December 28, 2005 -
National Post:
'Stern effect' boosts Sirius over XM rival by Cesca AntonelliArrival of Howard Stern accelerates satellite radio subscriptions in U.S.
December 28, 2005 - Toronto Star: The year of the digital satellite by Greg Quill
Columnist comments on CBC lockout, controversy over changes to CBC Radio One, arrival of satellite radio; concludes that independent artists "ingenuous" to expect vigorous support of U.S. satellite radio applications would result in greater airplay.
December 26, 2005 - Canadian Business: Media: Radio Waves by Andy Holloway
Article discusses business prospects of U.S. satellite radio services in Canada; FRIENDS continues to see CRTC approval of satellite radio with low Canadian content requirements as slippery slope for regulatory regime that enabled the success of the Canadian music industry.
December 26, 2005 - Canadian Business: Media Concentration: Read All About It by Laura Bogomolny
Recent media ownership changes foreshadow media concentration becoming a hot button issue again in 2006.
December 23, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Hit U.S. shows fuel rivals within Canadian television by Etan Vlessing
CTV and Global fight for Canadian ratings supremacy depends on U.S. programming; CHUM adopts interactive strategy.
December 22, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Senate OKs 'hard date' for '09 digital switch by Brooks Boliek
U.S. Senate approves deadline for U.S. broadcasters to turn off analog television signals, complete move to digital broadcasting.
December 22, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Free radio biz tunes out sat gains by Alex Woodson and Georg Szalai
Traditional radio industry argues satellite radio will take many years to catch up to the reach of terrestrial radio.
December 21, 2005 - CBC News: U.S. TV all digital by 2009
Despite government subsidy, cost to U.S. consumers to upgrade to digital technology by 2009 deadline expected to top US$3.5 billion.
December 21, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Sirius challenge: Stern competition by Grant Robertson
Availability of Howard Stern on U.S. but not "Canadian" satellite radio could drive grey market.
December 19, 2005 - CBC/Radio-Canada: Annual Report 2004-2005
CBC publishes 2004-2005 annual report focused on the theme "What is a Public Space?"
December 17, 2005 - Globe & Mail: It's just news, not brainwashing by Christopher Dornan
CTV and CBC tied in audience for election coverage, says online poll conducted by Decima Research and the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication; CTV and CBC news heads respond.
December 16, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Ottawa stifling sector, Corus says by Grant Robertson
Corus CEO calls for looser foreign ownership rules, says foreign takeovers and partnerships essential to survival of broadcasting sector.
December 16, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CRTC restructuring targets changing times by Catherine McLean
CRTC reorganization motivated by technological change and "new realities" for industry.
December 15, 2005 - Le Devoir: Une coalition à la défense de la radiotélévision publique de langue française par Paul Cauchon
Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec labour unions launch coalition to support French-language public broadcasting.
December 15, 2005 - CRTC Press Release: CRTC Reorganization
CRTC announces structural reorganization, will merge broadcasting and telecommunications policy, operations and leadership; states that reorganization will respond to CRTC "clients" looking for greater speed and responsiveness and "a lesser regulatory burden".
December 15, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CHUM seeks to add foreign radio channels to service by Grant Robertson
CHUM seeks foreign radio channels, plans to revive subscription radio service to compete with U.S. satellite services approved with low Canadian content requirements.
December 14, 2005 - CNN: O, Canada! by Paul R. La Monica
Despite the profit-friendly environment for private broadcasters here, analyst predicts a lack of local content investment will see satellite radio services attracting fewer subscribers in Canada then in the U.S.
December 14, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC-TV trying to put a bad year behind it, looking for optimistic turn in 2006 by John McKay
Richard Stursberg, executive director of CBC English television, proclaims network "fully recovered" from NHL and CBC lockouts; FRIENDS disagrees, calls CBC lockout "a calamitous mistake".
December 13, 2005 - CBC: Tommy Douglas programming decision
CBC Acting Executive Director of Network Programming responds to complaint from FRIENDS supporter regarding decision to postpone documentary on Tommy Douglas.
December 13, 2005 - Toronto Star: Networks to rein in candidates' debate by Antonia Zerbisias
Networks plan more control in televised election debates, aim to tone down anarchy, shouting, force substantive debate.
December 13, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Memo to Fort Dork: Viewers aren't stupid by John Doyle
CBC viewers outraged with management decision to run documentary criticizing medicare system while postponing documentary about medicare founder Tommy Douglas, the latter officially to avoid appearance of partisanship.
December 11, 2005 - New York Times: What Men Want: Neanderthal TV by Warren St. John
Network finds young male demographic increasingly identifies with morally flawed characters.
December 11, 2005 - New York Times: Satellite Radio: Out of the Car and Under Fire by Richard Siklos
Satellite radio has yet to turn a profit in the U.S.
December 11, 2005 - New York Times: Unbundles of Joy by Daniel Askt
In antithesis to 'convergence', the Internet is accelerating the unbundling of media such as television channels, songs, and books with consequences for cultural products historically subsidized by more commercial media.
December 10, 2005 - Globe & Mail: How Telefilm can make movies, not just deals by Kate Taylor
Article says that Telefilm should be reformed so as to facilitate accountability and that it should prioritize quality over quantity.
December 10, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Turned off politics: Voters are angry -- and they're taking it out on CPAC by Chris Cobb
Survey shows public affairs channel CPAC is widely believed to be a federally-owned "state broadcaster", when in fact it is privately owned by the cable industry.
December 10, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Satellite radio: Get rich and don't die tryin' by Eric Reguly
CRTC made satellite radio licensing process easy for Canadian representatives of U.S. satellite radio companies, who stand to reap large financial rewards despite minimal requirements to invest in Canadian content.
December 9, 2005 - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: An open letter to the CBC in response to "Medicare Schmedicare"
Criticism of CBC decision not to air a documentary on Tommy Douglas, but proceeding to air a documentary "celebrating" private health care.
December 9, 2005 - New York Times: Ex-Chairman of Public Broadcasting Violated Laws, Inquiry Suggests by Stephen Labaton
Report concludes ousted Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman repeatedly violated U.S. Broadcasting Act provisions designed to protect public radio and television from political interference.
December 8, 2005 - Globe & Mail: TOP TV
Grey Cup coverage earns the CBC a spot in the ratings top ten.
December 8, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Stern's shift signals radio's decline by Russell Smith
Article argues that the mostly music format will disappear from free conventional radio market, advent of satellite radio signals an increasing willingness to pay for music.
December 8, 2005 - Winnipeg Free Press: Tune in for nasty battle over Canada's airwaves by Morley Walker
Format changes by Winnipeg radio station originally licensed for "nostalgia radio" suggests way of future for Canadian radio in face of challenge from U.S. satellite radio services.
December 7, 2005 - National Post: Sirius outshines XM in marketing push by Barbara Shecter
Sirius Canada said to hold advantage after a marketing campaign considered more successful and visible then XM Canada's.
December 7, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Shaw ends membership in cable industry by Catherine McLean
Shaw Communications resigns from Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, citing divergence of interests.
December 7, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Lockout hurt CBC Radio ratings by Guy Dixon
CBC Radio fall ratings decline 25% from previous year.
December 7, 2005 - National Post: $475M profit music to Bitove's ears by Mark Evans
Investors respond to satellite radio IPO, value one of two Canadian licensees of U.S. satellite radio services at $800-million.
December 7, 2005 - Edmonton Journal: Canadian Satellite Radio share offering draws $55M
Canadian representative of U.S. satellite radio provider puts shares on the market to finance infrastructure.
December 7, 2005 - The Halifax Daily News: Who's telling our stories?
Industry representatives say Canadian production funding system is in need of overhaul.
December 7, 2005 - Toronto Star: Canuck TV needs bucks
Industry sources say national public broadcaster requires sustained funding commitment.
December 7, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Shaw ends membership in cable industry group by Catherine McLean
Shaw follows Videotron in terminating membership in cable industry association.
December 7, 2005 - NDP Press Release: Layton Lays Out NDP Plan For Accountability
NDP accountability plan would make government appointments based on merit, not on patronage political connections.
December 6, 2005 - Statistics Canada: The Daily: Political activity among young adults
Statistics Canada report finds that although young adults vote less, they are more likely to become politically involved.
December 6, 2005 - The Record: Federal elections don't have time for local arts by Martin DeGroot
Article says that arts and culture supporters must come up with viable election strategies in order to achieve their goals.
