system, but "legally"? And for $11.95 a month? By Greg O’Brien
Jun 16, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Voices of English Quebec join the fight to defend CBC/Radio-Canada by The Quebec Community Groups Network
Jun 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: How does U.S. democracy survive without its newspapers? By John Ibbitson
Jun 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Major changes ahead at CBC News by Guy Dixon
Jun 16, 2009 — Toronto Star: Montreal's La Presse drops Sunday edition
Jun 15, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Canada Media Fund assembles new board by James Bradshaw
Jun 15, 2009 — Canadian Film and Television Production Association: The Case of Kids Programming
Jun 15, 2009 — Canadian Press: Deciding game of Stanley Cup draws more than 3.5 million viewers to CBC
Jun 15, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Znaimer vehicle to buy VisionTV for $25-million
Jun 15, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC could lose $163 mil of license fee by Mimi Turner
Jun 15, 2009 — National Post: Cash-strapped U.S. TV networks looking north for dramas By Eric Volmers
Jun 15, 2009 — CRTC: Community Television Policies and Practices Around the World
Report says both access and local origination principles have suffered in Canadian community television since 1997, when the sector was partially deregulated.
Jun 14, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: U.S. networks look north by Eric Volmers
Jun 14, 2009 — New York Times: Berlusconi Spars With Murdoch Over Pay TV by Eric Pfanner
Jun 13, 2009 — New York Times: At Midnight, Analog Age of Television Ends by Brian Stelter
Jun 13, 2009 — Toronto Star: Connecting Canada to the digital world by Michael Geist
Jun 12, 2009 — Toronto Star: Canwest seeks wage cuts
Jun 12, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian radio was up before recession by Etan Vlessing
Jun 12, 2009 — CBC News: Rethinking the CBC by Jeremy Kinsman
Jun 11, 2009 — Inside the CBC: Current TV Approved by CRTC
Jun 11, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Murphy new CBC anchor
Jun 11, 2009 — Shaw Communications: TV Should Be Enjoyable, Not Taxable
Jun 11, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Quebecor bids for Montreal Canadiens by Etan Vlessing
Jun 10, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Controversial former CBC chair among those named to Cda Media Fund board by Cassandra Szklarski
Jun 10, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC stars face substantial pay cuts by Mimi Turner
Jun 10, 2009 — MediaPost: Digital Transition Will Remake TV Experience For Diverse Group Of Viewers by David Tice
Jun 10, 2009 — Toronto Star: Atkinson fellow to study Canadian media by Nicole Baute
Jun 9, 2009 — Globe & Mail: 'Digital nation' key to economic recovery, academics say by Elizabeth Church
Jun 8, 2009 — Toronto Star: Time to slay Canadian file-sharing myths by Michael Geist
Jun 7, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: CRTC caught in middle of cable spat by Terry Field
Jun 5, 2009 — Cartt.ca: COMMENT: Commissioner Denton rightly bangs free speech drum in call for feds to act on the Act by Greg O'Brien
Jun 5, 2009 — Nanos Research: TV still number one, most trusted, news source; newspapers second, Internet last
Jun 5, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: New lenders put Canwest on a short rope by Martin Cash
Jun 5, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Selling off crown assets makes sense in tough times
Jun 4, 2009 — National Post: Deregulate traditional media by Françoise Bertrand
Jun 4, 2009 — National Post: CRTC leaves the Internet be — for now by Jamie Sturgeon
Jun 4, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canadian TV creators to focus on breaking into US market at Banff fest by Cassandra Szklarski
Jun 4, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Copps to lead CAB? by Greg O'Brien
Jun 4, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest takes E! out of the picture by Gayle MacDonald
Jun 4, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: CBC refuses to air Tories' anti-Ignatieff ads by Glen McGregor
Jun 3, 2009 — National Post: Don't throttle the net by Marcel Boyer
Jun 3, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian kids TV faces finance challenge by Etan Vlessing
Jun 3, 2009 — House of Commons: Conservatives answer questions about selling Crown assests and funding for arts and culture
Jun 3, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Bureaucrats told to trim budgets 5% by Brian Laghi
Jun 2, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: No 'fire sale' of Crown assets: Flaherty by Andrew Mayeda
Jun 2, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Access yes, info no by Christina Spencer
Jun 2, 2009 — House of Commons: Finance Ministers answers questions about privatizing the CBC
Jun 2, 2009 — Robert Farnon Society: BBC Radio: Time for a Radical Rethink by David Ades
Jun 2, 2009 — Toronto Star: Al Jazeera hopes to be here by the fall by Bruce DeMara
Jun 2, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Mansbridge does it old school by Josh Wingrove
Jun 2, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Ottawa considering asset sales, from VIA Rail to Royal Canadian Mint by Steven Chase
Jun 1, 2009 — National Post: Out The Door, But Then Down The Aisle by Shinan Govani
Jun 1, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Canwest debt-ridden, calm by Geoff Kirbyson
Jun 1, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Rogers spends to get with the programs by Grant Robertson
Jun 1, 2009 — Canada Newswire: CTV and 'A' Thank Viewers for their Overwhelming Support to Help Save Local Television
Jun 1, 2009 — Media in Canada: Poll on Harper's "hidden agenda" by Amy Haggar
May 31, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Bernard Derome's appeal has not gone unheard - A group of private citizens is formed to defend Radio-Canada from the menace posed by the Conservative Party of Canada.
