A decision by the Federal Court of Appeal on fee-for-carriage is still months, perhaps years away, yet the debate continues over the implications for consumers who may be hit with additional fees on their monthly cable bills. That’s if the court rules in favor of the CRTC’s recent decision, which clears the way for private broadcasters to seek compensation for their on-air signals from cable and satellite distributors.

Ottawa needs to encourage competition among broadcast and telecom companies without allowing Canadian companies to fall under foreign control, according to the head of the CRTC.

No word when minister might step up to defend overturn of CRTC

Feds allow too many players on the ice for foreign companies like Globalive, Public Mobile tells industry committee

Bell, Telus and others find little common ground under questions from Industry committee. Role of Broadcasting Act at issue

Von Finckenstein tells Industry committee to limit foreign ownership at 49%, asks again for power to levy fines

Telefilm Canada plans to ‘review’ and ‘relax’ current coproduction guidelines so it can be better ‘adapted to current needs,’ says TFC chair Michel Roy, regarding the 56 official treaties the Crown Corp. administers for Canadian Heritage.

The federal Conservative government signaled in the recent Throne Speech that it will introduce legislation to open Canada’s communications industry to foreign ownership.

Time flies. It seems like only five years ago that Wayne Clarkson delivered his inaugural speech at Prime Time in Ottawa. The industry had tasted the Stursbergian whip only to witness the whipmaster’s defection to the CBC. Then Wayne arrived.