Articles Tagged ‘CRTC’
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.
Ad revenue dipped for conventional TV in 2014: CRTC
Local TV stations lost 5% in local advertising and nearly 8% in national advertising last year, according to a new report from the regulator.
CRTC unveils three-year plan after Let’s Talk TV decisions
By 2017-18, the CRTC plans to be monitoring the pricing of unbunded cable TV packages being, and if the industry is offering a “small, affordable” skinny basic package.
Rogers Communications sees Q1 earnings fall
The media giant said more cable TV and phone subscribers headed to the exits due to the CRTC’s new contract cancellation notification policy.
CRTC to review Canadian digital economy
Let’s talk telco? The regulator has announced a new multi-year plan that will look into the services Canadians require to participate in the digital economy.
Kevin Crull leaving Bell Media
The president is departing, effective immediately, following an editorial dispute over Let’s Talk TV coverage.
CRTC proposes new customer code for BDUs
The final decision from Let’s Talk TV is a draft code that would require TV services to provide customers with easy-to-understand agreements, among other stipulations.