May 30, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Defender of Canadian TV by Vito Pilieci
May 30, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Canwest opts to defer payment
May 30, 2009 — CBC Radio - The House: The debate over 'fee-for-carriage' in the Canadian broadcasting industry
In a radio interview with host Kathleen Petty, FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison, discusses the challenges facing Canadian TV broadcasters and the debate over 'fee-for-carriage'.
May 29, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: It's CTV, not local news, that is facing threat by Bob Cox
May 29, 2009 — Canadian Press: Majors now selling TV programs on iTunes Canada
May 28, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CBC AM holds and gains radio listeners by Marke Andrews
May 28, 2009 — The Windsor Star : Job cuts continue to decimate local CBC stations by Ted Shaw
May 27, 2009 — Golden Lake Institute/HarperIndex.ca: CBC cuts tied to Conservative ideology - poll by Ish Theilheimer
May 27, 2009 — Canadian Broadcast Standards Council: Airing of Stéphane Dion Interview False Starts Violated Broadcast Codes
May 27, 2009 — CIUT Take 5: Public Support for the CBC
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, discusses a major new Pollara study of Canadians' attitudes about and expectations for the CBC.
May 27, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Former CRTC head Charles Dalfen dies
May 27, 2009 — Variety: Rogers busy at L.A. Screenings
May 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Upstart TSN outscores, outclasses HNIC by Roy MacGregor
May 26, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canada's broadcasters, regulators need to compromise to save industry: observers by David Friend
May 26, 2009 — Canadian Press: Broadcast regulator pushes back at private TV networks
May 25, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Heritage Committee: Von Finckenstein wants to let broadcasters and distributors negotiate a fee by Norma Reveler
May 24, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian TV buyers wrap up by Etan Vlessing
May 24, 2009 — Canadian Press: TV Antennas making a comeback in Canada by Jennifer Ditchburn
May 24, 2009 — Canadian Press: Cable companies, CTV spar over money for local TV in advance of national campaign by Cassandra Szklarski
May 23, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The CRTC's dial is stuck on failure by Roger Martin
May 23, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Huge crowd turns out to support local TV by Kate Jaimet
May 22, 2009 — Shaw Communications: Campaign: Don't Tax My TV!
May 22, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Converting to digital too costly: broadcasters by Jennifer Ditchburn
May 22, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: CBC's English-language service to lay off 180 employees next week
May 22, 2009 — Calgary Herald: TV operators file formal complaint against CTV by Jamie Sturgeon
May 22, 2009 — Canada Newswire: CTV Responds to Rogers Complaint to CRTC
May 22, 2009 — Radio-Canada: Le plaidoyer de Bernard Derome
May 21, 2009 — CBC News: Small ISPs fight ruling that let Bell throttle internet speeds by Emily Chung
May 21, 2009 — News Article: Bondholders now call the shots at CanWest by Grant Robertson and Andrew Willis
May 19, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian dramas get Hollywood leg-up by Etan Vlessing
May 19, 2009 — Globe & Mail: New media, old rules by Matt Hartley
May 19, 2009 — New York Times: TV Advertisers Are Offered Closer Ties With Content by Stuart Elliott
May 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Hunting for hits in Hollywood by Grant Robertson
May 16, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Networks, and carriers should negotiate fee, CRTC hints by Paul Vieira
May 16, 2009 — Toronto Star: Feud roils troubled TV industry by Kelly Toughill
May 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest sells Turkish assets by Grant Robertson
May 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CRTC cuts networks some slack by Grant Robertson
May 16, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Support local television bt Mike Elgie
May 15, 2009 — Source: The Waterloo Record: CRTC drops controversial condition on TV licence renewals by Julian Beltrame
May 15, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Rogers Media launches 680News Blackberry application
May 15, 2009 — CBC News: CBC Radio One, Radio 2 juggle schedules
May 14, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Finnerty leaving CBC's Daybreak by Brendan Kelly
May 14, 2009 — The Economist: Tossed by a gale
May 13, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Canadian broadcasters scale back traditionally glitzy TV promos by Cassandra Szklarski
May 13, 2009 — Australian Broadcasting Corporation: ABC gets record funding boost
May 12, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: C4 boss slams BBC for buying U.S. shows by Mimi Turner
May 12, 2009 — New York Times: France Approves Crackdown on Internet Piracy by Eric Pfanner
May 12, 2009 — National Post: The future of conventional TV by Pierre Karl Peladeau
May 12, 2009 — Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy: Budget 2009: More Australian stories from ABC and SBS
May 11, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC to face government cost-cutting exercise: Lacroix
May 11, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Parliament needs to reshape CRTC
May 11, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canwest Global seeks financial life raft by Etan Vlessing
May 11, 2009 — Asociación Plaza del Castillo de Usuarios de Medios de Comunicación: A Favor de una Televisión de Calidad
May 11, 2009 — CTVglobemedia: Campaign: Help Save Local Television
May 10, 2009 — New York Times: Ad Losses Put Squeeze on TV News by Brian Stelter
May 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Inside the Canwest talks by Andrew Willis
May 8, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Shaw to offer 3-D TV content by Eric Volmers
