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In Canada, the consumer's needs take a back seat to those of the producer by Andrew Coyne 22 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
Columnist asks why wouldn't Ottawa allow an open market for all wireless carriers if it believes in putting consumers first?
BBC License Fee Disputes Make Up More Than 10 Percent of U.K. Court Cases (Report) by Stuart Kemp 22 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
The $228 annual fee provides more than $5 billion of the public broadcaster's budget and has to be paid by any household watching live TV in the U.K.
We Need the CBC, but Be Real about Its Limits by Rafe Mair 19 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
Columnist says he supports the concept of the CBC as a public institution to help Canadians get ahead and to support Canadian endeavours.
NPR CEO Gary Knell to Depart by Philiana Ng 19 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
Knell will exit his post in the fall to become president/CEO of the National Geographic Society.
Network TV audience big, but splintered by Alex Strachan 19 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
According to a recent cross-platform survey across the U.S. by ratings measurement agency Nielsen, average television consumption is up nearly two hours a month with the average viewer now watching 15...
Column: Should the Globe and Mail have pulled out of Newfoundland? 19 Aug 2013 | 05:13 pm
The Globe and Mail, Canada’s highest-distribution national newspaper, has announced that it will cease daily delivery to the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as to a handful of is...
Canada needs the independent voice of CBC by Daphne Bramham 16 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
Columnist says the BBC is in such a state of flux that it is sending a team around the world to consult globally about the future of public broadcasting.
The wireless battle gets personal by Sophie Cousineau 16 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
Columnist says BCE board member Anthony Fell did not merely accuse the government of arrogance and hint that the newly-appointed James Moore is an imposter when it comes to telecom expertise, but did ...
Kirstine Stewart: From TV to tweets, a career worth following by Steve Ladurantaye 16 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
Former CBC VP of English Services says she didn’t leave the public broadcaster out of frustration, but rather to seize a rare opportunity.
Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels Sony by Brian Stelter 15 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
Columnist says in a deal that may signal the start of a new era of competition for entrenched cable and satellite providers, Viacom has tentatively agreed to let its popular cable channels — like Nick...
