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CMPA head optimistic about state of broadcast industry at Prime Time’s 30th edition

| 01/30/2025 7:13 pm EST

CMPA head optimistic about state of broadcast industry at Prime Time’s 30th editionOTTAWA–The head of the Canadian Media Producers Association delivered an upbeat state of the industry speech to delegates at the annual Prime Time conference Thursday....

BDUs oppose OUTtv carriage application, while community supports it

| 11/20/2024 5:37 pm EST

OUTtvSome major broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) are against an application by OUTtv Inc. that would change the LGBTQ+ television channel’s carriage options on their...

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...

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters

Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcastersThe Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the...

CRTC report floats idea of Indigenous content quotas

Media | 03/25/2021 7:43 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC has released the findings from its first phase in the development of a new Indigenous...

Wawatay files appeal over radio licence decision

Media | 07/25/2017 2:08 pm EDT

Wawatay Native Communications Society has submitted a formal petition to Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly seeking to overturn a June decision by the CRTC that handed out licences for Indigenous radio stations. In the June 29 letter, the society, which was not awarded either of the two licences it was seeking in Ottawa and Toronto, said it has “secured cross-party support from several MP’s who also encourage you to overturn this decision that violates the constitutionally protected right of Indigenous people to consultation and consent.” The CRTC’s decision “disregards the...

Cultural diversity improving on Canadian screens: report

Media | 07/14/2017 3:08 pm EDT

Cultural diversity improving on Canadian screens: reportThe Canadian TV landscape gets poor marks when it comes to the...

Wawatay seeking appeal of Aboriginal radio licence decision

Media | 06/21/2017 5:04 pm EDT

Wawatay seeking appeal of Aboriginal radio licence decisionOTTAWA — Wawatay Native Communications Society will ask for an appeal of...

Reconciliation to play role in new CRTC chair’s mandate: Joly

Media | 06/16/2017 3:03 pm EDT

Reconciliation to play role in new CRTC chair’s mandate: JolyOTTAWA — The next chair of the CRTC will have a more explicit focus on...

Aboriginal radio licence decision ‘major disappointment’: Wawatay

Media | 06/14/2017 6:06 pm EDT

The CRTC has approved five urban radio licences in markets across the country to serve Aboriginal peoples, a decision one Ontario Aboriginal radio station said will result in fewer hours, and less...