Two Bloc Québécois MPs are calling on the government to assist private broadcasting in the wake of another round of layoffs at TVA. The issue was raised during Question...
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) wants the CRTC to reduce the reporting and monitoring requirements it has for radio and television broadcasters, a move the...
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary TVA Group has launched another round of layoffs in...
With the Canadian television industry facing headwinds, Quebecor Inc. CEO...
CBC releases strategic plan outlining need for...
Getting the implementation of the Online Streaming Act over the finish line...
The CRTC announced on Friday, Oct. 10 that it is revamping rules for radio stations in Canada.
From now on, licences will be open-ended with no expiry dates, thus saving stations time and money. In addition the commission is making it easier for new stations to launch...
The CRTC has approved several Certified...
Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd.’s WildBrain has not been disadvantaged...
Cabin Radio, operating under 506992 N.W.T. Ltd., has finally been approved...
BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. have come to an agreement to...
The CRTC does have jurisdiction in a dispute...
Rogers Communications Inc. saw revenues rise slightly in the second quarter...
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported losses in revenue and profit for the...
Important programs that the CRTC decides are mandatory for broadcasters to...
Rogers Communications Inc. is urging the CRTC to dismiss a complaint filed by BCE Inc. regarding the packaging of certain Bell channels on its services, arguing the...
CBC/Radio-Canada made a series of suggestions to the CRTC about updating the rules for determining what...
In the CRTC’s review of its framework...
Telus Corp. has plans to launch broadcasting...
CBC/Radio-Canada has decided to terminate the program whereby senior executives at the Crown corporation...
Rogers Communications Inc. has responded to a Part 1 application filed with the CRTC by OUTtv, which argued the broadcaster has unfairly repackaged its LGBTQ+-focused channel....
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he plans to increase CBC/Radio-Canada’s...
Blue Ant Media is promoting three staff members to new ranks.
Jamie...
While Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which...
The CRTC has approved the sale of 21 radio stations previously owned by BCE...
Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which operates WildBrain Television, is...
Wildbrain Ltd. has named Emma Witkowski to the new role of vice present of...
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has submitted a proposal to...
The CRTC is asking for comments on a proposal for a temporary fund aimed at...
The final replies to the CRTC’s review of the independent local news fund (ILNF) offer a wide range of views on how the fund should be administered and who should be eligible for money.
The replies follow the original interventions filed at the beginning of the month....
Netflix Inc. is pulling its financial support of programs in the Canadian...
Amazon.com, Inc. is set to become the seventh member of the Motion Picture...
Rogers Communications Inc. is picking up BCE Inc.’s stake in Maple Leaf...
With Parliament returning today, there are a handful of bills affecting the online world still before...
Telus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment Inc.’s allegations to the CRTC that Rogers Communications Inc. is giving itself undue preference. ...
As the CRTC reviews Google’s application for...
Patrick Smith has joined the Canadian Media...
The CRTC has released the final conditions for contributions to be paid by online streamers to support...
Digital media saw an increase in revenues last year while conventional broadcasters experienced...
Rogers Communications Inc. and an independent programming company locked in...
While providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard...
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...
As a lockout between Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron...
Quebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in its Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions. The pair will each work at both subsidiaries....
Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants the Federal Court of Appeal to set aside a...
Strong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported...
Profits at Stingray Group Inc. took a dive in the first quarter of fiscal...
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...
Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost broadcasting outlets, there are still warning signs on the horizon, believes the president of the...
A federal MP and a member of the Ontario legislature from Kingston, Ont. have sent a joint letter to...
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc., also known as...
Rogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...
More sports leagues have been added to the list of game live streams...
The CRTC said Tuesday it is “prepared” to reconsider the eligibility...
The CRTC has agreed with CBC/Radio-Canada that it may exclude its spending...
An online TV streamer has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a...
Canadian broadcasters and telecoms reported experiencing mixed effects from...
Blue Ant Media Inc. is calling on the CRTC to lighten its CanCon spending obligations, blaming its “inability” to compete in the broadcasting market on the company’s restrictive licence conditions.
In a request submitted to the CRTC last month but made public on...
Broadcasters that hold the rights to televise live...
Corus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time...
Broadcasting arbitrator Monica Song released the latest paid time political...
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)...
The CRTC is considering broadening the scope of the Broadcasting Participation Fund.
The regulator’s executive director of broadcasting, Scott Shortliffe, said in a...
Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and the Motion Picture Association-Canada...
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...
BCE Inc. has filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Discovery...
The CRTC has kicked off what could be the final hurdle for Google to be...
The CRTC on Tuesday announced it is initiating two consultations on making...
Stingray Group Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. both announced new offerings of free, ad-supported...
The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations...
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is asking the Federal Court...
A Toronto law firm is launching a class action suit against SiriusXM Radio Canada Inc. and SiriusXM Canada Holdings Inc. over its pricing arrangements. The company has already...
The Competition Bureau has approved BCE Inc.’s acquisition of Outfront...
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday that it had signed deals to bring programming from Warner...
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has chosen the collective responsible for...
An Ontario senator is wondering why the Department of Canadian Heritage is looking at the future of...
Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Thursday it would offer content from Corus Entertainment Inc. effective immediately. Corus operates 33 channels, including Global TV, Showcase, and the History Channel.
“Customers who enjoy Corus channel content have been...
Sirius XM Canada Inc. agreed to pay a $3.3 million penalty to the...
Stingray Group Inc. unveiled its financial results for the fourth quarter...
Online streaming services generating over $25 million in annual Canadian...
Conservative senator Leo Housakos continued his party’s attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada during the...
Éric Forest of the Independent Senators Group took to the floor of the Red...
The CRTC is asking for comments on its proposed Cost Recovery Regulations...
The CRTC is stepping in to resolve a dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor...
The CRTC has approved a request from APTN to consolidate its four channels...
The CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting conditions that would grant the independent broadcaster much needed regulatory relief, gave Quebecor Inc. permission to alter its local news and programming requirements, and is forcing other...
Kids and family entertainment company Wildbrain Ltd. released the financial results for its third quarter...
CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Thursday. The...
Quebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven...
The Conservative Party launched attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada Wednesday after several days of the Bloc...
CBC/Radio-Canada has significantly reduced its financial shortfall and will not be cutting any more jobs to balance its budget this year, the public broadcaster’s president...
Sylvain Lafrance has been appointed the new chair of Telefilm Canada, effective Thursday. His term will...
Monday the Bloc Québécois continued its assault on plans for CBC/Radio-Canada to merge some of its...
The Bloc Québécois has sounded the alarm after a report in La Presse that...
BCE Inc. issued its first quarter 2024 results Thursday morning and...
The Miracle Channel Association (MCA) has been granted a licence for a...
Canada’s oldest public broadcaster is in a funding crunch but listeners...
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an...
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it is launching seven English and three...
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...