December 6, 2005 - Toronto Star: Star and Globe? You're all invited to my funeral by Antonia Zerbisias
Owners of Globe & Mail and Toronto Star newspapers promise journalistic independence, even as Torstar assumes 20% interest in Bell Globemedia.
December 6, 2005 - Canadian Press: Canada's TV industry looking to 2006 for relief from perennial funding crisis by John McKay
FRIENDS says next federal government will be forced to address the scarcity of funding for production of Canadian television programs; notes current funding model effectively helps to subsidize the cost of acquiring U.S. shows.
December 5, 2005 - Playback: Pubcaster deals with fallout from labor conflict by Etan Vlessing
CBC struggles with worker morale, viewer loyalty post-lockout; FRIENDS says many Canadians were justifiably upset with loss of a service they were paying for.
December 3, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CanWest left standing in media musical chairs by Eric Reguly
BCE deal with Torstar shuts out CanWest Global, which had hoped for an alliance with the owner of Canada's largest daily newspaper.
December 3, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Founder of CHUM Ltd. passes away by Grant Robertson
Media mogul Allan Waters passes away; son says business will remain in the family.
December 3, 2005 - Globe & Mail: If Mozart embodies the CBC, why not Madonna? by Kate Taylor
Columnist says CBC Radio must change to win new audiences, avoid "fossilized" view of what constitutes appropriate programming.
December 2, 2005 - Canada Newswire: Woodbridge and BCE Announce New Ownership Structure for Bell Globemedia
Woodbridge sells its majority stake in BellGlobemedia to Torstar and Ontario Teachers Association Plan; CRTC to review request.
December 2, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Duceppe takes aim at Heritage Minister
Bloc Quebecois focuses attention on unseating Liberal cabinet ministers, including Minister of Canadian Heritage.
December 2, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Singing the decompression blues by Gerard Rejskind
Letter to the editor disputes claim that satellite radio is "CD quality"; cites live concerts aired by CBC Radio Two as high quality sound actually superior in quality to a CD and available to any broadcaster that wants it.
December 2, 2005 - Canada Newswire: Sirius Canada launches its premium satellite service with CBC/Radio
Six of the ten Canadian Sirius satellite radio channels will be produced by the CBC.
December 2, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Some satire with your holiday shopping? by John Doyle
Author says that it is odd to postpone the Tommy Douglas story because of the election campaign while airing a documentary criticizing the state of Medicare.
December 2, 2005 - Globe & Mail: BCE sells part of media stake by Catherine McLean
BCE sells large part of stockholdings to Woodbridge Corp., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Torstar.
December 2, 2005 - PR Newswire: Woodbridge and BCE Announce New Ownership Structure for Bell Globemedia
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Torstar Corporation will join Woodbridge Corporation as shareholders of Bell Globemedia.
December 2, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Election campaign pre-empts CBC political specials
CBC delays broadcast of political documentaries due to election, fear of "perception of partisanship".
December 2, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: BCE sells 48.4% stake in Bell Globemedia by Etan Vlessing
BCE sells significant stake in Globe & Mail and CTV to the owner of the Toronto Star and to the Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan.
December 1, 2005 - Toronto Star: For better or worse, satellite sounds flow north by Greg Quill
CRTC-licensed U.S. satellite radio services make little room for Canadian content.
December 1, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Satellite radio is finally here by Michael Bettencourt
U.S. satellite radio services launch in Canada.
November 30, 2005 - Globe & Mail: The Radio War by Jack Kapica
Columnist says some U.S. satellite radio channels sound parochial or foreign to Canadian ears, may drive interest in Canadian content; conventional radio stations will have to adapt content to appeal more to local audiences; CBC Radio One may outlive CBC Radio Two, which will face strong competition from satellite radio channels.
November 28, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Don't go changing... by Guy Dixon
Response to latest changes at CBC Radio One suggests programmers out of touch with what listeners expect from CBC radio.
November 26, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CRTC approves six new foreign-language channels
CRTC approves six additional foreign third-language programming services, plus Gambling TV.
November 26, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Hey Sheila, how about a little poetry? by Kate Taylor
Columnist takes issue with Auditor General's report, says cultural spending must be justified in cultural, not just arithmetical terms.
November 25, 2005 - Toronto Star: Zerbisias: TV artists are starving by Antonia Zerbisias
Columnist argues private broadcasters are fulfilling their Canadian content requirements using U.S.-style talk-entertainment programs that are actually detrimental to the Canadian star system.
November 24, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Funding rush: wallets open for the arts by Guy Dixon
Liberal government allocates new money to Canada Council for the Arts, effectively doubling its budget over three years.
November 23, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC reported in talks to outsource archives by Antonia Zerbisias
CBC to contract out advertising for CBC.ca to AOL Canada, rumoured to be in discussions to outsource rich historical program archives, cultural assets paid for by Canadian taxpayers, to the BBC.
November 23, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC hooks up with AOL in Web deal by Grant Robertson
CBC outsources advertising sales for its website to subsidiary of America Online.
November 23, 2005 - Globe & Mail: No kidding, the Geminis really are a crock by John Doyle
Columnist criticizes Gemini Awards for being "crass and tedious", failing to promote Canadian television.
November 23, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Ottawa film funding criticized by Michael den Tandt
Auditor General criticizes oversight, controls, objectives of over $800-million in federal culture spending.
November 23, 2005 - Canadian Press: Actors gang up on Ottawa over CRTC, CBC
Canadian actors visit Parliament Hill, call for increased funding for CBC, CRTC to do its job to preserve Canadian airwaves for Canadian programming.
November 23, 2005 - NDP: Rabinovitch breaks promise on programming on the eve of Heritage confidence vote
CBC president breaks programming promise, cancels plans to produce three new local supper hour news programs in Edmonton, Montreal and St. John's; faces confidence vote before House of Commons Heritage Committee.
November 23, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Canadian productions win International Emmys by Gayle MacDonald
Three Canadian productions, two from CBC, win International Emmy Awards.
November 22, 2005 - Canadian Press: For sale: Grey Cup commercials, old price. Call CBC by William Houston
A week before the Grey Cup, CBC had not sold all its commercial time, even at last year's rates; observers blame lockout.
November 22, 2005 - Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Canadian Heritage needs to sharpen its approach to supporting cultural industries
Auditor General finds weaknesses in Department of Canadian Heritage strategic management of cultural funding, as well as governance and control of organizations through which funding is administered.
November 22, 2005 - House of Commons: Minutes of Proceedings of House of Commons Heritage Committee
Heritage Committee adopts motion calling on the federal government to tighten broadcasting policies so that Canada retains control over radio and television broadcasting in Canadian territory, as recommended in the Lincoln Report.
November 22, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: CBC moves to outsource archive sales
CBC management is reportedly negotiating to outsource management and sales of CBC archives, currently performed by employees in Toronto, to a business unit of the BBC.
November 22, 2005 - Globe & Mail: XM goes live in Canada by Jack Kapica
U.S. broadcaster XM Satellite Radio has begun operating in Canada.
November 22, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC boss facing rebuke on the Hill by Antonia Zerbisias
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage expected to show disapproval of CBC president Robert Rabinovitch through a non-confidence motion, but patronage appointments system makes it unlikely he will be removed.
November 21, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Leafs coast to an easy victory over Geminis by John Doyle
20th Annual Gemini Awards air on Global on a Saturday night, competing with Hockey Night in Canada; columnist says event smacks of insider affair, with major stars absent.
November 21, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: Letter to Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
CBC union writes to Commons Heritage Committee to correct points made by CBC president Robert Rabinovitch and other CBC senior managers when they appeared before the Committee on October 27.
November 21, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CRTC ponders impact of product placement by Keith McArthur and Grant Robertson
CRTC is "keeping an eye" on the use of product placement advertising in television programming.
November 19, 2005 - Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Halton honoured, CTV takes top Gemini share by Alex Strachan
CTV takes most Gemini awards for news.
November 19, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC, CTV take home lion's share of early Geminis by John McKay
Global Television hosts Gemini Awards for first time; CBC and CTV dominate winnings; one repeatedly nominated show already cancelled; Canadian star of a U.S. movie of the week shot in Canada and aired by Global receives nomination.
November 18, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Abernathy to depart FCC in December by Brooks Boliek
One of two Republicans on Federal Communications Commission steps down.
November 16, 2005 - World Electronic Media Forum II: Content is Everything: Notes for a Panel Discussion by Robert Rabinovitch, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada, Tunis, Tunisia
Speech by CBC President on impact of technology on public broadcasters and programming.
