CBC argues that its study actually found that the majority of Canadians believe CBC News is unbiased.
CBC reacts to media coverage of internal study that recommends image changes for CBC News.
The National Post reports that an internal CBC study has found that viewers see CBC as politically biased and its flagship TV newscast as "stuffy and condescending."
Some journalists demonstrated bravery, others cowardice in their coverage of the war in Iraq.
John Doyle notes that the number of reports on the state of Canadian television in 2003 exceeded the number of significant new Canadian productions.
Commercial radio operators fear the CRTC may licence subscription-based, advertising-free satellite radio with low Canadian content requirements to avoid losing Canadian listeners to black market services.
New Zealand is a revealing example of the impact on diversity in the broadcasting system when public service television is replaced by a market-driven funding model.
A commentary on several 2003 developments relating to Canadian media.
Statistics Canada's annual survey of the domestic film and video business found Canadian production had a profit margin of 1.2% in 2001, down from 3.2% in 2000 and 4.7% in 1999.
Hockey Night in Canada's interactive television is interesting, but not for everyone.
Canadians should be outraged that despite years of subsidies and regulatory protection, the means of producing Canadian television drama have all but collapsed.
Winnipeg Free Press Editor argues regulatory problems are at the root of Canada's drama production woes, and suggests the federal government should encourage the private sector to invest through additional tax relief.
New interactive television application will allow many subscribers to choose which pictures and video feeds to watch during CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
CRTC report shows that Canadians are tuning in to Canadian more often than U.S. channels, but watching more U.S. than Canadian programming.
The CRTC's latest report shows viewing of French-language Canadian programming increased in 2002, while viewing of English-language programs continued to be low.
National Post alleges "left-wing values" and "anti-American bias" in CBC's news coverage of Saddam Hussein's capture.
CRTC releases its fourth annual Broadcasting Policy Monitoring Report, which provides information on the status of television, radio, and broadcasting distribution in Canada.
CBC reportedly has 15 new reality television program ideas in development.
CBC workers have voted to consolidate representation in the Canadian Media Guild, but by a narrower margin than the Guild had expected.
The CRTC received a strong response from industry and the public to its call for comments on how to fix English-Canadian television drama.
CBC employees across the country (with the exception of the province of Quebec and the city of Moncton, NB) have chosen the Canadian Media Guild as their sole bargaining agent.
The Communications, Energy & Paperworkers of Canada notes that under the Canadian Media Guild, CBC workers will be isolated in an American union that has little connection to the rest of Canadian broadcasting.
Public broadcasting ties to the great Western tradition which asserts that the public domain is an essential component of our civilization.
Former UK Labour Arts Minister says independence has to be at the centre of public service broadcasting.
Sirius Satellite Radio, a New York based company which offers commercial-free and premium stations via satellite, said it plans to move into Canada through a joint venture with CBC.
Denis Harvey, a CBC executive who pushed for high levels of Canadian content and Canadian drama on the public broadcaster, passed away at 74.
Many programming decisions remain unsettled as CBC rethinks its documentary programming in light of competition from specialty channels.
CBC president Robert Rabinovitch says Canada's public broadcaster is in worse financial shape now than during the Liberal funding cuts of the 1990s.
Protests from bodies such as the Canadian Jewish Congress are unlikely to stop the CRTC from licensing the Arab station Al-Jazeera.
Member of Parliament Wendy Lill says the government's response to the Heritage Committee's report on the Canadian broadcasting system, Our Cultural Sovereignty, has been "underwhelming" and "patronizing" to Committee members and Canadians.
Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage summarizes key positions underlying the Committee's 2003 report on the Canadian broadcasting system, Our Cultural Sovereignty.
Thorsell suggests the longevity of CBC Radio's As It Happens is due to its understanding that good journalism requires listening, focusing on positive news stories in addition to negative ones, and covering matters of public interest as well as matters that interest the public.
The FCC's June 2 vote to relax U.S. rules governing how many media outlets a company can own has been met with strong opposition despite a virtual blackout on the issue by US networks.
FRIENDS' response to CRTC call for comments calls for a review of the business model for Canadian drama, measures to address the comparative disadvantage of Canadian series in the marketplace, and a focus on quality.
John Doyle says that compared to Americans, Canadians are poor at voicing their dissatisfaction with broadcasters.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual conference was a hotbed for discussions pertaining to many issues now facing Canadian media.
The government's lukewarm official response to the Lincoln report has left many in the industry fearful the two-year, 872-page study will end up a victim of bad political timing.