May 8, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Message to CBC employees from CBC President Hubert Lacroix
May 8, 2009 — SooToday.com: Save our CBC North campaign
May 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: BCE, Telus join forces on satellite TV by Simon Avery
May 8, 2009 — Public Radio Exchange: With 1.5 Million Downloads, Public Radio Feels the Love From iPhone Users
May 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Sirius XM posts loss as subscriber numbers slip
May 7, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Scott Moore combines sports job with media sales and marketing at CBC
May 7, 2009 — Canada Newswire: One-third of Canadians to lose free TV signals under broadcaster plan
May 7, 2009 — Playback: Labor groups issue study by Sean Davidson
May 6, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Balsillie has a powerful ally by Bruce Dowbiggin
May 6, 2009 — Globe & Mail: McGuire named CBC News chief by Gayle MacDonald
May 6, 2009 — The Mark: Silencing the CBC by Amir Hassanpour
May 6, 2009 — CBC News: Lenders give Canwest more time
May 5, 2009 — Globe & Mail: TV's old guard: Good-bye Don Newman by John Doyle
May 5, 2009 — Canadian Press: Rogers Broadcasting gets CRTC approval to buy two radio stations in Kingston, Ont.
May 4, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: The truth about Canadian TV by Alex Strachan
May 4, 2009 — NOW Toronto: Search Engine restart by Paul Terefenko
May 4, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: CRTC renews CBC/Radio-Canada licences for one year
May 4, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Newman's departure leaves a huge void by Carl Weeks
May 4, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Sudbury shows anger at CBC over nickel-and-diming in regions by Roy MacGregor
May 3, 2009 — New York Times: U.S. Media See a Path to India in China's Snub by Tim Arango
May 3, 2009 — Ottawa Sun: CBC booze tab sobering reality by Althia Raj
May 3, 2009 — Toronto Star: A memo to its detractors: CBC TV's never been better by Richard Stursberg
May 2, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Shaw's TV deal is all about the optics by Derek DeCloet
May 2, 2009 — Canadian Press: Shaw's purchase of CTV stations for $1 each a strategic political move: observers
May 2, 2009 — Liberal Party of Canada: Emergency resolution on the future of CBC-Radio-Canada
May 1, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Shaw pays $1 each for 3 CTV stations
May 1, 2009 — CBC News: Disney joins video streaming site Hulu
May 1, 2009 — New York Times: The Problem With Cable Is Television by Saul Hansell
Apr 30, 2009 — Edmonton Sun: Tories called 'hostile' to CBC
Apr 30, 2009 — Broadcaster Magazine: CRTC Should Demand Public Accountability From Broadcasters Says Union
Apr 30, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Talking to Rick Mercer by Tony Lofaro
Apr 30, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Stop the silliness. Charge the cable companies and save local TV by John Doyle
Apr 29, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Threats, confusion, accusations ... Reality TV, CRTC style by John Doyle
Apr 29, 2009 — USC Annenberg School for Communication: Annual Internet Survey by the Center for the Digital Future Finds Large Increases in Use of Online Newspapers
Apr 29, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Are the Conservatives "hostile" towards the CBC? Majority thinks "yes", survey finds
Apr 29, 2009 — Radio-Canada: Pas plus d'aide d'Ottawa
Apr 29, 2009 — House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: Heritage Minister tells Committee the CBC will receive its $60 million top-up
Apr 28, 2009 — Canadian Press: Asper blames regulations for Canwest woes
Apr 28, 2009 — Ottawa Sun: CBC bonuses eyed despite layoffs by Althia Raj
Apr 28, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CRTC debates end of conventional TV by Grant Robertson
Apr 28, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: CRTC gets earful from CTV's boss by Julian Beltrame
Apr 27, 2009 — CBC News: CBC should get same financial relief as other media: Lacroix by Krista Erickson
Apr 27, 2009 — National Post: CTVglobemedia calls on Conservatives to get more "engaged" on the digital-TV conversion by Paul Vieira
Apr 27, 2009 — Canwest News Service: Black, White, Read All Over By David Akin
Apr 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: CBC tries to repackage familiar story by Carol Goar
Apr 27, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Television's new age by Grant Robertson
Apr 26, 2009 — Toronto Star: Cutbacks altering what's on the box by Bill Brioux
Apr 25, 2009 — New York Times: Rwanda Suspends BBC Radio Service
Apr 24, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Get ready for a shakeup in local radio by Randy Shore
Apr 24, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Fee dispute heats up as MPs ask CRTC head to clarify comments by Grant Robertson
Apr 23, 2009 — Barrie Examiner: Barrie tuned out by the CBC by Bob Bruton
Apr 23, 2009 — CRTC: Canadian broadcasting distribution industry reports revenues of more than 10 billion dollars
Apr 23, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Tories to crack down on spam by Andrew Mayeda
Apr 23, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Battle over Canadian TV rescue package by Etan Vlessing
Apr 23, 2009 — MichaelGeist.ca: Heritage Committee Issues Report on Culture Cuts by Michael Geist
Apr 23, 2009 — Saskatoon StarPhoenix: Canwest receives extension
Apr 23, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Carriage fee 'a matter of survival,' MPs told by Paul Vieira
Apr 22, 2009 — CBC News: CRTC chairman summoned to explain inconsistent testimony by Krista Erickson
Apr 22, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC bets on comedies with new lineup by Gayle MacDonald
Apr 22, 2009 — Ottawa Sun: CBC's ritzy retreats by Althia Raj
Apr 22, 2009 — 620 CKRM, Regina: Audio: The Canadian Broadcasting Industry
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison discusses, local programming, "fee-for-carriage", the plight of CanWest.
