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.
Oct 29, 2010 — News Article: Globalive financier: 'We will make pain, and they will suffer' by Iain Marlow
Egyptian telecom titan, Naguib Sawiris says Canada has much in common with China in terms of its regulation of foreign investment in the telecommunications industry.
Oct 25, 2010 — News Article: Globe and Mail Uses Old Weapons in Press War By Ian Austen
John Stackhouse, Editor in Chief of The Globe and Mail, says "I think you can produce the sexiest looking newspaper on the planet and still be the most serious newspaper in the country.”
Oct 6, 2010 — News Article: Confidence In Mass Media Continues to Falter
According to Gallup's annual Governance poll 57% of Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.
Sep 24, 2010 — News Article: Nine myths about Canadian culture by Kate Taylor
Toronto Star Columnist, Kate Taylor, takes on commonly held beliefs about media in Canada.
Aug 21, 2010 — Blog Post: How to fix the CBC
The departure of the executive responsible for CBC's English language operations presents an opportunity for all of CBC’s 34 million shareholders to reflect on what kind of national public broadcaster Canada needs.
Aug 9, 2010 — News Article: Still trying to break the mould by Gordon Pitts
Competition lawyer claims Canadian content rules are rendered useless by an Internet that is unconstrained by time and space.
Aug 2, 2010 — News Article: 'Rookie Blue' top-rated series on Canuck TV by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says BBM Canada reports the Canadian cop drama from Thump Inc. and E1 Entertainment pulled in 1.8 million total viewers.
Jul 20, 2010 — Letter: The CRTC's powers under the Broadcasting Act
Documents filed to the Federal Court of Appeal regarding the CRTC's power to implement a negotiated signal compensation regime.
Jul 14, 2010 — News Article: Cablecos should devote 10 per cent of revenues to Canadian programming: Broadcasting watchdog by Karen Fournier
FRIENDS recommends a 10% levy on cable revenues for Canadian content, and a prevention of these monopolies from recouping the contribution from their subscribers.
Jul 13, 2010 — Policy Brief: Digital Economy Consultation
FRIENDS recommends that the Canadian Media Fund, and other federally-sponsored funds, be augmented by tapping into the huge profits of the four big cable monopolies, whose profit before interest and taxes in 2009 exceeded 25%.
Jul 12, 2010 — News Article: Television broadcasting
Report shows specialty channels continue to generate higher profits than private conventional channels.
Jul 7, 2010 — Blog Post: Video: Francine Pelletier, guest speaker at the 2010 Dalton Camp Award presentation
Journalist, documentary filmmaker and former co-host of CBC's The Fifth Estate speaks at the 2010 Dalton Camp Award presentation about the state of Canadian documentaries.
Jun 22, 2010 — News Article: CBC looks to U.S. programming for ad revenue
FRIENDS says the Canadian content void is being filled by private broadcasters like Canwest Global Communication's Global TV and CTV Inc. with Canadian-made, prime-time content increasing by 17 per cent this year.
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 21, 2010 — News Article: CBC runs fewer Canadian shows in prime time by Jamie Sturgeon
FRIENDS says the amount of domestic-made content aired by CBC between 6-11 p.m. stands at a 30-year low, with a full quarter of weekly programming dedicated to U.S. shows.
