December 31, 2007 -
La Presse:
Ottawa améliore son bilan en culture by Mario CloutierSenator Michael Fortier, Minister responsible for Montreal in the Harper Cabinet, expresses optimism for culture and Montreal after overcoming tumultuous relations with Quebec under former Heritage Minister Bev Oda a year ago.
December 28, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: CBC/Radio-Canada revamps ATI Office
CBC/Radio-Canada has announced that it is beefing up its Access to Information Office to respond to a greater-than-anticipated volume of requests.
December 28, 2007 - Toronto Star: Merger madness signals upheaval
FRIENDS says if things don't go well with the CanWest takeover of Alliance Atlantis, the Aspers could lose control of the company.
December 26, 2007 - La Presse: Verner impressionne au Patrimoine, mais le vrai test reste à venir
Article says Josée Verner makes a favourable impression at Canadian Heritage but the real test is yet to come.
December 25, 2007 - The Tyee: The Letters of the Law by Michael Geist
Columnist looks back on Canadian tech law in 2007.
December 24, 2007 - Truth Dig: The FCC's Christmas Gift to Big Media by Amy Goodman
A FCC Commissioner says that the relaxation of U.S. cross-media ownership rules will result in newsroom layoffs and less coverage of local issues.
December 24, 2007 - Canadian Press: Tories blast CBC in party fundraising letter by Alexander Panetta
Conservative party official Doug Finley has sent Conservative supporters a letter in which he lambastes the CBC and asks people for money to help fight an election.
December 24, 2007 - CBC News: All eyes on spectrum auction in 2008, analysts say
Media consultants say that the wireless spectrum auction and the privatization of Bell Canada will be the big Canadian telecommunications stories of 2008.
December 22, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Ottawa accused of caving in to Hollywood on copyright by Bill Curry
The Canadian Library Association is urging Ottawa to ensure its copyright legislation reform does not attack Canadians who copy music and videos for their own use.
December 22, 2007 - National Post: Alliance Atlantis deal unlikely to spur media investments: experts by Barbara Shecter
A specialist in media transactions says the Alliance Atlantis deal is unlikely to result in a flood of major investments by global media companies such as Disney and Time-Warner.
December 22, 2007 - Canadian Press: Paperworkers' union may appeal CRTC ruling on Alliance Atlantis by Steve Rennie
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union of Canada says the CRTC's decision on CanWest's acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Communications skirts foreign ownership restrictions since a U.S. investment bank is putting up most of the money.
December 21, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: CRTC foreign ownership decision puts Canadian media at risk, says Council of Canadians
The Council of Canadians says the approved takeover of Alliance Atlantis could pave the way for more foreign ownership of Canadian media.
December 21, 2007 - Conservative Party of Canada: The Facts: The Liberals and the CBC by Doug Finley
Year end fundraising letter from Doug Finley, Campaign Director, Conservative Party of Canada, and close adviser to Prime Minister Harper, alleges Liberal bias on the part of CBC.
December 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CanWest ruling seen as setting precedent by Grant Robertson
Columnist says the CanWest/Goldman Sachs purchase of Alliance Atlantis provides a new blueprint for allowing foreign investors into the Canadian broadcasting sector.
December 21, 2007 - National Post: CRTC OKs $2.3B deal for specialty broadcaster by Grant Surridge
Columnist says Canada's media regulator has handed out an almost no-strings-attached approval to Goldman Sachs/CanWest's purchase of Alliance Atlantis.
December 21, 2007 - Canadian Press: Some fear CanWest might cut Canadian programming after Alliance deal by Lee-Anne Goodman
FRIENDS says pressure on CanWest to cut costs may give it an excuse to squeeze Canadian programming.
December 21, 2007 - Canadian Press: CRTC approves CanWest takeover of Alliance Atlantis by Steve Rennie
FRIENDS says the CRTC has allowed foreign ownership of a Canadian media company through the back door.
December 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Rogers taps former CHUM executive to run national radio network by Grant Robertson
Former CHUM radio executive Paul Ski has been recruited by Rogers to run its network of 51 AM and FM radio stations across the country.
December 20, 2007 - CBC News: CanWest Global cleared to buy Alliance Atlantis
FRIENDS says the CRTC should have shown more backbone in its decision approving the takeover of Alliance Atlantis.
December 19, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Rogers waives minority ownership of CP24 by Grant Robertson
Rogers has agreed to transfer complete ownership of the Toronto television news channel CP24 to CTVglobemedia.
December 19, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Viacom, Microsoft ink advertising, content deal
Viacom has selected Microsoft as its Internet advertising partner in a five-year agreement valued at an estimated $500-million.
December 19, 2007 - New York Times: F.C.C. Reshapes Rules Limiting Media Industry by Stephen LaBaton
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved rules that will set new parameters for the size and scope of the largest news and cable companies.
December 19, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: TQS fights for survival by Roberto Rocha
Columnist says falling audiences and rising production costs drove French-language television network TQS to seek protection from creditors.
December 19, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: 'Mouton noir' of Quebec TV needs a white knight by Peter Hadekel
Columnist calls the financial problems of the Cogeco owned TQS TV network a "black mark" on the strategy of convergence that many communications companies have pursued.
December 18, 2007 - The Tyee: This Was the Year of Facebook by Michael Geist
Columnist says the growth of social media, led by Facebook, has taken the world by storm.
December 18, 2007 - CBC News: U.S. loosens rules for media cross-ownership
The U.S. broadcast regulator has voted to allow broadcasters in the nation's 20 largest media markets to also own a newspaper.
December 18, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Writers strike a likely boon for Canadian radio ads by Grant Robertson
Large radio providers such as Corus Entertainment and Rogers Communications are expecting a boost in advertising if the U.S. Hollywood writers strike persists.
December 18, 2007 - Globe & Mail: I'm back and I'm grumpy by John Doyle
Columnist takes the side of Chris Haddock, creator of 'Intelligence', in his spat with the CBC over the lack of promotion for the TV drama.
December 18, 2007 - Calgary Herald: Political appointees receive hefty raises by Glen McGregor
The Harper government has given CRTC commissioners a 7% pay raise.
December 18, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: XM Satellite Radio settles suit with Universal Music
XM Satellite Radio says it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group over a device that can store and record music from satellite radio.
December 17, 2007 - Playback: Ontario upping credits to 35%, 25% for Hollywood by Etan Vlessing
The Ontario government has announced a plan to hike tax credits for foreign and local producers shooting in the province over the next three years.
December 17, 2007 - The London Daily Telegraph: Are we really going to let the BBC decide how our society develops? by Janet Daley
In the U.K., an opposition party proposal would make the licence fee for public service broadcasting available to any broadcaster that proposes to make programmes deemed to be in the public interest, not just the BBC.
December 17, 2007 - Variety: Obama, Kerry warn FCC by William Triplett
U.S. Senators Barack Obama and John Kerry are threatening to block funding for the Federal Communications Commission if the regulatory agency goes ahead with a planned vote to relax the newspaper-broadcaster cross-ownership ban.
December 17, 2007 - Victoria Times Colonist: Networks unveil more reality-based TV by Eric Kohanik
Columnist says the strike by Hollywood writers is prompting American TV networks to come up with more non-scripted programming to fill up their schedules.
December 17, 2007 - Canadian Television Fund: CTF successes
A Canadian Television Fund document outlines successes of funded television programs such as Little Mosque on the Prairie, Trailer Park Boys and Rick Mercer Report.
December 17, 2007 - Toronto Star: Facebook more than just a cool tool for kids by Michael Geist
Columnist says that issue of copyright reform has shown that the social networking website Facebook can be an effective and efficient tool to educate and galvanize grassroots advocacy.
December 17, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Copyright court fight leads 2008 playlist Deirdre McMurdy
In early 2008, the Federal Court of Appeal will be asked if a Copyright Board of Canada decision to impose a $75 surcharge on personal entertainment devices, such as iPods, is legal.
December 16, 2007 - New York Times: Wider Spying Fuels Aid Plan for Telecom Industry by Eric Lichblau, James Risen and Scott Shane
Article says the Bush administration has been lobbying to pass legislation protecting telecom companies from lawsuits for aiding the National Security Agency's warrantless eavesdropping program.
