Patricia Bailey of Playback explains a new report to change the Canadian Television Fund:

• Senators call for fixes to CTF
  “The report addresses concerns put forward by both Videotron and Shaw during their pull out from CTF, including its corporate-governance structure, the private sector’s lack of say in its operations and the fund’s investment performance.”

Alex Epstein of Complications Ensue reacts to the news that new CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has talked of less regulation of the Canadian TV industry:

• CRTC planning to throw Canadian TV industry out the window
  The problem, of course, is that “deregulation” probably doesn’t mean “stop protecting the Canadian broadcasters from US signal.” It means, “continue allowing Canadian broadcasters to block out US signals, but don’t expect them to produce any Canadian content.”

John Doyle of the Globe and Mail worries that CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein is calling for less regulation of the Canadian airwaves:

• Don’t loosen the rules, our airwaves are seriously polluted
  “What’s needed is more regulation, not less. What’s needed is more firmness with broadcasters, not the slippery business of allowing empty promises to be made in return for permitting more overlap and concentration.”