David Asper says Global's hiring of Mike Bullard is an attempt to develop and build stars and content as opposed to "renting" it.
An administrative overhaul of the Canadian Television Fund should make it easier for independent producers to access funds, but the larger issue of the need for increased funding remains.
Globe columnist says commercial Canadian television lacks creativity and is merely a delivery system, purchasing American shows and delivering them to local viewers.
Broadcasting insiders say HDTV is set to take off as HDTV TV sets drop in price and Canadian broadcasters expand their range of HDTV programming.
Friends' Spokesperson Ian Morrison responds to a letter from Lise Lareau, President of the Canadian Media Guild concerning Friends' position on the current vote by CBC's non-Quebec employees to choose between the Guild (Local 30219, Communications Workers of America) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, a Canadian union.
The Founding Director of Public Affairs Television and current President of The Schumann Center for Media and Democracy discusses the state of the media in the United States.
Columnist argues that if giving U.S. cable companies access to Canadian advertising can be used to fund Canadian programming, it is worth another look by the CRTC.
Canada ranks 10th in a World Press Freedom ranking of 166 countries, coming in behind Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Trinidad and Tobago, Belgium, Germany and Sweden, but ahead of the UK (27th) and the USA (31st).
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters and the Canadian Newspaper Association have jointly released a Decima poll on Canadians' attitudes towards their communications media, showing that Canadians believe that government has a role to play in preserving Canadian content in the media.
Poll on Canadian media indicates that a significant majority of Canadians say maintaining a strong domestic media industry is an important agenda item for the new federal government.
FRIENDS observes that firm hired to improve CBC's public image appears to be doing its job.
FRIENDS says the fate of the Heritage Committee's recommendations on Canadian broadcasting lies not with the current Minister, but with her successor.
FRIENDS expects that Sheila Copps' response to the House of Commons Heritage Committee report will have limited impact given the pending change of government.
CBC says government response to Heritage Committee report reaffirms CBC's place in the Canadian broadcasting and cultural landscape.
Response of the Government of Canada to the report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, "Our Cultural Sovereignty".
FRIENDS awaits Heritage Canada's response to the 97 recommendations contained in the two-year, all-party House of Commons Heritage Committee report on the Canadian broadcasting system.
Unionized workers at CBC outside Quebec and Moncton are preparing to choose between a Canadian and a U.S.-based union.
Zerbisias praises plan that would replace U.S. commercials with Canadian ads on top American specialty channels.
Eric Reguly says broadcaster opposition means the odds are against 49th Media's plan to substitute American ads with Canadian ads on five U.S. specialty channels.
Columnist says the CBC would get more sympathy and support if its words matched its deeds.
CBC appears to be the only network keen on bidding for the 2010 Olympic Games.
Starchoice and ExpressVu limit access to local CBC programming in French.
The CBC, Canada's current Olympic network, appears to be the only network keen on bidding for the 2010 Games.
John Doyle finds that a Canadian star links industry discussions, questions in Parliament about state of Canadian drama.
New U.S. study suggests that excessive media exposure could impair children's reading skills.
Bell Globemedia executive says programmable video-recording devices less of a threat to TV advertising than first predicted.
A parliamentary committee has concluded that broadcasters are overcharged on licence fees, and says that the practice may be illegal.
The CBC must cut programming and other costs by a further $43-million next year to meet employee pension plan payment obligations.
A US court has upheld an FCC decision requiring TVs in the US to be capable of receiving digital TV signals by July 2007.
Rabinovitch says CBC will consider expanding its international services and partnering with public broadcasters in other countries.
Employees at the CBC are preparing to vote on whether to be represented by an American union.
A winner-take-all showdown is looming at the CBC between the two unions that currently represent most of its employees.
Memo from Ian Morrison to Friends of Canadian Broadcasting Steering Committee members on the implications for viewers and listeners of the choice CBC employees are now making between CBC's two unions.
Al Gore and his partners plan to buy Newsworld International and create an all-news network for Americans under 25.
Al Gore is reported to be exploring the purchase of Newsworld International to create a new US media venture.
CBC representatives tell Senate committee that ratings cannot be the only measure of a public broadcaster expected to offer distinctive programming.
Senators tell CBC Chair Carole Taylor that Canadians think CBC is biased and not relevant to their lives.
CBC President admits that changes to its French-language TV news service were a mistake.
French version of text by CBC President circulated at Senate committee hearings on media concentration.
CBC chair Carole Taylor says funding cuts cannot continue if CBC is to be effective as Canada's public broadcaster.
2002-2003 Annual Report for Telefilm Canada.
