Sep 7, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: CRTC Broadcast Notice of Consultation 2010-551: Application #2009-1674-4
FRIENDS comments on an application by Corus for a broadcasting licence to operate a regional specialty television channel.
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 13, 2010 — News Article: Sportsnet One tuned to local audience by Yvonne Zacharias
Rogers is set to launch a second TV sports channel in the Pacific region.
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 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%.
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 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 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 12, 2010 — News Article: Nearly 13 mil watch U.K. election coverage by Mimi Turner
Columnist says in an election where the first-ever televised candidates' debates played an unprecedented role in bringing politics direct to the viewer, media has played a more vital role in the political dialogue than ever.
Apr 5, 2010 — News Article: Consumers oppose fee hike, CRTC says by Katie Bailey
CRTC lays out two primary themes in report: a concern for the future of local television and opposition to paying more for programming.
Mar 25, 2010 — News Article: Saskatchewan pulls plug on SCN by Etan Vlessing
ACTRA Saskatchewan representative says the province's TV production industry will take a huge hit if the government cuts SCN.
Mar 22, 2010 — News Release: Local news one step closer to extinction
FRIENDS says there is a crisis in Canadian local TV and the CRTC announcement on fee-for-carriage fails to reflect the urgency of the threat to local programming.
Mar 22, 2010 — News Article: CRTC to rule on 'TV tax' dispute by LuAnn LaSalle
FRIENDS expects the CRTC to mandate compensation for local television signals and have both sides sit down to work out the value.
Mar 6, 2010 — News Article: CBC May Be Gone from CKPR
On the heels of the move by Thunder Bay Electronics to shift from being a CTV affiliate to a Global Television affiliate, now comes a move to sever ties to the CBC.
Feb 26, 2010 — News Article: Corus puts forth news channel by Emily Claire Afan
Corus Entertainment is proposing to launch what it describes as a "hyper-local" news channel serving communities in Western Canada.
Feb 26, 2010 — News Article: Corus proposes new western Canadian net by Etan Vlessing
Corus Entertainment, Shaw's broadcast division, has applied to the CRTC to operate a new broadcast network in Western Canada described as a "hyper-local" TV alternative to major networks like CTV and Canwest.
Feb 22, 2010 — News Article: What 'local TV' is left to support? by Jim Sellers
Article mentions a poll commissioned by FRIENDS that states 76 per cent of Canadians feel that local news is "very important."
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Canwest name to remain on facilities? by Geoff Kirbyson
As the Canwest empire continues to crumble, questions are being raised in Winnipeg about the company's sponsorship of local facilities.
Feb 3, 2010 — News Article: More Than 2560 Canadians Support Community-Controlled Media
More than 2,560 Canadians have written the CRTC to let communities control community-based media, says the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Status (CACTUS).
