Konrad von Finckenstein was pessimistic about the future of local television, calling it a ‘major concern’ during an appearance before Parliament’s Heritage committee, and expressing fear that it could disappear completely. Committee MPs asked the CRTC chair to appear in order to address the recent upheaval in the television sector. He indicated a bailout of conventional broadcasters could be in the cards, and called on Ottawa to cut a deal on Part II fees.

Ad revenue continued to grow in 2008 for specialty TV, while over-the-air networks were being crippled by…

The CBC is being hauled before the CRTC to explain how rebranding Country Canada as bold did not violate its terms of licence. The regulator will hold a June 2 public hearing to determine if bold, which relaunched last March, airs programming that ‘provides information, interaction and entertainment from a rural perspective.’ Country Canada, initially called Land and Sea, was licensed in 2000 under these conditions.

Konrad von Finckenstein was pessimistic about the future of local television, calling it a ‘major concern’ during an appearance this week…

Though doomsayers have long insisted that traditional TV stations are headed for a die-off, it’s surprising to see them sprinting towards the grave, and so suddenly. Just a few weeks after Leonard Asper told investors that Canwest might shut down its five-station E! network, came word that CTV is killing two of its A stations in southern Ontario and, possibly, CKX-TV in Manitoba.

The CBC is being hauled before the CRTC to explain how rebranding Country Canada as bold did not violate…