Broadcast law

Competitive Internet Service Providers launch email campaign against CRTC's affordability-killing decision

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Department of Canadian Heritage, Government, Internet in Canada, Broadcast law, Cable television in Canada

OTTAWA, ON, June 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Competitive internet service providers across Canada are asking their customers tofight a recent decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) to increase internet rates.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, June 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Competitive internet service providers across Canada are asking their customers tofight a recent decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) to increase internet rates.
  • The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) isleading an email campaign requesting that the federal government reinstate previouslypromisedrates.
  • The organization encourages Canadians to write to their MPs and sign a petition in support ofthe federal government overruling the CRTC.
  • The CRTC's flip-flop will increase internet rates for consumers across Canada an increasewhich will allow larger internet companies to further hike fees.

Front Signs Releases a Free Business Sign Guide for Entrepreneurs

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Infographics, Broadcast law, Call sign, Signage, Articles, Communication

b"BURBANK, Calif., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Front Signs has released a free and ultimate guide to choosing a business sign for your company .

Key Points: 
  • b"BURBANK, Calif., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Front Signs has released a free and ultimate guide to choosing a business sign for your company .
  • In this guide, they break down trade secrets to optimize the purpose of your business signs.\nExperts at Front Signs know all the ins-and-outs of the industry and are sharing their knowledge to help companies thrive.
  • During their time in the signage sphere, they've worked with thousands of entrepreneurs struggling with their commercial sign choices.
  • They've created this free guide that answers all their questions and directs them to the ultimate business signs.\nHere's what you'll get from this free guide:\nHonest insights, hacks and tips from industry leaders.\nA list of things to consider before purchasing a business sign.\nWhich types of signs will best suit your business requirements.\nHow to distinguish between reliable and questionable sign companies.\nFront Signs is a comprehensive sign-making and printing company headquartered in Burbank, California.

COVID-19: Government of Canada Provides Additional Relief to the Broadcasting Sector

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Mass media, Telecommunications, Television, Department of Canadian Heritage, Broadcast law, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Television licence, Internet Protocol television, Canadian Television Fund, Multichannel television in Canada

As announced in the Fall Economic Statement on November 30, the Government of Canada will provide additional relief to eligible television and radio stations by waiving Part II broadcasting licence fees in 2020-21, which are collected annually by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

Key Points: 
  • As announced in the Fall Economic Statement on November 30, the Government of Canada will provide additional relief to eligible television and radio stations by waiving Part II broadcasting licence fees in 2020-21, which are collected annually by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
  • Waiving these fees will provide as much as $50 million in relief for these companies, helping them maintain their broadcasting productions for Canadians.
  • The measure announced today does not include cable, satellite and IPTV providers (also known as broadcasting distribution undertakings) as their revenues are not as dependent on advertising.
  • The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is an administrative tribunal that operates at arm's length from the federal government.

Committee publish report on radio licences

Retrieved on: 
Friday, July 24, 2020
Licenses, Broadcast law, Television licence, V, Identity document, Radio in the United Kingdom, Broadcasting, Mass media, Digital radio, Telecommunications

The Regulatory Reform Committee haspublisheda report todaywhich includes itsconsideration ofthe draftorderon therenewal ofanalogue commercial radio licences.

Key Points: 
  • The Regulatory Reform Committee haspublisheda report todaywhich includes itsconsideration ofthe draftorderon therenewal ofanalogue commercial radio licences.
  • The Governments draft Order allows analogue commercial radio licences which are due to expire from 2022 to be renewed for a further ten-year period.
  • Local radio licences that were granted on or after 8 April 2010 would be renewable for a further five-year and ten-year period.
  • In the next decade, a number of established radio stations will reach the final expiry of their analogue licences.

Committee publish report on radio licences

Retrieved on: 
Friday, July 24, 2020
Licenses, Broadcast law, Television licence, V, Identity document, Radio in the United Kingdom, Broadcasting, Mass media, Digital radio, Telecommunications

The Regulatory Reform Committee haspublisheda report todaywhich includes itsconsideration ofthe draftorderon therenewal ofanalogue commercial radio licences.

Key Points: 
  • The Regulatory Reform Committee haspublisheda report todaywhich includes itsconsideration ofthe draftorderon therenewal ofanalogue commercial radio licences.
  • The Governments draft Order allows analogue commercial radio licences which are due to expire from 2022 to be renewed for a further ten-year period.
  • Local radio licences that were granted on or after 8 April 2010 would be renewable for a further five-year and ten-year period.
  • In the next decade, a number of established radio stations will reach the final expiry of their analogue licences.

Committee publish report on radio licences

Retrieved on: 
Friday, July 24, 2020
Licenses, Broadcast law, Television licence, V, Identity document, Radio in the United Kingdom, Broadcasting, Mass media, Digital radio, Telecommunications

The Regulatory Reform Committee haspublisheda report todaywhich includes itsconsideration ofthe draftorderon therenewal ofanalogue commercial radio licences.

Key Points: 
  • The Regulatory Reform Committee haspublisheda report todaywhich includes itsconsideration ofthe draftorderon therenewal ofanalogue commercial radio licences.
  • The Governments draft Order allows analogue commercial radio licences which are due to expire from 2022 to be renewed for a further ten-year period.
  • Local radio licences that were granted on or after 8 April 2010 would be renewable for a further five-year and ten-year period.
  • In the next decade, a number of established radio stations will reach the final expiry of their analogue licences.

Apollo cuts DISH customer access to its local stations in 10 markets

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Television, Dish Network, High-definition television, Apollo Global Management, Companies, Telecommunications, Broadcast law, Criticism of Dish Network

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --International private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, today blacked out DISH customers' access to its local channels in 10 markets.

Key Points: 
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --International private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, today blacked out DISH customers' access to its local channels in 10 markets.
  • "We don't understand why Apollo is choosing to put customers in the middle of its negotiations, especially during a global pandemic when customers need access to local news and programming," said Andy LeCuyer, DISH senior vice president of programming.
  • DISH and Apollo have ongoing litigation about whether DISH's carriage agreement for the Cox stations was prematurely terminated when Apollo acquired those stations.
  • Apollo's action affects viewers of local stations in the following markets:
    DISH customers can visit DISHPromise.com for more information.

Urgent Question: BBC licence fee exemptions, programming and job losses

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Broadcasting, Mass media, Broadcast law, Licenses, Television licence, BBC, Television

Minister for Media and Data, John Whittingdaleresponded to an urgent question on BBC licence fee exemptions, programming and job losses.

Key Points: 
  • Minister for Media and Data, John Whittingdaleresponded to an urgent question on BBC licence fee exemptions, programming and job losses.
  • Daisy Cooper askedthe urgent questions, she said "two fifths of people who areentitled to this benefit, about1.2 million pensioners, aren't receiving it.
  • The Government welcomed the BBC'sdecision to continue to grant the licence fee concession to the over 75s, at the beginning of lockdown.
  • "As it happens, the means-tested scheme will still cost the BBC about 250 million, and to help meet that cost it has recently announced hundreds of job losses and programming cuts."