May 28, 2013 — News Article: CBC/Radio-Canada welcomes the CRTC’s stamp of approval on plan for future
CBC says the CRTC's decision to allow the public broadcaster to introduce advertising to CBC Radio 2 and Espace musique will help the Corporation ensure that its music services can continue to be a point of discovery for Canadian music fans.
May 27, 2013 — News Article: Ottawa’s budget bill is shorter but no sweeter: Editorial
Writer says Bill C-60 has deep implications for both federal labour relations and for the essential arm’s-length status of the CBC and some 173,000 concerned Canadians have signed a petition to protect the independence of our public broadcaster.
May 27, 2013 — News Release: CBC Licence Renewal — Friends of Canadian Broadcasting available to comment
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting spokesperson Ian Morrison will be available to comment shortly after the release the CRTC decision concerning the renewal of the CBC’s broadcasting licences.
May 20, 2013 — News Article: Netflix is not the enemy by Michael Geist
Columnist says targeting the Internet video service is just part of a strategy to push for regulation.
May 18, 2013 — News Article: How Ottawa's plan to foster wireless competition sank by Rita Trichur, Sean Silcoff and Boyd Erman
Columnists say that the Telus-Mobilicity takeover announcement is a powerful signal that the current government’s wireless strategy is on life support.
May 17, 2013 — News Article: ‘Radioactive’ Mike Duffy has nothing to do with CRTC bid, Sun News exec says by Jordan Press
Sun News Network says Duffy plays no role whatsoever in its ongoing efforts to become a mandatory part of Canadian cable packages.
May 17, 2013 — News Article: Controversy dogs former CTV reporter’s career moves by Paul McLeod
Columnist says that as Sun News is asking the CRTC to grant it “must carry” status, former CTV reporter Marc Patrone has moved to the network, shortly after finishing a five-year stint as a CRTC commissioner.
May 16, 2013 — News Article: Mike Duffy tried to influence CRTC decision on Sun Media
Senator Mike Duffy is alleged to have asked a Conservative insider to urge the CRTC to grant Sun TV News mandatory carriage.
May 13, 2013 — News Article: BCE says it will walk away from Astral deal if forced to sell more assets by Christine Dobby
BCE Inc. chief executive George Cope says that the sale of further French television services or the pay service The Movie Network would defeat the two strategic rationales his company has for buying Astral.
May 11, 2013 — News Article: Bell Won't Sell Astral's Assets by LuAnn LaSalle
Rogers says Bell should be forced to sell Astral's Movie Network pay TV service if the CRTC is going to allow the $3.4-billion revised merger of the two companies to go ahead.
May 10, 2013 — News Article: Bell and Astral merger: Netflix isn’t the enemy: Geist by Michael Geist
Columnist says that rather than claiming limited impact, the CRTC should embrace services such as Netflix by concluding that they are a boon to both consumers and content creators, consistent with its policy mandate that does not require regulatory change or protection for established Canadian broadcasters.
May 8, 2013 — News Article: Cogeco calls Bell-Astral deal 'dangerous' and will make getting content tough by LuAnn LaSalle
Cogeco CEO Louis Audet asked the CRTC on Wednesday to again block Bell's revised $3.4-billion deal to buy Montreal-based Astral.
May 8, 2013 — News Article: Bell must sell Astral's pay TV, Rogers says by LuAnn LaSalle
Rogers says Bell should be forced to sell Astral's Movie Network pay TV service if the CRTC is going to allow the $3.4-billion revised merger of the two companies to go ahead.
May 8, 2013 — News Article: CRTC hearings: Telecom firm Eastlink denounces Bell-Astral deal
Telecom company Eastlink remains opposed to Bell’s bid to buy specialty TV and radio company Astral Media despite changes to the deal and is asking the CRTC to turn the merger down for a second time.
May 7, 2013 — News Article: Bell says Astral purchase good for consumers by Luann Lasall
BCE Inc. says consumers will get more content and Bell will play fair with its competitors as it makes a revised sales pitch to the CRTC seeking approval for its $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media.
May 5, 2013 — News Article: BCE, Astral to argue bigger is still better by Steve Ladurantaye
Columnist says Bell Media argues that by controlling more content it will be able to create its own competing services and ensure the money spent by Canadians stays in Canada.
Apr 23, 2013 — News Article: Broadcasters, too, should 'need to compete' by Michael Geist
Columnist says the regulatory process has been likened to winning the lottery, since channels selected for mandatory carriage are guaranteed millions in revenue regardless of whether Canadians watch or even want the channel.
Apr 22, 2013 — News Article: Sun News is the go-to network for praise of Sun News by Scott Stinson
Columnist says that two years into its existence, Sun News Network has established itself as the go-to source for information about Sun News Network.
Apr 22, 2013 — News Article: Three must-watch storylines at CRTC's mandatory carriage hearings by Steve Ladurantaye
The CRTC will hear from almost two dozen companies over the next two weeks, each asking for placement on basic digital television packages.
Apr 16, 2013 — News Article: WIPO Delegates Progressing On Once-Moribund Broadcasting Treaty by Catherine Saez
World Intellectual Property Organization discusses a Broadcasting Treaty to protect the rights of broadcasting organizations.