2002-2003 Annual Report for CBC and Radio Canada.
Talking points by CBC Chair Carole Taylor to the Canadian Club, Ottawa.
CBC Chair Carole Taylor says adequate, stable funding is necessary for CBC to fulfill its mandate.
Zerbisias notes a sharp decline in the quantity and quality of local television news outside the largest Canadian cities.
List of winners from yesterday's Gemini Awards.
Izzy Asper was wrong about the CBC, and should have had to give more support to Canadian content in exchange for the right to use public airwaves.
Feschuk gives CTV and Global "Best American Network in Canada" award.
CanWest columnist says Gemini Awards are out of touch with Canadian audiences.
The 2003 Gemini Awards faced stiff competition from US programming for viewers in its timeslot.
The tedium of the Gemini Awards turns off viewers, hindering the opportunity to draw viewers' attention to promising Canadian programs.
Critics are turned off by Toronto 1's heavy reliance on U.S. programming; advertisers are encouraged by ratings numbers.
The Department of Canadian Heritage held a meeting with stakeholders from the television industry to discuss the future of the Canadian Television Fund and English-language drama.
Globe & Mail editor recalls Asper's wit, litigiousness.
Despite doubts during its launch, CTV's Sportsnet has enjoyed more growth in the past five years than any other specialty channel.
Despite being one of Canada's most successful and honoured men, Izzy Asper never got rid of the chip on his shoulder.
Izzy Asper would have resisted requirements that private broadcasters produce and air more Canadian drama.
Ted Rogers' succession planning is several years behind Izzy Asper's.
Global's success with US programming often caused Asper to clash with Canadian nationalists and broadcasting regulators.
Asper claimed CBC was an unfair competitor.
New York Times notes Global's success depended partly on attracting Canadian advertisers to popular American shows such as The Love Boat, Dynasty and Hill Street Blues.
Izzy Asper's purchase of Southam newspapers reopened the debate over media concentration in Canada.
Critics who accused CanWest of relying too heavily on U.S. programs missed the "larger picture".
Conrad Black describes differences between Izzy Asper and his sons.
Watchers expect smooth transition following death of Izzy Asper.
CBC remains committed to This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Air Farce despite declining ratings.
Actors eye Paul Martin government as they return to Parliament Hill to lobby for more financial and regulatory support for Canadian television.
Daryl Duke received a lifetime achievement award last weekend from the Directors Guild of Canada. He is a longstanding member of the Steering Committee of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
CanWest likely to undergo changes following founder's death.
Eric Reguly ponders CanWest's economic viability now that Izzy Asper has passed away.
Izzy Asper will be remembered for achievements, controversy.
Izzy Asper could be "abrasive [and] litigious but also brilliant and charming".
Industry observers expect Radio-Canada to abandon unpopular changes to television news in Quebec.
CBC has dismissed the news director responsible for unpopular changes to its French-language television news programming.
CBC reporter unlikely to receive apology from CanWest head.
Journalism professor, Christopher Dornan, says CanWest CEO Leonard Asper takes a complicated matter that merits serious attention and reduces it to baiting and name-calling.
ACTRA members will return to Parliament Hill October 7 to appeal for more federal money for Canadian TV drama.
CanWest CEO says errors in quoting CBC reporter don't undermine his overall message criticizing Canadian media coverage of the Middle East.
Leonard Asper admits to misquoting Neil Macdonald, but claims mistake does not detract from main point regarding anti-Semitism in the media.
Neil Macdonald responds to comments made by Leonard Asper that link reporting from the Middle East to "anti-semitism in the Canadian media."
Russell Smith says Toronto 1 is a typical example of a media product that claims to be local despite the fact its programming is predominantly American.
Text of CanWest CEO Leonard Asper speech to Gray Academy of Jewish Education, Winnipeg, September 29.
CanWest CEO Leonard Asper outlines 'personal' views on media bias in Middle East reporting, including that journalists often hold left-leaning views and are often socialists.
CRTC calls for comments on ways to improve quantity of Canadian TV drama on Canadian television.
Sheila Copps' refusal to drop out of the Liberal leadership race is giving Prime Minister Chrétien a reason to stay in office.
CBC Radio's new vice-president to respect CBC radio's existing audience while not abandoning efforts to capture new listeners.
Fact that CBC kept mum on $10m funding cut suggests management is focused on the bigger picture of how the public broadcaster will be treated under a Paul Martin government.
CRTC chair tells Senate committee media ownership more diverse now than 10 years ago.