Apr 22, 2009 — Playback: Roses cut from CBC by Etan Vlessing
Apr 21, 2009 — Digital Home: Television industry not in crisis says Rogers
Apr 20, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Broadcasters' fee-for-carriage push a consumer tax: Rogers by Paul Vieira
Apr 20, 2009 — National Post: Peladeau warns of TV bankruptcies if rules not revamped by Paul Vieira
Apr 20, 2009 — Macleans: The best way to save the TV networks? Get rid of CanCon quotas by Andrew Coyne
Apr 20, 2009 — Toronto Star: Old issues in modern TV 'crisis'
Apr 19, 2009 — Toronto Star: TV bailout bad idea
Apr 18, 2009 — National Post: Networks brace for earnings crash by Paul Thomasch
Apr 18, 2009 — Toronto Star: Pull out all stops to save small TV stations, Barrie MP urges by Bruce Campion-Smith
Apr 17, 2009 — CBC News: Calgary rally protests CBC job cuts
Apr 17, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CBC thinks digital in restructuring plan by Etan Vlessing
Apr 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: A warning on Torstar by Andrew Willis
Apr 17, 2009 — Winnipeg Sun: Let listeners fund CBC: Report by Mindelle Jacobs
Apr 16, 2009 — Globe & Mail: If creditors are to call the shots at CanWest, look for asset sales by Andrew Willis
Apr 16, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC to expand supper-hour newscasts despite cuts
Apr 15, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Fairfax regrets Abitibi, CanWest deals by Tara Perkins
Apr 15, 2009 — Annapolis Country Spectator: Maritime Noon: A rural tradition by Geoff Agombar
Apr 12, 2009 — Canadian Press: B.C. web magazine asks readers to fund its election coverage
Apr 11, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: 'It's sad... the company is done' by Martin Cash
Apr 11, 2009 — Saskatoon StarPhoenix: TV station cuts jobs by Jeremy Warren
Apr 11, 2009 — Evelina Pan: Thunder Bay Rally to support CBC by Evelina Pan
Apr 10, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Should there be quotas for Canadian films? by Jay Stone
Apr 9, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Fans rally to save their CBC by Tera Camus
Apr 9, 2009 — Toronto Star: CBC wants piece of TV bailout by Bruce Campion-Smith
Apr 9, 2009 — Magazines Canada: Magazines Canada starts "email army" to mobilize industry supporters by Jon Kennedy
Apr 9, 2009 — Fast Forward Weekly: Ceeb needs our support by Jeremy Klaszus
Apr 9, 2009 — SpokeLogic: Telefilm's Corporate Plan Betrays Bias
Apr 9, 2009 — Island Tides: Time for a really independent CBC
Apr 8, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Quebecor interested in buying Canadiens
Apr 8, 2009 — Canada Newswire: New TV fund should be open to all local broadcasters
Apr 8, 2009 — Canadian Press: Shaw sees strong digital subscriber growth as consumers stay in for entertainment
Apr 8, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest's math problem by Boyd Erman
Apr 8, 2009 — MediaPost: FCC Kicks Off Broadband Debate by Wendy Davis
Apr 8, 2009 — New York Times: HD Radio Crying Out to Be Heard by David Pogue
Apr 8, 2009 — U.S. Congress: U.S. Local Community Radio Act
Apr 7, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: House of Lords issues warning about BBC by Mimi Turner
Apr 7, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Rally Wednesday to support CBC's Cape Breton bureau
Apr 7, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Best of CBC worth the price by Catherine Mitchell
Apr 7, 2009 — Canadian Press: Harper says no decision yet on TV bailout but gov't looking at options
Apr 7, 2009 — Wall Street Journal: Schmidt Describes Future Media, Still Driven by Advertising by Jessica E. Vascellaro
Apr 7, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canwest Media hopes third time's the charm by Etan Vlessing
Apr 6, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Report calls on BBC to rein in biz ventures by Mimi Turner
Apr 5, 2009 — Toronto Star: Arts support urged at Genies red carpet
Apr 3, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC fined over Russell Brand prank by Mimi Turner
Apr 3, 2009 — Brantford Expositor: What price the CBC? by David Dean
Apr 2, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest cash drying up by Andrew Willis
Apr 2, 2009 — Canadian Press: Filmmakers using online auditions as actors look to web for fan support
Apr 2, 2009 — The Teamakers: Answers to a few of your questions by Hubert T. Lacroix
Apr 2, 2009 — Penticton Western News: Regulatory changes put station at risk by Kathy Michaels
Apr 2, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Heritage Committee to grill everyone as it studies Canadian TV industry by Norma Reveler
Apr 2, 2009 — Macleans: Helping friends in need
Apr 2, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC workers call off strike by Mimi Turner
Apr 2, 2009 — Professional Writers Association of Canada: Save the CBC
Apr 2, 2009 — SEE Magazine: Meet Alberta's Mr. Culture by Jeremy Klazus
