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Having Trouble Logging In?Quebecor not giving up on application for must-carry Sun TV News September 1, 2010 - 5:43pm — Jonathan Migneault
The CRTC has opened a consultation on a new Quebecor Media Inc. application for a broadcasting licence for an all-news channel called Sun TV News—but the application still contains a request for must-carry status. On Wednesday the CRTC issued a notice of consultation to consider Quebecor’s application, which includes a request for a three-year must-carry guarantee with cable and satellite providers. In correspondence with CRTC staff last month, Quebecor had asked for limited-term, three-year Category 1 status (or Category A)—which guarantees that all cable and satellite distribution systems carry the channel—for a right-leaning news service informally dubbed “Fox News North.” CRTC telecom decisions coming on wholesale access, deferral accounts August 27, 2010 - 1:17pm — Jonathan Migneault
The CRTC will hold lockups for the news media and industry next Monday and Tuesday for the release decisions on wholesale Internet access and on what should be done with the funds remaining in Bell Canada’s deferral accounts. Both lockups will start at 2 p.m. and end at 4 p.m., when the decisions are publicly released. Both decisions—the wholesale access decision on Monday and the deferral accounts decision on Tuesday—will be released at the same time that trading markets close for the day in Toronto and New York. Telus calls for 'safeguards' on Shaw's market power August 23, 2010 - 5:48pm — The Wire Report
Telus Corp. has called for “safeguards” to limit Shaw Communications Inc.’s market power and potential for anti-competitive behaviour as Shaw seeks CRTC approval of its purchase of Canwest Global Communications’ broadcasting assets. Government offered von Finckenstein plum jobs to push him out: Report August 20, 2010 - 5:58pm — Simon Doyle
The communications industry was buzzing this week following a report that the Conservative government offered CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein positions as an ambassador or judge to encourage him to leave his post early. Lawrence Martin, a columnist for The Globe and Mail, wrote this week that although von Fincksenstein’s appointment as chair of the CRTC does not end until Jan. 24, 2012, the Conservative government and Prime Minister Stephen Harper find him too “independently minded” and are trying to encourage him to leave “well before that date,” replacing him with “a rubber stamper.” In confidential background interviews, The Wire Report canvassed six industry and regulatory insiders for their knowledge about the matter. ZoomerMedia cuts 25 positions August 12, 2010 - 4:55pm — The Wire Report
ZoomerMedia Limited announced Wednesday that it is reducing its workforce by 11 per cent, or approximately 25 positions in Toronto and Vancouver. Wind Mobile reaches 100,000 customers, company says August 12, 2010 - 4:30pm — The Wire Report
New wireless entrant Wind Mobile celebrated its first two quarters of operation Thursday by announcing that it had drawn more than 100,000 customers by early July. 'Really aggressive broadband policy is the single best thing a government can do': Jarvis May 19, 2010 - 1:42pm — Jonathan Migneault
OTTAWA—As the Internet brings about a sea change across the media landscape, “really aggressive broadband policy” is the single best action for governments to support new media, Jeff Jarvis, journalist, blogger and journalism professor at City University of New York, told The Wire Report Tuesday. “Do what Finland is doing and declare broadband access a right,” he said. Jarvis appeared in Ottawa Tuesday as the keynote speaker at the Reinventing Canadian Media Symposium hosted by the Public Policy Forum. In his 2009 book, What Would Google Do? Jarvis looked at the open and collaborative approaches of successful companies like Google. Clement gives nod to convergence, but sticks to liberalization for telecom sector only May 13, 2010 - 4:05pm — Simon Doyle
OTTAWA--Industry Minister Tony Clement said Thursday that the federal government will have to “stick handle” around the challenges posed by convergence as it pursues the liberalization of the foreign ownership restrictions for the telecom sector. “There’s no question there’s been convergence in the industry between those providing telecommunications and broadcasting,” Clement told the House industry committee, where he appeared to discuss foreign ownership and the government spending estimates. Opinion: Digital strategy consultation must involve all Canadians, not just industry May 12, 2010 - 10:54am — Bernard Courtois
The formulation of a digital economy strategy for Canada is a task much larger than the creation of industrial policy. It is nothing less than the creation of a foundation for the kind of nation we will build in the 21st century. Digital tools and content are pervasive. The tremendous growth of texting, for example, illustrates this. Canadians send about 174 million text messages per day. And to give you a sense of how quickly these tools are being deployed in 2002, it took us a year to produce that volume. Opinion: CBC's business model is no longer sustainable, says Lacroix April 1, 2010 - 12:22pm — Hubert T. Lacroix
Anyone following the fallout from the CRTC’s recent decision on value for signal is sure to have noted CBC/Radio-Canada’s forceful reaction. Some have called it exaggerated. Others have gone further than that: “Rattling cuff links. Umbrage. Outrage.” Had I been wearing cuff links, that would indeed have been an accurate description of my reaction. Given the success we’ve enjoyed in the last few years, it was uncharacteristic and, perhaps to the uninitiated, overstated. “What’s the CBC’s problem?” the pundits ask. |
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