May 7, 2012 — News Article: Internet Radio Gets Strong Support At RAIN Summit
According to speakers at Radio And Internet Newsletter's RAIN Summit West 2012, Internet radio and digital audio advertising is on track for a strong ad year in 2012 with solid CPMs and a growing local revenue base.
May 6, 2012 — News Article: CRTC's '10 per cent' rule leads to questionable expenditures and conflicted policy by Michael Geist
Columnist says with so much at stake, it is worth asking whether the current approach to generating new capital for the creation of Canadian programming optimizes what has emerged as one of the largest sources of media funding in Canada.
May 5, 2012 — News Article: Murdoch’s Pride Is America’s Poison by Bill Keller
Columnist says traditional news organizations, for all their shortcomings, see it as their mission to provide the information needed to form intelligent opinions, aiming to challenge lazy assumptions while Fox panders to them.
May 4, 2012 — News Article: Rogers buying Quebec station
Columnist says Rogers is attempting to scale its City-TV network up to rival larger broadcasters CTV and Global.
May 2, 2012 — News Article: The Murdoch and News Corporation scandal wasn’t about Conservative Party sleaze – but it is now
Columnist says British Prime Minister David Cameron’s party has positioned itself as the last defender of a collapsing empire.
Apr 30, 2012 — News Article: Sportsnet Secures Multi Platform Rights for 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Sportsnet continues its roll on the soccer pitch, with word it has secured the Canadian multimedia rights to more than 250 soccer matches, including qualifiers and friendlies, leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
Apr 30, 2012 — News Article: "Like" Might Just Be Peer Pressure
According to published studies by Dr. Tina McCorkindale, an assistant professor at Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication, “18- to 29-year-olds are the Facebook generation,” and it’s not the Millennial “likes” that assures ad success, but perks.
Apr 22, 2012 — News Article: Prime-Time Ratings Bring Speculation of a Shift in Habits by Bill Carter
Columnist says that across the television landscape viewing for all sorts of prime-time programming is down this spring — chiefly among the most important audience for the business, younger adults.
Apr 20, 2012 — News Article: Bidding with Bettman by Ivan Fecan
Ivan Fecan, former President and CEO of CTV, Toronto says CTV/TSN never bid on the Hockey Night in Canada rights.
Apr 16, 2012 — News Article: CBC vs. NHL goes into overtime
In his new memoir, Richard Stursberg recalls endless negotiations with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Apr 12, 2012 — News Article: Coalition targets CBC’s free music site by Steve Ladurantaye
Columnist says a number of Canadian media companies have joined forces to try to shut down a free music website recently launched by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., claiming it threatens to ruin the music business for all of them.
Apr 8, 2012 — News Article: James Murdoch: The Rise and Fall by Michael Wolff, Guardian UK
Columnist describes the demise of BSkyB and the resulting downfall of James Murdoch.
Mar 31, 2012 — News Article: CTV host allegedly tells boss to f--- himself by David Akin
Columnist says CTV appears to be considering disciplinary action for one of its high-profile Parliament Hill television hosts in the wake of an incident at a post-budget party attended by top government and opposition politicians.
Mar 24, 2012 — News Article: Canada producers welcome bigger Bell by Brendan Kelly
Michael Prupas, CEO of Muse Entertainment says the growth of Bell enables Canada to produce more series with worldwide potential.
Mar 16, 2012 — News Article: Now what? Industry reaction to the big Bell-Astral deal by Chris Powell
FRIENDS says said the proposed deal between Bell and Astral raises very serious concerns about market dominance in Canada.
Mar 16, 2012 — News Article: BCE to pay $3.38 billion for Astral Media 56 mins ago by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says that phone giant BCE has agreed to pay $3.38 billion for Astral Media to strengthen the telecom group’s content presence in Quebec against rival Quebecor Media.
Mar 16, 2012 — News Article: Bell empire to expand
Bell Canada has agreed to buy Montreal-based Astral Media for $3.38 billion, adding a number of cable and specialty TV channels and nearly 100 radio stations to its media empire.
Mar 7, 2012 — News Article: Netflix in Talks With Cable Operators About Distribution Deals (Report) by Georg Szalai
A cable deal for Netflix would increase its competition with HBO, but one analyst says it could be a sign of weakening subscriber trends.
Mar 6, 2012 — News Article: CBC-Quebecor conflict ends by Jason Magder
Columnist says CBC and Quebecor appear to have reached a truce in their long-running public battle, with the public broadcaster buying advertising in return for more cable TV access.