November 16, 2005 - Le Devoir: Radio-Canada répare une «erreur» by Paul Cauchon
Incoming president of French television and radio re-arranges programming at Radio-Canada.
November 16, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: CPB bias cited in probe by Brooks Boliek
Internal investigation reveals Republican former head of the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting interfered with PBS programming decisions.
November 15, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Why CBC needs to host programs is beyond me by John Doyle
Columnist says use of distinguished actors and reporters in unchallenging "host" roles on CBC programs insults viewers' intelligence.
November 15, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Amendment would allow CRTC fines by Catherine McLean
Proposed legislation would give CRTC direct powers to impose administrative fines on companies and individuals.
November 14, 2005 - Montreal Gazette: Dumbing down CBC radio
Editorial decries pursuit of increased ratings through mediocre programming on CBC Radio.
November 14, 2005 - Christian Science Monitor: Lessons from a strike will help the CBC by Lise Lareau
Canadian Media Guild president comments on CBC lockout.
November 10, 2005 - The Spry Memorial Lecture 2005: Prof. Marc Raboy: "Making Media. Creating the Conditions for Communication in the Public Good"
Text of the Spry Memorial Lecture 2005.
November 10, 2005 - Vancouver Sun: Ottawa tapdances its way around its cultural Catch-22
Editorial criticizes lower level of federal government culture spending in Western Canada.
November 10, 2005 - The Spry Memorial Lecture 2005: Prof. Marc Raboy: "Making Media. Creating the Conditions for Communication in the Public Good"
Announcement for 2005 Spry Memorial Lecture in Vancouver, including link to summary and text of current and past lectures.
November 9, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Coverage of unrest touchy for French TV by Shiraz Sidhva
Most private broadcasters in France fail to cover civil unrest in Paris outside of the evening news.
November 9, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Bush Picks Tennessee Regulator For FCC by Brooks Boliek
U.S. President nominates Republication, renominates Democrat to positions on the Federal Communications Commission.
November 8, 2005 - Public Interest Advocacy Centre: Telecommunications for the benefit of all Canadians: A Declaration
Public Interest Advocacy Centre issues declaration criticizing the federal government's telecommunications policy review and recommending changes; FRIENDS has endorsed the declaration.
November 8, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Bitove expects to raise $50-million in CSR IPO by John Partridge
Holder of CRTC licence for satellite radio service authorized to air predominantly U.S. content plans $50-million IPO.
November 8, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: IPO in works for XM's Canada licensee by Etan Vlessing
U.S. satellite radio licensee to launch IPO to fund rollout of Canadian service, which will feature minimal Canadian content.
November 8, 2005 - Halifax Chronicle Herald: CBC friends’ voices unheard in Gomery din? by Basil Deakin
Columnist discusses FRIENDS petition calling for increased funding for CBC.
November 8, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Group launches drive to dump CBC's Rabinovitch by Guy Dixon
Lobby group with connections to the Canadian Media Guild and U.S.-based Communications Workers of America calls for resignation of CBC president.
November 7, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Pagers to survey radio listening habits by Grant Robertson
Broadcast ratings agency BBM plans to use pager-like devices to track Canadians' listening and viewing habits.
November 7, 2005 - Playback: Big-ticket TV languishes on the Ceeb by Mark Dillon
Despite impact of CBC lockout on promotion and scheduling of Trudeau prequel, CBC Television executive vice president Richard Stursberg concludes that low ratings mean viewers are simply not interested in docudramas.
November 6, 2005 - Radio Canada International: 2005/2006 Broadcast Schedules
RCI publishes its shortwave and satellite channel schedules for 2005/2006 broadcast season.
November 6, 2005 - Toronto Star: Far from over by Barry Kiefl
Noted expert in audience research methodologies corrects misunderstandings about the ratings performance of CBC, outlines prescription for organizational and programming changes at the national public broadcaster.
November 5, 2005 - Globe & Mail: The not-so-funny tussle over Canadian prime time by Kate Taylor
Producers blame 1999 CRTC television policy for lack of Canadian drama in prime time, say part of the solution is to restore expenditure requirements for conventional broadcasters' investment in drama production.
November 4, 2005 - Canadian Communications Reports: Editorial: CBC President Appearance Before Parliamentary Committee
Editorial chides CBC president for refusing to take responsibility, admit mistakes.
November 4, 2005 - Canadian Communications Reports: Rabinovitch tells hostile committee timing made lockout necessary
House of Commons committee bewildered by CBC president's statement that he had not yet approached the federal government about CBC's 2006 funding.
November 4, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Ad dollars staying tuned to TV picks by Keith McArthur
Advertisers pleased with consistent, stable programming on conventional television during fall season.
November 4, 2005 - NCRA/ANREC, ARC du Canada and ARCQ: Joint submission to CRTC in response to Broadcasting PN CRTC 2005-94
National Campus and Community Radio Association and two Quebec-based community radio organizations make joint submission to CRTC outlining, among other things, common difficulties in dealing with the two recently licensed U.S. satellite radio services.
November 3, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: You get the CBC you pay for by Chris Cobb
Media reporter writes that if Parliamentarians care about the future of CBC, they must properly fund it.
November 2, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC plans to beam up Radio 3 by Alexandra Gill
The CBC retools Radio 3 for delivery over satellite radio.
November 2, 2005 - National Post: C'est bon radio by Paul Brent
Astral Media agrees to supply programming to U.S. satellite broadcasting licensee Sirius, seals fate of collaborate venture with CHUM for CRTC-approved terrestrial digital radio service.
November 1, 2005 - Broadcast Dialogue: Economic and cultural convergence by Michael Hennessy
Cable lobbyist calls for simultaneous reform of telecommunications and broadcasting regulation and a reassessment of Canadian content regulations in light of broadband technology.
November 1, 2005 - Broadcast Dialogue: New technologies require smart policy by Glenn O'Farrell
Comments by President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters on the impact of new technologies on broadcasting policy.
October 31, 2005 - Truthout: New Pub-Casting Chief Completes Right-Wing Coup by Timothy Karr
Former Republican National Committee co-chair and newly inaugurated Corporation for Public Broadcasting president Patricia de Stacy Harrison staffs her new agency with former underlings.
October 31, 2005 - CFTPA: Independent producers struggle while broadcasters reap rewards
Canadian Film and Television Production Association releases study showing that changes to film and television financing framework benefit broadcasters, hurt producers; broadcasters spending much more on foreign programming, especially drama, than on Canadian.
October 31, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Profits need to trickle down by James Adams
CFTPA releases study, calls for new policy framework, including programming expenditure requirements for conventional broadcasters, improved tax credits, and a redesigned Canadian Television Fund.
October 31, 2005 - Statistics Canada The Daily: Government expenditures on culture 2003/04
All three levels of government spent more on culture in 2003/04 than in the previous year; federal spending fell for the film and video industry, book publishing and the performing arts.
October 31, 2005 - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Losing Canadian Culture: The Danger of Foreign Ownership of Telecom by Julie White
A new report concludes that foreign ownership of the Canadian telecommunications industry will jeopardize Canadian culture.
October 31, 2005 - Toronto Star: Let technology be catalyst for CBC's much-needed renewal by Michael Geist
Columnist says technology and the Internet are CBC's best hope for relevance as a public broadcaster.
October 29, 2005 - Globe & Mail: In a post-lockout world, CBC faces some dramatic dilemmas by Gayle MacDonald
Lockout, delays responsible for low audience to critically-acclaimed CBC miniseries.
October 28, 2005 - Canadian Media Research: CBC/Radio-Canada Revenues and Expenditures 2000-2005
Data show that increased expenditures at CBC over the five-year period 2000-2005 have significantly exceeded growth in revenues.
October 28, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: XM at a loss but still beats Street by Paul Bond
U.S. satellite radio provider and U.S. partner of XM Canada (formerly Canadian Satellite Radio) has nearly doubled its subscribers in the last year.
October 28, 2005 - Toronto Star: In midst of 'worst nightmare,' CBC chief makes point to panel
Rabinovitch denies lockout a disaster; blames lack of federal funding; editorial says Heritage Committee wasted opportunity to extract critical information from CBC management.
October 28, 2005 - Toronto Star: Rabinovitch defends lockout of workers by Graham Fraser
MPs chide Rabinovitch for lockout; executive vice-president of CBC English TV Richard Stursberg claims lockout saved no money.