Apr 1, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest debt troubles affecting Corus, Astral stock, industry observers
Apr 1, 2009 — Canadian Press: Rogers' new chief executive Nadir Mohamed faces struggling economy, cost cuts
Mar 31, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canadian niche channels cashing in by Etan Vlessing
Mar 31, 2009 — Globe & Mail: As Skype lands on iPhone, carriers worry about losing control by Matt Hartley
Mar 30, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Skype to come to iPhone, BlackBerry by Sinead Carew
Mar 30, 2009 — New York Times: Disney's TV Unit Will Make Short Videos Available on YouTube by Brian Stelter
Mar 30, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Don't care about the CBC? You should by Dan Leger
Mar 29, 2009 — New York Times: Some Online Shows Could Go Subscription-Only by Brad Stone and Brian Stelter
Mar 28, 2009 — Calgary Herald: As it happens, Canada needs the CBC by Licia Corbella
Mar 28, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC-TV's single-mom comedy 'Sophie' cancelled due to low ratings
Mar 28, 2009 — Toronto Star: TV tumult on the Canadian dial by Bruce DeMara, Greg Quill & Raju Mudhar
Mar 27, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: CBC needs fix, not death by a thousand cuts by Morley Walker
Mar 27, 2009 — Cartt.ca: Canwest won't decide E! fate until summer; company wants to see what Commission does by Greg O'Brien
Mar 27, 2009 — The Vancouver Province: In era of layoffs, CBC union boss is wrong to blame government
Mar 27, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Is it time for CanCon to fade away? by Randy Shore
Mar 27, 2009 — CBC: CBC Maritime Noon
Mar 27, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Specialty, pay TV channels profitable in Canada
Mar 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: Body blows to amateur sports fly in the face of CBC's mandate by Chris Zelkovich
Mar 26, 2009 — CBC News: CBC cuts hit news, drama, sports, radio
Mar 26, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: CBC cuts hit city hard by Brendan Kelly and Kevin Dougherty
Mar 26, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: 'Simpsons' among CBC's casualties by Etan Vlessing
Mar 26, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CFTPA taps vet broadcaster Norm Bolen by Etan Vlessing
Mar 26, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Speaking Notes for Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, to the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
Mar 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Funding for small arts magazines shouldn't be just about circulation by John Barton
Mar 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC to cut 800 jobs, sell assets by James Bradshaw
Mar 25, 2009 — National Post: 'Painful decisions' ahead as CBC steels to slash 800 jobs by Chris Cobb
Mar 25, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CRTC hints at allowing carriage fees for TV by Paul Vieira
Mar 25, 2009 — National Post: CHUM AM dies again, is reborn as CP24 Radio 1050 by Rob Roberts and Adam McDowell
Mar 25, 2009 — Canada Newswire: CBC/Radio-Canada outlines 2009-2010 business plan; announces layoffs
Mar 25, 2009 — CBC News: CBC to cut up to 800 jobs, sell assets
Mar 25, 2009 — Live Blog event: CBC Town Hall Meeting
Mar 25, 2009 — Liberal Party of Canada: CBC-Radio-Canada: Liberals denounce Conservative inaction
Mar 25, 2009 — Parliament of Canada: Ignatieff pushes Harper to support CBC
Mar 25, 2009 — Toronto Star: Connect or die, new media guru advises by Cathal Kelly
Mar 24, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: BBC warns staff over strike action by Mimi Turner
Mar 24, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The President's prime-time pitch by John Doyle
Mar 24, 2009 — National Post: FOX News scrapes bottom by Jonathan Kay
Mar 23, 2009 — Toronto Star: Debate on CBC is English-only, so far by Chantal Hebert
Mar 23, 2009 — Georgia Straight: CBC's highest earners should take pay cuts to help their peers By Charlie Smith
Mar 23, 2009 — National Post: Saving local TV and the CBC by Ian Morrison, Peter Murdoch And Steve Waddell
Mar 23, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Byzantine turf warfare at the CBC by Robert Fulford
Mar 22, 2009 — Canadian Press: Heritage Minister sees modernization of arts, culture funding by Jennifer Ditchburn
Mar 21, 2009 — YouTube: At Issue is the CBC
Mar 20, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Sask. minister slams CBC over interview with Mountie-killer by Lori Coolican and Angela Hall
Mar 20, 2009 — National Post: The CBC is Canada's eyes and ears by Curt Petrovich
Mar 20, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC plan for cuts gets poor reception by James Bradshaw
Mar 19, 2009 — Globe & Mail: To save journalism, bring on that Jon Stewart outrage by Lawrence Martin
Mar 19, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC should emphasize service, not ratings, says former chair by Ian Bailey and Caroline Alphonso
