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Feds pour $10.9 million into Alberta radio station

Media | 12/17/2025 2:39 pm EST

For staff and listeners of Canada’s oldest public radio station, Santa came a little early as the Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development infused $10.9 million into the broadcaster on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.)...

Broadcasting Cancon Radio

CAB requests elimination of monthly TV logs, proposes audit-based compliance model

Media | 12/11/2025 5:05 pm EST

CAB requests elimination of monthly TV logs, proposes audit-based compliance model

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has submitted an application to the CRTC asking it to end the mandatory monthly filing of program logs for private TV stations...

CRTC Television

Bloc Québécois calls on federal government to support private broadcasters following TVA layoffs

Media | 11/19/2025 5:08 pm EST

Bloc Québécois calls on federal government to support private broadcasters following TVA layoffs

Two Bloc Québécois MPs are calling on the...

Cbc Quebecor Television

CAB calls on CRTC to reduce broadcast reporting requirements to boost productivity

Media | 11/14/2025 5:23 pm EST

Kevin Desjardins, President, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, stands for a portrait in his office in downtown Ottawa on July 25, 2024.

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) wants the CRTC to reduce the...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

TVA begins another round of layoffs, 87 positions to be eliminated

Media | 11/12/2025 5:39 pm EST

TVA begins another round of layoffs, 87 positions to be eliminated

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary TVA Group has launched another round of layoffs in...

Quebecor union

Quebecor disappointed in federal budget’s lack of support for TV broadcasters

Media | 11/06/2025 6:44 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

With the Canadian television industry facing headwinds, Quebecor Inc. CEO...

Broadcasting Federal Budget Quarterly Reports

CBC’s ‘fast pivot’ strategy to capture new audiences online could prove difficult without reprioritizing resources, says media expert

Media | 10/24/2025 4:00 pm EDT

CBC’s ‘fast pivot’ strategy to capture new audiences online could prove difficult without reprioritizing resources, says media expert

CBC releases strategic plan outlining need for ‘increased focus’ on where some people are increasingly getting their news: online and on social media. Making a “fast...

Cbc Culture Internet

Regulatory certainty, funding stability key focuses for new CMPA board

Media | 10/14/2025 3:58 pm EDT

Regulatory certainty, funding stability key focuses for new CMPA board

Getting the implementation of the Online Streaming Act over the finish line...

CMPA Online streaming act

CRTC overhauls regulations for commercial radio stations

Media | 10/10/2025 5:30 pm EDT

CRTC overhauls regulations for commercial radio stations

The CRTC announced on Friday, Oct. 10 that it is revamping rules for radio...

CRTC Radio

UPDATED: CRTC approves production funds eligible to receive payments from online streamers

Media | 08/11/2025 2:00 pm EDT

CRTC funding

The CRTC has approved several Certified...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

WildBrain undue preference complaint against Rogers dismissed

Media | 07/31/2025 2:17 pm EDT

WildBrain undue preference complaint against Rogers dismissed

Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd.’s WildBrain has not been disadvantaged...

CRTC Rogers Television

CRTC approves new Cabin Radio FM station in Yellowknife

Media | 07/30/2025 4:30 pm EDT

CRTC approves new Cabin Radio FM station in Yellowknife

Cabin Radio, operating under 506992 N.W.T. Ltd., has finally been approved...

CRTC Radio

Bell, Rogers come to agreement for distribution of specialty channels

Media | 07/29/2025 4:20 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers come to agreement for distribution of specialty channels

BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. have come to an agreement to...

Bell CRTC Rogers

CRTC upholds undue preference finding against Rogers in sports programming carriage dispute

Media | 07/28/2025 4:55 pm EDT

Accusations fly between Rogers, sports programmer Timeless Inc. in carriage dispute

The CRTC does have jurisdiction in a dispute...

CRTC Rogers Sports content

Rogers revenue up, profit down in second quarter of 2025

Media | 07/23/2025 4:55 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Rogers Communications Inc. saw revenues rise slightly in the second quarter...