October 27, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CRTC asked to say who shows Hollywood movies on TV by Simon Tuck
Allarco Entertainment and Spotlight Television, having applied to the CRTC for pay television licenses, are now asking the regulator to prevent incumbent pay television providers from making exclusive film deals with Hollywood studios.
October 27, 2005 - CBC News: CBC News video by Eric Sorensen (Lockout 'last resort' to reach deal: CBC president)
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison comments following appearance of CBC president and other executives before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
October 27, 2005 - Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: Transcript of appearance by CBC President and other CBC executives
CBC President Robert Rabinovitch, English Television Vice President Richard Stursberg and other CBC executives respond to extensive questioning by MPs at post-CBC lockout meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
October 27, 2005 - Globe & Mail: How did it all go so wrong at the CBC? by Michael Posner
Lockout can be explained in part by a cult of management at odds with CBC's public broadcasting mission; author notes management has never faced consequences of its bad decisions, including other lockouts, reductions in local programming.
October 27, 2005 - Presse Canadienne: Rabinovitch est malmené par les députés mais dit ne pas regretter le lock-out
CBC president Rabinovitch maintains lockout was necessary, says he does not regret it.
October 27, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: CBC management falls from grace at Heritage Committee
CMG reports on House of Commons Heritage Committee meeting with CBC president and senior management.
October 27, 2005 - Canadian Press: Lockout was worth it, CBC chief says
CBC president Rabinovitch tells Heritage Committee lockout "worth it" despite harm to market share and employee relations.
October 25, 2005 - Centre for Research and Information on Canada: Poll: Medicare, Bilingualism, Peacekeeping, CBC Essential to Canada’s Nature, but not the monarchy
Canadian Unity Council survey finds 60 percent of Canadians believe CBC is an essential part of Canada, and that its disappearance would fundamentally alter the country's nature.
October 24, 2005 - Toronto Star: Blueprint for CBC's future is right before our ears by Antonia Zerbisias
Columnist says CBC radio should serve as a model for CBC television; discusses history and current role of CBC vice-president of English television.
October 24, 2005 - Playback Magazine: Uphill fight for CBC by Etan Vlessing
CBC faces challenge to restore audience lost during lockout, especially for comedies, dramas and miniseries.
October 24, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Pay-TV monopolies under fire at CRTC by Grant Robertson
CRTC hearings to decide whether to open Canadian pay television market to new entrants.
October 21, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: U.S. fights UNESCO culture shield by Leo Cendrowicz
Once ratified, UNESCO convention on cultural diversity will give moral albeit not legal justification for government support and protection of domestic film, music, television and radio.
October 20, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Liberal lobbyists got satellite 'success fees' by Campbell Clark
Liberal lobbyists were reportedly paid lucrative success fees to save U.S. satellite radio providers' CRTC licences in face of Cabinet appeal.
October 19, 2005 - Edmonton Journal: Hatred of CBC links bitter enemies by Alan Kellogg
Column criticizes current CBC management for lack of vision, Parliament for lack of funding to support a truly relevant national broadcaster.
October 19, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Mahoney's mix-up by Glen McGregor
Report alleges U.S. satellite radio firms retained several well-connected Liberals to lobby on their behalf to oppose cabinet appeal of CRTC subscription radio decisions.
October 18, 2005 - Le Devoir: Ted Rogers, cinq ans plus tard par François Desjardins
CEO of Rogers Communications discusses failed bid for Videotron in Quebec, rivalry with Bell, and abiding by industry regulations.
October 18, 2005 - Conservative Party of Canada: Letter to FRIENDS supporter from Werner Schmidt, MP, regarding satellite radio
Conservative MP responds to letter from FRIENDS supporter regarding CRTC decisions on satellite radio.
October 18, 2005 - Toronto Star: Cultural diversity policy voted in by Graham Fraser
Despite U.S. opposition, nations overwhelmingly vote to adopt UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
October 18, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Are there lessons for the CBC in the BBC?
Editorial argues CBC must follow BBC's lead and articulate a clearer vision for public broadcasting.
October 18, 2005 - Le Devoir: Diversité culturelle: c'est oui à Paris par Alec Castonguay
UNESCO convention on cultural diversity adopted; only the United States and Israel vote against adoption.
October 18, 2005 - Globe & Mail: The CBC: What it should be by Carole Taylor
Former chair of CBC Board of Directors makes case for rebuilding CBC on a foundation of local/regional programming.
October 17, 2005 - Vive le Canada: Foreign Investment? No. Foreign Ownership and Control? Yes!
Analysis by Mel Hurtig of Industry Canada figures on foreign investment shows 96.8% of all foreign investment between 1985 and 2000 was for takeovers of Canadian companies by non-resident-controlled corporations.
October 17, 2005 - Alberta Liberal Opposition Press Release: Conservative Cabinet’s Secret Deal With Enron Revealed
Details of secret arrangement between Alberta Conservative government and Enron, the matter being pursued by popular Alberta radio host Don Hill at the time of his sudden dismissal from the CBC.
October 17, 2005 - CBC Radio: CBC Strife and the Future of Public Broadcasting: Interview with CBC President Robert Rabinovitch
CBC Radio interview with CBC President Robert Rabinovitch about the lockout and the future of the national public broadcaster.
October 17, 2005 - Globe & Mail: The Ugly Side of CBC by Lysiane Gagnon
CBC French-language television has dumbed-down to improve ratings.
October 17, 2005 - CBC News: CBC president 'sorry,' but won't resign
CBC president says he acknowledges criticism arising from handling of lockout but has no intention to resign.
October 13, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Apple unveils video iPod, ABC deal by Sheigh Crabtree and Cynthia Littleton
Apple launches commercial-free, pay-per-episode television downloads.
October 13, 2005 - Washington Post: Dimwitted Nod to 'Diversity' by George F. Will
Discussion of U.S. opposition to UNESCO convention on cultural diversity, belief that nations should be able to protect their culture only if does not involve protection from cultural imports.
October 13, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Global's got the Gemini Awards. Isn't it ironic? by Andrew Ryan
CBC turns down Gemini Awards role due to conflict with Hockey Night in Canada.
October 12, 2005 - Le Devoir: Le Canada élu au Comité du patrimoine mondial par Stéphane Baillargeon
Both Ottawa and Quebec helped define and seek the adoption of the international convention on cultural diversity recently approved by UNESCO.
October 12, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: BBC plans fee increase amid complaints by Mimi Turner
BBC director general announces need for additional 5.5 billion pounds for programming and technological improvements over seven years, to be met in part by a 40 percent increase in BBC licence fees paid by households owning television sets.
October 12, 2005 - Statistics Canada The Daily: Cable and satellite television - 2004
Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian cable industry saw beginning of end to erosion of its traditional customer base in 2004.
October 12, 2005 - CBC/Radio-Canada: CBC/Radio-Canada Labour Situation: Update
Text of e-mail message from CBC president responding to citizen inquiries regarding CBC lockout.
October 12, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC workers whistle back to work by John McKay
CBC employees return to work; FRIENDS calls for changes to patronage system used to appoint CBC president.
October 11, 2005 - Le Devoir: Libre opinion: La clé du cadenas par Bertrand Hall
Bertrand Hall condemns CBC lockout decision, says CBC permanence, excellence and relevance should be affirmed.
October 10, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Satellite radio will slowly phase out Cancon requirements by Simon Tuck
Canadian Association of Broadcasters seeks postponement of CRTC radio policy review; move suggests satellite radio will eventually justify reduction or removal of Canadian content requirements for conventional radio broadcasters; some broadcasters say they will continue to air Canadian programming to respond to demand.
October 9, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC employees accept tentative deal officially ending labour dispute
CBC employees accept new collective agreement, officially ending lockout; but programming may take days or weeks to return to normal.
October 8, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Tips and tricks for rebuilding the Mother Corp. by Guy Dixon
CBC television producer discusses CBC underfunding and management's focus on audience share, ratings and "high impact" drama.
October 7, 2005 - NDP: Angus calls on Frulla to get serious about patronage problems at CBC
NDP Heritage Critic says seven-week lockout at CBC the direct result of the patronage system used to appoint the CBC president.
October 7, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC to slowly returns to normal by John McKay
CBC to phase in the return of normal programming.
October 7, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: Going Back to Work: Renewed and with a New Mission
Message to CBC employees from Canadian Media Guild National President.
October 7, 2005 - CBC/Radio-Canada: Guy Fournier Appointed Chair
CBC memo to staff regarding appointment of new chair of CBC Board of Directors.