Mar 19, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Rad-Can urged to fine-tune design plan by Linda Gyulai
Mar 19, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: CBRM asks public to help keep local CBC by Tera Camus
Mar 19, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Heritage Minister urged to implement all-party report on CBC
Mar 19, 2009 — National Post: Bad TV isn't a crime, but why should I have to pay for the CBC to produce it? by Theo Caldwell
Mar 19, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC exec bonuses stirs union, employee anger
Mar 19, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Canadian TV industry 'crisis' talks set for next week by Grant Surridge
Mar 19, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canada seeks to help struggling broadcasters by Etan Vlessing
Mar 19, 2009 — Georgia Straight: Stephen Harper risks his career if he gives away the farm to Canwest by Charlie Smith
Mar 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: CBC not considering ads on the radio, spokesman insists
Mar 18, 2009 — CBC News: Salaries of CBC executives to be frozen
Mar 18, 2009 — The Teamakers: Update on Board meeting, and town-hall planned for March 25th by Hubert T. Lacroix
Mar 18, 2009 — Windsor Star: Reinventing Mr. Harper by Barbara Yaffe
Mar 18, 2009 — Toronto Sun: CBC execs are high flyers by Peter Zimonjic
Mar 18, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Rogers wants community radio to give up frequency by Dustin Walker
Mar 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canadians divided on extra help for CBC
Mar 18, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC won't air ads on radio programming by Tu Thanh Ha and James Bradshaw
Mar 17, 2009 — National Post: Charlie Angus: The CBC needs an overhaul, but not the kind James Moore wants by Charlie Angus
Mar 17, 2009 — Ottawa Sun: Showdown for CBC by Greg Weston
Mar 17, 2009 — Toronto Star: Is this the real Harper?
Mar 17, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Annual Report to the CRTC
Mar 17, 2009 — Toronto Star: Aussie bank may buy Canwest stake in Ten TV
Mar 17, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Tories switching channels on CBC status quo by Don Martin
Mar 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Trebek defends Jeopardy! on the CBC by James Bradshaw
Mar 17, 2009 — National Post: Tear it all down by Lorne Gunter
Mar 16, 2009 — National Post: Elitists need a network to call their own by Jonathan Kay
Mar 16, 2009 — Toronto Star: Online campaign warns of ads on CBC Radio
Mar 16, 2009 — National Post: We need the ceeb by Robert Cushman
Mar 16, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CBC criticized for amount of American TV by Etan Vlessing
Mar 16, 2009 — The Georgia Straight: Stephen Harper's hidden agenda for the CBC by Ian Morrison
Mar 16, 2009 — Email: The New CTF Rulings
Mar 16, 2009 — Talk 1410AM Vancouver: Ads on CBC Radio?
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, discusses the implications of placing ads on CBC Radio.
Mar 16, 2009 — CBC News: CBC approves budget; cuts expected
Mar 16, 2009 — Variety: TV biz flees California
Mar 15, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Is there a fix for 'broken' TV? by Vito Pilieci
Mar 15, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Prices should reflect true cost of newspapers, TV shows by Randall Denley
Mar 15, 2009 — Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs: Event: Couchiching Roundtable - The Future of Public Broadcasting in Canada
Mar 15, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Canwest waging losing battle by David Friend
Mar 15, 2009 — Toronto Star: Pay TV: Funding the CBC by Sarah Barmak
Mar 14, 2009 — Toronto Star: TV land trouble by Rita Trichur
Mar 14, 2009 — Toronto Star: Online TV blurs line between channel surfers, Web surfers by Chris Sorensen
Mar 14, 2009 — National Post: CBC: A medium dragged down by the masses by George Jonas
Mar 14, 2009 — National Post: CBC: Opportunities waiting to be seized by Conrad Black
Mar 13, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest halts bondholder payments by Andrew Willis
Mar 13, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Voices in the wilderness by Stephen Waddell
Mar 13, 2009 — National Post: CBC tunes in to new reality by Craig Offman
Mar 12, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest drama heats up by Andrew Willis
Mar 12, 2009 — Toronto Star: New media fund worries independent sector by Greg Quill
Mar 12, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Sun plans pullout from CP newswire by Richard Blackwell
Mar 12, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest reprieve granted
Mar 12, 2009 — CIUT Take 5: The Canada Media Fund
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, discusses the implications of amalgamating the Canadian Television Fund, the Canada New Media Fund and Aboriginal Television fund.
