Shaw Takeover of Canwest A Strike Against Media Diversity

Citizen group calls proposed sale into question

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Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Read more »

Hearing to address Canada’s digital divide

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Date: February 5, 2010

VANCOUVER (BC) – The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has called for a public hearing on October 25th, 2010, regarding the improvement of Internet access in rural areas. To this day, many of these areas are still using low-speed or dial-up Internet. Read more »

Over 2,000 Canadians call for funds to be sent to community organizations amid missing data

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Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Yesterday, OpenMedia.ca made a detailed submission to the CRTC regarding the commission’s review of the current community television policy framework. The submission supports a proposal calling for unaccounted community media funds to be rerouted to independent community media centres.

Rogers is taking public dollars while cutting local media

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2010

The recent layoff of CityTV employees across Canada has left people anxious and dissatisfied with the state of local Canadian media. Many full and part-time media workers were let go on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Rogers has also announced that there will be program cuts. These layoffs will result in no weekend newscasts, noon news, or five o'clock news.

Cross sector study takes the pulse of civil society concerning media issues.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2010

OpenMedia.ca welcomes the diversity Al Jazeera English will bring to Canada’s media landscape

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CRTC issued its long-awaited decision today on whether to allow Al Jazeera English (AJE) to broadcast in Canada. OpenMedia.ca applauds the CRTC's approval of AJE's application.

Last May OpenMedia.ca launched a campaign urging Canadians to contact the CRTC in support of Al Jazeera English’s (AJE) application to broadcast in Canada. Read more »