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).
Feb 1, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-661: Policies for Community Television
FRIENDS endorses a proposal that would see community TV stations become more like public libraries with local control and dedicated funding.
Jan 25, 2010 — News Article: Put community back in community TV by Cathy Edwards
The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations is set to urge the CRTC to free community TV from the leash held by cable companies.
Jan 22, 2010 — News Article: Put Community Back Into Community TV
The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations says Cable companies are curtailing access to community TV channels.
Jan 20, 2010 — News Article: Recession and reduced CRTC requirements behind Citytv program cuts and job loss in Toronto
Media union rep says "The CRTC has permitted major market television stations to reduce local programming to a minimum of fourteen hours weekly and as a result there will be no weekend newscasts, noon news, or five o'clock news."
Jan 20, 2010 — News Article: Anchor cut loose as Citytv axes jobs by Jamie Sturgeon
60 CITY-TV workers, including producers, editors and camera operators have lost their jobs as Rogers eliminates "underperforming" local programming.
Jan 20, 2010 — News Article: CITY-TV restructures with local news cuts by Susan Krashinsky and Guy Dixon
Rogers media cuts 60 staff from CITY-TV, mostly in local news programming.
Jan 12, 2010 — News Article: Canadian TV station switches affiliation by Etan Vlessing
A spat over local and national commercial airtime has Thunder Bay-based CHFD-TV dropping its affiliation with CTV and looking to buy popular U.S. series from rival Global Television.
Jan 11, 2010 — News Article: CACTUS Invites Public Comment on Community TV
Community Television group seeks public involvement in an upcoming CRTC hearing.
Jan 11, 2010 — News Article: CanWest lenders can't wait on sale, Scotiabank tells Asper by Grant Robertson
The sale of CanWest's newspaper chain has exposed a deep and bitter rift between its chief executive officer Leonard Asper and what was once one of the company's most trusted banks.
Jan 10, 2010 — News Article: Quebecor watching Canwest paper sale with interest
Pierre Karl Peladeau indicates Quebecor may be interested in snapping up a Canwest newspaper.
