‘As Canadian as possible under the circumstances’: CRTC official questions digital sovereignty pathway at CRRBC

| 06/10/2026 4:16 pm EDT

ORILLIA, ONT.—At Canada’s preeminent rural...

ISED looks to limit space debris in update to satellite spectrum licences

| 04/28/2026 1:36 pm EDT

The federal government has amended its spectrum licence conditions for...

Friend or foe? Satellite companies pitch ISPs on partnerships, while Starlink and Amazon loom

| 04/02/2026 10:03 am EDT

MARKHAM—As Starlink’s satellite offerings...

Radio-Canada postpones contract with Prime Video, winning praise from Bloc

| 03/13/2026 4:26 pm EDT

CBC/Radio-Canada has paused its deal with Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Video...

Bloc MP upset Radio-Canada news to be aired on U.S. streaming service before Canadian platform, launches heritage committee study

| 03/10/2026 2:58 pm EDT

OTTAWA–The Bloc Québécois is denouncing CBC/Radio-Canada for allowing French-language news content to run on an American streaming service without airing the programming...

A court challenge has put the streaming act on hold — but some U.S. companies are still sending money to Canadian funds (and no one knows why)

| 03/09/2026 12:07 pm EDT

As the North American cultural sector awaits a...

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said the...

Canada-U.S. trade, AI top concerns for media industry players at Prime Time

| 01/30/2026 7:15 pm EST

Hundreds of film and television producers, union leaders, and other...

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

| 12/19/2025 5:30 pm EST

On Dec. 17, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson...

Don’t slack on protecting artists’ work from AI, music industry reps tell heritage committee

| 10/09/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Groups representing music labels and artists told...

Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat’s horizons

| 09/02/2025 4:32 pm EDT

OTTAWA—Some might think Dan Goldberg has his head in the clouds, but it’s actually thousands of...

Ontario decision to cancel Starlink may not delay full connectivity

| 08/08/2025 5:25 pm EDT

Even though the Ontario government has cancelled its contract with Space...

OPINION | If Canada can’t regulate basic telecoms and streaming, good luck with AI and online harms

| 08/08/2025 11:44 am EDT

If Canada wants to sincerely and seriously attempt...

No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio

| 07/15/2025 3:12 pm EDT

Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized Canadian economic interests on the campaign trail but his investments are global in scope, a new filing from the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner reveals. The Liberal leader has placed his holdings in a blind...

Canada’s retreat from digital services tax sparks questions over future of other online policies

| 07/08/2025 10:02 am EDT

Canada’s decision to scrap its digital services...

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

| 07/04/2025 3:45 pm EDT

Amazon.com, Inc. is looking to draw a clear line between how it does...

UPDATED: Appeals court hears arguments against streaming act payments

| 06/10/2025 5:45 am EDT

TORONTO–Several streaming companies kicked off a hearing at the Federal...

CAB calls for streamers to fund news production at CRTC hearing; Streamers reschedule appearance

| 05/14/2025 9:41 pm EDT

GATINEAU, Que.—In addition to implementing...

Streamers challenge ‘restrictive’ CanCon definitions in audio proceeding

| 05/08/2025 4:25 pm EDT

As the CRTC works on revising how it defines Canadian and Indigenous audio content, online streaming services argue that no existing methods, nor any adaptation of them, are...

UPDATED: Music Canada, SOCAN look to intervene in appeal against CRTC streaming service levy

| 04/25/2025 5:43 pm EDT

Groups representing music labels and creators have...

CRTC adds confidentiality concerns to ‘Path Forward’ broadcast proceeding

| 04/15/2025 3:05 pm EDT

The CRTC has received a joint application from the Foundation Assisting...

Rogers holds onto NHL broadcast rights for another 12 years

| 04/02/2025 10:50 am EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. has come to an agreement with the National...

CRTC dismisses WildBrain undue preference complaint against Bell; Rogers facing new complaint

| 03/14/2025 5:13 pm EDT

The CRTC decided on Friday that BCE Inc. did not...

Audio streamers’ group, Canadian advocacy org disagree on Streaming Act ‘tax’

| 10/03/2024 5:52 pm EDT

An audio streamers’ advocacy group is looking to the public for support...

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

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

Netflix 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

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

Competition Bureau appoints professor as advisor on digital economy

Internet and Governance | 07/10/2024 3:31 pm EDT

The Competition Bureau has brought on an expert in economics for a...

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

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

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) denounced a wave of recent legal challenges filed by Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and the Motion Picture Association-Canada...