CRTC Quarterly Reports Rogers

Corus posts another quarter of revenue, profit loss; employee costs down 7%

Media | 06/26/2025 6:14 pm EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Corus Entertainment Inc. reported losses in revenue and profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2025. The broadcaster said Thursday, June 26 that revenue dropped by 10 per...

Broadcasting Corus Quarterly Reports

Bell says broadcasters, streamers should pay into fund for mandatory services

Media | 06/18/2025 7:34 pm EDT

Bell says broadcasters, streamers should pay into fund for mandatory services

Important programs that the CRTC decides are mandatory for broadcasters to...

Bell Cancon CRTC

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Media | 05/27/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Rogers Communications Inc. is urging the CRTC to...

Bell CRTC Rogers

CBC makes six proposals at CRTC CanCon proceeding

Media | 05/26/2025 6:28 pm EDT

CBC makes six proposals at CRTC CanCon proceeding

CBC/Radio-Canada made a series of suggestions to the CRTC about updating the rules for determining what...

Cancon Cbc CRTC

Any content produced, commissioned by Canadian broadcasters should count under CanCon framework, Rogers argues to CRTC

Media | 05/23/2025 7:13 pm EDT

Any content produced, commissioned by Canadian broadcasters should count under CanCon framework, Rogers argues to CRTC

In the CRTC’s review of its framework...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Telus accuses Bell of blocking introduction of Eastern Canada broadcasting services

Media | 05/22/2025 5:59 pm EDT

Staff reductions hit Telus and Bell Media

Telus Corp. has plans to launch broadcasting services in Eastern Ontario but claims it is being blocked by BCE Inc.’s Bell Media from introducing “new exempt broadcasting...

Bell CRTC Telus

CBC ends performance bonuses for senior executives

Media | 05/15/2025 1:18 pm EDT

The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024.

CBC/Radio-Canada has decided to terminate the program whereby senior executives at the Crown corporation...

Broadcasting Cbc

Rogers disputes OUTtv’s undue preference arguments, says it wants to negotiate

Media | 04/16/2025 4:48 pm EDT

OUTtv

Rogers Communications Inc. has responded to a Part 1 application filed with...

CRTC Rogers Television

Carney promises $150M in new funding for CBC, will continue to allow ads

Media | 04/04/2025 6:44 pm EDT

Carney promises $150M in new funding for CBC, will continue to allow ads

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he plans to increase CBC/Radio-Canada’s...

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Blue Ant announces new COO, plus new heads of global channels and Canadian media

Media | 02/27/2025 3:45 pm EST

Blue Ant announces new COO, plus new heads of global channels and Canadian media

Blue Ant Media is promoting three staff members to new ranks. Jamie...

Television

Rogers alleges WildBrain ‘cannibalized’ its own offerings, in response to undue preference claims

Media | 02/25/2025 4:18 pm EST

44.5% of under-30 households don’t have TV: report

While Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which...

CRTC Rogers Television

CRTC approves sale of 21 BC radio stations from Bell to Vista

Media | 02/13/2025 3:43 pm EST

CRTC approves sale of 21 BC radio stations from Bell to Vista

The CRTC has approved the sale of 21 radio stations previously owned by BCE...

Bell CRTC Radio

WildBrain accuses Rogers of unfair treatment of its children’s programming

Media | 01/21/2025 5:51 pm EST

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which operates WildBrain Television, is...

Corus Rogers Television

Wildbrain names ad exec to new role as VP of media solutions

Media | 01/07/2025 2:44 pm EST

Wildbrain names ad exec to new role as VP of media solutions

Wildbrain Ltd. has named Emma Witkowski to the new role of vice present of...

Cancon Television

CAB local news plan draws support from industry, jeers from music firms

Media | 01/06/2025 4:20 pm EST

Kevin Desjardins, President, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, stands for a portrait in his office in downtown Ottawa on July 25, 2024.

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has submitted a proposal to the CRTC that would see funding go to radio stations outside major cities for the purpose of...