December 15, 2007 - Playback: Deal or no deal? by Norma Reveler
After facing a slew of opposition, CanWest Global must now wait until early 2008 to find out if its
December 15, 2007 - Playback: The Small Screen: If you thought 2007 was eventful, you ain't seen nothin' yet by Tamsen Tillson
With issues such as a public hearings on the Canadian Television Fund, the takeover bid of Alliance Atlantis and new legislation on the horizon, columnist says 2008 promises to be even more eventful than 2007.
December 15, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Signing off by Chris Cobb
Outgoing CBC president answers questions about cutting regional newscasts, putting more American TV shows in prime-time and losing the rights to the Olympics.
December 15, 2007 - Playback: Rabinovitch reflects on controversial reign by Etan Vlessing
Outgoing CBC president Robert Rabinovitch says he helped stabilize Canada's public broadcaster and put it in a position to grow in the future.
December 15, 2007 - Playback: Ripped from the headlines in '07
A year in review of the top headlines for the Canadian broadcasting industry in 2007.
December 14, 2007 - Playback: Rival companies rush to air HD by Tracy Nita Pender
A recent CRTC decision to review HDTV Networks' application for a national over-the-air HD licence in Canada means that existing high definition content provider, High Fidelity HDTV, may soon have competition.
December 14, 2007 - Playback: Service business under siege
Article says that Canadian television and movie productions companies that are reliant on U.S. business may have to modify their business plans or lay off staff in 2008.
December 14, 2007 - Canadian Press: CBC reviewing claim reporter fed questions to Liberal MP
The CBC has begun an internal investigation and possible disciplinary action after one of its parliamentary reporters allegedly
December 14, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Cogeco reviews radio station holdings by Catherine McLean
Cogeco CEO Louis Audet says he would prefer to expand his company's radio station holdings rather than sell them.
December 14, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Golden day for Canada as awards season heats up by Gayle MacDonald
Canadian-made films, TV shows, actors and filmmakers have garnered a number of Golden Globe nominations.
December 14, 2007 - Globe & Mail: A national TV dream, in High Def by Grant Robertson
If HDTV Networks receives CRTC approval it would become Canada's third-largest commercial TV network after CTV and Global.
December 14, 2007 - Vancouver Sun: HDTV plans free, 8-city high-definition network by Marke Andrews
A subsidiary of the company that controls XM Satellite Radio wants to launch a free, over-the-air high-definition television network based in Vancouver.
December 13, 2007 - Winnipeg Free Press: A Canadian-made drama by Nicholas Hirst
The CEO of Original Pictures Inc. says Jim Shaw's assertion that the Canadian Television Fund is delivering meagre results to Canadians is just plain wrong.
December 13, 2007 - Cartt.ca: COMMENTARY: Keep It Canadian by Ian Morrison
Poll commissioned by FRIENDS, ACTRA and CEP says 62% of Canadians are more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes more foreign ownership of Canadian broadcasting companies.
December 13, 2007 - Globe & Mail: iTunes deal no big win for Canadians by Mathew Ingram
Columnist says the complexity of international content licensing and digital rights management are key reasons Canadians are able to purchase TV shows through Apple's iTunes store two years after a similar service was launched in the U.S.
December 13, 2007 - Globe & Mail: iTunes Canada receives gift of TV by Matt Hartley and Grant Robertson
Apple has announced that its iTunes Canada store will carry episodes from a handful of TV series seen on MTV, CTV, CBC and the Comedy Network, along with a small number of NHL games.
December 12, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Broadcasters to FCC: Too conservative by Brooks Boliek
Broadcasters and newspaper publishers aren't content with a plan by the U.S. broadcast regulator to remove the existing media cross-ownership ban.
December 12, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Opposition to copyright bill seems to have blindsided Prentice by Deirdre McMurdy
Columnist says that the perception the Conservative government is succumbing to pressure from the U.S. entertainment lobby in shaping Canadian copyright policy is a key reason the new legislation has been put off.
December 11, 2007 - Official Journal of the European Union: Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament
European Parliament Directive on television broadcasting in Member States.
December 11, 2007 - The Tyee: CBC Fires Back at Haddock
Jeff Keay, CBC's head of media relations says that, despite assertions from producer Chris Haddock, there are 'no conspiracies' to scuttle the CBC drama 'Intelligence.'
December 11, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Ottawa appears to delay tabling copyright amendment by Julian Beltrame
Columnist says that growing opposition may delay much-awaited amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act.
December 10, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Sex finds place on Canadian TV by Etan Vlessing
The CRTC has approved the application by Montreal-based Sex-Shop Television to operate a digital French-language channel devoted to "the themes (of) sex appeal, sensuality, eroticism and sexuality".
December 10, 2007 - Playback: Growth spurt in cable, says StatsCan by Marise Strauss
Statistics Canada report says large cable operators have more than quadrupled their client base since 2005.
December 10, 2007 - Globe & Mail: No. 1 with a bullet by Gordon Pitts
Q & A with Ian Greenberg, Astral Media's CEO.
December 10, 2007 - Broadcasting and Cable: V for Vendetta by John Eggerton
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association President says the U.S. broadcast regulator has an agenda to hurt the nation's biggest cable operators.
December 10, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Prentice to unveil his answers to copyright law disputes by Deirdre McMurdy
Industry Minister Jim Prentice is set to table long-awaited legislation to reform Canada's Copyright Act.
December 9, 2007 - Pacific Free Press: CanWest Global Goliath Goes After Media David by Chris Cook
CanWest Global has launched a law suit against a Vancouver publishing firm and long-time activist and radio host, Mordecai Briemberg.
December 8, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Clampdown driven by an unmentionable fear by Derek DeCloet
Columnist says that new foreign takeover rules are motivated by the increasing economic clout of China.
December 8, 2007 - Calgary Herald: Foreign takeovers face new scrutiny; Ottawa to monitor acquisitions by state-owned firms by Geoffrey Scotton
New foreign investment guidelines will scrutinize the acquirors' corporate governance, transparency and commerciality via the Investment Canada Act.
December 8, 2007 - Toronto Star: Foreign buyout rules clarified by Lauren Krugel
Industry Minister Jim Prentice has released new guidelines that say state-owned enterprises, like other foreign companies investing in Canada, will be judged on whether proposed acquisitions are of net benefit to Canada.
December 8, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Tory connections lead to top jobs by Campbell Clark
Columnist says that majority of recent government appointments have gone to people with Tory links.
December 7, 2007 - Statistics Canada - The Daily: Cable and satellite television
Industry data show that by August 2006, cable operators had attracted almost 1 million clients to their phone service and 4 million to high-speed Internet.
December 7, 2007 - Guelph Mercury: CBC Radio proposal welcomed by David Docherty and Todd Letts
Arts and business leaders say southwestern Ontario should get its own CBC Radio One station.
December 7, 2007 - 24 Hours: A Christmas wish list for local television by Dennis Armstrong
Columnist says there is very little local television programming on Ottawa CBC, CTV and A-Channel stations.
December 7, 2007 - Prince George Citizen: CKPG leaving CBC by Mark Nielsen
A local Prince George, BC television station has applied to disaffiliate from CBC - the station will purchase content from CanWest instead.
December 7, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Appointment to National Film Board of Canada
Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has announced the appointment of Mary-Lynn Charlton to the National Film Board of Canada.
December 7, 2007 - National Post: Radio Competitor for XM and Sirius? by Barbara Shecter
Columnist says CTVglobemedia picked up a licence to operate a subscription radio service with the acquisition of CHUM, but tight regulatory timelines may kill the project.
December 7, 2007 - Globe & Mail: James Murdoch steps up as News Corp. heir apparent by Kate Holton
Rupert Murdoch's son James is set to head News Corp's Asian and European operations in a move that appears to make him heir to the global media empire.
December 6, 2007 - Parliament of Canada: Parliament of Canada: Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Transcript of the appearance of incoming CBC president Hubert T. Lacroix in front of the House of Commons Heritage Committee.
December 6, 2007 - The Tyee: Bet on Mayor Taylor by Rafe Mair
Columnist says Carole Taylor, British Columbia's current Minister of Finance, is a shoo-in as Vancouver's next mayor.
December 6, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Al Jazeera English cleared in Singapore by Janine Stein
Authorities say the the approval Al Jazeera followed careful screening for any indication that the channel might disrupt Singapore's racial harmony policies.
December 6, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Canadian unions warn on ownership by Etan Vlessing
FRIENDS urges the Conservative government to resist overtures from cable company lobbyists to relax or scrap foreign ownership rules.
December 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: A breakthrough in TV, but where's the money? by Grant Robertson
Columnist says that a lack of revenue opportunities in Video-on-demand is making Canadian networks reluctant to air shows.