New York Times says the BBC has lost some of its luster, through editorial blunders, an inability to negotiate the changing broadcast landscape, and an aggressively adversarial approach to news.
Federal government announces $5.5 billion in new spending on Chrétien legacy issues, while CBC receives $10 million less than promised.
Chair of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee "surprised, even astounded" by CBC funding cut.
Canadian Media Guild doubts CBC can absorb $10 million cut to operating budget revealed in government estimates.
Estimates show Ottawa will cut $10 million in funding promised to CBC in last federal budget.
Canada's media, including CBC, lack a substantial international presence.
Personal video recorders, which allow viewers to skip commercials, could result in higher subscriber fees to offset the diminishing impact of advertising.
Linda Groen, former executive producer of The Sunday Edition, has been named the new head of current affairs for CBC Radio.
Consolidation of CBC and TV radio employers in Ottawa into a new broadcast centre leaves journalists concerned that their coverage and diversity will diminish.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting begins national television campaign urging more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting launches "Let's Tell Our Own Stories" campaign.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting launches advertising campaign to underscore the need to tell Canadian stories on television.
The inquiry into the death of government weapons scientist David Kelly is allowing pre-existing tensions between the government and the BBC to surface.
Friends television campaign intends to raise the public's "share of mind" on the issue of Canadian programming on television.
Near unanimous recommendations of a two-year, all-party review of Canada's broadcasting system should not be ignored.
Near unanimous recommendations of a two-year, all-party review of Canada's broadcasting system should not be ignored.
More National Hockey League games will be available on Canadian Television this season, but free viewing will be limited to one national outlet — CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
The National Post criticizes the CBC's intentions to broadcast non-Canadian "blockbuster" movies in prime time to attract commercial revenues.
The CBC has shuffled its top arts and entertainment programming executives in and effort to consolidate the public broadcaster's radio, TV and Web site operations.
Stable funding and improved relations with the federal government has resulted in improved audience ratings for the CBC.
Alan Kellogg states that the CBC's attempts at borrowing concepts from American reality TV has been less than impressive.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
CBC-TV received numerous nominations in the news and information categories for 18th annual Gemini Awards.
The CBC is closing its ArtsCanada Web site and laying off staff.
French CBC Radio, unlike its television counterpart, is increasing both the total number of listeners and its overall market share.
The CRTC has granted CBC Television the right to continue to show non-Canadian blockbuster movies in prime time. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters predicts CBC may become "a U.S. superstation".
The CRTC has granted CBC Television the right to continue to show non-Canadian blockbuster movies in prime time. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters predicts CBC may become "a U.S. superstation".
The CRTC has granted CBC Television the right to continue to show non-Canadian blockbuster movies in prime time. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters predicts CBC may become "a U.S. superstation".
CRTC decision expected shortly on whether CBC can show blockbuster non-Canadian movies during prime-time.
The Calgary Herald claims CBC viewership has declined due not only to increasing competition, but also the perception of bias.
The CBC's new, centralized Ottawa headquarters are drawing mixed reviews.
Public voices disappointment with CBC and MuchMusic broadcasts of the Rolling Stones concert at Downsview Park.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
Public radio rose to third place among listeners by the fall of 2002 from sixth place five years earlier, Statistics Canada says.
The BBC is not state-funded, but is instead a respected arm's-length public broadcaster.
Denis Armstrong reports on the exodus of talent from the CBC in Ottawa.
TVA and TQS oppose CBC/Radio-Canada's application to broadcast foreign films during prime time.
Coverage of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's recommendations on Canadian broadcasting has been sparse.
Craig Broadcasting's new Toronto TV station, Toronto 1, recruits news anchors from CBC, but relies heavily on American programming in its program line-up.
Televising 2010 and 2012 Olympics expected to cost CBC $100 million or more.
CBC reaffirms its commitment to Canadian-made children's television.
Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 Winter Games has sparked a bidding race for the rights to televise the Games in Canada.
CTV and Global have in the past contended CBC's access to public money gives it an unfair advantage in bidding for Olympic broadcasting rights. CBC says the Olympics are a net money-earner.
News that CTV and Global are unlikely to bid for broadcasting rights to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics may lower the cost to CBC.
Expatriate journalist Keith Morrison says CBC "sets the standard in news coverage and no one else in North America can match them".
The National Post's 'CBC Watch', a forum for complaints about the public broadcaster, would be more at home on "the lunatic fringe of the Internet" than "a daily newspaper owned by a broadcaster who competes with the CBC for viewers".
Living in the U.S. provides a new perspective on the uniqueness of Canada.