CRTC Online streaming act Radio

CRTC launches consult on CAB’s proposed ‘Commercial Radio News Fund’

Media | 11/05/2024 5:59 pm EST

Kevin Desjardins, President, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, stands for a portrait in his office in downtown Ottawa on July 25, 2024.

The CRTC is asking for comments on a proposal for a temporary fund aimed at...

CRTC Online streaming act Radio

Replies flow to CRTC on Independent Local News Fund

Media | 09/27/2024 4:08 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The final replies to the CRTC’s review of the independent local news fund (ILNF) offer a wide range of...

CRTC

Netflix pulling funding from Canadian arts programs due to Online Streaming Act

Media | 09/25/2024 4:21 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

Netflix Inc. is pulling its financial support of programs in the Canadian...

Cancon Online streaming act Television

Amazon joins streamers’ advocacy group amid streaming act court challenges

Media | 09/19/2024 4:03 pm EDT

Motion Pictures Association (MPA) logo on the big screen of a movie theatre.

Amazon.com, Inc. is set to become the seventh member of the Motion Picture...

CRTC Online streaming act

Rogers buys Bell’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7B

Media | 09/18/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.

Rogers Communications Inc. is picking up BCE Inc.’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) — owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors sports...

Bell Rogers Sports content

Online harms and more in focus as Parliament returns

Internet and Governance | 09/16/2024 7:00 am EDT

Parliament Hill

With Parliament returning today, there are a handful of bills affecting the online world still before...

Artificial intelligence bill c-26 Bill C-63

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

Media | 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Telus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...

CRTC Rogers Telus

Publishers, broadcasters clash with Google, news collective over Online News Act exemption

Internet and Governance | 09/04/2024 3:38 pm EDT

Publishers, broadcasters clash with Google, news collective over Online News Act exemption

As the CRTC reviews Google’s application for...

Cbc CRTC Online news act

Media producers’ association names Patrick Smith as regulatory affairs director, Andrew Addison as SVP

Media | 09/04/2024 2:52 pm EDT

Patrick Smith, the Canadian Media Producers Association's director of regulatory affairs

Patrick Smith has joined the Canadian Media...

CRTC Media

CRTC issues final conditions of Online Streaming Act

Internet and Governance | 09/03/2024 2:50 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

The CRTC has released the final conditions for contributions to be paid by online streamers to support...

Broadcast CRTC Online streaming act

Digital media leads the way in CRTC broadcast survey

Internet and Governance | 08/30/2024 3:36 pm EDT

Digital media leads the way in CRTC broadcast survey

Digital media saw an increase in revenues last year while conventional broadcasters experienced...

Broadcast CRTC Radio

Accusations fly between Rogers, sports programmer Timeless Inc. in carriage dispute

Media | 08/27/2024 6:00 pm EDT

Accusations fly between Rogers, sports programmer Timeless Inc. in carriage dispute

Rogers Communications Inc. and an independent programming company locked in...

Broadcast carriage CRTC

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

While providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard...

captioning CRTC Streaming

Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron

Internet and Governance | 08/19/2024 5:13 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron and Telus Corp. did not violate another company’s patents. In...

Court

After nearly 10 months of lockout, Videotron and unionized workers in Gatineau heading back to negotiations

Media | 08/19/2024 11:05 am EDT

A union of workers in Gatineau expects to meet with Videotron for negotiations soon, to be overseen by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

As a lockout between Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron...

union Videotron

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

Media | 08/12/2024 6:54 pm EDT

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

Quebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in...

Quebecor

Google challenges CRTC broadcasting fees decision in appeal court

Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 2:27 pm EDT

YouTube logo on mobile screen.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants the Federal Court of Appeal to set aside a...

Court CRTC Online streaming act

Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results

Media | 08/08/2024 4:54 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Strong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported...

CRTC Quarterly Reports

Stingray profit, streaming subscribers down in Q1; revenues rise

Media | 08/07/2024 1:21 pm EDT

Stingray profit, streaming subscribers down in Q1; revenues rise

Profits at Stingray Group Inc. took a dive in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, dropping by nearly 50 per cent, while its revenues rose due to soaring earnings in the U.S. ...