Streamers take CRTC to court over Online Streaming Act payment requirements

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

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

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challenges

telecom | 06/18/2024 5:52 pm EDT

TORONTO – It is a tough picture for companies looking to grow in the...

Competition Bureau investigating fake reviews on Amazon

Internet and Governance | 06/13/2024 8:33 pm EDT

The Competition Bureau has been granted a court order compelling Amazon.com...

Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service

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

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

Proposed AI law risks “chilling” innovation, out of step with global standards, Big Tech tells MPs

telecom | 02/09/2024 6:37 pm EST

Representatives from major tech companies warned that the government bill aimed at regulating AI is too broad and risks hindering its development and use in Canada....

SaskTel rolls out next-gen WiFi across province

telecom | 12/11/2023 3:42 pm EST

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it was providing state of the art WiFi across the prairie province. SaskTel is joining forces with Eero, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to deliver...

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...

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...

Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit

Internet and Governance | 10/13/2023 5:30 pm EDT

Sentiment among speakers at the 2023 Canada...

‘WildBrain can’t have their cake and eat it too,’ Bell tells CRTC in undue preference dispute

Media | 09/14/2023 6:10 pm EDT

BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that WildBrain...

Fiscal 2024 off to a strong start: Stingray

Media | 08/09/2023 4:37 pm EDT

Stingray Group Inc. reported revenue and subscriber growth for the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year...

Streamers tell CRTC to “take pause” before regulating CanCon contributions 

Internet and Governance | 07/18/2023 3:04 pm EDT

Streaming platforms are saying it is too early to be discussing...

Working from home binge: OTT viewing up during the pandemic

Media | 07/28/2020 6:08 pm EDT

A quarter of anglophone Canadian over-the-top (OTT) service subscribers...

Broadcaster pushes for new multilingual channel as COVID lobbying continues

Media | 07/14/2020 3:33 pm EDT

An Ontario-based ethnic broadcaster lobbying the government for funding to create a multilingual news channel to help Canadians access health information says it’s too early...

Networks coping, but future traffic impossible to predict

Media | 03/25/2020 5:48 pm EDT

Experts say Canada’s telecommunications networks are currently handling a...

BTLR on telecom: a Q&A with Janet Yale 

Media | 02/14/2020 5:31 pm EST

In a phone interview with Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel chair Janet Yale,...

Allarco’s Super Channel asked to justify its license renewal before the CRTC

Media | 11/06/2019 11:28 am EST

GATINEAU — Either Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc. is an essential part of...

OECD seeks unified tax regime for web giants

telecom | 10/10/2019 5:49 pm EDT

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will host a public consultation next month on its proposed “unified approach” to the taxation of the world’s biggest tech companies. A document released by the...

CBSA moving data to Amazon cloud amid security concerns 

telecom | 08/13/2019 6:52 pm EDT

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is seeking assistance in moving certain data on Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud services, just as the e-commerce giant comes under scrutiny after a hack of its servers leaked millions of personal data records at an American bank.  Late...

CRTC commissioning report about market impact of online BDUs

Media | 08/09/2019 6:40 pm EDT

The CRTC wants to know more about the potential for the Canadian...

OPC to consult ‘shortly’ on data transiting through foreign countries

telecom | 04/05/2019 1:13 pm EDT

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner considers personal data of Canadians...

Gov’t criticized by tech companies on cloud strategy for sensitive data

telecom | 04/03/2019 1:17 pm EDT

In the lead-up to a meeting with Amazon.com Inc., the government was...

Few internet giants weighed in to BTLR, submission list shows

telecom | 03/08/2019 4:13 pm EST

The panel in charge of reviewing the broadcasting and telecom acts received...

OTT video revenues comparable to conventional TV in 2017: CMR

telecom | 02/27/2019 7:23 pm EST

Internet-based video services generated enough revenue in Canada in 2017 to rival the total revenues of private and CBC conventional television stations combined, according to the CRTC’s...

Online discoverability a challenge for books, magazines, BTLR hears

Media | 02/25/2019 2:31 pm EST

Organizations representing Canadian publishers are flagging the difficulty...

TekSavvy launches IPTV service

Media | 02/01/2019 5:11 pm EST

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is now offering IPTV in Chatham, Ont., and the service will become available in...

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

telecom | 01/16/2019 5:55 pm EST

Some of Canada’s biggest telecom companies rejected calls to force ISPs...

