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September 6, 2008 - Hollywood Reporter: Canada, UK to collaborate on TV scripts by Etan VlessingInternational broadcasters CanWest and the BBC have unveiled plans for an incubator that will see Canadian and British scriptwriters collaborate on potential TV co-productions.
September 6, 2008 - National Post: CBC responds by Jeff Keay
CBC executive takes issue with campaign to protest changes to Radio Two programming.
September 6, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen: Bucking the classical tradition by Chris Cobb
The DJ formerly known as Buck 65 hopes CBC Radio Two's loyal listeners will shift from Beethoven to Kathleen Edwards.
September 6, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen: Nesrallah helms watered-down Tempo by Richard Todd
Columnist says CBC executives - in search for some some imaginary "demographic" - have dumped most of the classical music on Radio Two and watered down what's left.
September 6, 2008 - Halifax Chronicle Herald: How far would an unfettered Harper go? by Ralph Surette
Columnist asks whether getting rid of the CBC could the crowning piece of Stephen Harper's cuts to the arts in Canada.
September 5, 2008 - Canadian Press: Ottawa accepts CRTC's approval of TQS licence renewal despite news cut
The federal government has accepted the CRTC's decision to permit the TQS television network in Quebec to replace traditional newscasts with current-events programming.
September 5, 2008 - Vancouver Sun: The New CBC Radio 2: Listeners rebel, broadcaster hangs tough by Nicholas Read
A CBC spokesman has admitted that the broadcaster has received "thousands" of complaints about its decision to change Radio Two from a mainly classical music format to one emphasizing pop, jazz and blues.
September 5, 2008 - Globe & Mail: CanWest teeters on edge of index by David Parkinson
Columnist says CanWest stock could be deleted from Canada's benchmark stock index.
September 5, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Globalive's big dreams move closer to reality by Simon Avery
Telecom startup Globalive says it will target wireless consumers who do not want to lock themselves into multiyear contracts.
September 5, 2008 - Globe & Mail: The arts funding cloud by Rick Salutin
Columnist speculates Prime Minister Harper is calling an election now because of the controversy caused by arts funding cuts and charges about film censorship.
September 5, 2008 - Toronto Star: Readers oppose CBC and arts cuts
Series of Letters to the Editor on arts funding cuts and programming changes to CBC Radio Two.
September 4, 2008 - Cartt.ca: PVRs not yet impacting Canadian TV habits, says TVB
Personal video recorders are not yet affecting how most Canadians watch television, says the Television Bureau of Canada.
September 4, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Comcast appeals FCC ruling, triggering battle over web traffic by John Dunbar
Comcast is appealing a ruling by the U.S. broadcast regulator that says the company is improperly blocking customers' web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.
September 4, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen: Christian radio loses out in Ottawa by Jennifer Green
The CRTC has rejected two applications for Christian radio stations in the Ottawa area.
September 4, 2008 - Broadcaster Magazine: CRTC Calls For Comments On Amendments to "A Policy Framework for Canadian Television"
Canada's broadcast regulator is seeking feedback on a proposal to amend the benefits policy so that a percentage of future television benefits would be directed to the Canadian Television Fund.
September 4, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Extra! Extra! The arts don't matter! by Russell Smith
Columnist is skeptical Canadian culture will be an issue in the presumed fall federal election.
September 3, 2008 - Vancouver Sun: The new CBC Radio 2: Dumbed down or daring? by Nicholas Read
Vancouver Sun readers say changes to CBC Radio Two will have a deleterious effect on how much classical music is produced in this country, on the level of exposure young children will now have to classical music, and on the very cultural life of Canada.
September 3, 2008 - Montreal Gazette: Greens 'will not hesitate' to use courts to get into leaders' debate by Jordana Huber
The Green Party says that if a consortium of broadcasters does not allow Elizabeth May into the leaders debates it will take its concerns to the CRTC and, if necessary, the courts.
September 3, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen: CBC blocking emails from angry listeners, watchdog says by Chris Cobb
FRIENDS says emails to CBC representatives from citizens protesting changes to CBC Radio Two started bouncing after a national ad campaign was launched.
September 3, 2008 - Halifax Chronicle Herald: Premier 'pressures' Harper on arts funding by Elissa Barnard
Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald slammed the federal government for planned funding cuts totalling $45 million that he says will damage the province's cultural industry.
September 3, 2008 - Hollywood Reporter: Canada's 'Flashpoint' crosses the pond by Etan Vlessing
Britain's ITV3 has picked up Canadian cop series "Flashpoint" for its fall schedule.
September 3, 2008 - Montreal Gazette: Jury's out on 'new' Radio 2 by Arthur Kaptainis
Columnist says new CBC Radio 2 mid-day classical programming is "firmly grounded in the Three Bs: bland, bland and bland."
September 2, 2008 - Calgary Herald: Cable shows where the risks take place by Alex Strachan
Data show advertising dollars spent on cable networks was up 10% this year over last year.
September 1, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen: Hockey Night theme power play: CBC contest closes with thousands of submissions by Kevin Prokosh
CBC has received over 9,000 submissions for the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge.
September 1, 2008 - National Post: Classical music to get close trim Tuesday on CBC Radio 2 by Nicholas Read
Observers say CBC Radio Two could end up jettisoning older listeners still reliant on radio for music for harder-to-grab younger ones for whom music radio is increasingly irrelevant.
September 1, 2008 - Vancouver Sun: CBC takes programming risk by Nicholas Read
Columnist says that by limiting classical music on Radio 2, CBC could alienate a vital group of listeners.
September 1, 2008 - Globe & Mail: The Score: From upstart to contender by Grant Robertson
The Score has undergone a $15-million makeover designed to bolster the cable sports channel against bigger rivals TSN, Rogers Sportsnet and an expanding CBC.
August 31, 2008 - Toronto Star: Thanks and good-bye to classic radio by Miriam Mittermaier
Op-ed cites new CBC management with little connection to the classical world and a dismissal of an "older" audience as reasons for Radio Two programming changes.
August 31, 2008 - Calgary Herald: CBC changes are out of tune by Richard Wagamese
Columnist says the CBC has a responsibility to maintain the cultural linchpins that define us as Canadians.
August 30, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Ottawa slashes grants for new media by James Bradshaw
The Conservative government is axing a $14.5 million program — administered by Telefilm — which fosters the creation of internet content and its distribution.
