‘Pick-and-pay’ model would hurt economy, cost jobs: TV industry watchdog
OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – A watchdog group says some local TV stations could close and more than 30,000 people could lose their jobs if Canada’s broadcast regulator adopts changes it wants Canadians to...
View ArticleHollywood North rebounding thanks to a low loonie
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Will more TV and film productions make their way back to Hollywood North? BC film is on pace for a successful year all thanks to the low Canadian loonie according to one industry...
View ArticleSun News Network going off the air
TORONTO (NEWS1130) – Sun News TV, a cable news channel launched in Canada back in 2011, is going off the air. The network is reportedly pulling the plug because of a lack of ratings. Sun News was a...
View ArticleStudy links binge-watching with depression
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – With Season 3 of the super-popular House of Cards released today on Netflix, a lot of people are making dates with their TVs and tablets — really, really long dates. But new...
View Article‘Skinny basic’ cable package with price cap of $25 to be announced by CRTC
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The country’s broadcast regulator is coming out with new rules today that will require cable and satellite companies to offer customers a trimmed-down, basic channels package,...
View ArticleCable, satellite companies now required to provide basic package for $25 a month
GATINEAU, Que. (NEWS1130) – Cable and satellite service providers will soon have to offer consumers an “entry-level” television service, at a cost of no more than $25 per month. The requirement comes...
View ArticleWill companies jack up Internet prices to make up for lost revenue due to...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Your Internet bill could be going up after yesterday’s ruling about $25-per-month cable packages. Some analysts believe cable companies will up the cost of Internet to maintain...
View ArticleCanadians scrapping cable packages, never signing up, in larger numbers: report
TORONTO (NEWS1130) – – A new report says more Canadians are choosing to cancel their cable TV and satellite packages and there’s no sign of the migration slowing down. The Convergence Consulting Group...
View ArticleWhy do we put so much trust in TV doctors?
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Millions take their advice, even as much of the medical community tries to raise some red flags. Celebrity doctors can strike a chord with people trying to take control of their...
View ArticleHow much time are your kids spending on screens?
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Do you hand a smart phone to your kids to keep them occupied and then go home and watch a couple hours of TV? A social media expert warns if you aren’t paying attention it can...
View ArticleExtreme TV allows us to experience the ultimate escape: expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It keeps dashing our hopes, beating down our spirit and breaking us… yet we always come back for more. Our rocky relationship with today’s dark and gritty TV shows seems to defy...
View ArticleCompanies warned about not promoting skinny cable packages
TORONTO, ON . (NEWS 1130) – The head of Canada’s broadcast regulator has fired what he calls a “shot across the bow” for cable and satellite TV companies. CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais is concerned...
View ArticleOne company speaks out on skinny cable packages
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Cable and satellite providers have been in no rush to let you know what the new mandatory $25 TV packages will look like, but one company is now speaking out. Shaw is the first...
View ArticleWill unbundling your cable package save you money?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Cable and satellite providers are quickly running out of time to offer a cheaper alternative, but if you make the switch, are you really saving any money? When you flip through...
View ArticleCan ‘skinny’ cable keep people from cutting the cord?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Tomorrow is deadline day for cable and satellite companies to offer you their new pared down, cheaper channel packages. But will “skinny” cable keep more people from cutting the...
View ArticleConsumers eye new options as CRTC-mandated trimmed down TV takes effect
OTTAWA – As of today, Canadian TV viewers have a choice between their beefy cable or satellite services or a slimmed-down service dubbed “skinny basic.” Cable and satellite TV companies are now...
View ArticleMany Canadians not switching to skinny cable packages: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Complaints continue to grow around skinny basic TV packages and a new poll from Angus Reid finds not many Canadians have actually switched to the new bundles. It turns out...
View ArticleSome want CRTC to ban “discriminatory” basic TV offerings
GATINEAU, QUE. (NEWS 1130) – The national broadcast regulator should ban TV providers from removing bundling discounts from customers who opt for mandated, cut-rate, basic TV service, according to...
View ArticleOther providers watching closely as Shomi ceases operations: expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Rogers and Shaw launched Shomi in 2014, in the hopes of capitalizing on those who were ditching traditional TV services in favour of video-on-demand. But less than two years...
View ArticleNetflix competitor incoming, skinny basic rules kick in
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – How you watch TV is about to see some big changes, with a new streaming service appearing set to join the market. Amazon looks set to launch its streaming service Prime — that’s...
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