Radio Interview: The CBC We WantAug 9, 2012 Source: CKNW Radio VancouverFRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, speaks on the Bill Good Show about the future of public broadcasting and The CBC We Want town hall meetings. |
May 18, 2013 — How Ottawa's plan to foster wireless competition sank by Rita Trichur, Sean Silcoff and Boyd ErmanColumnists say that the Telus-Mobilicity takeover announcement is a powerful signal that the current government’s wireless strategy is on life support. May 16, 2013 — Mike Duffy tried to influence CRTC decision on Sun MediaSenator Mike Duffy is alleged to have asked a Conservative insider to urge the CRTC to grant Sun TV News mandatory carriage. May 15, 2013 — CBC’s Audience Crisis: CBC TV Audience is Down 40%, Lowest in History by Barry KieflResearcher says the CBC’s latest report confirms that many programs on the main TV service, despite efforts to be more “popular,” have fallen to audience levels not much greater than many specialty channels. May 15, 2013 — CBC keeps Kitchener radio costs secret by Jeff OuthitColumnist says the taxpayer-funded CBC is keeping secret the cost of its new local radio station, while it spars with private stations that are upset to be competing with the public purse. May 14, 2013 — 9(1)(h) COMMENTARY: Maybe the CRTC should impose a penetration rate based card on the whole industry by Greg O'BrienWriter says big BDUs often treat independent broadcasters like unworthy annoyances, and not the partners they are. May 13, 2013 — New research finds 92 percent of time spent on news consumption is still on legacy platforms by Rick EdmondsColumnist says when you measure news consumption in the U.S. by time spent, rather than raw audience numbers, digital platforms are getting only 8 percent of the action. May 13, 2013 — BCE says it will walk away from Astral deal if forced to sell more assets by Christine DobbyBCE 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 10, 2013 — CBC: The Conservative Broadcast Corporation by Jamie Biggar, Ian Morrison and Angus WongFRIENDS, Leadnow and SumOfUs say that no public broadcaster anywhere in the free world faces the degree of political interference as that proposed for the CBC in Bill C-60. |
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