December 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Astral ramps up radio wars by Grant Robertson
Astral Media, which recently bought Standard Broadcasting, tells investors that the company wants to claim a bigger piece of the ratings pie in cities where it has recently acquired stations.
December 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Quebecor Media expected to nab Nurun by Bertrand Marotte
Quebecor Media is attempting to purchase its publicly traded Internet division.
December 6, 2007 - Toronto Star: Opponents of Alliance sale flag poll results by Rita Trichur
FRIENDS, ACTRA, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada have released poll results saying that Canadians believe cultural sovereignty ought to trump foreign ownership of domestic media.
December 5, 2007 - Playback: Unions call on PM to keep TV Canadian by Etan Vlessing
FRIENDS, ACTRA an CEP conducted a public meeting in Calgary to warn the PM that voters who lean towards the Conservatives do not want Americans purchasing on Canadian media assets.
December 5, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Cue the Jaws theme music: Mr. Rogers is in the neighbourhood by Harvey Schachter
Journalist Caroline Van Hasselt has written a biography of Canadian media giant, Ted Rogers.
December 5, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Good PR takes the bite out of deal-making by Paul Lima
A corporate communications specialist says the CanWest/Goldman Sachs takeover bid of Alliance Atlantis demonstrates that putting the proper spin on a merger or acquisition is almost as important as the arrangement itself.
December 5, 2007 - Canadian Press: National identity distinct from the U.S. important to Canadians: Decima poll by Lee-Anne Goodman
A new poll says eighty-two per cent of Canadians feel the government should make serious efforts to sustain a Canadian culture that's separate from the U.S.
December 5, 2007 - CBC News: Canadians oppose foreign control of media: poll
A new poll says the majority of Canadians oppose foreign ownership of the media, telephone and cable firms, and believe the government should play a role in preserving Canada's cultural identity.
December 4, 2007 - Canadian Press: DHX picks up Vancouver's Studio B
DHX Media, a Halifax-based TV and film producer, has acquired Vancouver children's-show maker Studio B Productions in a deal worth as much as $20-million.
December 4, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Appointments to Canada Council for the Arts
Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage has announced the appointment of Barbara Burley and Jean Saucier as members of the Canada Council for the Arts.
December 3, 2007 - Cartt.ca: Fall BBMs released
Radio ratings report shows CBC has 15 morning shows ranked in the top three in their time slots.
December 3, 2007 - The Tyee: CBC Wants 'Intelligence' Dead, Says Show's Creator by Murray Dobbin
Writer/producer Chris Haddock says he believes the CBC is trying to "bury" his program, despite its popularity in markets around the world.
December 3, 2007 - CBC News: Former BBC daytime TV chief returns to head BBC One
The British public broadcaster has announced the appointment of Jay Hunt as controller of BBC One - the most-watched television channel in the U.K.
December 3, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: A-List tunes in for new CBC boss by Caroline Phillips
The guest list for a party honouring CBC's incoming president included Environment Minister John Baird, Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins and CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein, among others.
December 2, 2007 - Washington Post: On With the Shows; A satellite radio merger that deserves approval
Editorial says the U.S. federal broadcast regulator should require a la carte pricing as a condition for approving the XM/Sirius merger.
December 1, 2007 - New York Times: A Cellular Sea Change
Editorial says consumer demand, regulation, lawsuits and technological advancements are driving American cellular service providers in new directions.
December 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Don't count on a return to glory days of wireless by Derek DeCloet
Columnist says that a federal government decision to subsidize a new national competitor in wireless communications is not likely to affect cellphone bills for consumers.
December 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Google to enter U.S. wireless fray by Matt Hartley
The Internet giant will bid in a U.S. wireless spectrum auction, raising possibility it wants to become service provider.
December 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CRTC to allow debate on 'time shifting' by Grant Robertson
The CRTC says cable companies and television networks will be given the opportunity to debate "time shifting" - where viewers can watch TV from outside their time zone - at hearings set for April.
December 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Show cancellations are down as networks hedge their bets by Grant Robertson
Fears of a content drought in the wake of the U.S. writers' strike result in a reprieve for new programs with shaky ratings.
November 30, 2007 - Cartt.ca: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Can the Internet be "regulated" after all?
The President and CEO of VisionTV says the CRTC should engage in a public and open re-think of Internet regulation.
November 30, 2007 - Globe & Mail: U.S. slump casts pall over media, entertainment
Goldman Sachs says a U.S. economic recession could hurt media and entertainment companies that rely heavily on advertising.
November 30, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Conservatives defend wireless decision by Brodie Fenlon
The Conservative government is defending a decision to open up the wireless industry amid reports that Brian Mulroney lobbied the former industry minister on behalf of Quebecor.
November 30, 2007 - CBC News: Carole Taylor won't run again for B.C. legislature
Former chair of CBC/Radio-Canada and current British Columbia Finance Minister says she will not seek re-election in 2009.
November 30, 2007 - Toronto Star: Falling Maple Leafs sideswipe CBC ratings by Chris Zelkovich
Columnist says the ratings for Hockey Night in Canada featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs are down 11 per cent this season.
November 30, 2007 - Vancouver Sun: Producer calls Canadian filmmakers 'welfare babies' by Marke Andrews
A Vancouver based movie producer says Canada's film industry is too reliant on government funding.
November 29, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Websites attract striking writers with creative freedom, potential profits by Gary Gentile
New Internet entertainment sites are attempting to attract striking Hollywood writers to work for them.
November 29, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Eric Peterson to receive ACTRA Toronto's Award of Excellence
Corner Gas star and long time supporter of Canadian programming and performer rights has been awarded ACTRA Toronto's Award of Excellence.
November 28, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Canadian make-goods? by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says that a prolonged U.S. writers strike could force Canadian broadcasters into compensating advertisers for lower ratings.
November 28, 2007 - AlterNet: Consumer-Driven Culture Is Killing Our Democracy by Terrence McNally
In an interview former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich says our desire for low prices trumps our opposition to corporate practices that make low prices possible.
November 28, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Canoe.TV: First Canadian Web Broadcaster
Quebecor has launched Canoe.TV - a web broadcaster that will commission unique Canadian content.
November 28, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CBC says sorry after toying with Rusty and Jerome by Gayle MacDonald
CBC officials have apologized to the family of the creator of 'The Friendly Giant' after puppets were used without permission during the Gemini Awards.
November 27, 2007 - Parliament of Canada: Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Transcript of the appearance of outgoing CBC president Robert Rabinovitch in front of the House of Commons Heritage Committee.
November 27, 2007 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record: CBC presence here would not only be fair but symbolic by Martin DeGroot
The executive director of the Waterloo Regional Arts Council asks citizens inform their MPs that a CBC Radio One station in Kitchener-Waterloo should be a priority.
November 27, 2007 - CBC News: Rabinovitch renews call for 10-year mandate for CBC
Outgoing CBC president Robert Rabinovitch tells a parliamentary heritage committee that Canada's public broadcaster needs a firm funding commitment to give Canadians the improvements they want, including HD TV and more regional radio.
November 25, 2007 - Calgary Sun: CBC's attempt to mould us led to its decline by Ted Byfield
Columnist says that the CBC mould for what it means to be Canadian doesn't reflect the views and values of many Canadians.
November 25, 2007 - Toronto Star: CanWest deal bears watching by Thomas Walkom
Columnist says the proposed Alliance Atlantis takeover by CanWest/Goldman Sachs is more than a business news story; it has political and cultural implications.
November 24, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CBC wants more women by Gayle MacDonald
CBC Television unveiled its winter schedule with 12 new shows, many with the aim of attracting a younger, more female audience.
November 24, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Wanted: Cancon, everywhere by Gayle MacDonald
Columnist says the U.S. writers' strike is highlighting an already-growing demand for Canadian shows around the globe.
November 23, 2007 - CBC News: Broadcasting watchdog keeps ears perked for changes in CBC Radio
FRIENDS says CBC radio is "a national treasure" and its programming should not be taken down to the lowest common denominator.
November 23, 2007 - Globe & Mail: TV industry braces for the worst by Grant Robertson
Columnist says advertisers are preparing to seek compensation for lower ratings if Canadian and U.S. TV networks are forced into reruns by the Hollywood writers' strike.
November 23, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Aspers honoured for promoting 'cultural acceptance, understanding' by Melissa Leong
The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews have honoured the Asper family for their contributions to "the fabric of Canadian culture and society."
