360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Advanced Search Options >>

Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission

Image source: Freebase

Type: Organization

Name: Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Ready for War: Inside Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -With 160 full time military and civilian employees, the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport has an annual economic impact of $65 million. It's one of only four CRTC's in the nation. But what is perhaps most impressive about ... [Published WLOX - May 20 2013]

Entities: Combat Readiness, Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Michael Cooper, Jim Jones

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Stephen Harper

Sun News Hires Ex-CRTC Commissioner

Sun News has hired a former CRTC commissioner to head up its western Canadian operations as the network seeks a licence from the regulator to become a “must-carry” channel on Canadian TV.The Conservative government appointed Marc Patrone, a former CTV ... [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 19 2013]

Entities: Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Stephen Harper, Halifax (Canada)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Netflix CEO weighs on future of Internet TV

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings isn’t afraid of competition.As more companies hitch their futures to the Internet video stream business, Netflix has the distinction of being there first, having pioneered app-based TV. Hastings, in Toronto Tuesday to give the ... [Published Metronews - May 19 2013]

Entities: Netflix Inc, IPTV, Reed Hastings

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission

B.C. set for new area code on June 1

Some new phone customers in B.C. may be issued a number with the province’s new 236 area code starting June 1.The new area code covers the entire province and was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to ensure residents ... [Published Abbotsford News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Mobile Appliances (Telecom)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 9 reports

Marjory LeBreton

‘Radioactive’ Mike Duffy has nothing to do with CRTC bid, Sun News exec says

OTTAWA — Senators plan to take another look at Sen. Mike Duffy’s expenses, the top Tory in the Senate confirmed Friday, as the government and Sun News Network distanced themselves from the embattled senator. The office of Sen. Marjory LeBreton, the ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mike Duffy, Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Marjory LeBreton, Sun Media Corp

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Netflix Inc

Why Creators and Consumers Should Welcome the 'Netflix Threat'

threat-feature.gif threat threat-thumb.gif threat The examination of the proposed Bell acquisition of Astral Communications took place last week in Montreal with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearing from a wide range ... [Published Backbone Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: Netflix Inc, Threat, Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ...

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mike Duffy tried to influence SUN news bid, CTV says

Senator Mike Duffy left the conservative caucus Thursday minutes before a television news story raised new allegations that Duffy tried to influence the CRTC to approve a Sun News request. According to CTV, which quoted an unnamed source, he told a Conservative ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mike Duffy, Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Mac Harb, Patrick Brazeau

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Pattison to acquire radio stations from Bell, Astral

The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced its intention to acquire three radio stations in Calgary and Winnipeg from Bell Media and Astral Media – two companies currently trying to convince the CRTC to approve their merger.The proposed transaction ... [Published Marketing Magazine Canada - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jim Pattison, Winnipeg, Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Calgary

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Bell/Astral II: No safeguards good enough to protect industry from already-too-big Bell, say replies

GATINEAU – In their final written submissions to the CRTC on the proposed purchase of Astral Media by Bell Canada, various interveners say there are no words, no new rules the Commission can write which will sufficiently protect the Canadian TV system ... [Published Cartt.ca - May 16 2013]

Entities: Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Cogeco, Jean-Pierre Blais, TELUS Corporation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

9(1)(h) COMMENTARY: Maybe the CRTC should impose a penetration rate based card on the whole industry

WHILE DROPPING IN ON the CRTC’s two-week hearing into new and renewed mandatory carriage requests (on cpac.ca) – and poring over some of the transcripts since its conclusion, two thoughts bubbled up above all the facts, self-serving opinion and pure BS ... [Published Cartt.ca - May 16 2013]

Entities: Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Wholesale, TELUS Corporation

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Concordia honours seven outstanding individuals

La version françaiseConcordia University will grant seven honorary doctorates during spring convocation ceremonies, to be held from June 10 to 12 in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts (175 Ste-Catherine St. W.). The distinguished recipients will ... [Published Concordia University - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mutsumi Takahashi, Leonard Kleinrock, Deepa Mehta

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Fear Not the 'Netflix Threat'

The online video service is a boon to consumers and creators both.CRTC needs to embrace the virtues of competition Netflix represents.Three reasons why US Net services are slow to migrate north.Telecoms undermining the open Net to favour their own digital ... [Published TheTyee.ca - May 14 2013]

Entities: Netflix Inc, Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications ..., Threat, Online Video

Quotes

"[T]he Gawker piece put us in the following position," replied Kevin, only somewhat coherently. "Robyn and I had seen the video three times. We had information about something that was going to become a very important issue. We decided to write what we had seen."

Media Bites: Fordgate and Gawker Prove Canada Wants the Dirt [Published Huffington Post Canada - 23 hours ago]

There are even diversions to signify enemy fire. And an unmanned drone high above shadows the mission to capture a bird's eye view. "It helps hone their skills so when they are actually over there something comes up, that they may have encountered here; they'll know a little bit better how to work with it. Hopefully preventing some sort of mishap" says Msgt. Cooper

Ready for War: Inside Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center [Published WLOX - May 20 2013]

"I thought the talk-and-text model, which is what that was, would last us for three or four years" Alek Krstajic, Public's chief executive officer, said in an interview last year. "Very quickly we realized the market is moving quickly."