October 7, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC appointments not partisan: Frulla by Graham Fraser
Heritage Minister defends CBC board appointees in face of patronage criticism; notes that reappointment of CBC president was approved by House of Commons Heritage Committee.
October 7, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Letter to the Editor: Loser on the CBC line
New CBC collective agreement, described as victory by union, results in lower pay for some employees.
October 6, 2005 - rabble.ca: I want my, I want my, I want my CBC by Scott Piatkowski
Columnist welcomes end to CBC lockout, notes that current management has locked out employees on nearly every available occasion over the last five years.
October 6, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Scholarly Advice: The public broadcaster must start a dialogue with its audience -- and this time, it needs to listen by F.W. Peers
FRIENDS advisory council member recommends public consultations on future of CBC, calls for government to implement recommendations contained in 2003 Lincoln Report.
October 6, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Past-Presidential View: Workers and managers: Set your differences aside. Ottawa: Loosen up the purse strings by Tony Manera
Former CBC president comments on the future of CBC post-lockout.
October 6, 2005 - CTV Press Release: CTV Acquires Broadcast Rights to The Giller Prize
CTV takes over broadcasting rights to The Giller Prize from CBC, signs three-year deal.
October 6, 2005 - Toronto Star: Testing times ahead for CBC
A sampling of editorial opinion about the CBC's future in the wake of its seven-week lockout.
October 6, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: CBC-TV still doesn't get it
Editorial says Canada's public broadcaster should only fill the gaps private broadcasters do not.
October 6, 2005 - Toronto Star: Time for hard look at way CBC is run, observers say by Graham Fraser
Criticism of lockout by newly appointed CBC board chair suggests larger governance problem at public broadcaster.
October 6, 2005 - St. John's Telegram: Can the CBC make a comeback? by Paul Smith
Public broadcasting is important in Newfoundland and Labrador, and in local communities across Canada.
October 6, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC hurries to get shows back on air by Guy Dixon
CBC expects lengthy delays in returning to regular programming, including local radio programming in some cities.
October 6, 2005 - Marketing Magazine: All quiet on the media front by David Chilton
Media mergers and acquisitions have become less significant then in past years.
October 5, 2005 - Associated Press: The Threat to American Democracy: Remarks by Al Gore to The Media Center
Former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Al Gore addresses the decline of the media, public discourse, the threat to American democracy, and the continued role, despite the growth of the Internet, of conventional television delivered over cable and satellite as the dominant medium of political communication.
October 5, 2005 - Le Devoir: Radio-Canada - Guy Fournier aurait apprécié plus d'information avant le lock-out
New chair of CBC Board of Directors, Guy Fournier, says Board should have been given more information about the lockout.
October 5, 2005 - Le Devoir: Radio-Canada - Guy Fournier aurait apprécié plus d'information avant le lock-out
CBC Board of Directors should have been given more information and allowed to examine all options prior to management's unilateral lockout decision, says new chair.
October 5, 2005 - Le Journal de Montréal: Des économies de 56 millions par Michelle Coudé-Lord
Article estimates cost savings resulting from seven-week CBC lockout.
October 5, 2005 - La Presse: Le lock-out à CBC/Radio-Canada aurait pu être évité par Gilles Toupin
Newly appointed chair of CBC Board of Directors says CBC lockout could have been avoided.
October 5, 2005 - rabble.ca: CBC transformed? by Judy Rebick
Real talent, value of CBC are provided by its employees; CBC management should be terminated; CBC board should be replaced with public applicants having knowledge of the importance of the national broadcaster to Canadian communities.
October 5, 2005 - Reuters: Canada says foreign investment caps need to ease by Gilbert Le Gras
Industry Minister foresees relaxation in telecommunications foreign ownership limits; views cultural programming, Americanization of popular culture as reasons to scrutinize foreign applications carefully.
October 5, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC workers back on payroll Friday
CBC employees to return to work Tuesday, October 11.
October 5, 2005 - Montreal Gazette: Editorial: CBC is the problem, not Rabinovitch
Editorial says attention should be focused on fate of CBC, not that of its current president; CBC described as "official state broadcaster"; prime ministerial patronage system criticized.
October 5, 2005 - Toronto Sun: All hail the CBC by Sheila Copps
Conservative leader criticized for failing to discern that CBC employees were locked out, not on strike.
October 5, 2005 - National Post: CBC lockout merely shows cultural divide by Alex Strachan
Fraser Institute says those who support CBC are "mostly central Canadian nationalists, mostly socialist nationalists".
October 5, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Just who won at CBC? by Kate Taylor
Columnist suggests contract worker issue not as significant as union, management made it out to be; pales alongside much larger problems at the CBC.
October 5, 2005 - Globe & Mail: The feds starved the CBC, and they won't feed it in future by Jeffrey Simpson
Columnist says CBC lockout would not have happened if the public broadcaster had sufficient federal funding.
October 5, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC president chastised over lockout by Linda Diebel
Newly-confirmed CBC chair Guy Fournier says CBC president should not have made lockout decision unilaterally.
October 5, 2005 - Council of Canadians / Parkland Institute: Event: Public Broadcasting and Citizenship
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison to speak at forum on public broadcasting and citizenship.
October 4, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC board chairman would have liked more info from management before lockout
New CBC chair Guy Fournier says board of directors should have had input into lockout decision, comments on vision for the future of the CBC.
October 4, 2005 - Canadian Press: The Corp's in tough to win back viewers by Bruce Cheadle
FRIENDS says CBC president must answer for the extraordinary number of lockouts at the public broadcaster since 1999.
October 4, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Robert Rabinovitch and the flailing CBC
Editorial says CBC management lacks both an explanation for the lockout and a plan for CBC's future.
October 4, 2005 - National Post: Rabinovitch picked the wrong hill to die on by Don Martin
CBC lockout strategy a "disastrous miscalculation" by management.
October 4, 2005 - National Post: Being Robert Rabinovitch
National Post editorial says following lockout, role of CBC must be reassessed, CBC television should adopt pledge-based funding model.
October 4, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC faces tough job wooing back viewers
FRIENDS says CBC president must answer for high frequency of lockouts during his tenure.
October 4, 2005 - Toronto Star: Editorial: CBC must outline vision for future
Editorial claims CBC has become irrelevant to many Canadians, points to need for clear vision and direction from CBC management.
October 4, 2005 - Toronto Star: Lockout on ice as NHL season looms by Graham Fraser
CBC union claims victory in lockout; observers call lockout a "lose-lose" proposition for both sides.
October 4, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC sidesteps financial fallout by Rick Westhead
Long lockout fails to deter large advertisers who say they will return to CBC.
October 4, 2005 - Toronto Star: Key now is to win back the audience by Murray Whyte
CBC union claims employees are "vindictive" and "not really in a co-operative mood to get back to work"; management says CBC will struggle to regain lost ratings.
October 4, 2005 - Toronto Star: Who really missed Promo Girl? by Michael Deturbide
CBC Radio began alienating its audience prior to the lockout.
October 4, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Timing delicate for CBC's hockey revival by Guy Dixon
CBC labour agreement unlikely to be fully ratified before NHL season opener.
October 4, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC, union hammering out back-to-work plan by Terry Weber
Sides must still develop timetable for CBC employees to return to work.
October 4, 2005 - Toronto Star: No room for business-as-usual at CBC by Antonia Zerbisias
Post-lockout, CBC faces the difficult task of rebuilding itself into a national institution that all Canadians value.
October 4, 2005 - Montreal Gazette: Change looms at CBC
MPs to ask hard questions of CBC management following lockout.
October 3, 2005 - The Hill Times: Changes needed in higher echelons of CBC, says NDP culture and communications critic Charlie Angus by F. Abbas Rana
House of Commons Heritage Committee to seek answers from CBC president Robert Rabinovitch over lockout; NDP MP calls for management terminations, sceptical of CBC English Television executive vice-president's commitment to local/regional programming.
October 3, 2005 - CBC/Radio-Canada: CBC and CMG reach tentative agreement
CBC management announces tentative agreement with CBC union on terms of new collective agreement.
October 3, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC stuck with original mandate
Conservative Party candidate and former Global Television News anchor comments on need for a new, less costly mandate for CBC.
October 3, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: Negotiations Update: We have an agreement in principle!
CBC union announces agreement in principle with management on terms of new collective agreement.
October 3, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC, union reach tentative deal
CBC management and union reach tentative settlement, but unclear when employees will return to work.
