Posted by Brian Schultz
A new sports channel operated by Rogers Communications may be coming to the tube soon. The CRTC approved an application for the broadcaster to operate Rogers’ Mainstream Sports Specialty Service.
The license runs to August 31, 2016, and states the channel can carry no more than 12 minutes of commercials per hour. All [...]

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Monday turned to the public for input on the future of television. Asking the average Canadian, the broadcast regulator wants the opinion on various options, including the possibility of negotiations between local stations and cable and satellite companies to determine the value of signals, and the transition [...]

On Friday, 100.7 Hank FM terminated their midday host Carie Jones. Now we’re learning they also cut ties with their receptionist.
Is anybody still employed over there? Hopefully this will be the last round of layoffs for a while. People gotta work!
The receptionist handled duties for both Hank FM and their sister station CKJS 810 AM.
Besides [...]

The future doesn’t look good for ten local CTV-owned stations in Ontario, which could all face closure this year if cable companies aren’t forced to start paying for their signals.
There are 11 stations in Ontario and only CFTO in Toronto makes money, according to Paul Sparkes, an executive vice-president at CTVglobemedia.
Global and CBC are in [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
The CRTC phased out its per-hour-ad-minute restrictions on September 1, which means Canadian television networks have the ability to show as many commercials as they wish during prime time.
But don’t get worried just yet. According to MediaInCanada.com, all major networks have no immediate plans to show more commercials.
Besides running the risk of [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
Besides annoying the heck out of conventional TV broadcasters by not approving carriage fees, the CRTC will not step on the toes of new media by setting forth specific regulations.
“While broadcasting in new media is growing in importance, we do not believe that regulatory intervention is necessary at this time,” said Konrad [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein

Can you hear me now? The Canadian Numbering Administrator says Manitoba’s 204 area code is expected to hit its maximum of possible phone number generations by January 2011.
The CRTC said on Thursday that it has initiated a process to resolve the issue. Some recommendations are to either split an area code’s region [...]

CBC’s Radio-Canada was in the wrong when it aired an assassination joke in regards to U.S. President Barack Obama, an industry panel ruled on Monday.
The New Year’s Eve “Bye Bye” comedy French-language program generated over 200 complaints due to its racist remarks. “We’re not racists. It will be good to have a Negro in the [...]

An entrepreneur in Quebec plans on taking the obituaries you read in the newspaper to a whole new medium — television.
“Je me souviens” — a niche network dedicated to broadcasting digital obituaries 24/7 — will be up and running by the summer.
The CRTC approved the channel recently to Gerald Dominique, the man behind the idea.
The [...]

The CRTC is getting an ear full from over 70 technology companies, including Internet giant Google, online retailer Amazon and voice over internet provider Skype. The companies are calling on the Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to ban internet service providers from “traffic shaping,” or using technology that favours some applications over others.
In a [...]

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Monday gave Canadian wireless service providers a one-year deadline to upgrade their 911 services. As of February 1, 2010, at the latest, emergency responders must be able to determine the location of a person using a cellphone to call 911 with much greater precision. Hello, Big Brother?
According [...]

Beginning today, Canadians will be able to avoid unsolicited telemarketer calls by signing up for the national Do Not Call list. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) warned that calls will not stop immediately upon registration, as telemarketers have 31 days to update their call lists.
Exceptions to the list include calls from charities, political [...]