Mar 11, 2009 — Canadian Press: CTV cuts 24 staff at Canada AM across the country, axes Montreal morning newscast
Mar 11, 2009 — News Article: In these grim times, we need local TV coverage more than ever by John Doyle
Mar 11, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Heritage Minister should protect local news
Mar 11, 2009 — Calgary Herald: New rules raise Cancon concerns by Maria Kubacki
Mar 10, 2009 — Boston Conservatory: Welcome address to freshman at Boston Conservatory Karl Paulnack
Mar 10, 2009 — Barrie Examiner: Local TV's future fuzzy by Raymond Bowe
Mar 10, 2009 — Globe & Mail: We still watch TV. So why are stations going out of business? by John Doyle
Mar 10, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Blended media fund puts priority on digital entertainment by James Bradshaw
Mar 10, 2009 — News Article: Canwest sells off American magazine
Mar 10, 2009 — Toronto Star: No extra dough for CBC by Greg Quill
Mar 10, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Death is on the TV by Marianne White
Mar 10, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Rogers talks up Canadian version of Hulu.com by Grant Surridge
Mar 9, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Channel 4 execs offer to take pay cuts by Mimi Turner
Mar 9, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: Canada rejects cutback on U.S. series buys by Etan Vlessing
Mar 9, 2009 — Mediacaster: Canada Media Fund Comes from TV and New Media Funds
Mar 9, 2009 — media@mcgill: He Surfs, He Scores. Hockey and Advertising at the CRTC New Media Hearings by Gregory Taylor
Mar 9, 2009 — Toronto Star: Storm clouds ahead for wireless world by Michael Geist
Mar 8, 2009 — Toronto Star: Broadcasters blundered by not investing in quality by Angelo Persichilli
Mar 7, 2009 — National Post: The future of television in Canada L. Ian Macdonald
Mar 7, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Internet TV latest woe for conventional broadcasters by Vito Pilieci
Mar 6, 2009 — Canada Newswire: New fund gives hope to distressed local TV
Mar 5, 2009 — National Post: Challenges at Torstar reflected in stock by Grant Surridge
Mar 5, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Don't strangle the CBC
Mar 5, 2009 — National Post: The right man for the job by Gerry Nicholls
Mar 4, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Drama queens at the CBC by John Doyle
Mar 4, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: Newspapers: The medium is not the message by Maggie Marwah
Mar 4, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: CTV cuts 118 jobs at A channels by Grant Surridge
Mar 3, 2009 — Canadian Press: Rogers tells CRTC that Citytv stations will focus on local programming
Mar 3, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Rogers seeks less 'Cancon' for OLN by Matt Hartley
Mar 3, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC can't have it both ways by John Doyle
Mar 2, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canadian Television Fund Increases Program Funding for 2009-2010
Mar 2, 2009 — Toronto Star: Little new in new-media hearings by Michael Geist
Feb 28, 2009 — Toronto Star: Rae slams Tories over CBC by Richard J. Brennan
Feb 28, 2009 — Toronto Star: Debt deadline extended for Canwest
Feb 27, 2009 — New York Times: Broadcast TV Faces Struggle to Stay Viable by Tim Arango
Feb 27, 2009 — New York Times: Debt Tests Canadian Media Giant CanWest
Feb 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: Canwest awaiting decision on borrowing
Feb 27, 2009 — Globe & Mail: The media and the message by Brian Laghi
Feb 27, 2009 — Toronto Star: Looming cuts would shake CBC to its core by Greg Quill
Feb 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Funding shortfall would force CBC to consider more U.S. shows by Joe Friesen and Guy Dixon
Feb 26, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Tories tune out CBC bailout by Mia Rabson
Feb 26, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Creating a Space for Canadian Voices in a Chaotic Media Landscape by Hubert T. Lacroix
Feb 26, 2009 — CBC Radio - As it Happens: Hubert Lacroix radio interview on CBC's financial challenges
The president of CBC/Radio-Canada says ads on CBC Radio are "on the table."
