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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, profitToronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which operates WildBrain Television, is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of giving preferential treatment to its competitors....

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 solutionsWildbrain Ltd. has named Emma Witkowski to the new role of vice present of media solutions, the children’s entertainment company announced Tuesday, Jan. 7.  Wildbrain is the owner of child- and youth-focused franchises including Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry...

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...

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...

Replies flow to CRTC on Independent Local News Fund

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

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

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

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 Association (MPA) as the battle between major online streamers and the CRTC continues to play out in...

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...

Online harms and more in focus as Parliament returns

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

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

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

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

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitTelus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...

CRTC issues final conditions of Online Streaming Act

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

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel optionsThe CRTC has released the final conditions for contributions to be paid by online streamers to support...

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

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

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 feasibleWhile providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard of hearing is a laudable goal, it is not achievable, several streaming companies have told the CRTC....

Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron

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

Judge gavel on computer. Concept of court, online crime, piracy.The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

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

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, FreedomQuebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in...

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...

Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results

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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysStrong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported Thursday.  Its TVA Group Inc. recorded a $5.2 million jump in revenues, an increase of 3.7 per cent, while its telecommunications division saw a fall of 1.2 per cent...

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...

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

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

The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...

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 2024Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost...

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...

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

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

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...

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

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

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: studyThe CRTC has agreed with CBC/Radio-Canada that it may exclude its spending on coverage of the Summer Olympic Games from its record of programming expenditures. The amount the...

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. Concept of court, online crime, piracy.An online TV streamer has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a...

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

Blue Ant joins broadcasters in call for CanCon relief

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

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsBlue Ant Media Inc. is calling on the CRTC to lighten its CanCon spending obligations, blaming its...

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 nowCorus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time staff by the end of August, company brass told investors on Monday.  In its third quarter report,...

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...

CRTC considering expanded mandate for Broadcasting Participation Fund

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

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC is considering broadening the scope of the Broadcasting...

Streamers take CRTC to court over Online Streaming Act payment requirements

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

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel optionsApple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and the Motion Picture Association-Canada...

Hannah Daley returns to lead The Wire Report

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

Hannah Daley returns to lead The Wire ReportThe 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...

CRTC launches consult on Google’s Online News Act exemption

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

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

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, blindThe CRTC on Tuesday announced it is initiating two consultations on making...

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

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

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel optionsStingray Group Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. both announced new offerings of free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels Tuesday.  Stingray is “expanding” the array of ad-supported music it offers for free via Roku Inc. in Canada and the U.S., while...

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 stationsThe Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations...

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

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

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...

UPDATED: Rogers snatches content from Corus and Bell

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

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc. announced Monday that it had signed deals to bring programming from Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. and Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal to Canadian screens. Corus Entertainment Inc. issued a news release late Friday stating it had lost the contract with...

Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in Senate

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

Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in SenateAn Ontario senator is wondering why the Department of Canadian Heritage is looking at the future of...

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...

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...

Stingray reports continued revenue growth in fourth quarter

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

Stingray reports continued revenue growth in fourth quarterStingray Group Inc. unveiled its financial results for the fourth quarter...

Streamers ‘disappointed’ in five per cent base contribution requirement 

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

CRTC releases described video statisticsOnline streaming services generating over $25 million in annual Canadian...

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

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

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 platformsThe CRTC is asking for comments on its proposed Cost Recovery Regulations aimed at regulating the funding of its new responsibilities under the Online News Act. The move...

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 serviceThe CRTC is stepping in to resolve a dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor...

CRTC approves APTN programming changes; raises wholesale fee

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

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcastersThe CRTC has approved a request from APTN to consolidate its four channels...

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’ strikeThe CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting...

Wildbrain reports revenue declines and net loss in Q3

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

WildBrain animators taking part in union driveKids and family entertainment company Wildbrain Ltd. released the financial results for its third quarter...

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 2024CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Thursday. The Bloc Québécois continued its battle against integration in the House of Commons, while the Senate saw discussion about a lawsuit the Crown corporation filed against the Conservative party. During...

Quebecor Q1 revenues soar following Freedom takeover

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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven...

Conservatives attack CBC in House and Senate

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

Tories seek committee hearings on Rogers-Shaw dealThe Conservative Party launched attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada Wednesday after several days of the Bloc...

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

Sylvain Lafrance named chair of Telefilm Canada

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

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

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

Bloc condemns reported integration of CBC English and French services

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

CBC board postings extendedThe Bloc Québécois has sounded the alarm after a report in La Presse that...

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

Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary service

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

Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary serviceThe Miracle Channel Association (MCA) has been granted a licence for a...

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

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

Listeners open wallets to help Alberta public broadcaster stay on the airCanada’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. ...

