FRIENDS in the News
Other News Articles About FRIENDS
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting has been supporting Canadian content and making news for many years now. An archive of articles about our organization can be found below.
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The Toronto Program Director for CBC Radio says new Radio 2 programming will better fulfil CBC's mandate of representing the musical diversity of Canada.
August 20, 2008 - Torontoist: The All-New CBC Radio 2 Is For You
FRIENDS says CBC Radio 2 moving away from something only the public broadcaster can do towards programming many private broadcasters already do.
August 19, 2008 - Canadian Press: CBC Radio Two scales down classical music as part of fall relaunch
FRIENDS research indicates that what CBC Radio Two's average 1.1 million listeners per week like best about the station is classical music.
August 19, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen: CBC to announce Radio 2 remake in pursuit of younger audience by Chris Cobb
FRIENDS says CBC is substantially moving away from its responsibility to transmit world classical culture to new generations of Canadians.
July 31, 2008 - Playback: The Small Screen: Rogers looks to forge new identity for CityTV by Tamsen Tillson
FRIENDS says the organization is watching the Rogers takeover of CityTV closely to ensure commitments of the sale are honoured.
July 26, 2008 - Vancouver Sun: Olympics beamed to a TV or BlackBerry near you by Don McGowan
Broadcasters hope new media technology will lead to lucrative new forms of revenue and a wider/younger market for their content.
July 11, 2008 - Variety: Entertainment One makes power play by Brendan Kelly
FRIENDS says Entertainment One is bringing together former players from Alliance Communications in a "critical mass of talent and capacity."
June 19, 2008 - Toronto Star: CRTC report finds `strong growth' at cable firms by Rita Trichur
FRIENDS says record profits for Canada's cable and satellite companies demonstrate the existing TV distribution system works well.
June 9, 2008 - Toronto Star: A lesson for today's politician: Get yourself on YouTube by Fraser MacLean
Dalton Camp Award winner says YouTube is bound to play a key role in the next federal election.
June 5, 2008 - Canadian Press: CRTC says private broadcasters, CBC should have separate financing for TV shows by Julian Beltrame
FRIENDS agrees with CRTC recommendation to keep the status quo on Canadian content rules for the CTF.
June 1, 2008 - Canadian Press: Mass audience or culture? Changes in fund will impact shows on Canadian TV by Julian Beltrame
FRIENDS says recommendations on the reform of the Canadian Television Fund will reveal whether the CRTC has the courage to stand up to the cable companies.
May 29, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Denying tax credits for films could kill industry, Gross says by Gloria Galloway
Actor Paul Gross tells the Senate banking committee that Bill C-10, which proposes to deny tax credits to productions deemed "contrary to public policy," could spell the end of his industry.
May 24, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Jeopardy! to bump Marketplace from its slot by Marsha Lederman
FRIENDS says CBC should be running Canadian programming, not U.S. syndicated shows like Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
April 27, 2008 - Toronto Star: 'It'd be nice to work where I live' by Bruce DeMara
FRIENDS mentioned in an article about the reasons why Toronto actors, such as RH Thomson, have challenges finding work in their home community.
April 24, 2008 - Playback: TQS news cuts set stage for fight in Ottawa by Patricia Bailey
FRIENDS says plans to shut down TQS news outlets across Quebec likely won't happen because it goes against CRTC rules and could hamper Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chances of winning seats in Quebec.
April 24, 2008 - Canadian Press: Fiery hearings on Canadian TV's future end by Julian Beltrame
FRIENDS says the Canadian broadcasting system is an ecosystem where each of the components is inextricably linked so that a change in one will affect the others.
April 17, 2008 - Mediacaster: Canadian Television in Jeopardy
Interview series on ichannel's @iSSUE, one episode of which features FRIENDS' Ian Morrison, addresses issues arising from CRTC broadcast distribution hearings.
April 17, 2008 - Toronto Star: Canadians should see U.S. ads, CRTC told by Rita Trichur
FRIENDS says cable desire to change simultaneous substitution rules would significantly impact Canadian broadcasters' revenues.
April 17, 2008 - Moncton Times & Transcript: Major TV changes looming? by Eric Lewis
Rogers argues deregulation of broadcast distribution is not about eliminating Canadian content.
April 12, 2008 - Canadian Press: Internal study shows big corporations scoop up most of federal film credit by Dean Beeby
FRIENDS says government report shows tax credits are essential to Canadian production, calls public investment in the arts one of the cheapest and best investments Canada can make.
April 8, 2008 - Windsor Star: CRTC trusted, poll finds by Alex Strachan
Poll co-sponsored by FRIENDS finds two-thirds of Canadians trust the CRTC and expect the federal government to preserve Canadian identity and culture on television.
April 8, 2008 - CTV Television: Cable War by Lloyd Robertson and Graham Richardson
CTV television news quotes spokespersons from Rogers, CTV and FRIENDS on CRTC broadcast distribution hearings.
April 8, 2008 - Mediacaster: TV Viewers Don't Trust De-regulated Distribution: Survey
FRIENDS co-sponsored survey finds Canadians place a public trust on the federal government and its agencies to ensure Canadian identity and values are reflected on television.
April 8, 2008 - Toronto Star: Companies argue about what you want on TV by Rita Trichur
FRIENDS releases joint poll showing Canadian subscribers believe reduction in regulatory "burden" sought by cable industry is likely to reduce choice in Canadian programs available on TV.
April 7, 2008 - CBC News: CRTC has deregulation agenda in hearings on cable, satellite
More than half of Canadians believe Canada's TV production industry would not survive if cable and satellite industry were deregulated, says FRIENDS co-sponsored poll.
April 7, 2008 - St. Catharines Standard: Much at stake at CRTC hearings by Julian Beltrame
FRIENDS says CRTC television distribution rules give Canadians among the greatest choice of television programming in the world.
April 7, 2008 - Cartt.ca: Deregulated TV distributors aren't trusted to promote and deliver Cancon: poll
Pollara survey co-sponsored by FRIENDS shows three-quarters of Canadians believe less cable and satellite regulation would reduce Canadian program choice on TV.
April 7, 2008 - National Post: Hot-Button Issues by Barbara Shecter
FRIENDS is sceptical of big cable's prediction that fee-for-carriage would result in a loss of subscribers any more than the fee increases cable companies routinely levy.
April 7, 2008 - Business News Network: FRIENDS on BNN's SqueezePlay
Video of FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, talking about upcoming CRTC hearings on possible rule changes for cable monopolies.
April 5, 2008 - Cape Breton Post: CRTC to hold key hearings on broadcast industry as industry debates new landscape by Julian Beltrame
FRIENDS says that if the upcoming hearings on cable deregulation go in the industry's favour Canadians could find that they have "less a Canadian broadcast system, and more an American system".
