Archived News and Articles - March 2008
Archive Date - March 31, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-62
Licensing of new radio stations to serve Kelowna, British Columbia
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by Sun Country Cablevision Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio programming undertaking to serve Kelowna.
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Archive Date - March 31, 2008
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CRTC 2008-1
Notice of consultation and hearing - 13 May 2008 - Gatineau, Quebec
CRTC Release
The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 13 May 2008 at 9:30 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider the following applications:
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Archive Date - March 31, 2008
BROADCASTING PUBLIC NOTICE CRTC 2008-21
Call for applications – London
CRTC Release
The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial radio service to serve London, Ontario.
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Archive Date - March 31, 2008
BROADCASTING PUBLIC NOTICE CRTC 2008-22
Call for applications – Guelph
CRTC Release
The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial radio service to serve Guelph, Ontario.
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Archive Date - March 31, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-60
CJEF-FM Saint John – Licence amendment
CRTC Release
The Commission denies the application by TFG Communications Inc. to amend the broadcasting licence for CJEF-FM Saint John by deleting the conditions of licence related to its operation within the Specialty format.
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Archive Date - March 31, 2008
SALVAGING SATELLITE RADIO
What becomes of Sirius and XM in Canada if the American parents merge? And what does one write when no one involved wants to talk?
Marc Weisblott – Eye Weekly
For those who think the layers of federal regulation have hindered the progress of the broadcast media in Canada, the 13-months-and-counting wait for approval of a merger of satellite-radio companies Sirius and XM has shown that the Americans can play that game, too. Mel Karmazin, the Sirius chief executive due to run the combined companies said this week he hopes US regulators would rule on the deal by the end of March — leading to a jump in share prices of both.
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Archive Date - March 31, 2008
ADVERTISING'S HOLY GRAIL
The latest trend in marketing didn't come from a focus group. Instead, scientists are trying to unlock consumers' deepest desires by peering deep into the brain. What makes a person leap off their couch to buy? Advertising heavyweights - including powerhouse Nielsen - want to know.
Jennifer Wells – Globe and Mail
Bob Knight could be talking about gamma oscillations. Or he could be talking about the Gaussian distribution. At the moment he is talking about focus groups.
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Archive Date - March 17, 2008
BLACKBERRYS TO GET MUSIC SERVICE
Sharon Fisher – BetaNews
While BlackBerry devices have been praised for their functionality, only recently have they begun cracking the "snazzy" barrier. Next month, the venerable communicators will have one more thing in common with iPods.
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Archive Date - March 17, 2008
RULE ON HITS IRRELEVANT
Broadcaster
In its submission filed on Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-1: Policy Regarding the Broadcast of Hits by FM Radio Stations, the CAB notes that the rule regarding the broadcasting of hits by English-language FM radio stations outside bilingual markets has become irrelevant given increasing competition from less regulated and unregulated platforms, such as the Internet.
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Archive Date - March 17, 2008
RADIO: ITS OWN BEST PROMOTER
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
The trouble with radio is that it keeps finding trouble for itself. And it’s got to stop today. That was the conclusion of panelists speaking during the annual roundtable of “Talking Heads of Talk Radio,” the opening program of the 13th annual R&R Talk Radio Seminar, which began here Thursday (March 13) afternoon.
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Archive Date - March 17, 2008
PROMOTIONS/MARKETING: ADVICE
Billboard
Even the best-run radio promotions and marketing departments can benefit from an occasional tuneup. Seasoned marketing pros have developed many tips and tricks through the years to enhance the efficiency of their departments.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2008
RADIO WANTS TOP 40 RULE RELAXED
Etan Vlessing – Hollywood Reporter
Canadian radio stations on Tuesday urged the country's broadcast regulator to ease its regulation of the AM top 40 hits radio market to stoke competition in the contemporary hit radio format.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2008
NEWCAP Q4 AND YEAR END RESULTS
CNW
Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited announces its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2008
CRTC PUSHED FOR NEW CANCON RULES
Emerging artists latest industry shakedown
Sean Silcoff – Financial Post
Canadian radio policy is not about giving the people what they want, but rather, what the government thinks they need. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission mandates that private radio must play 35% Canadian content and has laboured over the years to define what constituted "hit" songs and how often stations could play them. These and other rules may placate nationalists, artists, and record companies, but they ignore the listening public.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2008
CIRPA RESPONDS TO CRTC STUDY
CIRPA Release
The Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA) notes that the CRTC has released its study of New and Emerging radio play, “Emerging Canadian Artists on Commercial Radio.” Despite the fact that the various claims made by CIRPA and other bodies about N&E artist play on English commercial radio have been vindicated, we find this is cold comfort given the reality reflected in this report.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2008
NO NEED FOR INCREASED DISCLOSURE
Broadcaster
In a reply sent to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, Jay Thomson, Vice-President, Policy and Regulatory, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, reiterated the trade group's view that disclosing more data than broadcasters are already required to provide to securities regulators would serve no public interest.
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Archive Date - March 3, 2008
EMERGING CANADIAN ARTISTS ON RADIO
Radio Policy Broadcasting Directorate
CRTC Release
For more than a decade, when the Commission has reviewed its commercial radio policies and considered applications for radio licences, there have been discussions about radio broadcasters’ role in presenting the work of emerging Canadian musical artists who are not yet familiar to most radio listeners and consumers of recorded music. Some allege that commercial radio stations have adopted programming strategies that minimize the playlisting of such music in favour of broadcasting the work of well-established artists. In their view, these practices hinder the development of a dynamic Canadian music industry. However, there is little publicly available information concerning the extent to which Canadian radio actually broadcasts the music of emerging artists.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2008
BROADCASTING PUBLIC NOTICE CRTC 2008-16
Call for comments on the definition of emerging Canadian artists on commercial radio
CRTC Release
The Commission invites written comments regarding the definition of emerging Canadian artists on commercial radio. The deadline for filing written comments is 25 April 2008. The Commission then invites intervenors to file replies to any of the comments submitted in the first stage of the process. Parties will have until 10 May 2008 to do so. Only submissions filed by parties which filed comments in the first stage will be accepted at this point. To assist intervenors in their consideration of this matter, the Commission is also publishing today a report detailing the actual broadcasting of the music of emerging artists according to nine possible definitions of the term. The report is available on the Commission’s Web site at www.crtc.gc.ca.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2008
SATELLITE RADIO IN LIMBO
Paul Bond – Hollywood Reporter
Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin has more than just a stalled merger with XM Satellite on his mind. He's also wondering what it's going to cost to keep his star talker, Howard Stern, on board.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2008
RADIO ROYALTIES REMAIN THE SAME
Broadcaster
The increased share of radio ad revenues to which musicians, composers and songwriters are entitled, following a controversial copyright decision tabled two years ago, must remain, says the Copyright Board of Canada.
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