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Jun 22, 2010 — News Release: Cancon on CBC-TV Vancouver equals historic low

FRIENDS’ annual survey What’s on TV 2010 has found that the hours of foreign programming on CBC English TV equal the historic high set last year.

Jun 3, 2010 — News Release: 2010 Dalton Camp Award winners announced

Ethan Rabidoux of Stratford, Ontario and Rosalyn Yake of Peterborough, Ontario are the 2010 winners of the Dalton Camp Award.

Jun 1, 2010 — News Release: Winners of the 2010 Dalton Camp Award to be announced

The winners of the 2010 Dalton Camp Award will be announced Thursday, June 3 at the Musée des beaux-arts in Montreal.

Apr 19, 2010 — News Release: Poll shows wide opposition to foreign ownership of Canadian media

Most Canadians (68%) believe broadcasting and communications are too important to our national security and cultural sovereignty to allow foreign control of Canadian companies in these sectors, according to a new Harris/Decima survey.

Apr 1, 2010 — News Release: Harper failed to consider Canadian culture in Globalive decision

ACTRA, CEP and FRIENDS have announced they are seeking intervenor status in an application to the Federal Court for judicial review of the federal government's decision to licence wireless telecom Globalive.

Apr 1, 2010 — News Release: Canada offers TV, new media $340 million by Jennie Punter

Television and new media developers will need to create "rich, value-added" content such as podcasts, webisodes and games in order to meet new rules for project funding.

Mar 22, 2010 — News Release: Local news one step closer to extinction

FRIENDS says there is a crisis in Canadian local TV and the CRTC announcement on fee-for-carriage fails to reflect the urgency of the threat to local programming.

Mar 22, 2010 — News Release: Media Advisory: Ian Morrison to comment on CRTC decision

FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, will be available to comment on today’s CRTC decision concerning signal compensation immediately following release of the decision at 4pm (EDT).

Mar 3, 2010 — News Release: Foreign ownership a threat to Canadian culture

FRIENDS says the Harper government's Throne Speech commitment to open the telecommunications and satellite industries to foreign ownership threatens Canadian culture and tilts the playing field against Canadian broadcasters.

Nov 2, 2009 — News Release: Canadian consumers need protection from big cable

FRIENDS says CRTC should protect consumers from skyrocketing basic cable TV rates in the face of price increases of up to 85% since 2002.

Sep 23, 2009 — News Release: CBC petitioned to leave The National alone

Thousands of Canadians are calling on CBC to retain the one hour format of The National and keep it in its 10 pm time slot.

Aug 4, 2009 — News Release: CBC's secret plan to move The National

FRIENDS says CBC has a closely guarded secret plan to move its flagship news program The National from 10 pm to 11 pm weeknights.

Jun 30, 2009 — News Release: CBC Cancon light

Canadian content during prime time on CBC English TV has reached a 20-year low, according to new research about what’s on TV released this morning by the watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.

Jun 2, 2009 — News Release: CBC sale divisive among Conservative supporters 

Study shows that more than half of current Conservative supporters with an opinion disagree that privatizing and commercializing the CBC is the right thing to do.

May 28, 2009 — News Release: 2009 Dalton Camp Award Winners Announced

Canada's democracy would be enhanced if media organizations reformed some of their most basic practices and approaches, according to the winners of the 2009 Dalton Camp Awards.

May 26, 2009 — News Release: Les Québécois ne font pas confiance au Premier Ministre Harper en matière de culture

Seule Elizabeth May, chef du Parti vert, inspire moins confiance que Stephen Harper parmi les électeurs québécois à qui on demande à quel chef ils feraient plus confiance pour gérer la culture et l’identité canadiennes et québécoises dans le domaine de la radiodiffusion, selon un nouveau sondage POLLARA dévoilé ce matin.

May 26, 2009 — News Release: Quebecers don't trust Harper on culture

Only Green Party leader Elizabeth May scores lower than Stephen Harper among Quebec voters when asked which federal political party leaders are most trusted to handle culture and Canadian identity in broadcasting, according to a new Pollara survey released this morning.

May 26, 2009 — News Release: Most Albertans think CBC is under-funded: poll

A new study reveals most voters in Alberta think CBC funding should be increased and that Prime Minister Harper harbors a hostile agenda toward the national public broadcaster.

May 26, 2009 — News Release: Atlantic Canadians lead CBC fan club

Levels of support and satisfaction with the CBC are higher and more intense among Atlantic Canadians than people in other parts of the country, according to a new national Pollara survey

May 26, 2009 — News Release: Grudge against CBC seen as funding block

A new study finds levels of support and satisfaction with the CBC are high but Canadians believe their national public broadcaster is being starved of funds by a government with a vendetta against it.

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