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CBC to appeal Federal Court access-to-information decision

The CBC says it intends to appeal a Federal Court decision Friday that gives the Office of the Information Commissioner the authority to order the broadcaster to produce records.

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CRTC looking at 10 Rogers Cat. 2 applications

The CRTC announced Monday a non-appearance hearing on Nov. 26 to consider 10 applications by Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. to operate national Category 2 specialty television services.

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Zoomer Media proposes new digital transmitters in BC

Zoomer Media Inc., on behalf of the Christian Channel Inc., has filed an application with the CRTC to add post-transitional digital transmitters in Fraser Valley and Victoria, British Columbia. 

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Bell settles Ontario overbilling class-action suit

Bell Canada and its wireless service Bell Mobility have reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that sought to determine whether the company had overbilled wireless and wireline customers in Ontario, the Canadian Press reported Monday.

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CRTC denies Bragg’s request for annual returns exemption

The CRTC on Monday denied Bragg Communications’ request for an exemption from a regulatory requirement for broadcasting distributors to file public annual returns.

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LaRocque moved from Heritage for diplomatic appointment

The Harper government is moving Judith LaRocque, deputy minister of Canadian Heritage, from the department for a diplomatic appointment.

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O’Farrell joins OTELFO as CEO

Glenn O’Farrell, former president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), has been appointed as president and CEO the Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l’Ontario (OTELFO).

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CRTC approves Rogers’ self-directed biography fund

The CRTC has approved an application by Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. to redirect the tangible benefits arising from its acquisition of The Biography Channel to a new fund called the Biography Programming Initiative.

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CRTC consulting on video-on-demand licences

The CRTC issued a notice of consultation Thursday to consider how it should apply standard conditions of licence for video-on-demand (VOD) services ahead of upcoming licence renewals. 

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Companies should adopt new Internet addressing scheme, Vixie says

As Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) addresses rapidly deplete, businesses and organizations should adopt the newer IPv6 version, Internet Systems Consortium president and founder Paul Vixie said Tuesday at a panel discussion in Toronto organized by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. 

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