MEDIA NEWS
Bloc condemns reported integration of CBC English and French services
News | May 3, 2024
The Bloc Québécois has sounded the alarm after a report in La Presse that CBC/Radio-Canada is planning to merge some of its operations between English and French services....
Bell pleased with subscription numbers as it releases Q1 figures
News | May 2, 2024
BCE Inc. issued its first quarter 2024 results Thursday morning and featured a mixed bag of returns. Subscriptions were up, earnings were down and average revenue per user (ARPU) was constant.
Postpaid wireless phone subscriptions jumped from 43,289 in Q1 2023 to 45,247...
Bloc continues to hammer CBC integration plans
Briefs | 05/06/2024 7:36 pm EDT
Monday the Bloc Québécois continued its assault on plans for CBC/Radio-Canada to merge some of its...
Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary service
Briefs | 04/29/2024 4:00 pm EDT
The Miracle Channel Association (MCA) has been granted a licence for a...
Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service
Briefs | 04/25/2024 1:24 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an...
Bell Media launches FAST channels in English and French
Briefs | 04/25/2024 1:14 pm EDT
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it is launching seven English and three...
Listeners open wallets to help Alberta public broadcaster stay on the air
News | April 25, 2024
Canada’s oldest public broadcaster is in a funding crunch but listeners are stepping up to the plate to support it as it works to raise $3 million by September. ...
WildBrain appoints Mark Trachuk as general counsel
Briefs | 04/22/2024 12:29 pm EDT
Toronto entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. has named Mark Trachuk as its general counsel. He will also...
CRTC sets final conditions of service on three broadcast licence holders
Briefs | 04/05/2024 6:12 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to...
Eastlink unveils video streaming app
Briefs | 03/26/2024 5:34 pm EDT
Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Tuesday that it is introducing a video streaming...
CRTC to consider new radio station for Yellowknife
Briefs | 03/14/2024 4:19 pm EDT
The CRTC has decided to look at whether the town of Yellowknife, NWT can support another FM radio...
Indigenous Screen Office to receive permanent funding
Briefs | 03/14/2024 4:01 pm EDT
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led...
TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in Quebec
Briefs | 03/04/2024 12:37 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents...
Senator questions genocide provisions of Online Harms Bill
Briefs | 03/01/2024 3:58 pm EST
A member of the Independent Senators Group is questioning why penalties for...
St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president
Briefs | 03/01/2024 3:50 pm EST
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an...
Rogers releases Q1 results, announces 10-year deal with Comcast
News | April 24, 2024
Following the release of its first quarter results of 2024, Rogers Communications Inc. announced it has signed a 10-year agreement with Comcast Corp. to bring the American...
CBC and Canadian Media Guild reach tentative agreement
Briefs | 03/01/2024 3:25 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild have inked a tentative labour...
Senator urges government to increase print advertising
Briefs | 02/29/2024 3:56 pm EST
A Quebec senator is calling for the government to increase its spending in newspapers and magazines. During Wednesday’s Question Period, Independent Senators Group member Tony Loffreda said...
Online News Act proceeding coming in March
Briefs | 02/13/2024 5:10 pm EST
The CRTC will initiate public consultation on Canada's Online News Act, formerly known as Bill C-18, next...
Stingray reports revenue growth in Q3 results
Briefs | 02/07/2024 1:23 pm EST
Stingray Group Inc. saw an increase in growth and revenue as it issued its third quarter results on...
Budget finds money for CBC, public interest broadcasters
News | April 16, 2024
A group of public interest broadcasters is getting more money from the federal treasury, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in the 2024 budget on Tuesday.
CBC/Radio-Canada is receiving an extra $42 million above the more than one billion dollars it was...
CBC to pay costs to Ontario after losing case before Supreme Court
Briefs | 02/02/2024 4:16 pm EST
CBC/Radio Canada has been ordered to pay costs after it lost a case over...
BQ calls for support of CBC/Radio Canada and other media outlets
Briefs | 02/01/2024 12:29 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is calling for CBC/Radio-Canada to have its funding...
Government announces $100M for Telefilm
Briefs | 01/31/2024 4:37 pm EST
The Government of Canada is supporting Canadian feature films and television productions by investing...
Corus restructures content leadership team
Briefs | 01/29/2024 3:40 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Monday its plans to restructure its original content leadership team...
CRTC commissioner encourages participation in upcoming consultations
Briefs | 01/22/2024 4:02 pm EST
As it gears up to launch several public consultations aimed at modernizing...
CMPA joins international call for streaming regulation
Briefs | 01/17/2024 3:50 pm EST
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has joined up with other...
Supreme Court dismisses leaves to appeal in CBC, Samsung cases
Briefs | 01/11/2024 4:36 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada will not be permitted to appeal a lower court’s ruling...
Cogeco Media to adopt Quickplay’s OTT platform
Briefs | 01/09/2024 5:30 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. is partnering with Quickplay to adopt their cloud-native OTT platform, the company announced in a Tuesday press release.
The collaboration will offer Cogeco Media's five million listeners...
Corus still waiting for regulatory relief from CRTC as revenues continue to fall in Q2
News | April 15, 2024
As it reported further declines in revenue for the second quarter of 2024, Corus Entertainment Inc. called on the CRTC to finally grant it the regulatory relief that has been...
Ministers reluctant to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC
Briefs | 12/12/2023 3:04 pm EST
The current and past Minister of Canadian Heritage were loath to endorse...
St-Onge refuses to say if she will fire CBC president Catherine Tait
Briefs | 12/11/2023 1:19 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the...
BQ media fund idea won’t solve problems, St-Onge maintains
Briefs | 11/27/2023 5:31 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight for a fund to help Canadian...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
News | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
Bell failed to give feds advance notice of layoffs, defends cuts in committee testimony
News | April 12, 2024
BCE Inc. did not give the federal government advance notice of its plans to cut 4,800 positions in February, despite being legally obligated to do so, according to statements...
St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC
News | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST
Tuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that...
Stéphanie Paquette appointed as CRTC Quebec commissioner
People | 11/14/2023 12:36 pm EST
Stéphanie Paquette has been named as a regional commissioner for Quebec on the CRTC, it was announced Tuesday. She begins her five-year term on Nov. 23.
She comes to the commission from Quebecor...