Articles Tagged ‘CRTC’
CRTC revises news regulations
The regulator is adding rules requiring 16 hours of original programming plus live broadcast facilities and regional news bureaus.
Corus stations switch from CBC to CTV
The CRTC has approved the request to switch the Ontario stations over to CTV programming from the CBC.
CRTC calls for Aboriginal radio stations in major centres
Aboriginal Voices Radio, which currently serves the markets, is appealing the revocation of its licences.
CRTC rolls out new HVOD category
The new hybrid VOD category encapsulates services offered both online (OTT) and via subscription-based linear VOD.
Vancouver’s fledgling radio entrant
Roundhouse Radio readies for a September launch, presenting opportunities to reach Vancouverites through its on-air and online presence.
More cord-cutting ahead but mass exodus unlikely: report
Cord-cutters will grow in number but not by an earth-shattering amount, according to an IDC report.
CRTC opens floor for comment on simsub penalties
The regulator is proposing that broadcasters and BDUs that make errors in executing simsub be penalized.
CRTC urges internet market competition
The regulator says increasing high-speed internet demand means large companies need to make fibre facilities available to competitors.
Opinion: CRTC clearly offside with Super Bowl decision
With the NFL’s involvement in the simsub debate, Judy Davey of the ACA argues why the regulator’s move sets the industry up for a loss.
Should CBC go ad-free?
A Senate committee has tabled a report recommending an examination into the costs and benefits of TV advertising on CBC/Radio-Canada.
Bell Media asks CRTC for specialty category changes
The media co is willing to forgo its must-carry status for eight channels in preparation for the upcoming Let’s Talk TV changes.
What’s the future of French-language music on radio, CRTC asks
The CRTC’s latest proceedings examine whether there is enough French-language music programming.
NFL cries foul on simsub
Calling the decision “unreasonable,” the football league has filed a motion to intervene in Bell Media’s appeal of the CRTC’s simsub ruling.
CraveTV sets wide-release date
Bell Media’s streamer will soon be made available to all Canadians.
The challenge of niche: APTN’s quest for brand buy-in
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network struggles to draw brands despite its increasingly urban and national viewership.