Internet Quarterly Reports Radio

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...

Canadian Heritage Cbc Feature

Canadian Association of Broadcasters president sees warning signs on the horizon

Internet and Governance | 07/30/2024 4:31 pm EDT

The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024

Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost...

Broadcast CRTC Feature

Kingston politicians urge Corus to roll back layoffs

Media | 07/26/2024 11:52 am EDT

MP Mark Gerretsen speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 23, 2023.

A federal MP and a member of the Ontario legislature from Kingston, Ont. have sent a joint letter to...

Broadcast Radio Television

CPAC CEO says they need increase in funding to maintain core operations beyond September 2026

Media | 07/25/2024 4:35 pm EDT

CPAC CEO says they need increase in funding to maintain core operations beyond September 2026

Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc., also known as...

Broadcast cpac Television

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Media | 07/24/2024 4:33 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Rogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...

Quarterly Reports Rogers

Court adds MLB, UFC, UEFA Euro live streams to site-blocking order

Internet and Governance | 07/24/2024 11:21 am EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

More sports leagues have been added to the list of game live streams...

Court Piracy Site Blocking

CTRC considering updating eligibility for Independent Local News Fund

Media | 07/24/2024 8:50 am EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviews

The CRTC said Tuesday it is “prepared” to reconsider the eligibility...

Cancon CRTC

CBC allowed to exclude Olympic coverage from Canadian programming expenditures

Internet and Governance | 07/23/2024 4:34 pm EDT

CBC, CRTC still viewed as keepers of Canadian identity: study

The CRTC has agreed with CBC/Radio-Canada that it may exclude its spending...

Cbc CRTC

IPTV site ordered to pay millions in damages to Turkish broadcaster for piracy

Internet and Governance | 07/22/2024 3:47 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.

An online TV streamer has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a Turkish broadcaster millions of dollars in damages as part of a copyright dispute over the pirating of...

Court Piracy Streaming

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Internet and Governance | 07/19/2024 12:04 pm EDT

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Canadian broadcasters and telecoms reported experiencing mixed effects from...

cybersecurity outage

Blue Ant joins broadcasters in call for CanCon relief

Media | 07/18/2024 5:30 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

Blue Ant Media Inc. is calling on the CRTC to lighten its CanCon spending obligations, blaming its...

Broadcast Cancon CRTC

Federal Court grants site-blocking order against pirate NHL, NBA, Premier League live streams

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2024 12:35 pm EDT

Pirate button on computer keyboard.

Broadcasters that hold the rights to televise live...

Broadcast Court Piracy

Corus reports drops in revenue, profit during Q3 as layoffs continue

Media | 07/15/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Corus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time...

Broadcast Online streaming act Quarterly Reports

Federal arbitrator releases paid time political broadcast schedule

Media | 07/15/2024 2:11 pm EDT

Election sign at Polling Station in Woodbridge, Ont.

Broadcasting arbitrator Monica Song released the latest paid time political broadcast schedule for federal political parties in the coming election. The time will be assessed...

Advertising Broadcast CRTC

TV broadcasters denounce streamers’ appeals of CRTC’s broadcasting contribution decision

Media | 07/05/2024 5:26 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)...

Broadcast CRTC Online streaming act

CRTC considering expanded mandate for Broadcasting Participation Fund

Internet and Governance | 07/05/2024 4:41 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

The CRTC is considering broadening the scope of the Broadcasting...

CRTC Funding Online news act

Streamers take CRTC to court over Online Streaming Act payment requirements

Media | 07/04/2024 6:30 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and the Motion Picture Association-Canada...

CRTC Online streaming act

Hannah Daley returns to lead The Wire Report

Media | 07/03/2024 5:23 pm EDT

Hannah Daley returns to lead The Wire Report

The Wire Report welcomes former reporter Hannah Daley back as its new editor. Originally from New Brunswick, Daley studied journalism at King’s College in Halifax, and worked for online business news publication...