November 23, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CBC appoints new head for all English media by Guy Dixon
CBC management denies new structure for English language services will lead to job cuts.
November 22, 2007 - Playback: English services integrated at CBC by Sean Davidson
FRIENDS says CBC management changes threaten to "downgrade the independence" of CBC Radio.
November 22, 2007 - CBC/Radio-Canada: Integration: Adapting to a Changing Media Landscape by Richard Stursberg and Jennifer McGuire
CBC's new Executive Vice-President CBC English Services and Executive Director CBC Radio tell staff the integration of English language services does not signal a change in direction for CBC Radio, Television or new media.
November 22, 2007 - CBC/Radio-Canada: Integrating English Services by Robert Rabinovitch
Robert Rabinovitch, CBC's outgoing President and CEO, informs staff of the integration of English language CBC Radio and Television led by Richard Stursberg, Executive Vice-President, English Services.
November 22, 2007 - Keith M. Mahar: Profiteering in the Name of Culture
Submission to the CRTC by Keith Mahar recommends a judicial review of the activities of Canada's broadcast regulator in establishing what became the Canadian Television Fund; restructuring the Canadian Television Fund; changes in subsidies to production companies; and the creation of a Citizen Utility Board to better protect public interests.
November 22, 2007 - Washington Post: Constituents' E-Mail on XM Deal Not Well Received by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Kim Hart
Investigation reveals emails sent to Federal Communications Commission opposing the XM/Sirius merger - instigated by the National Association of Broadcasters - may not have come from real people.
November 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Moses Znaimer: Local Hero, Global Conquest by Roger Martin
Article profiles Canadian media giant Moses Znaimer.
November 21, 2007 - National Post: CBC subverts seasons by Shinan Govani
CBC TV winter season to include a look into what hockey players get up to after the final buzzer, a drama about border security and the return of Alan Thicke as a TV dad.
November 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Windfall unlikely for Canadian shows: producers by Guy Dixon and Kate Taylor
Canadian producers say that despite the U.S. writers’ strike there is no indication that U.S. programmers are looking to Canada as a source of new television programming.
November 21, 2007 - Toronto Star: Writers' strike may help the CBC by Bruce DeMara
Kirstine Layfield, the CBC's executive director of network programming says the strike by the Writers Guild of America will give the public broadcaster a chance to win over new Canadian viewers.
November 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Why CanWest went cap in hand to Wall Street by Grant Robertson
CanWest's CEO tells the CRTC that after being turned down by Canadian investors, his company had no where else to turn but Wall Street to finance its takeover bid of Alliance Atlantis.
November 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: U.S. control of my Food Network? That's appalling by John Doyle
Columnist says CRTC commissioners should be skeptical of claims that U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs will have little influence in its partnership with CanWest.
November 21, 2007 - National Post: CanWest curbs 'veto' by Goldman by Paul Vieira
CanWest has offered to make a number of changes to its financing arrangement with Goldman Sachs to ensure the U.S. investment bank has "no veto" over day-to-day decisions.
November 21, 2007 - Toronto Star: Asper warns of fallout if deal fails
CanWest president and CEO Leonard Asper sees lowers ratings and further budget cuts if the CRTC halts the proposed purchase of Alliance Atlantis.
November 21, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Not a friend of new CBC president by Patricia Best
Blog post discusses FRIENDS concerns over Prime Minster Harper's appointment of the new CBC president.
November 20, 2007 - Playback: Unions take aim at CanWest's math by Norma Reveler
Unions representing media workers affected by the sale of Alliance Atlantis want the benefits package bumped to $142.2 million from $136.9 million.
November 20, 2007 - Playback: Three dramas, two U.S. game shows join CBC by Etan Vlessing
The U.S. game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will air on Canada's public broadcaster starting in the fall of 2008.
November 20, 2007 - Toronto Star: CBC still tinkering with Falun Gong documentary by Vinay Menon
Columnist says the CBC is making changes to the controversial Falun Gong documentary included adding "dramatization" to footage provided by the spiritual movement.
November 20, 2007 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record: CBC station would be a perfect fit for Waterloo Region by David Docherty & Todd Letts
Op-Ed supports a CBC plan to establish a new Radio One station in the Kitchener-Waterloo region.
November 20, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CanWest acquires weeklies in Southern Ontario
CanWest is increasing its presence in the southern Ontario newspaper market by acquiring three publication groups.
November 20, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Goldman's sway over CanWest worries CRTC by Grant Robertson
Canada's broadcast regulator tells proposed buyers of Alliance Atlantis it sees problems with the power-sharing arrangement designed to skirt caps on foreign ownership.
November 20, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Hearing highlights streamlined CRTC by Deirdre McMurdy
Despite the size and complexity of the transaction in front of it, a streamlined panel of just four CRTC commissioners is presiding over the proposed takeover of Alliance Atlantis.
November 20, 2007 - Toronto Star: CanWest's U.S. banker not after media control by Rita Trichur
The managing director of Goldman Sachs claims his company respects the law governing foreign ownership of domestic broadcasters, adding its role is merely one of "financial backer."
November 20, 2007 - National Post: Asper assures CRTC on Goldman ownership; Influence At Issue by Paul Vieira
Leonard Asper, chief executive of CanWest told the CRTC he would work "in a significant way" to address concerns about the influence U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs could have in the proposed acquisition of Alliance Atlantis.
November 19, 2007 - Le Devoir: Du journal à la salle de nouvelles by Paul Cauchon
Vancouver Sun is no longer a newspaper; it's a news room, according to Vancouver Sun editor Patricia Graham.
November 19, 2007 - Canadian Press: CanWest Global pressured to show it's in charge of acquired specialty channels by Julian Beltrame
The CRTC kicked off hearings into the proposed takeover of Alliance Atlantis by expressing concerns about the role to be played by New York-based investment firm Goldman Sachs.
November 19, 2007 - CBC News: Unions fear U.S. control in CanWest deal for Alliance Atlantis
Media unions say the proposed takeover of Alliance Atlantis is an attempt to introduce foreign ownership of Canadian media interests by a back door.
November 18, 2007 - Toronto Star: What is best role for CBC today?
Editorial says CBC must be given adequate resources to tell Canadian stories through drama, humour, news and current events.
November 17, 2007 - La Presse: Hubert Lacroix: l'équipe du président - Nathalie Petrowski
Columnist says Hubert Lacroix was first approached to head up CBC in 2004 at the end of Robert Rabinovitch's first mandate.
November 17, 2007 - National Post: CanWest set for Alliance deal hearing; Control Issues by Barbara Shecter
Officials from CanWest and Goldman Sachs will attempt to convince the CRTC that the purchase of Alliance Atlantis is good for the Canadian television sector and abides by Canada's foreign ownership rules.
November 16, 2007 - New York Times: Web Videos Stealing TV Viewers, and Marketers by Stuart Elliott
Columnist says as broadband service becomes more available at home, video programming on the Internet is catching the attention of consumers, marketers and media companies.
November 16, 2007 - The Tyee: Citizen Izzy by Marc Edge
Article profiles Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper in his rise as a Canadian media mogul.
November 15, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announces Michael Moskowitz as new CEO for XM Canada
The operator of XM Canada has announced the appointment of Michael Moskowitz as the company's new Chief Executive Officer and President.
November 15, 2007 - National Post: Approving Falun Gong film 'a mistake': CBC by James Cowan
Richard Stursberg, the executive vice-president of CBC Television, says concerns about a film's editorial quality - not pressure from the Chinese government - prompted a delay of the air date.
November 15, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Rally against foreign ownership at CRTC: Monday, Nov. 19, 8:15 a.m.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has organized a demonstration to protest the CanWest/Goldman Sachs purchase of Alliance Atlantis.
November 14, 2007 - CBC News: CBC to air controversial Falun Gong documentary
Article says a controversial documentary will be broadcast on CBC after it was pulled earlier this month following a complaint from the Chinese embassy.
November 14, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Announcement: SHAW
Dr. Lynda Haverstock, former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, has joined the board of Shaw Communications.
November 14, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Producers scuttle new media alliance by Grant Robertson
Columnist says growing tension over emerging technologies has caused the Canadian Film and Television Production Association to walk away from a new-media alliance.
November 14, 2007 - Globe & Mail: How do you take your CBC? by John Doyle
Columnist takes exception to recent comments by CBC's head of English TV saying Canada's public broadcaster should be like an American-owned donut shop.
