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Budget finds money for CBC, public interest broadcasters
Media | 04/16/2024 11:05 pm EDT
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...
Corus still waiting for regulatory relief from CRTC as revenues continue to fall in Q2
Media | 04/15/2024 6:40 pm EDT
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...
Bell failed to give feds advance notice of layoffs, defends cuts in committee testimony
Media | 04/12/2024 9:07 pm EDT
BCE Inc. did not give the federal government...
Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase
Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT
Major 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
A member of the Progressive Senators Group is calling on the federal...
Billions of ad dollars leaving Canada through “tax loophole”: Friends of Canadian Media
Internet and Governance | 04/09/2024 8:11 pm EDT
Advertising on foreign digital media like Meta...
CRTC sets final conditions of service on three broadcast licence holders
Media | 04/05/2024 6:12 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to previously-issued licences on Friday. All three decisions involved final conditions of service for broadcasters....
Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts
Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT
In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...
Eastlink unveils video streaming app
Media | 03/26/2024 5:34 pm EDT
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
The CRTC has issued a call for comments as part of Phase 2 of the...
CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations
Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT
After 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
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, 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
The 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
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
Media | 03/14/2024 4:01 pm EDT
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led audiovisual storytelling, Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced on Thursday.
The support includes $65 million spread out over the next five years,...
Ontario disability advocate seeks better service from Bell
Media | 03/08/2024 5:39 pm EST
BCE 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 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
The 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
The 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
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents workers in Montreal, Quebec City and local stations across Quebec. The parties announced the pact on Saturday.
Bargaining began in December of last year and was conducted...
Senator questions genocide provisions of Online Harms Bill
Media | 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
Media | 03/01/2024 3:50 pm EST
Minister 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/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild have inked a tentative labour...
Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU access
Media | 02/29/2024 4:35 pm EST
Neighbourhood Connect (NHC), operating under 2621159 Ontario Inc. DBA...
Senator urges government to increase print advertising
Media | 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...
Witnesses at Heritage committee support media forum, disagree on who should pay for it
Media | 02/28/2024 4:15 pm EST
Witnesses before the House of Commons committee on Canadian Heritage all agreed Tuesday that a forum on the future of the media is required. Whether government has a role was...
Quebecor reports revenue increase in Q4
Media | 02/22/2024 5:52 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. reported a successful fourth-quarter as it closed out the 2023 fiscal year, which it said...
Stingray, Corus, Pattison oppose Durham Radio’s expansion; Rogers wants CRTC to reconsider its plans
Media | 02/21/2024 4:20 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc., Stingray Radio Inc., and...
Online News Act proceeding coming in March
Media | 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 month.
The act aims, which aims to facilitate fair commercial agreements between Canadian news organizations and major online platforms, was passed into law in June...
Creative orgs call for copyright protections to be added to AI bill
Internet and Governance | 02/13/2024 11:13 am EST
Organizations representing Canada’s creative industries are calling on...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
Stingray reports revenue growth in Q3 results
Media | 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...
Don’t fear the advent of artificial intelligence: Prime Time panelists
Media | 02/05/2024 4:40 pm EST
OTTAWA–While artificial intelligence (AI) may seem daunting to people in...
Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears
Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST
OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream broadcasters in the years to come, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) was told Friday. A...
Bloc continues fight to counteract CBC job cuts
Media | 02/02/2024 4:25 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing to protest the job cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada announced last year. For...
CBC to pay costs to Ontario after losing case before Supreme Court
Media | 02/02/2024 4:16 pm EST
CBC/Radio Canada has been ordered to pay costs after it lost a case over...
Canadians won’t get consulted on new CBC mandate, St-Onge tells Prime Time conference
Media | 02/01/2024 2:50 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said...
Attacks on CBC are concerning, says CMPA president at Prime Time conference
Media | 02/01/2024 12:35 pm EST
OTTAWA, Ont. – No public institution, including Canada’s public...
BQ calls for support of CBC/Radio Canada and other media outlets
Media | 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
Media | 01/31/2024 4:37 pm EST
The Government of Canada is supporting Canadian feature films and television productions by investing...
Tait won’t rule out bonus pay for CBC’s top brass despite job cuts
Media | 01/30/2024 6:42 pm EST
CBC-Radio Canada CEO Catherine Tait won’t say if she, or the public...
