LPIF: Bell changes position on CBC, saying give the Corp. money when it’s the sole local TV station
GATINEAU – Bell Canada is now prepared to allow the Canadian Broadcast Corp. to receive money from the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF) as long as the pubcaster is the […]
Foreign investment, auction rules don’t please everyone
OTTAWA – Reaction was predictably mixed when Industry Canada Minister Christian Paradis released the 700 MHz spectrum auction policy Wednesday, with some saying that it struck the right balance, while […]
Industry Canada changes foreign ownership rules, but no set-asides for new entrants
RUSSELL, ON – All stakeholders with an interest in the pending 700 MHz and 2500 MHz spectrum auctions got a little of what they wanted Wednesday afternoon in a set […]
UBB: Wholesale Internet billing scheme under attack from all sides
GATINEAU – There was little love for the CRTC when, on the day before St. Valentine’s Day, Videotron filed its appeal of the wholesale Internet billing decision (more popularly known […]
Prime Time 2012: To get paid online, Canuck producers must talk terms of trade with YouTube, et al
OTTAWA – Establishing a carriage relationship with Netflix, YouTube, Google, Yahoo! and others as well as reworking how money is distributed to fund online entertainment are two ways to ensure […]
Prime Time 2012: Crull jabs distributors who’ve pushed Bell in front of the Commission
OTTAWA – The biggest challenge the Canadian broadcasting industry is facing is a subset of distributors who are seeking lower rates for specialty services, Kevin Crull, president of Bell Media, […]
Prime Time 2012: Will dollars for Cancon rise from CRTC’s group based licensing?
OTTAWA – The success of independent producers under the CRTC’s group licensing regime (GLR) will be tied to that of the broadcasters, the Canadian Media Production Association’s Prime Time 2012 […]
Prime Time 2012: Illegal file sharing good for the TV business? “Hogwash”
OTTAWA – There are positives to take away from illegal downloading, argued two members of a panel at the Canadian Media Production Association’s annual conference in Ottawa. They said that […]
Canadian Internet Forum: Government will save the Internet, which will become “simply a utility”
OTTAWA – The Internet will become a utility and the government will be the saviour of the Internet, Robert Herjavec, CEO and founder of The Herjavec Group and panelist on […]
Canadian Internet Forum: Future of our Internet in government’s hands
OTTAWA – The federal government could make or break a positive Internet experience for Canadians, Michael Geist, University of Ottawa law professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet law and […]