CBC calls for site-blocking provisions for ‘manipulated content’

Media | 01/11/2019 4:09 pm EST

CBC/Radio-Canada wants the federal government to grant the CRTC the ability to issue orders requiring ISPs to block websites sharing “manipulated content, including news,”...

ITAC pitching new ‘matchmaking’ innovation hub to gov’t

telecom | 01/09/2019 6:15 pm EST

Andre Leduc recalls introducing Microsoft Inc. Canada president Kevin...

English Canadian subs to OTT jumps to 65%: MTM

Media | 12/06/2018 1:17 pm EST

The number of English-speaking adults in Canada subscribing to over-the-top streaming services continues...

Cost of TV service driving cord-cutting: Angus Reid

Media | 10/18/2018 6:18 pm EDT

A new report from the Angus Reid Institute indicates that the cost of services is the main driver behind...

Canada waiting on other countries for new digital tax rules: Morneau

Media | 10/12/2018 5:23 pm EDT

Canada has been “pushing hard” to speed up development of a plan for...

Federal Court orders ban on ‘Mr. Blamo’ Kodi add-on software

Media | 10/03/2018 6:04 pm EDT

Nearly a dozen content producers have obtained a court order banning set-top box software developed by an individual in Canada that allows users to watch their content for free, according to court documents. The Sept. 24 decision by the Federal Court ordered Samuel Horkoff, a developer of Kodi add-on software, to stop developing, maintaining, updating, hosting, distributing or promoting applications that allowed users to access unlicensed content. The decision also forbids Horkoff from operating websites or making the plaintiffs’ works available on the internet, effectively banning his...

New NAFTA allows Super Bowl simsub ahead of SCC review

Media | 10/01/2018 7:18 pm EDT

The new trade pact forged by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to replace the...

Amazon introduces Fire TV DVR for over-the-air-channels

telecom | 09/21/2018 2:12 pm EDT

Amazon.com Inc. is launching a DVR that will work with a digital antenna to...

Facebook makes Watch video service available world-wide

Media | 08/30/2018 4:33 pm EDT

In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook Inc. announced the global launch of...

TV dominates OTT in viewership: industry group

Media | 07/25/2018 5:12 pm EDT

Despite the impact over-the-top (OTT) streaming services have had on the television market for sometime in Canada, a new report by Think TV suggests that linear is still dominating those services. The report said that,...

Smart speaker adoption rate at 8% in Canada: MTM

telecom | 07/13/2018 2:12 pm EDT

Eight per cent of Canadians own a smart speaker, which is about in line with adoption of other early...

We have no obligation to offer paper bills: telecoms

telecom | 07/10/2018 4:54 pm EDT

There is no legal or regulatory obligation on telecoms to offer paper bills, BCE Inc. said in a filing to the CRTC, responding to an application asking the regulator to ensure companies must provide a paper bill to customers who...

OTT co-productions trending up: study

Media | 06/26/2018 12:41 pm EDT

Domestic and international content producers and over-the-top (OTT) services are continuing to partner...

Live TV streaming services opportunity for Corus, CEO says

Media | 06/13/2018 5:30 pm EDT

U.S.-based video services like Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube TV and Amazon.com...

‘Unprecedented’ international cooperation in data scandal investigation: Angus

telecom | 05/03/2018 5:27 pm EDT

OTTAWA — The House of Commons ethics committee spoke to a British MP on Thursday, to compare notes of investigative findings relating to an ongoing data scandal involving...

Amazon to quadruple Vancouver workforce

Media | 04/30/2018 5:34 pm EDT

Amazon.com Inc. will add 3,000 new employees in Vancouver, B.C., the company said in a press release on...

CBS All Access launches early in Canada

Media | 04/23/2018 1:28 pm EDT

CBS Corp.’s All Access streaming service is now available in Canada, the company said in a press...

Hey Siri, 39% of Canadians are talking to their electronics: MTM

telecom | 04/19/2018 6:14 pm EDT

Virtual assistants are beginning to take hold in Canada, with almost 40 per...

Corus plans TV ad tech test next month

Media | 04/05/2018 6:29 pm EDT

Corus Entertainment Inc. is “accelerating” its transformation into a more data-centric company, its...

FairPlay regime ineffective, counter to Telecom Act: opponents

Media | 04/05/2018 4:39 pm EDT

A proposal to implement a website-blocking system to fight piracy has drawn opposition from academics and advocacy groups in Canada, as well as input from international players and unusually high engagement from the public. Nearly 10,000 total comments, the vast majority...

