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CRTC announces hearings to review telecom complaints system

The CRTC announced Friday that it will hold hearings in September to review the structure and mandate of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services.

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Households to go wireless, drop TV subscriptions, says Nadir Mohamed

More Canadian households are expected to drop television subscriptions for TV on the Web, Nadir Mohamed, president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., said at an annual shareholders’ meeting Thursday. 

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CFTPA’s Atlantic Mentorship Program renewed for third year

The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) announced Friday that its Atlantic Mentorship Program will be renewed for the third consecutive year. 

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Cogeco to buy Corus’ 10 Quebec radio stations

Cogeco Cable Inc. announced Friday that it will be purchasing Corus Entertainment Inc.’s 10 radio stations in Quebec.

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Bell surprises commission with proposal for national community television channels

GATINEAU, Que.—Bell Canada faced tough questions from the CRTC Friday about a new proposal to merge the cable and Internet protocol TV (IPTV) providers’ community television channels in the same markets and share their content with two national Bell TV community channels, one in English and one in French.

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Canada’s national priority should be next generation broadband for all by 2017, Courtois urges

OTTAWA–Canada needs to move beyond the discussion of providing 1.5 Mbps broadband access to rural and remote communities and commit to next generation broadband for all Canadians by 2017, Bernard Courtois, president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), told the Senate transportation and communications committee Wednesday.

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Hurtling toward online content ‘tipping point,’ Canadian voices could be drowned out, Perlmutter says

OTTAWA–Canada could find itself scrambling to provide a national voice on the Web if the country doesn’t get serious about its commitment to digital media and better communications infrastructure, the head of the National Film Board (NFB) told the Commons heritage committee Thursday. 

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CRTC approves ‘user-generated content’ specialty channel

The CRTC approved a licence application Thursday from Remstar Broadcasting Inc. to produce a channel consisting almost entirely of user-generated content.

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Experts say merging telecom and broadcasting acts ‘not worth the effort’

Experts say CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein’s calls for a merger of the telecom and broadcasting acts may not be worth the effort. 

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Rogers study challenges CRTC stats on community TV viewership

Rogers TV has commissioned a study by Canadian Media Research Inc. (CMRI) that says that the CRTC has incorrectly interpreted Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) statistics on community television viewership. 

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