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.
Jun 16, 2010 — Blog Post: No News is Bad News: The 2006 Norway House Elections
2010 Dalton Camp Award winning essay on the lack of local news coverage on Canada's aboriginal reserves.
Jun 7, 2010 — News Article: TV trouble: Canadian drama stuck in a rut by Alex Strachan
Columnist says that while current Canadian comedies are unique and original, home grown dramas are simply revisiting old formulas.
Jun 6, 2010 — News Article: Some home truths about Canadian TV by John Doyle
Columnist says promotion matters more than anything and what Canadian television lacks is a drama for grown-ups.
Jun 4, 2010 — News Article: The Dalton Camp Award
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison and 2010 Dalton Camp Award winner Ethan Rabidoux discuss the award and the man who inspired it.
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 3, 2010 — News Article: No news is bad news on Manitoba reserve by Rosalyn Yake
In her Dalton Camp Award winning essay, Yake explores the importance of of local media in holding political leaders accountable against the backdrop of the 2006 Norway House Elections.
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.
May 31, 2010 — News Article: Canadian actors to protest U.S. TV purchases by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says ACTRA is criticizing domestic broadcasters for filling their primetime schedules with American programming, while pushing Canadian productions to fringe timeslots.
May 27, 2010 — News Article: William Shatner to host 'Making a Scene' by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says With Canadian viewers mostly shunning rookie series until they perform in their second seasons, the CBC has chosen to rely on old favorites to bring viewers set-side.
Apr 22, 2010 — News Article: CRTC releases 2009 financial results for specialty, pay and pay-per-view television services and video-on-demand services
Although investments in Canadian programming were essentially at the same level, spending on foreign programming increased 36.7% from the $381.6 million reported in 2008.
Apr 22, 2010 — News Article: Specialty broadcasters up spending on foreign content
Columnist says investment in foreign programming by Canada’s specialty, pay-per-view and video-on-demand services surged last year, while spending on local content remained little changed.
Apr 19, 2010 — News Article: Foreign media control opposed by most: poll
In a recent poll, per cent of responders agreed that Canadian broadcasting and communication companies are too important for cultural and national security reasons to be sold into foreign control.
Apr 8, 2010 — News Article: Canadian Broadcasting From Technological Evolution To Distribution Revolution by Stephen Herrod
A proposed plan to bring OTA HD Canadian programming to more Canadians.
Apr 8, 2010 — News Article: Telefilm Canada matchmakers hope they can captivate Cannes with Cancon by Nelson Wyatt
40 Canadian TV producers set to "speed date" with their counterparts from other countries to help land co-production and distribution deals.
Apr 7, 2010 — News Article: CBC warns it may have to chop prime-time TV shows due to funding cut by Jennifer Ditchburn
CBC President says he's disappointed the government did not put an immediate emphasis on successful, Canadian prime-time shows.
Apr 2, 2010 — News Article: Grapes sour but still fun to watch by Gail Lethbridge
Columnist defends Don Cherry's contribution to Canadian media.
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 30, 2010 — Policy Brief: Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology
FRIENDS tells parliamentarians that tinkering with foreign ownership rules in one part of the media and communications industry will place other parts, such as broadcasting, at risk.
Mar 30, 2010 — News Article: Content producers facing hard times by Karen Mazurkewich
TV producers say the debate over fee-for-carriage should really have been about the survival of Canadian production and whether or not cable and satellite would lift a hand.
Mar 30, 2010 — News Article: No room for Canadian content rules online, Google warns MPs by Bill Curry
Google supports subsidizing the production of Canadian culture but says that traditional Canadian content rules should not carry over to the Internet.
Mar 26, 2010 — News Article: Industry upbeat on new CMF by Marise Strauss
CFTPA president says new multiplatform fund is "a good day for Canadian content".
Mar 25, 2010 — News Article: The network/cable war
Editorial says if TV networks emerge with more revenues from cable fees, the CRTC should ensure that money is spent on domestic content.
Mar 24, 2010 — News Article: Canadian TV creators frustrated by CRTC ruling by James Bradshaw
Groups representing actors and producers are frustrated with the laissez-faire approach the federal regulator is taking to where and when Canadian programming appears.
Mar 23, 2010 — News Article: Video: The CRTC decision on fee-for-carriage
The spokesperson for Friends of Canadian Broadcasting explains how the CRTC ruling about a negotiated settlement will impact TV viewers.
Mar 19, 2010 — News Article: Canuck broadcasters add episodes for ratings by Etan Vlessing
Canadian broadcasters have hit on a new local strategy to boost ratings by commissioning more episodes for new seasons of established properties.
