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CRTC approves new CBC FM stations

A Waterloo-region CBC/Radio-Canada radio program that was pulled this week due to a regulatory hurdle will be back on the air Friday after the CRTC approved an FM radio application for Paris, Ont., CBC said.

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CRTC consulting on broadcast applications

The CRTC opened consultations on seven broadcasting applications, including one renewal and six requests to operate new services.

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New TV standard prevents forwarding through ads

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) published a new standard designed to give broadcasters, TV providers and cable operators greater control over when users can fast-forward through on-demand content and advertising, the group said.

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U.S. not a ‘primary source of revenue,’ Huawei says

Huawei Technologies Co. backed away from earlier comments by a senior executive who said the company is no longer interested in competing in the U.S. market, Forbes reported.

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MTS to expand fibre to Stonewall

MTS Inc. will begin deploying its fibre-to-the-home FiON network in Stonewall, Man., this summer and expects the service to be available in the area later this year, the company said.

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Illico.tv app now on Android

Quebecor Media Inc. subsidiary Videotron Ltd. released an illico.tv on-demand TV application for Google Inc.'s Android platform.

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CPAC, airing more content online, questioned on need for 9(1)(h)

The Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. faced questions Wednesday about what it would do if it lost its 9(1)(h) mandatory carriage fee as the channel puts more programming free online and sees TV subscribers moving to other platforms.

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Analysis: They are all ‘exceptional’ channels. Well, not quite

The CRTC launched into two weeks of hearings Tuesday to consider a number of “exceptional” channels applying for mandatory carriage on basic TV packages.

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Sun News asks CRTC for ‘new entrant’ access to the broadcasting system

Quebecor Media Inc.’s Sun News Network should receive regulatory protection as a “new entrant” in Canada’s broadcasting market, said Kory Teneycke, vice-president of the specialty channel.

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SaskTel revenues rise on wireless, TV

SaskTel recorded higher operating income in 2012 driven by increased wireless and TV revenues, the provincial Crown corporation said in its annual financial earnings report Monday.

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