Stingray Digital Group Inc.: Music Service

Free Internet Service Dept: The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ruled that the does not have an undue preference and does not disadvantage other new media players in launching the free internet service, according to CBC. Stingray Digital Group Inc., a broadcaster that operates pay audio programming service Galaxie and online music service Stingray-music.com, had argued the public broadcaster has an unfair advantage because it has access to government funding. It also claimed has an advantage because its copyright licence fees are set at preferential rates and the federal broadcast regulator has ruled in favour of the in a challenge by a private broadcaster against the launch of internet portal Music. Music, launched Feb. 13, provides access to 40 web radio stations, a selection of on-demand music, web-based streams of the s over-the-air radio services and other audio content such as live concerts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.