New “TV taxes” will cost consumers the most, BDUs predict
TORONTO, MONTREAL and OTTAWA – Three of Canada’s largest BDUs were quick to express their mutual disappointment with Monday’s CRTC decision, and hinted that it will be the consumer who […]
No fee for carriage decision in Heritage committee’s TV report
OTTAWA – After dominating the three months worth of hearings earlier this Spring, the House of Commons committee on Canadian Heritage left out any recommendation on the controversial issue of […]
$25 million purchase price for VisionTV, JoyTV, will endow charity
TORONTO – Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia is buying VisionTV’s broadcasting assets in a deal worth $25 million. VisionTV (VTV) operates the multi-faith and multicultural channel by the same name that is […]
New Media: Industry gives report mixed reviews
OTTAWA and GATINEAU – Reaction to the CRTC’s broadcasting in new media report has been swift, and predictably, mixed. The news that the Commission will continue to exempt new media […]
Android-powered smart phones arrive at Rogers
TORONTO – Rogers’ “mobile revolution” arrived in Canada in dramatic fashion on Tuesday. The HTC Dream and Magic smart phones, ensconced in a silver briefcase carefully carried and unlocked by […]
Commentary: Are CBC’s Friends seeing (Liberal) red?
ACCORDING TO A POLL commissioned by broadcast industry watchdog Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, most Canadians believe that the CBC is “being starved of funds by a government with a vendetta against […]
Conference Board faces plagiarism accusations over digital economy reports
OTTAWA and TORONTO – The Conference Board of Canada has recalled three reports that it issued late last week, claiming an internal review determined that it “did not follow (its) […]
UPDATE: EastLink expands in to Ontario and Quebec
HALIFAX – As EastLink introduces itself to former Persona customers in Ontario and Quebec, it will evaluate the regions and individual markets on a case by case basis before determining […]
Outsourcing doesn’t ring true, says telecom union
EDMONTON and VANCOUVER – The Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging Canadians to ask the government to “stop the outrage” of Canadian companies outsourcing jobs […]
Distributors may be the biggest winners of new CMF
TORONTO – Reaction to the new Canadian Media Fund (CMF) was predictably mixed, but the consensus seems to be that the distributors got what they wanted. For starters, the CMF’s […]