ON THE LINE [Published GlobeAdvisor - May 18 2013]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Subaru links with Lync via ThinkTel [Published Info Executive - 9 hours ago]
Media Bites: Fordgate and Gawker Prove Canada W... [Published Huffington Post Canada - 23 hours ago]
Hard to believe Duffy has no nest egg [Published Toronto Star Online - May 20 2013]
Ready for War: Inside Gulfport's Combat Readine... [Published WLOX - May 20 2013]
Michael Den Tandt: With Nigel Wright gone, Step... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 19 2013]
Sun News Hires Ex-CRTC Commissioner [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 19 2013]
Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, resigns ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 19 2013]
Netflix CEO weighs on future of Internet TV [Published Metronews - May 19 2013]
B.C. set for new area code on June 1 [Published Abbotsford News - May 18 2013]
Wireless stranglehold: How Ottawa failed to bre... [Published Financial Post \| Business » FP Tech Desk - May 18 2013]
ON THE LINE [Published GlobeAdvisor - May 18 2013]
Reports of Social TV’s Death Have Been Greatly ... [Published Wired News - May 18 2013]
Andrew Coyne: Fear of audits led Conservatives ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 18 2013]
How Ottawa's plan to foster wireless competitio... [Published Globe and Mail - May 18 2013]
The week of Mike Duffy [Published Macleans Online - May 18 2013]
Senator Pamela Wallin quits Tory caucus ahead o... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 17 2013]
‘Radioactive’ Mike Duffy has nothing to do with... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 17 2013]
Jim Pattison Group buys western radio stations ... [Published Cartt.ca - May 17 2013]
Why Creators and Consumers Should Welcome the '... [Published Backbone Magazine - May 17 2013]
Sun News denies Duffy lobbied CRTC on their behalf [Published Tillsonburg News - May 17 2013]
Sun News Denies Duffy Link [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 17 2013]
Sun News denies Duffy lobbied CRTC [Published Cold Lake Sun - May 17 2013]
Sun News denies Sen. Mike Duffy lobbied CRTC on... [Published Barrys Bay This Week - May 17 2013]
Mike Duffy tried to influence SUN news bid, CTV... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 17 2013]
Sun News dismisses claims Sen. Mike Duffy lobbi... [Published Sun News - May 17 2013]
Van Sun says BCE, Astral sell 3 stations to Pat... [Published Stockwatch - May 17 2013]
It gets worse for Mike Duffy, out of caucus, re... [Published Digital Journal - May 17 2013]
NorthwesTel’s Internet monopoly is slipping away [Published Yukon News - May 17 2013]
Sun News says Senator Duffy ‘not a lobbyist’ fo... [Published Globe and Mail - May 17 2013]
Duffy Tried To Influence CRTC Sun Media Decisio... [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 17 2013]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Michael Den Tandt: With Nigel Wright gone, Step... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 19 2013] Did Prime Minister Stephen Harper have foreknowledge of a backroom deal between his now former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, and Sen. Mike Duffy, in which the latter’s $90,172 tab for improper housing expenses would be made to go away? That question ...
Wireless stranglehold: How Ottawa failed to bre... [Published Financial Post \| Business » FP Tech Desk - May 18 2013] In 2008, Ottawa took bold steps explicitly designed to shake up a wireless communications sector dominated by three big players, determined to give consumers more choice and a break on pricing. Five years later, competition may have has cropped up in ...
Andrew Coyne: Fear of audits led Conservatives ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 18 2013] The defenestration of Mike Duffy followed all of the rituals prescribed for such events. First, a party consigliere, in this case Tim Powers, is sent out in public to suggest the condemned man should do some “soul-searching,” and look at “how he can ...
Netflix prepared to meet competitor onslaught, ... [Published Financial Post \| Business » FP Tech Desk - May 14 2013] Internet video provider Netflix is facing an onslaught of competing streaming services launched by Canadian media giants such as Bell, Videotron and Astral as they clamour to cash in on the increasingly popular platform. But Reed Hastings, the chief ...
America's Carriers Are Terrible. It's Probably ... [Published TechCrunch - May 11 2013] A few days ago I landed in England and, expecting little, slipped an old UK SIM card into my phone. I’d bought it when living in London five years ago, and hadn’t used it in more than a year. But to my amazement it was still active — as was the money ...

Press Releases

sort by: Date \| Relevance
A Decima Harris Survey Shows That Canadians Are... [Published PR inside - May 16 2013]
BCE reports first quarter 2013 results [Published PR Newswire - May 09 2013]
Rogers Media Receives Final CRTC Approval to Ac... [Published Financial Services - Apr 30 2013]
Astral and Bell Media reply to CRTC submissions [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Apr 17 2013]
Cogeco Cable Inc. Urges CRTC to Reject Proposed... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 08 2013]