November 14, 2007 - MediaPost: Social Networkers Are Also Heavy Technology Users by Jack Loechner
Study says Americans who visit social networking websites are significantly more likely to download TV programs, burn/copy a movie or TV show, and download a feature length film.
November 13, 2007 - The Tyee: Aspers and Harper, A Toried Love by Marc Edge
Columnist uncovers strong ties between CanWest executives and the current Conservative government.
November 13, 2007 - CBC News: Sirius, XM shareholders approve U.S. satellite radio merger
The shareholders of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have voted by an overwhelming margin to approve the merging of the two companies.
November 13, 2007 - European Broadcasting Union: Public service broadcasters top the Online charts
Study show Europeans turn to public broadcasters’ websites to find independent information that voices pluralism and respects cultural diversity.
November 12, 2007 - Playback: Newsroom cuts to facilitate foreign ownership? by Tamsen Tillson
Creative unions say media companies are cutting local news and programming to offset the costs of consolidation.
November 12, 2007 - Playback: The Burning Question
Industry stakeholders comment on what Hubert Lacroix's first job as CBC president should be.
November 12, 2007 - Playback: WGC warns of watershed year by Cheryl Binning
The Writers Guild of Canada says if the CRTC does nothing to support the creation of Canadian content soon the homegrown film and TV industry will continue its decline.
November 12, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Hamilton key to new CanWest tack by Grant Robertson
Columnist looks at the centralization of some of CanWest's newspaper operations in Hamilton.
November 11, 2007 - Nova News Now: Big changes going on at CBC by Wendy Elliott
Columnist learns about concerns with Prime Minister Harper's CBC president appointment from FRIENDS e-network.
November 10, 2007 - Inside the CBC: Exit Interview: Jane Chalmers (VP English Radio)
The official CBC blog asks outgoing CBC Radio vice-president Jane Chalmers about her reasons for stepping down and the challenges facing her successor.
November 10, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Canada to offer financial relief for U.S. shoots by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says British Columbia studio and production equipment suppliers are considering accepting the American dollar at par with the surging loonie.
November 10, 2007 - New York Times: F.C.C. Planning Rules to Open Cable Market by Stephen Labaton
The U.S. broadcast regulator is preparing new regulations to open the cable television market to independent programmers and rival video services after determining that cable companies have become too dominant in the industry.
November 9, 2007 - Playback: Will Mosque's message click in Quebec? by Patricia Bailey
Columnist says CBC's decision to air Little Mosque on the Prairie in Quebec is timely as the province is in the midst of a debate about the integration of religious minorities and immigrants.
November 9, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: CanWest plans breach Broadcasting Act: Union - "CRTC should step up to the plate"
CEP says CanWest will be in breach of its broadcast licences if it moves ahead with plans to centralize its Global television operations without CRTC approval.
November 9, 2007 - Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada: Contraventions of station licences held by CanWest MediaWorks by Peter Murdoch, CEP
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada files a letter of complaint with the CRTC saying CanWest MediaWorks is violating its broadcast licence obligations under the Broadcasting Act.
November 9, 2007 - Parliament of Canada: Order In Council Appointment Notice of Hubert Lacroix as President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Official appointment notice for the new president of the CBC.
November 9, 2007 - Reuters: Quebecor falls into the red
Quebecor says it lost $35.2 million in its third quarter because of its commercial printing unit.
November 9, 2007 - Globe & Mail: TV losing war with the mouse by Grant Robertson
A new worldwide study by IBM says that time spent with the personal computer is exceeding the number of hours devoted to TV, particularly among younger viewers.
November 9, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Vancouver papers shed staff by Grant Robertson
CanWest is cutting newsroom staff at The Vancouver Sun and The Province transfers in a companywide bid to reduce costs.
November 9, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Welcome to the Great White Backwater by Ivor Tossell
Columnist says that licensing agreements between domestic and U.S. entertainment companies have resulted in Canadians being blocked from a number of popular websites.
November 8, 2007 - National Post: RCMP convinced that communists had infiltrated CBC by Elizabeth Thompson
Recently released documents show that in the 1940s and 1950s the RCMP spied on CBC/Radio Canada employees and was convinced that communists had infiltrated the CBC in Montreal.
November 8, 2007 - Toronto Star: Cable companies poised to unplug small channels by Bill Roberts
The president and CEO of VisionTV says that if the CRTC accedes to cable industry wishes, much of the programming diversity currently available to Canadians will disappear.
November 7, 2007 - Chicago Tribune: FCC Considering New Media Rules by John Dunbar
The U.S. government is looking at new rules that would allow media companies to get even bigger.
November 7, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Google gives Canada its own YouTube by Matt Hartley
The world's most popular video-sharing website has launched a new Canadian version designed to promote Canadian-generated content.
November 7, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Hey Hubert! Try selling the clothes off Wendy Mesley's back by John Doyle
Columnist offers some suggestions to the new CBC boss.
November 7, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CBC's No. 2 sees kindred spirit in new boss by Kate Taylor
Richard Stursberg, vice-president of CBC-TV, hopes the new CBC president shares his vision that CBC Television needs to be more like Tim Hortons and less like Starbucks.
November 7, 2007 - Edmonton Journal: What does Lacroix portend for the CBC?
FRIENDS quoted in an editorial saying the CBC president should be chosen by its board of directors.
November 7, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: CBC is too important to be allowed to drift
Editorial says there is little in Hubert Lacroix's CV to suggest he brings skills or experience of specific relevance to his new job as president and CEO of the CBC.
November 7, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Minister stirs debate on TV fees by Grant Robertson
Heritage Minister Josée Verner says the interests of consumers are the most important factor in the debate over whether Canada's largest television networks should be allowed to charge for their signals.
November 7, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Verner jumps in with both feet by Deirdre McMurdy
Columnist says Heritage Minister Josée Verner spoke frankly about the CRTC, Canadian Television Fund and proposed copyright legislation in a speech to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
November 7, 2007 - CRTC: Speech at the annual Convention of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters by Konrad von Finckenstein
CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein outlines three key priorities for Canada's broadcast regulator.
November 6, 2007 - Cartt.ca: Rogers sells two multi-faith stations to S-VOX
Rogers has announced it will sell two multi-faith stations, commonly known as OMNI 10 and 11 to S-VOX, the owner of multi-faith and multicultural broadcaster VisionTV.
November 6, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Europe, Asia lap U.S. rivals in broadband by Leo Cendrowicz
Study shows the U.S. is lagging behind its European and Asian rivals when it comes to broadband Internet, coming in 14th place in terms of speed and 21st in price.
November 6, 2007 - Department of Canadian Heritage: Department of Canadian Heritage
The Honourable Josée Verner talks about the government's policy priorities at a broadcast industry conference.
November 6, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: S-VOX purchases CHNU-TV and CIIT-TV from Rogers Media
A deal for S-VOX to purchase two multi-faith television stations owned by Rogers Broadcasting will require approval from the CRTC.
November 6, 2007 - Canadian Press: CBC hopes to attract young, Net-savvy viewers through YouTube.ca by Andrea Baillie
In addition to the CBC, YouTube.ca will feature content from partners including Sony BMG Canada and the Canadian Football League.
November 6, 2007 - Ottawa Sun: Canadian discontent in TV land by Denis Armstrong
ACTRA members called for more Canada on Canadian television in demonstrations outside the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' convention.
November 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: The iPhone comes with a cost for Rogers by Catherine McLean
Columnist says Rogers will likely have to revise its wireless pricing plans if it aims to bring Apple's iPhone to Canada.
November 6, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Google cell platform no threat, rivals say
Google has unveiled an open-source software project designed to make the Internet run better on cellular phones.
November 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Drop the remote for the mouse by Mathew Ingram
Columnist says the writers' strike in the U.S. could provide a boost for alternative forms of entertainment and accelerate the move by younger viewers away from broadcasting.
November 6, 2007 - Toronto Star: Unions behind U.S. brethren by Bruce DeMara
ACTRA and Writers Guild of Canada members are being told not to work for U.S. productions coming to Canada to get around the work stoppage south of the border.
November 6, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: Never owned shares
Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, responds to controversy surrounding a marketing agency owned by her husband.
November 6, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: As the Internet becomes cable, guess who's holding the remote? by Michael Geist
Columnist says Internet service providers, and cultural groups are moving toward the delivery of content online that bears a striking resemblance to the conventional cable model.
