Articles Tagged ‘CRTC’
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.
CRTC yanks AVR radio licence
The broadcaster has lost its radio licence for all five Canadian cities in which it operated, opening up a new opportunity for reaching Aboriginal Canadians on the dial.
Digging into shifts in radio sales
Local ad sales are down and national sales are up in Toronto and Vancouver, MiC asks media directors about the impact, and whether or not the trend will continue.
Local ads down, national up for radio: CRTC
The pubcaster has released a report detailing the 2014 results of commercial radio stations.
HuffPost Live channel cleared by CRTC
The proposed channel would expand the HuffPo brand into the linear TV space.
Who’s up, who’s down: Specialty report
Subscription revenues rose in 2014 while national advertising dipped, according to the CRTC’s report on specialty channels.
ATN posts advertising boost
While overall revenue and subscription numbers dipped in the first quarter, the company saw gains in advertising.
CRTC vice-chair to industry: ‘stop protecting status quo’
That was Tom Pentefountas’ statement to gathered industry members at the Future of TV conference, as he talked simsub and set-top box data.
Satellite down, IPTV up: CRTC
IPTV subscribers jumped 29%, while satellite and cable subs dipped, for the year ended Aug. 31, 2014.
V Media gets CRTC okay for IPTV expansion
The IPTV service has been cleared by the CRTC to expand beyond Ontario, with plans to be up and running in the next quarter.