October 3, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC, union reach deal to end bitter lockout by Guy Dixon
CBC management, union sign memorandum of agreement to end lockout, actual language not finalized.
October 2, 2005 - Toronto Star: Polls consistently report that Canadians trust CBC above other broadcasters, says Ian Morrison
FRIENDS spokesperson writes that based on poll results, Canadians consistently trust CBC more than other broadcasters, and want it funded properly.
October 2, 2005 - Toronto Star: The price of our ambivalence by Douglas Bell
Not increasing CBC's funding will be politically expedient so long as there are polls to suggest vocal CBC supporters are in the minority.
October 2, 2005 - Toronto Star: Let the 10 per cent of Canadians who say they miss CBC pay for it, argues Rondi Adamson
Toronto-based writer says CBC not an essential service, would rather spend $29 elsewhere.
October 1, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CHUM requests changes to new radio licence by Simon Tuck
CHUM asks for changes to subscription radio licence to allow commercials, more channels, more foreign content, and more programming already broadcast on conventional radio; seeks level playing field with U.S. satellite radio services recently licensed with low Canadian content requirements.
October 1, 2005 - National Post: Regulator without a cause by Tony Keller
Article concludes that Canadian content policies and the CRTC are nearing the end of their shelf life.
October 1, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Pressure building among Liberals to end CBC lockout by Michael den Tandt and Guy Dixon
MPs hear from constituents, increase pressure on government to bring end to CBC lockout.
October 1, 2005 - Globe & Mail: For artists abroad, the CBC is the voice of Canada by Gavin Bryars
Leading English composer says Canada's national public broadcaster is second only to the BBC, notes that CBC management's lockout decision is reminiscent of the "techniques of vicious 19th-century industrial barons".
October 1, 2005 - Globe & Mail: I have to ask: Have we no pride? by Heather Mallick
Columnist criticizes prime minister for allowing "Canada-hating bean-counters" to keep CBC off the air for seven weeks and counting.
October 1, 2005 - Vancouver Sun: We've come to rely on culture of the handout by Michael Campbell
CBC part of Canada's "culture of dependence".
October 1, 2005 - National Post: Lockout may cost CBC Grey Cup broadcast by Sean Fitz-Gerald
CFL may move Grey Cup broadcast to another network if CBC lockout continues.
October 1, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Rabinovitch feels the heat of CBC lockout by Chris Cobb
CBC president given rough ride by MPs, ministers, CBC board of directors over lockout; FRIENDS says president is wearing the lockout decision personally, expects he will have less freedom over remainder of his two-year term.
September 30, 2005 - Canadian Press: CTV deal to bring back MTV irks rival by John McKay
CHUM questions whether CTV talk television channel can be transformed into an MTV brand and still comply with licence requirements.
September 30, 2005 - St. Catharines Standard: No good outcome for CBC lockout by Knowlton Nash
Knowlton Nash fears aftermath of CBC lockout will be to polarize an internal war between management and creative personnel and an external war between supporters and detractors of public broadcasting.
September 30, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC negotiations enter news blackout by Guy Dixon and Michael den Tandt
CBC labour negotiations placed under news blackout; House of Commons Heritage Committee to summon CBC president Robert Rabinovitch to meeting following end of lockout.
September 30, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: CBC union claims labour minister as ally in dispute by James Gordon
Canadian Media Guild interprets Labour Minister's statements regarding long-term, permanent employment for all Canadians as supportive of its negotiating position.
September 30, 2005 - Toronto Star: Minister seeks a deal, not PR in CBC talks by Graham Fraser
Minister of Labour criticizes CBC management, union for focusing on public relations rather than reaching an agreement and ending the lockout.
September 30, 2005 - Toronto Star: Liberals replace former Tory minister at TVO by Robert Benzie
Ontario government replaces Isabel Bassett as chair of TVOntario; oversight responsibility moves to education ministry.
September 29, 2005 - The Varsity: Editorial: CBC adds flavour to national dialogue
Student newspaper editorial defends importance of CBC.
September 29, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Canada gets its MTV again with CTV deal by Etan Vlessing
CTV to relaunch TalkTV channel under MTV brand as part of far-reaching licensing arrangement; observers sceptical that service will remain a "talk" channel.
September 29, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: A cynical waste of taxpayers' money
CBC union calls latest CBC contract offer worse than the offer rejected prior to the lockout, criticizes use of public funds to run "misleading" newspaper ads.
September 29, 2005 - Ontario Ministry of Education: Newly Aligned TVOntario to Support Government's Education Agenda
Ontario government announces changes to management, government oversight of provincial public broadcaster.
September 29, 2005 - The Economist: Use it or lose it; Canada's CBC
The post-lockout future of Canada's public-service broadcaster is uncertain.
September 29, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC brass tables `comprehensive' offer to workers by Graham Fraser
Canadian Media Guild says CBC management's "compromise offer" not a compromise on key issues.
September 28, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: CBC management remains unmoved
Canadian Media Guild issues bulletin on progress of negotiations two days after intervention by federal Minister of Labour.
September 28, 2005 - CBC/Radio-Canada: CBC/Radio-Canada makes compromise in settlement offer to CMG
Details of latest CBC offer to Canadian Media Guild.
September 28, 2005 - Canadian Press: MPs question CBC corporation execs on lockout
MPs criticize CBC management for locking Canadians out of CBC.
September 28, 2005 - National Post: Media Guild, CBC to talk until they reach a deal by James Gordon
CBC management, union continue to work with federal mediators; federal NDP leader spars with Labour Minister over government's response to lockout.
September 28, 2005 - St. Lawrence Centre Forum: Event: The CBC: Tuned In or Tuned Out?
Public forum on CBC lockout with John Doyle (Globe & Mail), Sadia Zaman (VisionTV), Suanne Kelman (Ryerson School of Journalism), Wednesday, September 28, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto.
September 27, 2005 - NDP: Letter to FRIENDS supporter from NDP leader Jack Layton
Federal NDP leader outlines NDP position on CBC lockout and Parliamentary initiatives to end it.
September 27, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC plays essential role in our cultural life by Sam Bulte
Post-lockout, CBC's critical role in Canadian culture needs to be clarified or redefined, says Liberal MP.
September 27, 2005 - Toronto Star: Fontana reads riot act to CBC by Graham Fraser
Minister of Labour calls on CBC management, union to resolve outstanding issues and end lockout.
September 27, 2005 - Canadian Press: Ministers call for end to CBC labour dispute
Return of Parliament focuses attention of MPs, ministers on CBC lockout.
September 27, 2005 - National Post: Minister confident of CBC resolution by James Gordon
Despite Labour Minister intervention to end CBC lockout, core management-union dispute reportedly remains.
September 27, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Labor minister gets involved in CBC lockout by Etan Vlessing
Federal Labour Minister calls lockout "unacceptable", instructs management and union to resolve dispute.
September 27, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: CPB board taps 2 GOP activists by Brooks Boliek
Republican party fundraisers appointed to head U.S. public broadcasting body, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
September 27, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Let all Canadians redefine CBC by Patrick Watson
Former CBC board chair clarifies position, responds to criticisms of op-ed calling for CBC to be dismantled and let out to tender.
September 27, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Global to telecast Geminis by Gayle Macdonald
Global declares "commitment to strong Canadian programming", replaces CBC as host network for Gemini Awards for first time in 18 years.
September 26, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: "Current situation is unacceptable": Fontana
CBC union lockout bulletin reports on union/management meeting with federal labour minister.
September 26, 2005 - House of Commons: Transcript of Question Period
Bloc Quebecois MPs challenge Minister of Labour on federal response to CBC lockout.
September 26, 2005 - Minister of Labour and Housing: Statement by the Honourable Joe Fontana on his meeting with representatives of the CBC and the Canadian Media Guild
Minister of Labour says CBC management, union doing "a major disservice" to themselves and to all Canadians by prolonging lockout at CBC; provides mediator to assist parties to resolve differences.
September 26, 2005 - Vancouver Sun: Federal government steps into CBC lockout by Allan Woods
Rural and remote communities suffer without CBC; employees to demonstrate on Parliament Hill as union and management meet with federal Minister of Labour.
September 26, 2005 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record: CBC-deprived radio addict itching for a quick fix by Frank Etherington
Columnist condemns lockout as "poor stewardship" by CBC management, urges CBC listeners to telephone concerns to Prime Minister Paul Martin.
