Oct 6, 2011 — News Article: 'No evidence' Netflix hurting broadcasters by Jamie Sturgeon
The CRTC has decided against regulating online-streaming companies.
Oct 6, 2011 — News Article: CRTC backs off Netflix probe
The CRTC has decided not to pursue a formal review of online streaming companies that show TV content on the Internet.
Sep 27, 2011 — News Article: CRTC chairman won’t get a second term by Susan Krashinsky
Columnist says Konrad von Finckenstein’s term as chairman of the federal broadcast and telecom regulator is coming to an end, after five years characterized by clashes with the Tory government and a series of landmark decisions about the future of the industries it oversees.
Sep 22, 2011 — News Article: Vertical Integration: There's some love for the CRTC decision, but Bell calls for full system reboot by Greg O’Brien
Bell Canada’s regulatory chief says due to the CRTC’s new vertical integration policy, he wants to start over when it comes to our broadcasting laws and its regulation.
Sep 21, 2011 — News Article: Vertical Integration policy mandates safeguards, some exclusive content, programming flexibility
Columnist says the CRTC’s policy on vertical integration tries hard to balance the wants of Canadian television viewers with the commercial demands of the country’s largest vertically integrated broadcasters and television distributors, and the needs of the smaller and independent ones.
Sep 21, 2011 — News Article: CRTC rewrites rules for mobile broadcasting by Susan Krashinsky
The CRTC has introduced a new set of controls on how television content can be sold, in a move that will curb BCE Inc.’s plans to use programming to boost its wireless business.
Sep 21, 2011 — News Article: CRTC sets rules on exclusive mobile video deals
The CRTC has ruled that companies such as Bell can't offer streamed hockey games or TV shows exclusively to their own mobile and internet customers — such content must also be available to competitors "under fair and reasonable terms."
Sep 21, 2011 — News Article: CRTC Rules Against Exclusive TV Rights Deals by Etan Vlessing
The CRTC is forcing vertically integrated media groups to make all TV shows, including premium sporting events, available to competitors under fair and reasonable terms.
Sep 21, 2011 — News Article: Canada regulator tightens mobile, Internet rules
The CRTC says Canadian companies that own both television content and the means to distribute it will face tighter rules for selling programming rights to rivals.
Sep 17, 2011 — News Article: Digital deluge by Vito Pilieci
TV antenna dealer is swamped by inquiries from consumers anxious to tune in to new digital signals.
Sep 17, 2011 — News Article: Rogers told to stop throttling online games by Sarah Schmidt
The CRTC has told Rogers Communications Inc. to come up with a plan before the end of September to stop slowing down the speed of online games.
Sep 15, 2011 — News Article: Jesse Kline: CRTC wants to control the volume on your television by Jesse Kline
Columnist says there is a possibility that a regulatory agency that figures it’s the government’s business to control the volume on our TVs has run out of useful things to do.
Sep 13, 2011 — News Article: Astral pushes for CRTC to clamp down on Netflix by LuAnn LaSalle
Astral Media says foreign Internet competitors like Netflix should be subject to the same rules as Canadian broadcast providers.
Sep 13, 2011 — News Article: TV ad volumes must be lowered
More than 7,000 Canadians responded to a call for comments from the CRTC on sound volume in ads and the overwhelming majority said loudness was a persistent problem.
Sep 1, 2011 — News Article: TV turns to digital from analog across Canada
Viewers who relied on outdoor antennas or rabbit ears for their television signal now need a converter box or a digital tuner in order to watch television.
Sep 1, 2011 — News Article: Switch to digital TV causes little static by Eric Volmers
Columnist says the switch from analogue to digital TV signals did not seem to cause much panic or public outcry in Calgary, with local stations reporting only a minor number of calls about TV screens suddenly going blank.
Aug 27, 2011 — News Article: Digital delay: Some broadcasters slowly getting the signal by Steve Faguy
Columnist says that despite having had four years to prepare, and despite the clearer high-definition picture and sound these digital transmitters provide, Canada’s broadcasters haven’t been very enthusiastic about switch from analog to digital.
Aug 26, 2011 — News Article: Analog to digital TV switchover explained by Brad Oswald
Columnist says the reason for the switch from analog to digital is that it will free up unused bandwidth which will either be dedicated to emergency and security services or auctioned off to private-sector telephone and media companies.
Aug 25, 2011 — News Article: Thousands could be left in the dark when TV signals shift to digital by Eric Volmers
FRIENDS says the government should follow the lead of the U.S., which subsidized low-income viewers and even some television channels to set up new digital transmitters.
Aug 23, 2011 — News Article: FCC Eliminates Fairness Doctrine in Rules Shake-Up
The FCC says the controversial Fairness Doctrine and 82 other rules governing electronic media have been deemed obsolete and will therefore be abandoned.