CRTC asks digital giants for info, promises confidentiality

Media | 02/05/2018 2:02 pm EST

As part of its government-ordered proceeding on future content distribution models, the CRTC is asking a number of companies — including Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Netflix Inc. — for information...

Can telecoms cut through the blockchain hype?

telecom | 01/19/2018 3:38 pm EST

The federal government said Friday it is “experimenting” with blockchain technology to create a...

CIRA partners with Amazon on community investment program

telecom | 01/09/2018 3:34 pm EST

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) said in a press release Monday that projects funded as part of its Community Investment Program will now have access to Amazon.com Inc.’s Amazon...

Amazon releases online video production suite

Media | 11/27/2017 6:49 pm EST

Amazon.com Inc. announced multiple pieces of Amazon Web Service-based (AWS) video publishing software,...

Amazon releases the Echo smart speaker line in Canada

telecom | 11/15/2017 3:46 pm EST

On Wednesday, Amazon.com Inc. made a move to introduce its intelligent personal assistant Alexa into this...

Amazon Fire TV stick launches in Canada

telecom | 11/07/2017 1:48 pm EST

Amazon.com Inc. is making available its Fire TV Stick Basic Edition plug-in streaming device available...

Creative Canada ‘cultural policy, not tax policy’: Joly

Media | 11/02/2017 9:39 pm EDT

OTTAWA — Opposition MPs continued their criticism of Heritage Minister...

How big a threat are OTT sports services?

Media | 10/10/2017 5:55 pm EDT

Sports remains one of the last bastions of defence for traditional TV against a wave of over-the-top...

Future reviews to determine much of DigiCanCon strategy: experts

Media | 09/28/2017 11:25 am EDT

OTTAWA — While the response to the long-awaited results of Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s Canadian content consultation included praise for some elements — such as a $500 million deal for Netflix Inc. to spend on content in Canada — many also pointed out that...

Amazon adds Alexa to music app

Media | 09/26/2017 1:22 pm EDT

Amazon.com Inc. is making its voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant Alexa available on its...

MHz Choice launches in Canada

Media | 09/20/2017 2:58 pm EDT

Streaming service MHz Choice, which exclusively features international productions, is now available in...

Gov’t can help reap benefits of smart city data, conference hears

telecom | 09/19/2017 5:27 pm EDT

The provincial governments should get cities together and collaborate on...

Canadian cities interested in hosting 2nd Amazon HQ

Media | 09/07/2017 4:54 pm EDT

Amazon.com Inc. issued a request for proposals Thursday for North American cities interested in...

Major boxing fight shows PPV target for piracy

Media | 08/28/2017 5:39 pm EDT

Nearly three million viewers around the world watched the much-anticipated boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor Saturday through 239 illegally redistributed streams, shows new data from digital platform security company Irdeto. “Piracy is still a...

Telecom, broadcasting lobbying hits July lag

Media | 08/16/2017 3:41 pm EDT

July lobbying activity was affected by the expected summer slowdown that comes with Parliament not...

Disney going it alone with planned streaming services

Media | 08/09/2017 5:17 pm EDT

Walt Disney Co. will end its partnership with Netflix Inc. and launch two of its own separate...

FCC’s net neutrality changes could affect Canada, some experts say

telecom | 07/12/2017 4:37 pm EDT

On Wednesday, major internet and tech companies teamed up to rally against...

AI could help grow Canadian content: CMF

Media | 07/12/2017 4:30 pm EDT

The acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute to the discovery and growth of Canadian content, according to a mid-year trend report by the Canada Media Fund (CMF). “The progress of AI could support this...

‘Battle for the Net’ coming Wednesday

Media | 07/10/2017 2:23 pm EDT

Major internet-based companies and organizations are preparing to participate in a Wednesday campaign...

TMN Go to offer downloads

Media | 06/29/2017 3:58 pm EDT

TMN Go, the TV-everywhere service from BCE Inc.’s media division, will begin allowing viewers to download content for offline viewing. The service will be available to...

U.S. NAFTA consult targets CanCon, copyright, data rules

Media | 06/27/2017 4:11 pm EDT

American companies and organizations took aim at Canadian cultural...

CCSA leads lobbying after Hill visit

Media | 06/26/2017 2:55 pm EDT

Last month’s deluge of Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) members on Parliament Hill for the...

200 to join Amazon’s Toronto office

telecom | 06/21/2017 12:27 pm EDT

Amazon.com Inc. is poised to expand its Canadian workforce by 200 positions, the Ontario government announced Tuesday. In a press release, the province said the company, which already employs 600 people at its Toronto office, will recruit more people, “including...