CBC gets timeout to plead for more cash
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Mark Dunn- Senior National Reporter July 8, 2011 OTTAWA — The CRTC has postponed licence renewal hearings for the CBC until next June – a delay that will allow the state broadcaster to plead its case for more money from Heritage Minister James Moore and Canadian taxpayers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) sought [...]
CBC Calls on CRTC to Enable Its Plan for the Future
Monday, June 27th, 2011Daily News, Jun 20, 2011 Today marks an important turning point for CBC/Radio-Canada as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission officially launches the public process for renewing all of CBC/Radio-Canada’s broadcasting licences. In the Corporation’s application, made public by the Commission last Friday, the national public broadcaster is asking the CRTC for three things: Streamlined [...]
How can the CBC be relevant and meaningful in the future?
Monday, June 27th, 2011Now is the time to gather your thoughts and leave your comments about the value and importance of the CBC on the CRTC online consultation site. Leave your comments online through the CRTC link here
CRTC Online Consultations on CBC’s Radio and Television Licence Renewals
Monday, June 27th, 2011Welcome to CRTC Consultation on CBC’s Radio and Television Licence Renewals The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issues and renews licences for all Canadian broadcasters. In September 2011, the CRTC will hold a public hearing in order to renew the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) radio and television licences. Welcome to the CRTC online consultation [...]
CBC losses $36M in 2010: CRTC
Thursday, June 9th, 2011QMI Agency Canada’s national public broadcaster lost nearly $36 million last year, according to recently published figures from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation posted a pre-tax loss of $35.4 million for the year ending Aug. 31, 2010, mainly due to rising costs. In 2009, it lost $22 million. The CBC [...]
Protect our national treasure
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009[Prime Minister Stephen Harper] also ignored a unanimous House of Commons committee recommendation that “in the interests of fuller accountability and arm’s length from government, nominations to the CBC board should be made by a number of sources, and the CBC president should be hired by and be responsible to the board (Lincoln Report page 567).”
Loyal CBC listeners would object to ads
Thursday, February 19th, 2009The Ottawa CitizenFebruary 11, 2009 Re: Heritage minister defends Tory cuts to arts funding, Feb. 10. The possibility of advertising on CBC radio is not a new idea. It has been considered and rejected in the past, for valid reasons. The CBC’s condition of licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission forbids advertising (except [...]