September 26, 2005 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record: Here's a couple of projects for Parliament to take on by Geoffrey Stevens
CBC lockout shows national public broadcaster needs change of leadership.
September 26, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Canada's Inuit need the CBC by Jose Kusugak
Inuit leader says lockout has been devastating, CBC should be deemed an essential service in Canada's far north.
September 24, 2005 - Globe & Mail: The CBC's mystery manager by Guy Dixon
Anonymous CBC manager runs blog critical of other management.
September 24, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Hooray for Hollywood and other bad Telefilm ideas by Kate Taylor
The federal government's feature film policy, introduced in 2000, is failing; only 1.6 per cent of English language box office films were Canadian in 2004.
September 24, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Dead Air: Give me back my CBC by Nicola Hamer
Ottawa resident laments loss of CBC radio.
September 24, 2005 - Globe & Mail: About the CBC, it ain't even elementary, Mr. Watson by Don Ferguson
Royal Canadian Air Farce producer responds to Patrick Watson op-ed.
September 24, 2005 - Toronto Star: Where is the CBC money going? by Susan Delacourt
MPs returning to Parliament may push for back-to-work legislation, probe into CBC use of public money during lockout; former Ontario Conservative premier Bill Davis comments on lockout.
September 23, 2005 - CBCunplugged.com: Government to pressure CBC/CMG for a quick settlement
A copy of the letter sent by federal labour minister Joe Fontana to CBC management and the CMG.
September 23, 2005 - CBCunplugged.com: Former Ontario premier on the future of the CBC
Former Ontario premier Bill Davis speaks with CBCunplugged.com about the CBC, its past, and its future.
September 23, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Mothercorp is adrift by Anthony Germain
Locked-out CBC host comments on contract work issue, CBC management, effects of lockout on staff morale.
September 23, 2005 - Canadian Press: Minister to meet with both sides in CBC dispute
CBC management, union to attend meeting with federal Minister of Labour to discuss lockout; FRIENDS views meeting as positive development that will focus more public attention on CBC president.
September 23, 2005 - CBCUnlocked.com: Ottawa gets involved in CBC lockout by CBCUnlocked
Federal Labour Minister Joe Fontana calls meeting with CBC President Robert Rabinovitch and Canadian Media Guild CBC Branch President in Ottawa for Monday, September 26.
September 23, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC lockout shakes Liberals by Susan Delacourt
Liberal MPs express frustration with management handling of CBC lockout.
September 23, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Eased satellite radio rules could 'shock' system by Grant Robertson and Richard Blackwell
Conventional radio broadcasters hint they will seek lower Canadian content requirements following recent CRTC decisions, upheld by Cabinet, to approve low requirements for U.S. satellite radio services.
September 22, 2005 - CBC On The Line: Watson's remarks without merit, says Ian Morrison
FRIENDS comments on op-ed by former CBC chair Patrick Watson.
September 22, 2005 - NowToronto.com: CBC damage done by Andrew Cash
Private broadcasters benefit from CBC lockout, reflected in minimal news coverage of lockout on private networks; FRIENDS understands that savings from CBC lockout may be sufficient to offset revenues lost during NHL lockout.
September 22, 2005 - CBC/Radio-Canada: Canadian Media Guild offer will delay settlement with CBC
CBC management rejects latest union offer; plans counteroffer.
September 22, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: Guild Tables Offer of Settlement
CBC union tables offer of settlement, states belief that it forms the basis for an agreement with CBC management.
September 22, 2005 - Canadian Press: More federal money for broadband pipe by David Paddon
Industry Minister reveals open to relaxing foreign ownership in the telecommunications sector, if it would help Canada's competitive position.
September 22, 2005 - Toronto Star: Darkened CBC cast shadow for others by Martin Knelman
Columnist points to numerous cultural victims of CBC lockout.
September 22, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Proud to be dumb and !#$%&!! dumber by Lawrence Martin
CBC implicated in cultural race to the bottom.
September 22, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC: It's time for a switch by Patrick Watson
Former CBC chair blames lockout on "management ineptitude"; advocates shutting down the CBC, replacing it with a new public broadcaster.
September 21, 2005 - End the CBC Lockout: Remarks by Joe Clark
Text of remarks by former prime minister Joe Clark at evening in support of public broadcasting, Massey Hall, Toronto.
September 21, 2005 - New York Times: Lawmakers Prepare Plans to Finance Storm Relief by Carl Hulse
Republicans in U.S. House of Representatives to finance Hurricane Katrina rebuilding and rescue efforts in part through ending support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
September 21, 2005 - St. John's Telegram: MPs pressuring feds to end CBC lockout by Bradley Bouzane
Majority of Atlantic caucus signs letter to CBC management stating concerns about how lockout is affecting their region.
September 21, 2005 - CBCUnlocked.com: Lockout economics: Is there a link between the CBC's labour dispute and the hockey season that wasn't? by CBCUnlocked
FRIENDS calls theory that savings from CBC lockout are being used to offset losses resulting from NHL lockout "plausible".
September 21, 2005 - Canadian Press: Industry minister open to more foreign ownership in telecom, airline sectors
Industry Minister says he is open to relaxing foreign ownership rules in the telecommunications sector.
September 21, 2005 - Canadian Press: U.S. frontier saga replaces Trudeau miniseries by John McKay
Famous Canadians deliver single message at Massey Hall event in support of public broadcasting: "Bring back the CBC".
September 21, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC board backs management by Peter Rakobowchuk
CBC Board of Directors announces support for management decision to lock out workers; FRIENDS says next step is for Parliament to become involved.
September 21, 2005 - CBC Board of Directors: Statement by CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors
CBC Board of Directors issues statement on CBC lockout.
September 21, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Free Toronto concert in support of CBC workers
FRIENDS co-sponsors evening in support of public broadcasting, Wednesday, September 21, 8 p.m., at Massey Hall in Toronto.
September 20, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Film policy flops in English Canada: report by Dean Beeby
Study commissioned by federal Department of Canadian Heritage from Nordicity Group concludes that federal film subsidy policies are not bearing fruit in English Canada.
September 20, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Sirius off 5.1% as subs slower than Street by Paul Bond
Sirius shares fall on news that company expects fewer subscribers, revenues than analysts forecast.
September 20, 2005 - NDP: NDP Calls for Rabinovitch Resignation
NDP Heritage Critic, MPs say CBC President/CEO Robert Rabinovitch should be replaced.
September 20, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC's managers look like twerps in this farce by John Doyle
CBC lockout galvanizes workers, focuses public attention on management.
September 20, 2005 - Toronto Star: Editorial: CBC must explain reason for lockout
Editorial says CBC senior management owes Canadian public an explanation, should agree to request to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
September 20, 2005 - Toronto Star: CBC pickets walk PR line by Antonia Zerbisias
Columnist says CBC lockout makes both sides look bad.
September 19, 2005 - The Hill Times: Do Conservatives need to shut down CBC to win, asks Sen. Campbell
Liberal Senator addresses Tory Senator's hopes that the lockout will last until the next election, notes that if the Tories had the support of the 37% of Canadians who reported they were inconvenienced by the lockout, they would win the election.
September 19, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Letter to the Editor: Public suffering in CBC lockout by Frank Peers
FRIENDS advisory council member calls on CBC board to reverse management decision to lock out employees.
September 18, 2005 - Montreal Gazette: Scheduling broadcasting's facelift by Marianne Ackerman
Corporate fixer, scholar comment on CBC lockout, leadership (or lack thereof) in Canadian broadcasting.
September 17, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: A message from the bargaining committee
CBC union contends management is not seeking a quick end to the lockout, blames time required for CBC bargaining committee to consult senior management on union proposals.
September 17, 2005 - National Post: Satellite radioheads going grey market by David Menzies
Canadians break law to receive satellite radio signals.
September 17, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Sex, talk and salsa Sheila. It's public TV in Quebec! by Konrad Yakabuski
Quebec CBC replaces evening news with talk show, sees ratings spike; Florian Sauvageau calls changes a "caricature" of public television at odds with CBC's public broadcasting mandate.
September 17, 2005 - Toronto Star: MPs want CBC head to report by Graham Fraser
Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage asks CBC president to appear before the Committee, report on the CBC lockout.
September 17, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Government should get real cbc back on air by Alex Munter and Jake Rupert
Well known Canadians refuse to give interviews to CBC managers during lockout.
September 17, 2005 - Montreal Gazette: CBC lockout could keep outspoken Cherry off the airwaves by Dave Stubbs
Don Cherry says he would not cross picket line, despite being upset with union.