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 divisionRogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an...

Bell Media launches FAST channels in English and French

Media | 04/25/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Canadians split between traditional, online viewing: MTMBCE Inc. announced Thursday that it is launching seven English and three...

Rogers releases Q1 results, announces 10-year deal with Comcast 

Media | 04/24/2024 5:18 pm EDT

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss Following the release of its first quarter results of 2024, Rogers...

WildBrain appoints Mark Trachuk as general counsel

Media | 04/22/2024 12:29 pm EDT

Portrait photo of WildBrain general counsel Mark Trachuk in a white shirt and grey suit, in front of a blue background.Toronto entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. has named Mark Trachuk as its general counsel. He will also...

Budget finds money for CBC, public interest broadcasters

Media | 04/16/2024 11:05 pm EDT

Budget finds money for CBC, public interest broadcastersA 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...

Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase

Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite serviceMajor broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request...

Cardozo calls on government to renew digital tax credit for media

Media | 04/10/2024 5:08 pm EDT

Throne speech reiterates rural broadband, web giant promisesA member of the Progressive Senators Group is calling on the federal...

CRTC sets final conditions of service on three broadcast licence holders

Media | 04/05/2024 6:12 pm EDT

CRTC defers radio filings for two years to focus on Online Streaming ActThe CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to...

Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts

Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...

Eastlink unveils video streaming app

Media | 03/26/2024 5:34 pm EDT

Eastlink store on South Park St., Halifax, N.S.Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Tuesday that it is introducing a video streaming...

CRTC issues Indigenous broadcasting policy consult; asks about quotas

Media | 03/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT

CRTC issues Indigenous broadcasting policy consult; asks about quotasThe CRTC has issued a call for comments as part of Phase 2 of the co-development process for an Indigenous broadcasting policy to ensure that all online broadcasts, radio, and...

CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations

Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsAfter months of consultations, the CRTC has issued its Broadcasting Fees Regulations for all broadcasting...

Globe and Mail reporter digs into story of Rogers Communications 

Media | 03/21/2024 10:06 am EDT

Book cover of Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki.The recent history of Rogers Communications Inc. has had more drama than anything broadcast on its CityTV network. The company poached its CEO Joe Natale from Telus Corp. only to ultimately dismiss...

Unifor demands Bell be held accountable for layoffs

Media | 03/19/2024 6:23 pm EDT

Unifor national president Lana Payne speaking at a media conference on March 19, 2024 (screenshot via CPAC).Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, called on BCE Inc. to answer for its recent layoff...

CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.

Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Calgary leads PSAP fight for N911 testingThe CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing...

CRTC to consider new radio station for Yellowknife

Media | 03/14/2024 4:19 pm EDT

CRTC to consider new radio station for YellowknifeThe CRTC has decided to look at whether the town of Yellowknife, NWT can support another FM radio station. The commission announced Thursday that it is calling on all interested parties to file an application. Last May, 506992 N.W.T. Ltd. – operating as Cabin Radio –...

Indigenous Screen Office to receive permanent funding

Media | 03/14/2024 4:01 pm EDT

Indigenous content is distinct from CanCon: Indigenous Screen OfficeThe Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led...

Ontario disability advocate seeks better service from Bell

Media | 03/08/2024 5:39 pm EST

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite serviceBCE Inc. is the subject of a Part 1 application before the CRTC over access...

Accessible Media seeks to increase rates for mandatory carriage

Media | 03/05/2024 5:49 pm EST

Accessible Media seeks to increase rates for mandatory carriageAccessible Media Inc. (AMI) submitted an application to the CRTC for an...

The Wire Report is hiring an editor

Internet and Governance | 03/05/2024 10:36 am EST

Call for submissions: Wire Report launching weekly opinion sectionThe Wire Report, the leading news source covering telecom, digital communications and broadcast media in Canada, is searching for an editor to join our Ottawa office. The Wire Report is part of The Hill Times Canada’s leading...

Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info

Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST

CRTC defers radio filings for two years to focus on Online Streaming ActThe Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to...

TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in Quebec

Media | 03/04/2024 12:37 pm EST

TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in QuebecQuebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents...

Senator questions genocide provisions of Online Harms Bill

Media | 03/01/2024 3:58 pm EST

Throne speech reiterates rural broadband, web giant promisesA member of the Independent Senators Group is questioning why penalties for...

St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president

Media | 03/01/2024 3:50 pm EST

The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an...

CBC and Canadian Media Guild reach tentative agreement

Media | 03/01/2024 3:25 pm EST

CBC board postings extendedCBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild have inked a tentative labour agreement that will cover employees of the public broadcaster for the next three years. The deal, which must be voted on by union members, sees an immediate pay increase of 6.1 per cent, including...