Of Tolls and Rivers Chains –The New Robber Barons

For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...

A THIRD SEASON
 THE RED THEATRE PROJECT IS CONFIRMED FOR AUG 1,09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, CA., July 7, 2009 – Wallace Radio Syndication, Inc. today announced plans for a third & final season of their syndicated radio show “THE RED THEATRE PROJECT (RTP) ;”...

Al Jazeera Set to Air in Canada

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based television network, may soon be airing in Canada after a lengthy battle with the Canadian Radio and Television Commission.Al Jazeera English, the international spin-off of the Arabic...

Current TV Granted License for Operation in Canada by CTRC

Current TV, the user generated media outlet founded by Al Gore, has been granted a license for operation in Canada by the CRTC, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. The CRTC announced the license with a few stipulations including a minimum of 35%...

You've Gotta Fight For Your Right (to Paaarlay)

Net Neutrality: The Most Important Freedom of Speech Issue of the Information Age? by Roz Allen Changemakers everywhere, take note. The first rule of thumb if you want your cause du jour to make waves? Assume...

CTV Hosts Open House on 'Save Local TV Day'

CTV and A channels throughout Canada are hosting Open Houses on Saturday, May 23rd, to enable people to tour their facilities, meet some familiar CTV faces, and understand the important issues facing local television...

Internet group calls on CRTC to reverse throttling decision

According to famed Canadian defender of Internet users: "The Canadian Association of Internet Providers has filed an application with the CRTC that calls on the Commission to rescind its November 2008 Bell...

DrupalCon 2009

DrupalCon 2009 is underway in Washington, DC. This unofficial event is the best place for Drupal developers and the people who love them to meet in person, discuss ongoing projects, share innovations, and collaborate...

Canada: Giving Our Internet Some Love

The season of love is upon us.  We know the open Internet, with all it's innovative services, is the real love of your life.  So why not go ahead and show how much you care, make the Internet your...

Al-Jazeera English Coming to Canada !!

Barry Artiste Op/Ed/Satire Al-Jazeera, much like CNN almost two decades ago covering the US-Iraq war will broadcast news, normally not available on mainstream stations will be coming to Canada if a Producer gets...

Canadians Sold Out by the CRTC

    Did you put your name on the Canadian Do-Not-Call list and get the opposite effect that you had hoped for? If yes, you are among six million other Canadians who are now being harassed by...

CRTC Set to Upgrade 911 System for Cellphone Industry

In a move that will surely have Canadians feeling a lot more safe and secure, industry regulator CRTC has announced plans to upgrade Canada's increasingly outdated 911 system for the cellphone industry. ...

Canada Sleeps Through War to 'Save the Internet'

"Net neutrality. A bland phrase capable of sparking a digital revolt. In the United States it's the hot-button Internet issue of the day, a threat deemed so grave to free expression it gave rise to a stunning...

CRTC rules against Canadian web customers

The CRTC just dealt a devastating blow to anyone invovled in Canadian new media as well as anyone who uses the web in this country.  Their latest ruling will have negative consquences for new media start ups...

Media Advisory: CRTC to Make Landmark Decision on Internet Freedom

Anyone who uses the Internet (this means you) should pay attention to this.   This ruling will have implications for all Canadian media consumers, media companies and Canadian culture."Media Advisory: CRTC to Make Landmark Decision on Internet Freedom Decision to...

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