Articles Tagged ‘CRTC’
Telus backs a la carte, targets Shomi at CRTC hearing
The telco said vertically integrated carriers were using programming services to show undue preference for their distribution platforms.
Why Rogers told CRTC to keep the kid gloves on for US channels
“…I don’t want to lose these folks from the ecosystem,” Rogers’ SVP David Purdy told regulators during Thursday’s Let’s Talk TV hearing.
TV needs guidelines, not regulations, Shaw tells CRTC
Company executives stressed allowing market forces to decide on pick-and-pay and cable unbundling in its Let’s Talk TV presentation. (Shaw Media EVP of content Barb Williams pictured)
Rogers backs pick-pack cable packaging in CRTC hearings
The cable and mobile giant also opposed the end of simultaneous substitution. (Rogers Media president Keith Pelley pictured)
Corus to CRTC: more choice will ‘paralyze’ consumers
Corus took a largely anti-regulatory stance on Wednesday, arguing the broadcast system is working fine as-is, both from a revenue and customer satisfaction perspective. (Corus CEO and president John Cassaday pictured.)
Give indies a fair fight, Blue Ant urges CRTC
Raja Khanna, CEO of TV and digital at the company told the regulator seven of its eight channels would likely fold under pick-and-pay.
BCE calls for skinny basic, retaining simsub at CRTC hearing
The telco’s execs, including Kevin Crull urged pick-and-pay to allow consumers to purchase any service not included in a skinny basic package.
GroupM urges CRTC to keep sim sub
Stuart Garvie’s Let’s Talk TV presentation focused on the negative impact of removing the practice, and on the need for greater measurement and access to STB data from broadcasters.
Ease regulations or risk failure: Quebecor to CRTC
Quebecor CEO Pierre Dion argued for a less-regulated Canadian broadcast system that can more nimbly compete with new foreign players.
Terse exchange between CRTC, Google sets stage for TV hearing
The CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV hearing opened with Google voicing its opposition to online regulation.
Let’s Talk TV: Digital
Ahead of Monday’s hearings, broadcasters and digital players weigh in on whether OTT services like Netflix should be required to fund local content.
Traditional TV viewing down as digital goes up: CRTC
The results of the regulator’s annual broadcast report, with numbers pointing to more multi-platform viewing.
Will the CRTC regulate Shomi?
Never mind Netflix: the Canadian video portal is likely to be thrust into the muddy waters of whether or not the commission should regulate over-the-top services.
Food Network Canada focuses on its faces
The Shaw Media channel has put the final touches on a brand refresh with a new campaign coinciding with a free national preview for the channel.
CRTC proposes $30 basic cable, US Super Bowl ads
The regulator laid the table for upcoming Let’s Talk TV hearings in September with potential policy shifts that stand to gore Canadian TV’s fattest sacred cows.
