Articles Tagged ‘CRTC’

ZoomerMedia acquires The Beautiful Little Channel
The classical music and fine arts station was owned by MZ Media.

CBC given one-year extension on digital TV changeover
The CRTC ruled the public broadcaster can keep some analog transmitters operating for another year.

CRTC: Canadians are wired on the web
The regulator’s latest snapshot of Canadian internet and wireless consumption reveals an increasingly connected nation.

CRTC renews Big Four group licenses
Rogers Media’s licence renewal was treated differently because of its small stable of specialty channels.

CRTC renews Weather Network, MeteoMedia licence
Station owner Pelmorex commits to increasing the amount of revenue it allots to Canadian programming under the new licence.

CRTC: cable and satellite operators continue to thrive
The latest TV industry survey by the CRTC reveals a sector that continues to post higher revenues and profits.

FM radio alive, CRTC reports
Stations on the FM dial reported higher local and national ad revenue in 2010, while AM stations saw little change.

CRTC surprises as internet rate hearing starts
The regulator declines to address retail-customer rates in its review of usage-based billing for wholesale ISPs.

Indie carriers urge CRTC to referee vertically integrated giants
CBC/Radio-Canada, Cogeco Cable and EastLink Cable lined up Thursday to urge the regulator to impose new rules and codes on diversified carriers with broadcast assets.

Fewer regs and stable coin on CBC/Radio-Canada wishlist
The pubcaster is asking the CRTC for streamlined regulation and stable funding to continue to challenge rival TV networks as it faces licence renewal hearings in September.

CRTC: Has the CBC strayed from its pubcaster mandate?
Do Canadians want CBC or CBC-lite? The CRTC wants to know as it launches an online consultation ahead of upcoming radio and TV licence renewal hearings.