Documentary producer Mark Starowicz writes that Canadians will never stop redefining their country.
John Doyle reports on Clifford Lincoln's commitment to the ideal of a Canadian broadcasting system and his ideas for reforming it.
William Houston speculates that if Vancouver-Whistler is awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, the cost of Canadian television rights will skyrocket. CBC will bear this cost, as CTV and Global have stated their networks will likely not bid.
An interview with Shelagh Rogers discussing the transformation of CBC Radio.
The ongoing loss of good journalists and an ill-conceived bulletin board on journalistic bias at the CBC are not harbingers of a strong future for the National Post.
Ken Finkleman's show the Newsroom is still as vital as when it began.
CBC responds to recent National Post accusations of bias in journalism.
Michael Posner asks why the CBC is spending money on U.S.-made series.
The problem with Canadian drama isn't quality but the lack of U.S.-style hype to build an audience for it.
Heritage Minister Sheila Copps states that she would not increase base funding to the CBC if elected Prime Minister.
An insider-dealing scandal has engulfed many of organized labor's most powerful bosses, including president of Communications Workers of America.
Quebec writers assail CBC Radio for a lack of attention to literature in its programming.
Jonathan Kay argues that the CBC is using taxpayers' money to subsidize anti-U.S., anti-Israeli propaganda.
CBC's involvement in What the World Thinks of America is a reminder of its essential role as a pubic broadcaster.
Morley Walker writes that the Canadian broadcasting industry needs more money to produce Canadian drama, more subsidies for the CBC, and more regulation to discourage media convergence.
A study by the House of Commons heritage committee has made significant recommendations on foreign ownership limits, media convergence, CBC accountability, and funding for CBC, the Canadian Television Fund, and local and regional programming. The government says it's in no hurry to respond.
The House of Commons heritage committee says a moratorium is needed on broadcast licences for media companies seeking to own both television networks and newspapers.
Sales officials with CTV, the CBC and other Canadian television networks will spend June and early July courting advertisers to sell between two-thirds and three-quarters of their prime-time ads.
The convergence of decision makers at Banff Television Festival can't help but give focus to the critical situation of Canadian television.
National Post condemns Anna Maria Tremonti.
The Stanley Cup final is experiencing the lowest audiences in history for a final on the CBC.
Despite boasting "Canadian Television" as it's slogan, CTV's schedule still contains a large number of American programs.
Fifty years ago, the CBC beat American Networks in a race to be the first to broadcast footage of the Queen's coronation.
CBC's fall schedule is ambitious, but uncertain funding could still mean cutbacks and cancellations.
Despite cuts to production funding, CBC plans a strong line-up of all-Canadian programming this year and says the worry is next year.
The CBC has unveiled a fall 2003-04 TV season that relies mostly on returning Canadian series and is virtually devoid of American programming.
The Canadian Television Fund has chosen a day the House of Commons isn't sitting to announce the impact of $25 million in cuts on Canadian television production funding. CBC will be hit particularly badly.
Tony Burman, editor-in-chief of news and current affairs at CBC, denies reports the Iraq war is putting a strain on CBC budgets.
Friends fears uncertain federal budget will force $30 million in budget cuts at CBC, leading to layoffs and a decrease in regional programming.
Friends worries federal budget uncertainty will force cost-cutting at CBC. CBC claims extra federal funding has been confirmed.
Despite promise of $60 million in extra federal funds, CBC will have to make cuts
CBC will get an extra $60 million again for the 2003-2004 year, in addition to the nearly $1 billion announced for its operating budget, Heritage Minister Sheila Copps confirmed Friday
Friends asks John Manley to confirm Sheila Copps’ promised $60 million in extra CBC funding
Norma Reveler responds to The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) fears that Our Public Airwaves is a pawn in an ongoing battle with another union representing a different segment of CBC employess.
Despite uncertainty over federal budget, CBC plans several major productions, while Canadian TV, film producers lament CTF funding cuts. Friends urges CBC to reinvest in regional programming.
Friends asks CBC to develop new vision centred on local content, presence
The creation of Our Public Airwaves reflects increasing tension between CBC’s two largest English-language unions
At McGill Institute for the Study of Canada conference, CBC president Robert Rabinovitch criticized private broadcasters for dumping American shows onto Canadian stations
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) worries that Our Public Airwaves, a new pro-public broadcasting advocacy organization,is a pawn in an ongoing battle with another union representing a different segment of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) employees.
Friends is co-sponsoring a lecture series on the challenges affecting public broadcasters worldwide
