Digital TV News: CRTC

CRTC releases results for Canadian broadcasting distributors
Mar 18, 2010 – Canada's CRTC has released summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution. At end-2009, the number of households obtaining basic TV service from a cable company was 8.1 million. The equivalent number for DTH and MDS was 2.8 million.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Videotron illico Digital TV Now in More Than a Million Quebec Homes
Aug 26, 2009 – Videotron has announced that its cable television service has passed a new milestone, passing the million-customer mark for its digital service to position the Company as the Quebec industry leader.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Subscribers

Bell proposes Freesat service for Canada
Apr 29, 2009 – Bell has made a proposal to provide Canadians who currently rely on analog over-the-air television with a package of local and regional over-the-air TV channels free of charge via satellite as part of the transition to digital broadcasting.
News categories: Bell Canada, Canada, Satellite, Terrestrial

Canada's broadcasting revenues reach 10 billion Canadian dollars
Apr 23, 2009 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution companies. Revenues in the sector surpassed $10 billion for the first time ever in 2008.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Rogers Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial and Operating Results
Jul 29, 2008 – Rogers Communications (Toronto: RCI.A; RCI.B) (NYSE:RCI) has announced its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. The digital cable subscriber base grew by 16% to 1.431 million from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Results, Subscribers

CRTC report shows strong growth in the Canadian broadcasting distribution industry
Jun 18, 2008 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released the statistical and financial summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution companies.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Canada - CRTC announces analogue switch-off date
May 17, 2007 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has decided to establish August 31, 2011, as the date by which television licensees will only broadcast digital signals.
News categories: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Backgrounder on Canadian conventional television, ATSC 3, Canada, Digital TV, Terrestrial