May 22, 2011 — News Article: Levant: Time to cut public funding for so-called musicians by Ezra Levant
Columnist says Stephen Harper should privatize the CBC and to get out of the business of funding grants for Canadian musicians.
May 17, 2011 — News Article: ‘Ill-prepared’ NDP strikes dissonant chord in pressing arts agenda by Jane Taber
Columnist says NDP MPs were accused of being ill prepared during a new conference set to highlight the need for more arts funding and artist support.
May 12, 2011 — News Article: CRTC finds that radio stations are supporting new Canadian artists
The CRTC says two studies on the airplay given to new Canadian artists indicate that no new regulations are required at this time since these artists are receiving adequate airplay.
May 3, 2011 — News Article: Aritha Van Herk among six named to Alberta Order of Excellence
FRIENDS Steering Committee Member Aritha Van Herk is among six Albertans named to the Alberta Order of Excellence.
Apr 28, 2011 — News Article: What's missing from this picture? The Tories by Jamie Portman
Columnist says the Conservative Party's election platform is sparse on culture and that Tory candidates won't turn up to discuss it.
Apr 15, 2011 — News Article: CanCon, the Opera by Terence Corcoran
Columnist says Canada’s cultural industries — telecoms, broadcasters, TV networks, filmmakers — want the Internet controlled through new rules and new charges that would expand their existing protection.
Apr 6, 2011 — News Article: Canadian producers, broadcasters agree to terms by Brendan Kelly
Columnist says new deal gives producers more power when negotiating license deals with the likes of Shaw Media, CTV, Rogers, Astral and Corus.
Apr 1, 2011 — News Article: BCE completes $3.2B acquisition of CTV
The CRTC has ordered BCE to invest $245 million in the Canadian broadcasting industry, including $100 million to commission independently produced programs of national interest such as drama and comedy series.
Mar 31, 2011 — News Article: Vancouver turns 125: Top 10 pioneers of Vancouver's screen scene by Ken Eisner
Columnist says from directors making gritty indies to intrepid producers and inspired editors, these 10 trailblazers pointed the way for moviemakers to come.
Mar 31, 2011 — News Article: CBC-TV doesn't need 'crutches' like Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune
CBC-TV says it is reducing the amount of U.S. programming on the main network, calling its reliance on foreign imports "a crutch."
Mar 16, 2011 — News Article: CRTC decision on BCE-CTV deal will benefit CanCon: experts by Ryan Charkow
FRIENDS says high quality Canadian programming will be the result of the CRTC doing its job.
Mar 10, 2011 — News Article: CTV super-sizes Junos by Etan Vlessing
The 40th edition of the music awards on March 27 will be extended from 8 p.m. EST in most of the Canadian TV market.
Feb 9, 2011 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-952: Group-based licence renewals for English-language television groups
In a submission to the CRTC, FRIENDS says that proposed changes to station group licences would result in a reduction of approximately $90 million annually in Canadian programming spending.
Jan 20, 2011 — News Article: CBC to drop popular game shows by Brian Lilley
FRIENDS says the deal to carry Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy came with a price tag of $20 million per year.
Jan 19, 2011 — News Article: New CBC head to undo predecessor’s controversial legacy by Guy Dixon
Kirstine Stewart wants to replace Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy with Canadian shows – which she insists can pull in the same kind of ratings.
Jan 18, 2011 — News Article: Outgoing MuchFACT chair doesn't support Much cutting funding to Canuck artists by Nick Patch
Outgoing MuchFACT chairman Bernie Finkelstein says he can't support MuchMusic's move to decrease funding for independent Canadian artists.
Jan 18, 2011 — News Article: Canadian Content Rules Come into Effect
In a radio interview for the program 'Today in Canadian History' FRIENDS spokesperson discusses the rationale and impact of Canadian content rules.
Nov 30, 2010 — News Article: If you screen it, will they come? by Emily Claire Afan
Toronto Underground Cinema director of operations Nigel Agnew says, "Everyone loves to say they support Canadian films, but when it comes to the box office, no one wants to pay money to see them."
Nov 24, 2010 — News Article: CMF funds 4,400 hours of Cancon for $327M
The Canada Media Fund disbursed a record amount of $327 million last year to help produce 4,400 hours of programming, including 932 hours of new broadcast programs.
Nov 1, 2010 — News Article: The cultural desirability of Canadian broadcasting by John Macfarlane
Editor states that twenty-five years after the founding of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting the CBC is still beleaguered, and its survival is still in doubt.