Corus restructures content leadership team
Media | 01/29/2024 3:40 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Monday its plans to restructure its original content leadership team...
CRTC initiates special process for official language minorities input for English content on French radio
Internet and Governance | 01/25/2024 4:38 pm EST
The CRTC has initiated a special consultation process regarding an application for amendments to the conditions of service for a French-language community radio station based...
Advocacy groups call on CRTC to share schedule for upcoming Online Streaming Act proceedings
Media | 01/23/2024 5:08 pm EST
A coalition of nine advocacy groups and community...
CRTC commissioner encourages participation in upcoming consultations
Media | 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
Media | 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
Media | 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
Media | 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 personalized experiences, the release states, by providing seamless access to content across various devices.
"Our collaborative approach is using the proven flexibility, extensibility, and scale of our platform to help the Cogeco Media team...
Tait attacked for taking trip to Australia as CBC cutbacks loom
Media | 12/13/2023 5:30 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Tuesday with...
Ministers reluctant to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC
Internet and Governance | 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
Media | 12/11/2023 1:19 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the...
Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to...
St-Onge faces questioning on portfolio during Senate appearance
Media | 12/07/2023 5:03 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge faced a barrage of questions...
Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 1:48 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight against cutbacks at CBC/Radio-Canada. Tuesday in Question...
Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTC
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 9:18 am EST
Gatineau, Que. - CBC/Radio-Canada's decision to slash 600 jobs and leave...
CBC announces 600 jobs cut, decrease in programming
Media | 12/04/2023 6:48 pm EST
Canada's public broadcaster is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce and slashing some programming to deal...
Blue Ant says contribution regime should be flexible
Internet and Governance | 12/04/2023 3:32 pm EST
Foreign streamers must pay their fair share of contributions to the Canadian broadcasting system, but should be able to choose how they do it, the CRTC was told Friday. The commission was wrapping up the second of three weeks of hearings into modernizing the broadcasting...
Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings
Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST
Netflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...
Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now
Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST
Those who stand to benefit from the Online...
Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST
Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...
IATSE calls for variety of funds to promote Canadian broadcasting
Media | 11/28/2023 9:24 am EST
Renewal of the Canadian broadcasting system should not rely on one rigid...
BQ media fund idea won’t solve problems, St-Onge maintains
Media | 11/27/2023 5:31 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight for a fund to help Canadian media. After first raising the issue last Tuesday, BQ Canadian Heritage critic Martin Champoux carried on last Friday in Question Period.
He pointed out that the Fall Economic Statement from the...
APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters
Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the...
Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST
Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the...
BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action
Media | 11/23/2023 8:40 am EST
Canada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of...
Indigenous content is distinct from CanCon: Indigenous Screen Office
Media | 11/23/2023 8:29 am EST
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), newly certified as an independent...
Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST
BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 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
Media | 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...
Stringray almost double profit in Q2 compared to year prior
Media | 11/08/2023 4:21 pm EST
Stingray Group Inc. reported a 6.3 per cent increase in revenue during its Q2 2024 to $82.5 million from $77.6 million in Q2 2023 and a 181.9 per cent increase in profit from Q2 2023 for a total of $9.4 million from $3.3 million.
The broadcast company reported its results...
WildBrain reports Q1 2024 results
Media | 11/08/2023 5:00 am EST
Kid and family entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. released its Q1 2024 results Tuesday evening,...
TVO workers settle strike against public broadcaster
Media | 11/06/2023 5:32 pm EST
The Canadian Media Guild has settled a strike against public broadcaster TV Ontario. Workers had been on...
TVA Group lays off 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization
Media | 11/04/2023 11:47 am EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group announced Thursday a series of changes to cut down on operating costs, resulting in the elimination of 547 positions or 31 per cent of the company’s current workforce....
CRTC changes should help overcome disappointing FY, Corus says
Media | 10/31/2023 5:22 pm EDT
A host of problems led Corus Entertainment Inc. to post a difficult fourth quarter and year end results, the firm’s president and CEO told an analysts’ call.
“I would use the term double...
