Tag: Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Online & Digital Media News – Crowdfunding underway for ‘NewMusicNation’ online...
LISTEN: NewMusicNation is the brainchild of Steven Kerzner and his alter ego, MuchMusic and cable tv icon Ed the Sock. Kerzner has embarked on...
Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Jim Pattison Broadcast Group rebrands...
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced it’s rebranding as Pattison Media Ltd. to reflect the company’s evolution beyond terrestrial radio and television. President Rod...
Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CAB, FRIENDS call for ad-free...
CBC/Radio-Canada’s licence renewal hearing entered its intervention phase this week with Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Kevin Desjardins kicking off the presentations Monday...
FRIENDS calls for ad-free CBC/Radio-Canada, more transparency
Current CBC/Radio-Canada management decisions continue to undermine the public service orientation of the public broadcaster, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting told the CRTC's licence renewal hearing...
CBC forges ahead with ‘Tandem’ branded content and podcast initiative
CBC/Radio-Canada has announced it's moving forward with its Tandem branded content and podcast initiative above the concerns of dozens of current and former CBC...
Online & Digital Media News – Digital series ‘The Chesterfield’ to...
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting is launching a new video interview series called The Chesterfield, hosted by songwriter and performance artist iskwē, and entertainment journalist Ben...
Throne speech includes pledge to ‘address corporate tax avoidance by digital...
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) says it remains optimistic revisions to the Broadcasting Act will be introduced during the upcoming session of parliament,...
Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC greenlights Bell’s acquisition of...
The CRTC has greenlit Bell’s acquisition of Quebec’s V television stations in Montréal, Québec City, Saguenay, Sherbrooke, and Trois-Rivières, and affiliates in Gatineau, Rivière-du-Loup...
As CBC restores some local TV news, FRIENDS’ Daniel Bernhard worries...
As CBC plans to restore some local TV news starting Wednesday, FRIENDS' of Canadian Broadcasting executive director Daniel Bernhard is increasingly worried about the...
Online & Digital Media News – Quibi set to launch Apr....
Quibi, the short-form, mobile video platform set to launch Apr. 6, has announced a media partnership with Bell that will see CTV News and...
