Nov 7, 2011 — News Article: Big Revenue Increase for TV, Pay Specialty Channels, Industry Report Shows
Canada's TV broadcasters, specialty and pay channel operators have achieved their largest annual revenue increase in almost a decade.
Nov 7, 2011 — News Article: What recession? Profits, greed and gifting thrive in TV land by John Doyle
Recently the CRTC released figures about commercial Canadian TV stations, showing their operating revenues in broadcasting came to $2.15-billion in 2010 - an increase of 9 per cent from 2009.
Nov 6, 2011 — News Article: Will Bell Media snap up NHL rights in 2014?
With the big pockets to outbid the CBC, columnist wonders how long it will be before Bell Media aquires the rights to Hockey Night in Canada.
Oct 31, 2011 — News Article: Cut funding to secretive CBC: Worthington by Peter Worthington
Columnist says it's wrong for the CBC to be bidding on programs that the private sector would run but can’t match because of government funding.
Oct 27, 2011 — News Article: Exclusive: CBC marketing exec Jamie Michaels off to Rogers Media
CBC director of marketing Jamie Michaels has joined Rogers Media to drive ad sales across its marquee sports properties.
Oct 26, 2011 — News Article: War of words heats up between CBC, Quebecor by Chantaie Allick
CBC is accusing Quebecor of “using its newspapers and more recently its Sun News Network TV licence to pursue a campaign against CBC/Radio-Canada” and distorting the truth in that reporting.
Oct 22, 2011 — News Article: Quebecor Media to CBC: take down website criticisms, or else by Etan Vlessing
Quebecor Media is using the threat of legal action to get CBC/Radio Canada to take down information about the Quebec media giant that it released on its website.
Oct 21, 2011 — News Article: Running Out of Bandwidth by Lowell C. McAdam
Columnist says that even with technological advances, a severe spectrum crunch looms over the next decade.
Oct 21, 2011 — News Article: Only Quebecor can confront CBC: Peladeau by Glen McGregor
Quebecor president Pierre Karl Peladeau says the CBC has effectively muzzled criticism by other news organizations by entering into business deals with them and paying their reporters to appear on the network.
Oct 20, 2011 — News Article: CBC lashes out at Quebecor’s $500-million in public subsidies by Daniel Leblanc
Columnist says the CBC is fighting back against Quebecor’s attacks on its $1-billion in annual federal funding, accusing the private broadcaster of receiving $500-million in public subsidies over the last three years without being accountable to taxpayers.
Oct 20, 2011 — News Article: Open CBC's records, Quebecor owner says by Leslie MacKinnon
Quebecor's Pierre Karl Péladeau said his company's Sun Media subsidiary is the only media company in Canada willing to investigate the CBC, as he appeared before MPs holding hearings into the CBC's dispute with the federal Information Commissioner over access to information requests.
Oct 19, 2011 — News Article: Postmedia accepts offer for newspapers in B.C.
Postmedia Network Canada Corp., has accepted an unsolicited offer for its community newspaper operations in British Columbia and one of its big-city dailies, the Victoria Times Colonist.
Oct 13, 2011 — News Article: Sun News: The comedy branch of the Conservative Party? by John Doyle
Columnist says that for both Sun News and the Conservative Party of Canada, attacking the CBC is a handy tool for gaining attention and raising funds.
Oct 6, 2011 — News Article: CBC boss says rivals have an interest in diminishing public broadcaster by Jennifer Ditchburn
The CBC's top boss says one of its major competitors is determined to damage the reputation of the public broadcaster in order to weaken it and he's determined to set the record straight on Parliament Hill.
Oct 6, 2011 — News Article: One more time: Can we please have Canadian arts on Canadian TV, please? by John Doyle
Columnist says arts channel importing American content while cancelling Bravo!News and Arts & Minds borders on contempt for viewers and artists in Canada.
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.