Mar 6, 2012 — News Article: Yahoo rumoured to be preparing Olympic rights bid by Chris Powell
If successful, Yahoo could possibly broadcast the Games online, partner with a streaming video service such as Netflix, or license TV stations to broadcast the Games.
Mar 5, 2012 — News Article: Small Internet providers seek price relief by Jamie Sturgeon
The country's independent ISPs are planning to ask federal regulators to strike down a ruling that, if fully implemented, will see costly tariffs imposed by big network owners such as BCE Inc.
Mar 5, 2012 — News Article: Quebecor-CBC feud: New deal brings peace in sight
Under a new agreement, the CBC will purchase print and digital ads in Quebecor properties while Quebecor renewed an agreement so various CBC channels can be carried across its Videotron subsidiary.
Mar 4, 2012 — News Article: Has Leveson finally delivered a mortal blow to Rupert Murdoch? by Henry Porter
Columnist says that James Murdoch was probably pushed to resign the executive chairmanship of News International and that it's possible he may soon lose the chairmanship of BSkyB as well.
Mar 2, 2012 — News Article: Canada's Bell Media Fingers Big Cable for Undue Leverage in Carriage Negotiations by Etan Vlessing
The unresolved clash between the top-rated Bell and independent carriers is now the subject of mediation by the CRTC.
Feb 8, 2012 — News Article: Ruling on Sun News' Krista Erickson is a triumph for the obnoxious by John Doyle
Columnist says nobody should be surprised that the CBSC failed to find fault in Krista Erickson’s approach to a recent interview with Canadian dancer Margie Gillis as there is no regulatory mechanism for the censure of obnoxious behaviour on TV.
Feb 4, 2012 — News Article: Maher: Sun TV plays dirty with trumped-up CBC porn scandal by Stephen Maher
Columnist says Sun TV's parent company sells a lot of porn, the CBC does not sell porn, but that somehow Sun TV is managing to get politicians to condemn CBC for selling porn.
Jan 28, 2012 — News Article: CBC taking bite out of ... Apple?! by Ezra Levant
Columnist says the CBC is a failure at what it does now, and should not be taking on Apple with a new online music store.
Jan 26, 2012 — News Article: Sun TV attacks don’t faze CBC chief Hubert Lacroix by Greg Quill
CBC president Hubert Lacroix says he doesn’t believe there’s a conspiracy between Sun Media and Conservatives in Ottawa.
Jan 17, 2012 — News Article: Rogers buys SCN; set to launch Citytv channel by Will Chabun
A mere month after announcing a deal to supply programming to Regina-based TV broadcaster SCN, Rogers Communications has unveiled a deal to buy the station for an undisclosed amount.
Jan 17, 2012 — News Article: Rogers Media Acquires Saskatchewan Network SCN by Etan Vlessing
The takeover deal comes a month after the national broadcaster unveiled an earlier, now-abandoned affiliate agreement with the provincial educational broadcaster.
Jan 17, 2012 — News Article: Low-ball bid for Olympic TV rights could leave Canadians in dark
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a joint offer from Bell and CBC to televise the next Winter Games and the 2016 Summer Games, setting up a high-stakes showdown over how those Olympics will be broadcast in Canada.
Jan 13, 2012 — News Article: Users choked up over Internet throttling by Sarah Schmidt
The CRTC says complaints against Internet providers deliberately slowing down online traffic are way up in Canada.
Jan 12, 2012 — News Article: Soft Canadian TV Ad Market Hits Shaw Communications by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says The Shaw Media division, which airs popular series like "Glee," "NCIS" and "House," saw sales revenue fall year-on-year as Canadian advertisers pull back in uncertain times.
Jan 9, 2012 — News Article: Cable TV dispute leaves Buffalo hockey fans in the dark by Chris Zelkovich
Despite the dispute between Time Warner and the MSG Network regarding the broadcast of Buffalo Sabres games, FRIENDS says it's not in the interest of MLSE to withold signals from other broadcasters and ever if it were, it would run afoul of CRTC regulations.
Jan 5, 2012 — News Article: Independent Internet providers challenge CRTC by Jamie Sturgeon
The country's independent Internet providers are challenging a CRTC ruling that allows large network operators like BCE Inc. to raise rates on smaller providers and their customers.
Jan 4, 2012 — News Article: Rumored Apple iTV Could Be the Real Threat to Netflix by Daisy Whitney
Columnist says a cache of reports has surfaced saying Apple is getting into the TV manufacturing business this year and may introduce an Apple TV set by mid-2012.
Jan 4, 2012 — News Article: Internet Access Is Not a Human Right by Vinton G. Cerf
Columnist says that technology is an enabler of rights, but is not a right itself.