Bell files for injunction over Rogers, Warner Bros. deal

Media | 06/28/2024 4:19 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

BCE Inc. has filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Discovery...

Bell competition Rogers

CRTC launches consult on Google’s Online News Act exemption

Internet and Governance | 06/27/2024 5:40 pm EDT

Google Canada

The CRTC has kicked off what could be the final hurdle for Google to be...

CRTC Online news act

CRTC kicks off consults on accessible programming for deaf, blind

Media | 06/25/2024 3:27 pm EDT

CRTC kicks off consults on accessible programming for deaf, blind

The CRTC on Tuesday announced it is initiating two consultations on making...

CRTC

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

Media | 06/25/2024 12:27 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

Stingray Group Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. both announced new offerings of free, ad-supported...

Advertising Streaming Television

CACTUS thorn in side of Rogers’ plan for community stations

Media | 06/14/2024 5:21 pm EDT

CACTUS thorn in side of Rogers’ plan for community stations

The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) is opposing a plan by Rogers Communications Inc. to change the conditions of service for linear community programming. The association filed an intervention with the CRTC on June 12. The Toronto...

CHPC CRTC Online streaming act

CMPA accuses Corus of non-compliance, seeks appeal of regulatory relief

Media | 06/13/2024 9:31 pm EDT

CMPA accuses Corus of non-compliance, seeks appeal of regulatory relief

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is asking the Federal Court...

Cancon Court CRTC

Class action suit against SiriusXM announced following Competition Bureau fine

Media | 06/13/2024 1:29 pm EDT

Class action suit against SiriusXM announced following Competition Bureau fine

A Toronto law firm is launching a class action suit against SiriusXM Radio...

Advertising Competition bureau Court

Competition Bureau imposes conditions on Bell Outfront acquisition

Media | 06/10/2024 6:17 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

The Competition Bureau has approved BCE Inc.’s acquisition of Outfront...

Bell Competition bureau

UPDATED: Rogers snatches content from Corus and Bell

Media | 06/10/2024 11:37 am EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday that it had signed deals to bring programming from Warner...

competition CRTC Television

UPDATED: Google signs $100M deal with news collective, ends News Showcase in Canada

Internet and Governance | 06/07/2024 10:31 pm EDT

CNOC calls for gov’t funding to keep Canadians connected

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has chosen the collective responsible for distributing its $100 million annual contribution to Canadian news businesses, the company announced...

CRTC News Compensation Online news act

Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in Senate

Media | 06/07/2024 7:24 pm EDT

Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in Senate

An Ontario senator is wondering why the Department of Canadian Heritage is looking at the future of...

Canadian Heritage Cbc CRTC

Eastlink and Corus join forces to present content to customers

Media | 06/06/2024 2:18 pm EDT

Eastlink store on South Park St., Halifax, N.S.

Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Thursday it would offer...

Broadcast Television

SiriusXM to pay $3.3 million penalty for misleading ads

Media | 06/05/2024 6:37 pm EDT

SiriusXM to pay $3.3 million penalty for misleading ads

Sirius XM Canada Inc. agreed to pay a $3.3 million penalty to the...

Competition bureau Radio

Stingray reports continued revenue growth in fourth quarter

Media | 06/05/2024 4:16 pm EDT

Stingray reports continued revenue growth in fourth quarter

Stingray Group Inc. unveiled its financial results for the fourth quarter...

Quarterly Reports Radio

Streamers ‘disappointed’ in five per cent base contribution requirement

Internet and Governance | 06/04/2024 10:15 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

Online streaming services generating over $25 million in annual Canadian...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Housakos and Gold battle over CBC in Senate

Media | 05/30/2024 8:00 pm EDT

Chair of Senate committee studying C-11 defends his fundraising letter against the bill

Conservative senator Leo Housakos continued his party’s attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada during the...

