by Monica Auer | Nov 13, 2020 | Research
Should the CRTC add the branded-content issue to its proceeding to consider CBC’s applications to renew its conventional licences and for the CRTC to continue to exempt its online services from regulatory requirements? Many people are clearly concerned about the...
by Monica Auer | Oct 30, 2020 | Research
A day after the Forum asked the CRTC to add information about the CBC’s ‘Tandem initiative’ to brand CBC programming the Globe and Mail published an article by Simon Houpt which not only confirmed Tandem’s existence, but also quoted a CBC...
by Monica Auer | Oct 29, 2020 | Research
The Forum responded to points raised by other interveners in the CRTC’s 2020-336 proceeding to consider whether to provide private broadcasters with additional time to meet their exhibition and expenditure requirements. BNoC 2020-336 FRPC – Reply –...
by Monica Auer | Oct 28, 2020 | Research
The Forum filed a procedural request today asking the CRTC to add CBC’s Tandem initiative to the CRTC’s 2019-379 proceeding to renew CBC’s licences and to continue the exemption from regulation of CBC’s digital services. Tandem involves the...
by Monica Auer | Oct 20, 2020 | Research
In mid-July 2020 the Canadian Association of Broadcasters applied to the CRTC for regulatory support on an expedited basis. The CRTC called for comments on the CAB’s application in mid-September 2020. On 19 October 2020 the Forum submitted its comments in...
by Monica Auer | Sep 24, 2020 | Research
The CRTC has for sixty years required licensees like CBC to make announcements about public hearings involving their broadcasting services. Informing communities served by broadcasters about hearings involving their services enables the public to express their views...
