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Senators call for CBC to keep traditional broadcasting model
News | March 9, 2023
Members of the Senate are calling on the CBC/Radio-Canada to maintain its current broadcasting regime, saying it is necessary for those in areas with limited internet access.
On Feb. 7 CBC president and CEO Catherine Tait said in an interview with the Globe and Mail that the public broadcaster would be transitioning to a digital-only model over the course of the coming decades.
Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group raised the matter in Wednesday’s...
CRTC releases pair of broadcasting reports that paint dire picture
News | March 3, 2023
The CRTC released two commissioned reports on the changing nature of the broadcast industry Friday.
One confirms what has been common wisdom for some time, namely that...
CRTC issues broadcasting licence fees
Briefs | 03/22/2023 1:03 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued the broadcasting licence fees for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The estimated total...
Supreme Court to hear appeal by CBC and other media
Briefs | 03/16/2023 2:14 pm EDT
Thursday the Supreme Court announced it was allowing an appeal by a group of media into the unsealing of...
CRTC grants Indigenous station radio license
Briefs | 03/09/2023 3:01 pm EST
The CRTC Thursday approved a radio broadcasting license for Piikani Resource Development Ltd. on behalf...
Free-time political time allocations released by federal arbitrator
Briefs | 03/09/2023 11:44 am EST
Broadcasting arbitrator Monica Song has updated her list on the amount of...
BDUs raising TV rates for customers not covered by small basic rate is irrelevant: Bell
News | March 1, 2023
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that it is irrelevant to consider whether a broadcasting distribution undertaking (BDU) might raise rates for customers who are not covered by...
CBC and CTV lose leave to appeal BC case to Supreme Court
Briefs | 03/02/2023 11:06 am EST
The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it had dismissed a leave to...
Heritage Committee summons Google execs over news blocking
Briefs | 02/28/2023 4:46 pm EST
The House of Commons Heritage committee voted Tuesday to summon top...
CRTC reopens basic television price hike proceeding
Briefs | 02/21/2023 5:25 pm EST
The CRTC is reopening its proceeding into whether or not BCE Inc., Cogeco Inc., Bragg Communications...
Ethics commissioner finds MP Fergus violated rules with letter to CRTC
Briefs | 02/14/2023 2:20 pm EST
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found that...
Bram Abramson appointed Ontario Commissioner at CRTC
People | 01/30/2023 4:23 pm EST
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Monday announced the appointment of...
CRTC vice-chair broadcasting prioritizing public policy goals over financial implications of C-11
People | 01/24/2023 6:19 pm EST
The purpose of the CRTC is to achieve policy...
CRTC calls for FM radio applications in Joliette, Que.
Briefs | 01/23/2023 3:06 pm EST
Monday the CRTC opened up the radio market in Joliette, Que., calling for...
CRTC awards Mennonite group FM station in Alberta
Briefs | 01/17/2023 5:20 pm EST
The CRTC Tuesday approved a proposal for an FM station serving La Crete, Alta. Two years ago the...
Masse calls for CRTC review of cross-border advertising
News | February 27, 2023
A New Democrat representing a border city wants the CRTC to review cross-border digital television advertising. Such a study is long overdue, he maintains.
“There hasn’t been an update since things transversed in 2001,” Windsor West MP Brian Masse told the Wire...
Rogers Communications Announces the Passing of Alan Horn
People | 01/17/2023 5:10 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. announced late-Monday night the passing of...
London Ont. to get commercial ethnic radio station
Briefs | 01/16/2023 4:09 pm EST
Monday the CRTC approved an application by Malayalam Commercial Radio Inc. for a low-power commercial...
Online Streaming Act will modernize broadcast laws: CRTC commissioner
Briefs | 01/12/2023 3:49 pm EST
Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, is a necessary tool to update...
Bell and Snapchat launch Raptors immersive experience
Briefs | 01/06/2023 2:59 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Friday that the company was partnering with Snap Inc....
Bell and Telus being “difficult” in MVNO negotiation: PKP
News | February 23, 2023
Quebecor Inc.’s efforts to reach all wholesale and MVNO access agreements with BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. has proved to be difficult according to the company’s president and CEO.
Pierre Karl Péladeau made the comment Thursday on a fourth quarter conference call with...
Konrad von Finckenstein named to Order of Canada
People | 01/04/2023 4:54 pm EST
Former CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada. The honour...
Competition Bureau undercuts its own case, National Bank analyst maintains
Briefs | 12/21/2022 3:25 pm EST
As spectators await the release of a decision in the takeover of Shaw...
Ministers vow to monitor American proposals on TikTok
Briefs | 12/15/2022 2:03 pm EST
The ministers most responsible for telecom and broadcasting policy in Canada are pledging to follow...
CRTC to hold hearings on radio station proposals
Briefs | 12/05/2022 3:57 pm EST
The CRTC announced Monday that it will hold proceedings in February to consider six applications before...
Senate won’t define discoverability in Online Streaming Act definitions
Briefs | 11/24/2022 5:11 pm EST
Supporters and opponents of the Online Streaming Act alike have their eyes...
CRTC reports fewer spam complaints in bi-annual report
Briefs | 11/17/2022 1:14 pm EST
Canadians have been sending slightly fewer complaints per week to the Spam...
CRTC extends deadline in Quebecor advertising application
Briefs | 11/15/2022 5:14 pm EST
The CRTC has extended the deadline for interventions on a consultation...
Telus posts 10 per cent revenue increase in Q3
Briefs | 11/04/2022 4:33 pm EDT
Telus Corp. reported a 9.9 per cent increase in its overall revenues for the three months that ended on...
Online News Act leads to internet fragmentation: Internet Society
News | February 17, 2023
The Online News Act, Bill C-18, will “fundamentally change the relationship between people and the internet,” if passed, according to the Internet Society (ISOC).
On...
UPDATED: Senators want incoming CRTC chair to testify about C-11
Briefs | 10/27/2022 5:41 pm EDT
Hopes that the government’s Online Streaming Act would receive quick...
Tandy Yull rejoins CAB as regulatory VP
People | 10/27/2022 5:35 pm EDT
Tandy Yull is returning to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters as Vice President, Policy and...
PIAC wins partial victory as CRTC extends basic skinny proceeding
Briefs | 10/27/2022 3:11 pm EDT
The CRTC announced Thursday it was extending the deadline for interventions...
Champagne announcement may signal eagerness to approve Rogers-Shaw deal: analysts
News | 10/26/2022 2:56 pm EDT
Financial analysts reacting to Tuesday's announcement from Innovation...
CRTC to release broadcaster revenue data, aggregated by industry segment
News | February 16, 2023
The CRTC announced that it will publish the data collected in its Annual Digital Media Survey – covering 2020-2021 – aggregated by industry segment, audio and audiovisual....
Facebook threatens to leave Canada, MP wants it to testify on C-18
News | 10/25/2022 4:08 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook, is so upset that...
C-11 allows Canadian cultural sector to avoid becoming “service industry”: Canada Media Fund
News | 10/25/2022 4:03 pm EDT
Whether or not enough content is produced in...