Articles Tagged ‘CRTC’
Let’s Talk TV: The kids biz
Ahead of this fall’s CRTC hearings, a look at what a pick-and-pay world could mean for the broadcasters of kids content in Canada.
Let’s Talk TV: Simultaneous substitution
Ahead of this fall’s CRTC hearings, a look at the issues and arguments for and against the longstanding policy of substituting Canadian ads into US programming.
Let’s Talk TV: Set-top box measurement
Should Canada have a standard measurement system that includes set-top box numbers? How the broadcasters feel ahead of this fall’s CRTC series.
Rogers earns group-based licence renewals from CRTC
But the broadcaster must apply for a separate TV licence to air hockey games on the CBC on Saturday nights.
Rogers goes big with WWE deal
A new 10-year deal between Rogers and WWE keeps wrestling on Sportsnet and aims to bring the WWE Network to Canadian television subscribers.
Who’s up when: Let’s Talk TV
What to expect from the big Canadian broadcasters and digital players this September, as well as when they’re presenting to the CRTC.
Telus to throw hat into the broadcast ring
The telco has a greenlight from the CRTC to operate a pay-per-view channel across Canada.
The battle’s on, everywhere
Media cos are locking up content rights, beefing up their catch-up services and launching online original content in a bid to conquer the digital space.
Choose your own adventure: Specialty TV edition
With the power to pick coming soon to viewers’ hands, which broadcaster will lead the pack?
Bell, Rogers, Shaw stake positions on pick-and-pay
Ahead of this fall’s Let’s Talk TV hearings, the distributors publicly release their positions on the pick-and-pay debate, advocating for different models of flexible channel choice.
Radio revenue stable in 2013: CRTC
The regulator reports that 13 new FM stations were added to the market in the past year.
Cable grows and satellite slows: CRTC
Joint revenue for cable and satellite hit $14.8 billion and overall subscriber numbers remained steady at 11.5 million.
Conventional revenue drops 4.6% in 2013: CRTC
Accounting for the 2012 London Olympic Games, private sector spend on non-sports Canadian programming was up slightly (1%) year-over-year to $598.9 million.
Let’s talk simultaneous substitution
Industry execs discuss the implications of ending simultaneous substitution, as the CRTC moves to examine the practice as part of Let’s Talk TV.
Let’s Talk TV poll: Majority say give OTT pass on Cancon spend
The CRTC released the results of its “Choicebook” questionnaire Thursday, which gauged Canadians’ reactions to topics such as OTT services, signal substitution and sports.