November 6, 2007 - National Post: Carriage fees back on the burner; CRTC Revisits Issue by Paul Vieira
Columnist says cable companies and conventional broadcasters are headed for another battle over carriage fees.
November 6, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Broadcasters have shot at winning fee war by Deirdre McMurdy
The CRTC chair says Canada's broadcast regulator is willing to revisit the "fee-for-carriage" issue.
November 6, 2007 - Toronto Star: New CBC chief a 'team player' by Jim Bawden
Elections Canada records indicate the new CBC president donated $1,000 to Daniel Fournier, the 2006 Conservative candidate in the Montreal riding of Outremont.
November 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: PMO picks unknown to head the CBC by Guy Dixon
A Montreal corporate lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions has been named the new president and chief executive of the CBC.
November 6, 2007 - Canadian Press: Montreal lawyer, broadcaster Hubert Lacroix named president, CEO of CBC
FRIENDS says Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ignored a House of Commons Heritage committee directive that said the CBC president should be hired and fired by the CBC board of directors.
November 6, 2007 - Vancouver Province: CBC boss 'handpicked' by PM
FRIENDS expresses concern over the process by which the new CBC president and CEO was hand-picked by Prime Minster Stephen Harper.
November 6, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: Local lawyer gets CBC's top job by Bernard Perusse
FRIENDS says choices made by the CBC's English-language television network are among the most serious problems facing Hubert Lacroix.
November 6, 2007 - Mauril Bélanger - Press Release: Bélanger proposes that the new President and CEO of the CBC/Radio-Canada appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
The Official Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage wants the next CBC President and CEO to present his vision for the public broadcaster in front a parliamentary committee.
November 5, 2007 - Statistics Canada: Study: Assessing the use of government services online
A new study says that about one-third of adult Canadians accessed government information and services online in 2005.
November 5, 2007 - Conservative Party of Canada: Message from Jonathan Ingraham, Conservative Party of Canada to a Conservative e-list re "Appointment of CBC President"
Email to Conservative party insiders contains official talking points for the appointment of Hubert Lacroix as President of the CBC.
November 5, 2007 - Playback: Montreal lawyer crowned at CBC by Patricia Bailey
FRIENDS says the CEO of Canada's public broadcaster should report to the CBC board, not Prime Minister Harper.
November 5, 2007 - CRTC: CRTC announces changes to the public proceedings scheduled for 2008
The CRTC announces that hearings for possible introduction of a subscriber fee for the carriage of local conventional television stations will begin April 7, 2008.
November 5, 2007 - Cartt.ca: Chair scolds broadcasters by Greg O'Brien
CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein says some Canadian Association of Broadcasting members wrote their Members of Parliament opposing any new funding for the CRTC.
November 5, 2007 - Cartt.ca: Ottawa dips into private sector to find new CBC President
FRIENDS says it is against the national interest for the senior leader of Canada's public broadcaster to be an appointment by a politician.
November 5, 2007 - CBC News: Montreal lawyer Lacroix tapped to head CBC/Radio-Canada
Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner has appointed a Montreal lawyer whose résumé includes work as a Radio-Canada sports commentator as the new head of the CBC.
November 5, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: WGA strike on as talks with producers collapse by Carl DiOrio
Columnist says last-gasp attempts to avoid a Hollywood writers strike have failed.
November 4, 2007 - Toronto Sun: They're not friends of the CBC by Lorrie Goldstein
The Caribbean and African Radio Network has accused the CBC of being unfair to black community in a dispute over radio frequencies.
November 3, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Five Things: Ted Rogers by Gordon Pitts
Columnist examines five things about the life of media mogul Ted Rogers.
November 3, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CBC radio chief quits, citing 'midlife redesign' by Guy Dixon
The head of CBC English radio, who championed the public broadcaster's re-emphasis on regional and local news, announced she is retiring after five years.
November 3, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: Quebec anniversary ad has minister on hot seat by Elizabeth Thompson
Columnist says controversial ads that criticize Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebrations were prepared by a company in which Heritage Minister Josée Verner and her husband have a financial interest.
November 3, 2007 - Vancouver Sun: Regulators can't corral the Internet at this late date
Editorial says the CRTC made the right decision in 1999 not to regulate the Internet.
November 2, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Canadian pay channels double 'Weight' by Etan Vlessing
Canadian premium pay TV channels the Movie Network and Movie Central have raised their order for Canadian drama "The Weight" from eight to 16 episodes.
November 2, 2007 - Playback: CanWest closing in on CTV, says Asper by Etan Vlessing
CanWest executives claim their network has caught up with CTV in the TV ratings chase, and has even pulled ahead in the Vancouver TV market.
November 2, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CanWest Global profit and revenue both higher
CanWest credits the sale of its New Zealand and Canadian radio properties, cost cutting and increasing television ratings increases for higher fourth quarter profits.
November 2, 2007 - CBC News: CBC Radio's VP Chalmers to retire
Article says Jane Chalmers is stepping down as head of CBC Radio at the end of the year.
November 1, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: Canadian identity gets lost in the Web, artists say by Roberto Rocha
A coalition of arts groups says the Internet should be subject to the same rules as TV and radio - that is, it should have more Canadian-made content.
November 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Montreal Gazette to cut newsroom staff
The CanWest owned Montreal Gazette newspaper says planned newsroom staff cuts are being driven by declining market, circulation and readership.
November 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Rogers rings up 75% profit gain by Catherine McLean
Rogers Communications says its third-quarter profit gained 75 per cent amid strong demand for its cellphone services.
October 31, 2007 - Playback: CRTC to rethink Internet by Patricia Bailey
CRTC's VP of broadcasting says the broadcast regulator is studying the issue of Internet regulation and plans to hold public hearings at the end of 2008.
October 31, 2007 - National Post: Cable wants competition--for others by Bill Roberts
The president and chief executive of VisionTV says cable companies calling for more competition and less protection is meant for others - not for them.
October 31, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Transaction closed - Rogers takes operating control of Citytv
Rogers has announced that the transaction to purchase the five Citytv conventional television stations from CTVglobemedia has closed.
October 30, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Unions to Verner: rein in the CRTC by Patricia Bailey
A group of film, TV and music organizations is calling on the Minster of Canadian Heritage to put pressure on the CRTC to enforce its cultural and social policies - and the requirements of the Broadcasting Act - more rigorously.
October 30, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Panel to weigh greater foreign stakes by Paul Waldie
A federal panel set up to review Canada's competition policy promises to examine the issue of foreign ownership limits on banks, broadcasters and transportation companies.
October 30, 2007 - Canadian Press: Writers strike in Hollywood could hit CTV and Global prime-time schedule by Lee-Anne Goodman
Columnist says Canadian networks will need to decide how to fill gaps in their schedules left by American TV series if Hollywood writers go on strike.
October 30, 2007 - Canadian Press: Competition panel seeks public input after releasing consultation paper
A federal panel reviewing Canada's competition policy and foreign takeovers is seeking public input after releasing its consultation paper.
October 30, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Looming WGA action may end Canada's film boom by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says the threat of a Hollywood writers strike has domestic film and TV companies expressing fears over cross-border fallout.
October 29, 2007 - The Tyee: News Media Revolt: Canada Next? by Tom Barrett
An American scholar and media activist says journalism is facing a crisis around the world and unless it's fixed, society is in 'big trouble'.
October 29, 2007 - Playback: CAB looks at changing face of broadcasting
This year's Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention will debate the effect of new technologies and platforms, new business models and partnerships, and new regulatory policies on Canadian broadcasters.
October 29, 2007 - New York Times: F.C.C. Set to End Sole Cable Deals for Apartments by Stephen LaBaton
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, hoping to reduce the rising costs of cable TV, plans to revoke thousands of contracts that gave cable companies exclusive rights to provide service to apartment buildings.
October 27, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Shaw expects price increases for cable and telcos by Catherine McLean
Jim Shaw predicts prices for communications services are headed up despite the battle between phone and cable companies for customers.
October 27, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: We're sounding more like Americans by Mark Abley
A retired professor of English has noted that CBC newscasters are pronouncing words such as "electoral" and "municipal" in the American style of speech.
October 27, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Best in show by Alex Strachan
Columnist says The Geminis are all about celebrating what's really good on Canadian TV.
October 26, 2007 - Globe & Mail: The changing TV viewer by Robert Riopelle
Columnist examines new trends in TV viewing such as DVR adoption, online video and media multitasking.