Mar 18, 2010 — News Article: Canadian broadcasters lost money in 2009
Canada's broadcasters continued to increase the amount they spend on foreign programming — up 9.2 per cent to $846.3 million in 2009.
Mar 15, 2010 — News Article: Book-sales rules about competition, not culture by Michael Geist
Columnist says greater retail competition for books will increase the availability of Canadian publications.
Mar 8, 2010 — News Article: Canadian sitcoms, reality TV outdo dramas by Etan Vlessing
Lead by 'Hiccups' and 'Dan for Mayor' Canadian sitcoms and light reality fare are outperforming edgy homegrown dramas in primetime.
Mar 3, 2010 — News Article: Canadians Actually Watch Canadian TV
TV writer says that strong ratings for Canadian TV shows demonstrates an appetite for Canadian stories.
Mar 2, 2010 — News Article: Stellar Olympics broadcast shows we want to watch our own TV by Greg O'Brien
Columnist says that Canadian broadcasters invested more in Canadian programming rather than importing US shows, the quality would increase and more Canadians would watch.
Mar 1, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-732: Mandatory distribution – Section 9(1)(h)
FRIENDS supports the mandatory carriage of those television services which the CRTC determines to be in the public interest.
Feb 25, 2010 — News Article: Canadian Film Centre by Etan Vlessing
Article profiles the Canadian Film Center, an advanced training center created by Norman Jewison where Canadian film, TV and new media professionals look to boost their careers.
Feb 22, 2010 — News Article: Canada looking to change casting rules by Etan Vlessing
The Canadian government is looking to change casting rules for Hollywood stars in homegrown movies to boost their boxoffice appeal.
Feb 22, 2010 — News Article: Making Canadian films American not the path to success
Actors' union says Canadian stars are incensed to hear that Telefilm Canada is considering using taxpayer's money to buy Hollywood talent.
Feb 20, 2010 — News Article: Shaw wins court fight for CanWest assets by Susan Krashinsky, Grant Robertson and Andrew Willis
Columnist says the court approval sets stage for talks between Shaw and Goldman Sachs over Canwest's specialty channels.
Feb 20, 2010 — News Article: Telefilm wants U.S. stars in Canadian movies
The head of Canada's federal film agency Telefilm, is urging the government to ease restrictions on allowing foreign stars to appear in publicly-funded movies.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Canwest reaches agreement on equity investment
Canwest Global Communications announces that it has secured an equity investment commitment from Shaw Communications.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: French State calls TV ad ban illegal by Rebecca Leffler
France's highest court argues the government doesn't have the power to unilaterally ban advertising on the country's public networks.
Feb 8, 2010 — News Article: Blacked-out in the Great White North by Bruce Dowbiggin
Columnist says that employing the blunt weapon of blacking out U.S. content, especially during the Super Bowl, won't work for a new generation of tech-savvy consumers.
Feb 3, 2010 — News Article: CTV leaves CBS behind on 'The Bridge' by Etan Vlessing
CTV won't wait for CBS to set a U.S. primetime slot for "The Bridge" before it debuts the Canadian cop drama.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: National Film Board unreels online smash hits by Michael Geist
Columnist says a series of NFB innovations have highlighted the benefits of an open distribution model and the potential for Canadian content to reach a global audience online.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: What's behind delay in appointing film agency boss? by Martin Knelman
Industry insiders suspect Prime Minister's Office declined to approve the CEO candidate for Telefilm Canada recommended by the search committee.
Jan 29, 2010 — News Article: CRTC rules becoming 'ineffective' by Jamie Sturgeon
A new report says the rapid expansion of broadband-fuelled entertainment, whether online or across cable TV networks, has rendered the regulatory framework established to protect and foster Canadian content obsolete.
Jan 29, 2010 — News Article: Canadians told to face down digital threat by Etan Vlessing
Consultant says Canadian TV producers, broadcasters and funders need to work closer and faster to compete against American broadband content flooding into the domestic market.
Jan 21, 2010 — News Article: New rules 'a big, big hit' to Canadian magazines by James Adams
Columnist says long-feared changes to funding mean many literary, arts and scholarly magazines are likely to close.
Jan 13, 2010 — News Article: Telefilm is no longer Wayne's world by Gayle MacDonald
The federal film agency's departing CEO reflects on a turbulent five years.
Jan 12, 2010 — News Article: Canada's 2nd oldest magazine sheds its pelt by Randy Boswell
The Beaver has been forced to change its name after 90 years because the title's inadvertently sexual connotation is getting caught in online filters.