Bell and Fox forge alliance to boost original CanCon
Media | 10/27/2023 3:51 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Fox Entertainment Global have unveiled a strategic licensing and distribution partnership, aimed at bolstering Canadian original productions across Bell Media's platforms, including CTV and Crave, as well as expanding their reach in the United States through...
Producers say French streaming regulations could serve as an example for Canada
Media | 10/26/2023 6:33 pm EDT
As the CRTC works out how it is going to wrangle streaming platforms and...
Rogers closes Ottawa news station, returns licence to CRTC
Media | 10/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has shuttered its all-news station in the...
WGC report finds gains in member diversity but stagnant work opportunities
Media | 10/25/2023 5:02 pm EDT
The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) published a comprehensive report on...
CRTC considers regulatory relief for Corus as profits decline
Media | 10/20/2023 12:46 pm EDT
The CRTC is proposing to loosen some of Corus Entertainment Inc.’s...
Online News Act comes under fire in Senate debate
Internet and Governance | 10/18/2023 5:23 pm EDT
The efficacy of the Online News Act was called into question during the Senate’s Question Period...
Tories continue attack on CBC over terrorism terminology
Media | 10/18/2023 5:06 pm EDT
The Conservative Party continued its attack on CBC/Radio-Canada Tuesday...
Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing
Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT
BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...
Federal arbitrator releases free time political broadcast schedule
Media | 10/11/2023 4:42 pm EDT
Broadcasting arbitrator Monica Song has released her list of free time political broadcasting allocated to the federal parties. The last update was in March. Time is allocated according to a formula...
St-Onge cites professor to quiet Conservative MP on online bills
Media | 10/06/2023 6:08 pm EDT
Conservative MP Rachael Thomas brought a motion before the House of Commons Industry Committee Thursday regarding the government’s Online News Act and Online Streaming Act. The Liberals, Bloc Québécois, and New Democrat MPs on the panel voted to defeat it. In Question...
CPAC announces board changes
Media | 10/03/2023 5:57 pm EDT
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. (CPAC) announced changes to its board of directors as it launches a...
APTN defends new structure proposal from broadcaster criticism
Media | 10/03/2023 4:29 pm EDT
APTN says its proposal to shift the terms of its licence will be good for...
TVO strikers reject latest management offer
Media | 10/02/2023 3:49 pm EDT
Striking members of the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) have voted to reject the latest offer from provincial...
Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime
Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has determined that online services that...
CRTC directs CBC to hold Indigenous consultation by March
Media | 09/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application by CBC/Radio-Canada to delay consultations with Indigenous peoples and further directed the CBC to hold the consultations by the end of March and submit a report by the end of June.
Under the conditions of the CBC’s license, issued in...
CRTC to hold proceedings on Fox News carriage in Canada
Media | 09/20/2023 4:19 pm EDT
The CRTC will review the carriage of Fox News as a non-Canadian programming...
Trudeau announces parliamentary secretaries
Media | 09/18/2023 4:14 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a new list of parliamentary secretaries as Parliament returns for its fall session.
Taleeb Noormohamed will serve as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage,...
“WildBrain can’t have their cake and eat it to,” Bell tells CRTC in undue preference dispute
Media | 09/14/2023 6:10 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that WildBrain...
Script coordinators get Writers Guild, IATSE coverage
Media | 09/12/2023 5:13 pm EDT
The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)...
Squamish BC gets new FM station to compete with Rogers
Media | 09/08/2023 5:41 pm EDT
The CRTC Friday granted an FM licence to Four Senses Entertainment Inc. to...
WildBrain animators taking part in union drive
Media | 09/07/2023 4:48 pm EDT
Animators at WildBrain Ltd.’s Vancouver studios are attempting to unionize. A drive by the...
Tory convention takes aim at Streaming Act, CBC
Internet and Governance | 09/06/2023 4:29 pm EDT
Dissatisfaction with the Online Streaming Act and defunding the CBC are among the resolutions being...
No financial justification to increase skinny basic rate from $25 to $28: CRTC
Media | 09/05/2023 3:40 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application by BCE Inc., Bragg Communication Inc.’s...
CRTC changes ad rules for discretionary services
Media | 09/05/2023 3:34 pm EDT
The CRTC said Tuesday that it was altering the rules for commercials on discretionary services. The matter was instigated by a filing from Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group.
The commission is removing the limit of 12 minutes of advertising per hour but is keeping the...