October 26, 2007 - National Post: Players slam CRTC plan; 'Forced Disclosure' by Barbara Shecter
Telecommunications companies are blasting the CRTC for proposing to allow representatives of competing companies to view confidential information during regulatory reviews.
October 25, 2007 - The Tyee: Media Democracy Day Is Here by Tom Barrett
Media Democracy Day aims to draw attention to the current state of Canadian media and to alternatives to mainstream media.
October 25, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Regulator puts the brakes on Rogers' ad plan by Grant Robertson
A push by Rogers to insert advertising into its video-on-demand service has been put on hold by the CRTC until the potential impact can be examined.
October 25, 2007 - Hamilton Spectator: Will the CBC put new wave in our air? by Jeff Mahoney
Columnist says he would welcome a new CBC Radio One station in Hamilton.
October 25, 2007 - CBC News: Telefilm funding frozen, as 2006 box office slides for Canadian film
Figures from 2006 show a drop in a share of the box office for Canadian film, especially for French-language films, yet federal funding for film remains frozen.
October 25, 2007 - Jack Myers Media Business Report: Dollars and (Non)sense of Digital Television by Ed Martin
Columnist predicts outrage in early 2009 when millions of Americans realize that they will have to upgrade their televisions and pay higher cable bills.
October 24, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CTV turns up heat in tiff with carriers by Grant Robertson
CTV tells federal regulators that broadcasters need the right to withdraw their most popular specialty channels if they feel their other properties are being treated unfairly by cable and satellite carriers.
October 23, 2007 - Playback: Rogers moving Citytv and OMNI by Terry Poulton
Rogers says it will move Citytv Toronto into a new complex in the city's Yonge-Dundas Square, where it will share space with OMNI Television.
October 23, 2007 - Playback: Strike threat by U.S. writers puts cloud over Canada by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says that if Hollywood screenwriters go on strike the supply of American movies and TV scripts headed to Canada for shooting in the coming months could be reduced sharply.
October 23, 2007 - The Guardian: Is there a vision? by Owen Gibson and Maggie Brown
Columnists examine whether embattled BBC director general, Mark Thompson, will be able to see though his six-year plan for Britain's public broadcaster.
October 23, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Canadian independent specialty channels urge CRTC to preserve diversity of television system
Independent television broadcasters tell the CRTC continued diversity of the Canadian television system depends on preserving a place for small, independent specialty services.
October 22, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Canadian-dominated "basic" package essential to the future of television system: S-VOX
S-VOX Trust tells the CRTC domestic television needs a mandatory "basic" package consisting predominantly of Canadian channels.
October 20, 2007 - National Post: Rogers urges less protection; Submission To CRTC by Barbara Shecter
Rogers Communications says the CRTC should stop protecting Canadian channels from direct competition and make it easier to bring in foreign channels.
October 19, 2007 - Jack Myers Media Business Report: The End of Analog Television by Shelly Palmer
Columnist outlines options for consumers on February 17, 2009, when the U.S. will end analog television transmission.
October 19, 2007 - Toronto Star: CSI, Corner Gas... throne speech? by Vinay Menon
Data show the recent speech from the throne attracted 860,000 viewers on CTV Newsnet, CBC and CBC Newsworld.
October 19, 2007 - Ottawa Citizen: Tories face critical task of finding new CRTC leaders by Deirdre McMurdy
Columnist says that an almost complete turnover of CRTC commissioners will have a significant bearing on federal broadcasting and telecommunications policy at a critical time.
October 18, 2007 - Playback: 'I'm not a specialist, I'm a manager,' says Telefilm chair by Patricia Bailey
The new chair of Telefilm Canada says he wants to help the agency adapt to the digital age and to boost funding for Canadian, and particularly Quebecois, feature films.
October 18, 2007 - Winnipeg Free Press: TV market a challenge for Canadians by Nicholas Hirst
A columnist reporting from the Cannes television conference says the disappearance of Alliance Atlantis is a step back for Canada in the international marketplace.
October 18, 2007 - CBC News: Media companies agree to video piracy measures
A group of major media and Internet companies have announced a set of guidelines to block copyrighted videos from ending up on high-traffic websites such as MySpace.
October 18, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: FCC's Martin pushes 'must-carry' up Hill by Brooks Boliek
The FCC has told the U.S. government that the best way to ensure a successful transition to digital TV is to require cable operators to carry all the channels a broadcaster offers after analog transmission ceases in 2009.
October 18, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Germany mulls quota for homegrown TV by Scott Roxborough
Amidst growing popularity of U.S. television shows, several German politicians are calling for a quota for homemade series in primetime.
October 18, 2007 - CBC News: BBC announces 2,500 job cuts, newsroom integration
The BBC has confirmed a cost-cutting strategy that will result in 2,500 job cuts, the creation of fewer original programs and the integration of its TV, radio and online newsrooms.
October 17, 2007 - ACTRA: No Culture in Throne Speech
ACTRA says continued government inaction threatens Canada's film and television industry
October 16, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: CBC plagued by sluggish ratings by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says the CBC has yet to pull Canadians away from popular U.S. shows in large numbers.
October 16, 2007 - Media Post: Television Is Everywhere — Or Is It? by Len Zappolo
Nielson Media research says conventional television viewing is not declining.
October 16, 2007 - SOCAN Words & Music: SOCAN's Internet tariff: a new tariff, a new beginning by André LeBel
Article provides an update on the proposed tariff to cover music use on the Internet.
October 15, 2007 - Playback: Recruitment firms increasingly place top execs by Laura Bracken
Columnist says that media organizations are increasingly using 'headhunters' to find candidates for key management positions.
October 15, 2007 - Playback: The Establishing Shot: Ceeb finds right balance with fall launch by Mark Dillon
Columnist says a number of new CBC shows are drawing solid ratings.
October 15, 2007 - CBC News: Harper to create government-run media centre: report
A newspaper report says Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been working on a secret project to build a $2-million government-controlled media centre.
October 15, 2007 - CBC News: Britain to begin analogue shutdown
Britain has begun the first phase of its switch-off of analogue television broadcasting.
October 15, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Appointment to the CBC Board of Directors
Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has appointed Rémi Racine of Montréal as a member of the Board of Directors of the CBC.
October 15, 2007 - Toronto Star: Our music industry needs innovation not intervention by Michael Geist
Columnist says that as Canada's digital music market continues to grow it needs innovation rather than new intellectual property regulation.
October 15, 2007 - Sherbrooke Record: Global union files complaint to CRTC by Rita Legault
The union for CanWest Global TV in Quebec has complained to the CRTC that the station is not respecting its legal commitments to produce 18 hours of regional, original programming per week.
October 13, 2007 - Toronto Star: CTV yanks plug on Star Daily by Martin Knelman
Columnist says that 22 employees of Star Daily, a celebrity entertainment show, are the first victims of the CTV takeover of the CHUM specialty channels.
October 13, 2007 - National Post: CRTC seeks enhanced powers; 'Quasi-Judicial'; To balance competing interests by Barbara Shecter, Financial Post
The CRTC has proposed new rules that would allow the commission to bar the public and competing companies from hearings when confidential corporate information is discussed.
October 13, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: Everything you need to know for a dinner-party conversation about... Canadian versions of U.S. television series by Steve Faguy
Article examines the growing trend of Canadian broadcasters producing domestic versions of foreign TV shows.
October 12, 2007 - Cartt.ca: Commission proposes a new meaning for "confidential"
The CRTC has called for comments on a proposed direction on the provision of access to confidential information.
October 12, 2007 - Public Broadcasting Report: Canada Unlikely to Help Viewers of U.S. Broadcasts
The CRTC says it has no plans to provide converter boxes in the border areas to help Canadian viewers of U.S. over-the-air TV programming keep getting signals when the U.S. goes digital in February 2009.
October 12, 2007 - Media in Canada: CTV launches creative agency by Jesse Kohl
CTV has launched the CTV Creative Agency to handle design for in-house productions, including on-air promos, advertising design, street-level marketing and media buys.
October 12, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Appointments to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has appointed Leonard M. Katz as vice-chair (Telecommunications) and Peter Menzies as a part-time member to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
October 12, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Michel Roy Appointed to Telefilm Canada
Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has appointed Michel Roy as chair of the board of directors of Telefilm Canada.
October 12, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Satellite radio growth picks up pace by Grant Robertson
Sirius and XM Satellite Radio say that there will be over one million subscribers for their services in Canada by the end of 2007.