Feb 26, 2009 — Montreal Gazette: Torstar boss leaves company with big payout by Grant Surridge
Feb 26, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Value of CTVglobemedia's TV assets greatly written down by Grant Surridge
Feb 26, 2009 — Calgary Sun: No more money for CBC, say Feds
Feb 26, 2009 — National Post: PMO tells CBC to 'adapt' to fewer ads by Michael McKiernan
Feb 26, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Government bailout unlikely for CBC by Joe Friesen, Guy Dixon and Daniel LeBlanc
Feb 25, 2009 — Canadian Press: Financially hit CBC wants help from Ottawa to stave off possible cuts
Feb 25, 2009 — media@mcgill: Political Star Power at the CRTC Hearings on Canadian Broadcasting in New Media by Gregory Taylor
Feb 25, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CanWest unloads stake in sports specialty channel
Feb 25, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CBC's The Border sold to U.S. cable channel by Guy Dixon
Feb 25, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald: CBC not looking for government handouts — Lacroix
Feb 25, 2009 — News Article: CBC faces $65-million revenue shortfall by Guy Dixon
Feb 25, 2009 — Toronto Star: Stumbling CBC seeks federal help by Greg Quill
Feb 24, 2009 — Cartt.ca: New Media Hearings: Target commercial web sites for regulation, CRTC told by Norma Reveler
Feb 24, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Canwest debt picture darkens by David Friend
Feb 24, 2009 — Winnipeg Free Press: Charitable works not affected: Asper by Martin Cash
Feb 24, 2009 — Inside the CBC: CBC May Seek Bridge Financing from Feds by Paul Mcgrath
Feb 24, 2009 — The Live Feed: Nielsen: Americans watching more TV than ever
Feb 24, 2009 — CBC News: Canwest's date with debt
Feb 23, 2009 — Toronto Star: Put Al Jazeera on air
Feb 23, 2009 — The New Republic: Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers (Hello to a New Era of Corruption) by Paul Starr
Feb 23, 2009 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Update to CBC staff on financial challenges by Hubert Lacroix
Feb 22, 2009 — New York Times: Murdoch's Soft Spot for Print Slows News Corp. by Tim Arango and Richard Pérez-Peña
Feb 22, 2009 — Toronto Sun: CBC wants more by Greg Weston
Feb 21, 2009 — Globe & Mail: As CanWest seeks credit, rivals target prized assets by Andrew Willis and Grant Robertson
Feb 20, 2009 — Winnipeg Sun: Bomb threat clears out Canwest Place by Chris Kitching
Feb 20, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Keep CBC radio ad-free
Feb 19, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CBS builds 'Bridge' with CTV by Etan Vlessing and James Hibberd
Feb 19, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: CRTC gives homegrown TV a push by Etan Vlessing
Feb 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: Canwest says Australia's Ten network will not proceed with equity offering
Feb 18, 2009 — Canadian Press: Rogers Communications says slump in TV ad sales led to $138-million loss in Q4
Feb 18, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Being Erica struggling in new time-slot by Alex Strachan
Feb 18, 2009 — Toronto Star: Al Jazeera English seeks spot on TV dial by Raju Mudhar
Feb 18, 2009 — Toronto Star: Arts groups seek CanCon rules for Web by Joanna Smith
Feb 18, 2009 — Globe & Mail: CRTC aims to carve out national identity online by Grant Robertson and Matt Hartley
Feb 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Tories announce details of reworked Canadian magazine fund by James Adams
Feb 17, 2009 — New York Times: With Four More Months to Make the Switch, Over 400 TV Stations Are All Digital by Brian Stelter
Feb 17, 2009 — Globe & Mail: Canwest gets less cash from TEN by Andrew Willis
Feb 17, 2009 — The Georgia Straight: Internet service providers threaten Net neutrality in Canada by Steve Anderson
Feb 17, 2009 — Hollywood Reporter: 'Flashpoint' opens TV drama floodgates by Etan Vlessing
Feb 17, 2009 — Ottawa Citizen: Canadian content is getting lost online by Colin Mochrie
Feb 16, 2009 — Calgary Herald: Canadian content available online may be regulated by Joanne Chianello
Feb 16, 2009 — New York Times: Sirius XM's Fate at Stake in a Radio Cliffhanger by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Feb 16, 2009 — National Post: Don’t regulate the Net by Michael Hennessy
Feb 14, 2009 — Hamilton Spectator: Cash trumps content: CRTC reviews TV licences by Rob Faulkner
Feb 14, 2009 — New York Times: Do We Need a New Internet? by John Markoff
Feb 13, 2009 — CHML AM 900 Hamilton: The future of Canwest's Hamilton TV station
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison discusses options for CHCH TV Hamilton and the importance of local news in a radio interview with host Bill Kelly.
Feb 13, 2009 — CBC News: CRTC to put broadcasters on short lead
Feb 13, 2009 — New York Times: Sirius May File for Bankruptcy Protection
Feb 13, 2009 — Canada Newswire: Canadian Performers Pleased that CRTC Appears to be Listening
Feb 13, 2009 — TechNewsWorld: Local News Could Save Satellite Radio by Renay San Miguel
Feb 13, 2009 — The Hamilton Spectator: Picture looks fuzzy for CHCH by Mark McNeil
Feb 12, 2009 — Halifax Chronicle Herald : Native chiefs: CBC website racist forum by Steve Lambert
Feb 12, 2009 — Vancouver Sun: Canada competition for the arts becoming a joke: Duceppe by Mike De Souza
Feb 12, 2009 — National Post: Google says goodbye to radio ads by John Shmuel
Feb 12, 2009 — Silicon Valley Watcher: Google Devalues Everything It Touches by Tom Foremski
Feb 12, 2009 — CIUT Take 5: Ads on CBC Radio
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, discusses the possible implications of placing ads on CBC Radio.