September 17, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CBC won't air swearing in of new G-G by Oliver Moore
CBC will reportedly not cover the governor general's installation to avoid confrontation with Canadian Media Guild., which has said it will picket the event if CBC covers it.
September 16, 2005 - The Glenn Gould Foundation: Glenn Gould Prize Concert honouring Sir Andre Previn
Sunday afternoon, September 25th, at George Weston Recital Hall in Toronto.
September 16, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: BBC footing digital bill for poor by Mimi Turner
BBC to meet cost of upgrading television sets and aerials required to switch elderly and disabled viewers from analog to digital television.
September 16, 2005 - Broadcaster Magazine: CBC Lockout in Second Month; Talks Continue, Support Concert Planned
FRIENDS co-sponsors event to support public broadcasting, September 21, 8 p.m. at Massey Hall in Toronto.
September 16, 2005 - Toronto Star: Will Jean cross CBC picket line? by Andrew Mills and Susan Delacourt
Canadian Media Guild plans to picket if CBC attempts to broadcast installation of new governor general; prime minister, governor general, others say they will not cross a picket line.
September 16, 2005 - Globe & Mail: CHUM may kill plan for subscription radio service by Simon Tuck
CHUM expects it will not launch its proposed Canadian subscription radio service after CRTC licences awarded to U.S. satellite radio services with low Canadian content requirements were upheld by cabinet.
September 16, 2005 - Windsor Star: Martin vows he won't cross CBC picket line by Elizabeth Thompson
Prime Minister would delay opening of Parliament, installation of new Governor General rather than cross CBC picket lines.
September 15, 2005 - ROB-TV: Debate about the role of the CBC
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison and Conservative Party heritage critic Bev Oda discuss the role and future of the national public broadcaster.
September 15, 2005 - PBS: The Merchants of Cool
US media ownership chart detailing what the six large media conglomerates owned as of 2001.
September 15, 2005 - Canadian Press: CBC abandons Terry Fox special after locked out employees block satellite truck by Dene Moore
Terry Fox Foundation upset that 25th anniversary run a flashpoint for CBC lockout, says Foundation does not want to take sides.
September 15, 2005 - Winnipeg Sun: Bomber bombshell by Paul Friesen
Executive Vice-president of CanWest Global Communications and National Post Chairman David Asper resigns from Blue Bombers board after confrontation with players, coach.
September 15, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: CBC talks said 'make or break' by Etan Vlessing
CBC labour negotiations reportedly entering critical phase; famous Canadians to perform at free concert in Toronto September 21 to encourage support for public broadcasting, end to CBC lockout.
September 15, 2005 - Vancouver Sun: CBC lockout erodes the basis for the network's existence by Craig McInnes
CBC programming during lockout does not fulfil the public broadcaster's mandate and fuels arguments it should be shut down.
September 15, 2005 - Ottawa Citizen: Bloated, biased CBC needs new management by James Ferrabee
Article says CBC employees have too much control of the corporation, managers need to win back control; CBC management should be replaced.
September 14, 2005 - The Now: Letter to the Editor: Missing the CBC
Letter to the editor takes issue with Conservative Senator's statement on the CBC.
September 14, 2005 - CBC On the Line: CBC's Rabinovitch attacks government
Challenged on lockout, CBC President Robert Rabinovitch points to insufficient government funding.
September 14, 2005 - Canadian Media Guild: CMG Bulletin: Contract Talks Head into Critical Phase
Union update on status of negotiations with CBC management.
September 14, 2005 - Globe & Mail: LeBreton's got the CBC question all wrong by Kate Taylor
Conservative Senator's comments reflect pattern of prime ministerial mistrust of the CBC; Liberal cuts have given CBC journalists no reason to treat that party more favourably in news coverage; polls show CBC support cuts across party lines.
September 14, 2005 - Toronto Star: Leaders leave CBC prone and bleeding by Antonia Zerbisias
Columnist takes issue with Conservative Senator's comments on CBC, notes that naysayers underestimate the importance of Canada's public broadcaster and the appeal it has to many Canadians.
September 14, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Burst that union bubble by Noah Richler
Contract worker says that CBC union position on contract workers hampers creativity and competition, and that CBC should shed "ludicrously overpadded" management and devote savings to making programs.
September 13, 2005 - Conservative Party of Canada: Letter to FRIENDS supporter from Stockwell Day
Conservative MP responds to letter from FRIENDS supporter regarding CBC lockout.
September 13, 2005 - Salon.com: Hurricane Katrina? Blame the media
Members of the Bush administration blame slow response to Hurricane Katrina on alleged media stories claiming that New Orleans had "dodged a bullet"; Wall Street Journal reports no such story was found.
September 13, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Satellite firm nabs NHL games by Simon Tuck
Canadian Satellite Radio outmaneuvers Sirius Canada, reaches 10-year broadcast rights deal with the NHL.
September 13, 2005 - Media Monitors Network: AFL-CIO in Solidarity with Locked Out Canadian Workers by William Hughes
American Federation of Labour expresses solidarity with Canadian Media Guild, an affiliated union of Communications Workers of America, over CBC lockout.
September 13, 2005 - Edmonton Sun: Satellite radio opens new doors
Article argues Cancon regime only benefits musicians with mass appeal, low requirements for satellite radio are "a foot in the door" for other artists.
September 13, 2005 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record: Love it or hate it, Canadians need the Mother Corps by Michael Higgins
CBC's weaknesses do not overshadow its importance and value as the only broadcaster with a national mandate.
September 12, 2005 - ADISQ, nine other Quebec Cultural Organizations: Satellite Subscription Radio Undertaking: Quebec’s cultural community dismayed by government decision
Quebec cultural organizations lament that CRTC satellite radio decisions and federal cabinet decision to uphold them blatantly contradict the founding principles of the Broadcasting Act, set a precedent that could lead to complete marginalization of Canada within its own radio broadcasting industry.
September 12, 2005 - CBC News: Sirius says cabinet has OK'd bid to provide satellite radio
FRIENDS appeal of CRTC satellite radio decisions based in part on the risk that conventional broadcasters would demand reductions in Canadian content obligations to compete with licensed U.S. services.
September 12, 2005 - SOCAN: Response To Call For Comments On A Regulatory Framework For Mobile Broadcasting Services
SOCAN says proposed mobile broadcasting services must be licensed and regulated like other broadcasters.
September 12, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Satellite radio campaign hinged on making political compromise by Simon Tuck
Cabinet decision on satellite radio appeal characterized by heavy last-minute lobbying by U.S. satellite radio providers.
September 12, 2005 - Toronto Star: Despite rumours, don't bet on Asper sale of Post by Antonia Zerbisias
Liberal politics cited as one reason the Aspers may not be in a hurry to sell the National Post.
September 12, 2005 - The Hill Times: Letter to the Editor: Political bias of CBC shows up in a poll
Conservative Senator says she hopes CBC lockout continues, looks forward to a federal election without coverage by the CBC.
September 12, 2005 - Playback Magazine: CBC talks back on, but problems remain by Sean Davidson
Major hurdles reportedly remain in CBC lockout; management pushes back fall launch.
September 10, 2005 - St. John's Telegram: CBC's not perfect, but we need it
Editorial says CBC is an important voice that Canadians cannot afford to lose.
September 10, 2005 - Canadian Press: Tory senator hopes for long lockout
Tory senator Marjory LeBreton says she hopes continued lockout will prevent CBC coverage of next federal election.
September 10, 2005 - Globe & Mail: Satellite radio ruling upheld by Simon Tuck
FRIENDS expects conventional radio broadcasters will eventually ask Ottawa to reduce their Canadian content obligations in wake of cabinet decision to uphold CRTC decisions on satellite radio.
September 10, 2005 - Regina Leader-Post: Satellite radio ruling upheld by Paul Vieira and Paul Brent
Last minute offer of slight increase in Canadian content, lobbyist efforts cited in cabinet decision to uphold CRTC ruling on satellite radio.
September 10, 2005 - Regina Leader-Post: CBC strike means fewer eyes on government by Murray Mandryk
CBC lockout means fewer sharp journalists are watching the government and questioning PR spin, especially in smaller markets like Saskatchewan.
September 9, 2005 - Cablecaster Magazine: Cable Industry Supports Nine New Third-language Services
The CCTA files application with CRTC to have nine Chinese third-language foreign channels approved for distribution in Canada.
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