October 12, 2007 - Office of the Honourable Mauril Bélanger: Mauril Bélanger to be Official Opposition critic for Canadian Heritage, la Francophonie and Official Languages
Mauril Bélanger, the new Official Opposition critic for Canadian Heritage, cites the mandate of the public broadcaster and the future of Canada's cultural industries as issues of great importance.
October 10, 2007 - Playback: CBC experiments online by Carsten Knox
CBC Maritimes is launching a new program using a mix of originally produced and locally acquired content to be shown online, on DVD and broadcast on CBC-TV.
October 10, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CBC's Mosque wins major humanitarian award
CBC's 'Little Mosque on the Prairie' is the recipient of a humanitarian award that aims to recognize individuals and organizations that find common ground between those in conflict.
October 10, 2007 - National Post: Warner Bros./Rogers/CTV deal: TV viewing an evolution, not revolution
Canadian viewers will soon be able to view episodes of U.S. TV series Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl or Big Shots on Rogers video-on-demand service.
October 10, 2007 - Globe & Mail: 'Stay tuned' has never meant so much by John Doyle
Columnist says a new TV rating system will be based on the number of people viewing commercials, not programs.
October 10, 2007 - Saskatoon Star Phoenix: So You Think You Can Dance coming to Canadian market
CTV is set to produce a Canadian version of the U.S. reality TV series 'So You Think You Can Dance'.
October 10, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: BBC poised to ax 12% of its workforce by Stuart Kemp
There is speculation that the U.K. public broadcaster plans to shed 12% of its staff due to anticipated budget cuts.
October 9, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Slow dance for TV, new media by Mimi Turner
A panel devoted to television of the future says broadcasters mush embrace emerging new-media platforms.
October 9, 2007 - CBC News: BitTorrent inches toward legitimacy
BitTorrent, the file-sharing service of choice for music and movie pirates, plans to help media companies stream their videos over the internet.
October 9, 2007 - Sherbrooke Record: Media's cultural role keeps youth connected, says Garber; Loss of Global sparks concern
Local officials in Quebec say Global Television pulling the plug in the region is bad news for the English community, which will see itself reflected less often in the media.
October 8, 2007 - The Guardian: How many more heads will roll? by Owen Gibson
Columnist says that a string of high-profile controversies may cost BBC director general Mark Thompson his job.
October 7, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Will CRTC ignore decline of local TV news? by Grant Robertson
Cuts to the news operations of television networks in the past year have the Canadian Media Guild calling on the CRTC to regulate at least 30 minutes of local news each weeknight.
October 6, 2007 - Edmonton Journal: Let's play fair and level the field in Canadian cinemas by Darren Fung
Columnist says the CRTC should mandate Canadian content requirements on the country's movie screens.
October 6, 2007 - Globe & Mail: CRTC lifts Internet marketing limits by Catherine McLean
A CRTC decision means Internet companies such as Rogers and Bell Canada no longer have to wait 90 days to contact customers that have switched to competitors.
October 6, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: BBC Queen footage leads to resignations by Mimi Turner
A BBC executive has stepped down after misleading information about Queen Elizabeth was shown to journalists and international media buyers.
October 5, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Around the dial
Article examines global trends in television programming.
October 5, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Canada waits before it watches by Etan Vlessing
Television executives say that Canadians tend to favour established hit shows over new programs.
October 5, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Comments hamper Canada-China TV co-prods by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says talks between Canada and China for a TV series co-production treaty have broken off because of Prime Minister Harper's recent comments criticizing China's human rights record.
October 5, 2007 - Hollywood Reporter: Regulators support breakup of Euro telecoms by Leo Cendrowicz
Plans to break up Europe's telecom and cable monopolies have been backed by the European Regulators Group as a way to boost competition in the industry.
October 5, 2007 - International Communication Association: Conference: Bridging Scholar/Activist Divides in the Field of Communications
A pre-conference for the annual meeting of the International Communication Association addresses divides between research and advocacy in the field of communications.
October 5, 2007 - Playback: VOD to the rescue for television by Steve Brennan
Article says Hollywood studios are attempting to combat piracy and attract younger audiences by focusing on Video on Demand services.
October 5, 2007 - Halifax Daily News: Local news likely to suffer from move to B.C.: experts by Rachel Mendleson
FRIENDS says CanWest's decision to cut 200 jobs comes at a time when the company should be producing more quality Canadian programming, not less.
October 5, 2007 - Canadian Press: CanWest to revamp Global and E TV stations, cutting 200 jobs
FRIENDS says the CanWest job cuts demonstrate that debtholders are pressuring the company, which is in the midst of trying to buy Alliance Atlantis for $2.3-billion with U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs.
October 4, 2007 - Globe & Mail: XM/Sirius shareholders to vote on merger
Shareholders of XM and Sirius are scheduled to vote Nov. 13 on the proposed merger of the two companies
October 4, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Global puts staff and communities last with cutbacks
CEP says Global television has abandoned its employees and audiences in cities across the country.
October 4, 2007 - Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma: Conference: Journalism in a Violent World, February 9 & 10, 2008
The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma will hold its inaugural conference at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, on February 9 & 10, 2008.
October 4, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Dust settles on CTVglobemedia exec shakeup by Gayle MacDonald
Columnist notes that of the 26 member senior management team of CTVglobemedia, only three are from the newly acquired CHUM.
October 4, 2007 - Montreal Gazette: Microsoft settles into realm of Internet TV by Vito Pilieci
Microsoft is now providing high-quality TV broadcasts over the Internet straight into a person's Xbox 360.
October 4, 2007 - Edmonton Journal: Telus giving back $2.7M in rebates by Paul Marck
Telus is returning a total of $2.7 million to land-line phone customers, the result of failing to meet a number of federally mandated quality of service indicators in 2002-03.
October 3, 2007 - Playback: CBC reworks Air Farce by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says CBC's Royal Canadian Air Farce is injecting adrenaline into its upcoming 15th season by going to live broadcasts.
October 2, 2007 - Playback: Massive shuffle at CTV by Etan Vlessing
CTVglobemedia CEO says an executive shuffle was prompted in part by the recent takeover of CHUM, but also by encroaching competition from U.S. media giants in a multi-platform digital world.
October 2, 2007 - National Post: No need for Bell, Telus to share, report says
CRTC commissioned "Osborne report" says incumbent phone companies should not have to open up their network to other would-be competitors.
October 1, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Rivals circle in case Alliance deal falters by Grant Robertson
Columnist says Rogers Communications and Corus Entertainment are believed to be preparing to move quickly on bids if CanWest's deal to buy Alliance falls through.
October 1, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: CRTC makes public Osborne report
The CRTC has made public an independent report prepared by Michael Osborne on its policies for wholesale telecommunications services.
October 1, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: CTVglobemedia Completes Television Division Re-Organization
Following its takeover of CHUM, CTVglobemedia has announced a corporate restructuring.
September 29, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Kings, kinks, Coupland and Celine by John Doyle
Columnist says there are a number of potential hit Canadian television series currently in production.
September 29, 2007 - Toronto Star: Asper predicts Alliance deal approval by Rita Trichur
CanWest's chief executive says the company's partnership with Goldman Sachs to purchase Alliance Atlantis 'meets the letter and spirit of the law.'
September 28, 2007 - Globe & Mail: Digital media executives play corner office shuffle by Grant Robertson
Columnist says digital media has been hit by considerable upheaval as networks take a closer look at the returns from their Internet operations.
September 28, 2007 - Globe & Mail: How radio's new ratings system works
The radio industry is overhauling the way it counts listeners by using high-tech devices called Portable People Meters.
September 28, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: CEP says CRTC Roger's/CITY TV decision shows regulatory weakness
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union says the CRTC is abdicating its responsibility to the Canadian public by not forcing Rogers to reinstate local news programming in its City TV stations.
September 28, 2007 - Canada NewsWire: Astral Media welcomes CRTC decision to approve Standard Radio acquisition
As a result of its approved purchase of Standard Radio, Astral Media will become Canada's largest radio broadcaster operating 83 stations in eight provinces.
September 28, 2007 - Canadian Press: Rogers gets CRTC's OK to buy CityTV stations but must sell two religious stations
A CRTC ruling says Rogers gets to keep the five CityTV stations but must sell CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg.
September 27, 2007 - Playback: Study warns of 'two-tier' TV by Patricia Bailey
A report says the CRTC should be monitoring online content, as well as television and radio content, to ensure the objectives of the Broadcasting Act are upheld.
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