Cbc

Éric Forest defends CBC to colleagues in Senate debate

Media | 05/29/2024 7:10 pm EDT

Éric Forest defends CBC to colleagues in Senate debate

Éric Forest of the Independent Senators Group took to the floor of the Red...

Advertising Cbc

CRTC proposes cost recovery regulations for digital news platforms

Internet and Governance | 05/23/2024 2:20 pm EDT

CRTC proposes cost recovery regulations for digital news platforms

The CRTC is asking for comments on its proposed Cost Recovery Regulations...

CRTC Online news act

CRTC accepts arbitration request in Bell, Quebecor sports channel dispute

Media | 05/22/2024 3:50 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

The CRTC is stepping in to resolve a dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. over the costs of distributing their sports channels. In November, following the inability...

Broadcast CRTC Television

CRTC approves APTN programming changes; raises wholesale fee

Media | 05/14/2024 4:53 pm EDT

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters

The CRTC has approved a request from APTN to consolidate its four channels...

CRTC Online streaming act Television

CRTC grants Corus, TVA CanCon relief; other BDUs must wait

Media | 05/13/2024 1:46 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

The CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Wildbrain reports revenue declines and net loss in Q3

Media | 05/10/2024 7:44 pm EDT

WildBrain animators taking part in union drive

Kids and family entertainment company Wildbrain Ltd. released the financial results for its third quarter...

Cancon Quarterly Reports Television

CBC still facing scrutiny in both chambers of Parliament

Media | 05/10/2024 5:25 pm EDT

The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024

CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Thursday. The...

Canadian Heritage Cbc

Quebecor Q1 revenues soar following Freedom takeover

Media | 05/09/2024 8:27 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Quebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven largely by its acquisition of Freedom Mobile last year. The telecom company discussed its financial results during a conference call on Thursday. For the three months...

Quarterly Reports Quebecor Wireless

Conservatives attack CBC in House and Senate

Media | 05/09/2024 12:11 pm EDT

Tories seek committee hearings on Rogers-Shaw deal

The Conservative Party launched attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada Wednesday after several days of the Bloc...

Cbc Radio Television

CBC’s finances improving, no more job cuts needed, Tait tells heritage committee

Media | 05/08/2024 8:02 pm EDT

Marie-Philippe Bouchard to take over from Catherine Tait at CBC

CBC/Radio-Canada has significantly reduced its financial shortfall and will...

Canadian Heritage Cbc

Sylvain Lafrance named chair of Telefilm Canada

Media | 05/08/2024 7:33 pm EDT

Sylvain Lafrance named chair of Telefilm Canada

Sylvain Lafrance has been appointed the new chair of Telefilm Canada, effective Thursday. His term will...

Canadian Heritage Cbc Television

Bloc continues to hammer CBC integration plans

Media | 05/06/2024 7:36 pm EDT

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rules

Monday the Bloc Québécois continued its assault on plans for CBC/Radio-Canada to merge some of its...

Canadian Heritage Cbc

Bloc condemns reported integration of CBC English and French services

Internet and Governance | 05/03/2024 3:07 pm EDT

CBC board postings extended

The Bloc Québécois has sounded the alarm after a report in La Presse that...

Canadian Heritage Cbc digital

Bell pleased with subscription numbers as it releases Q1 figures

Media | 05/02/2024 5:08 pm EDT

Bell pleased with subscription numbers as it releases Q1 figures

BCE Inc. issued its first quarter 2024 results Thursday morning and...

Bell Quarterly Reports

Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary service

Media | 04/29/2024 4:00 pm EDT

Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary service

The Miracle Channel Association (MCA) has been granted a licence for a...

Broadcast CRTC

Listeners open wallets to help Alberta public broadcaster stay on the air

Media | 04/25/2024 3:32 pm EDT

Canada’s oldest public broadcaster is in a funding crunch but listeners...

Broadcast Funding Radio

Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service

Media | 04/25/2024 1:24 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an agreement with Amazon.com Inc. that will see Amazon Prime take over coverage of Monday night NHL...

Broadcast Sports content Streaming