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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 implement the Online Streaming Act, particularly if online streaming services should make a base financial contribution to...
CRTC grants CBC flexibility for push to digital
Media | 06/22/2022 6:45 pm EDT
The CRTC has granted a sweeping flexibility that paves the way for CBC/Radio-Canada to shift toward a focus on digital outputs and away from its linear programming.
Wednesday, the regulator released its long awaited decision on the renewal of the CBC's licence.
In...
CMPA wants CRTC to stand firm on terms of trade with CBC
Media | 01/27/2021 6:13 pm EST
The Canadian Media Producers Association has called on the CRTC to force...
Lockdown extending to July could put $2.5B of production work at risk: report
Media | 04/21/2020 5:11 pm EDT
A COVID-19 induced lockdown of the country will put $2.5 billion of film and television production work at risk of disruption or permanent loss if it lasts until the end of June, a new report prepared...
Gov’t announces new $35M fund for cultural content exports
Media | 06/26/2018 6:49 pm EDT
MONTREAL — Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly outlined Tuesday the...
Don’t increase carriage fees for 9(1)h services: TV providers
Media | 05/03/2018 5:33 pm EDT
TV service providers told the CRTC this week that cord-cutting by Canadians shouldn’t be the reason to give channels with mandatory carriage on basic packages higher monthly carriage fees. Shaw Communications Inc., Quebecor Inc. and Cogeco Inc. told the CRTC in a joint presentation during a hearing this week that they...
New CEO’s content background indicates shift at CBC: experts
Media | 04/03/2018 5:19 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Catherine Tait’s appointment as head of CBC/Radio-Canada is signalling a shift at the public broadcaster, as she becomes the first woman to lead the CBC and the first to bring extensive content production experience to the role, according to experts.
“I...
Broadcast lobbying jumped ahead of Creative Canada release
Media | 10/24/2017 6:20 pm EDT
Creative organizations stepped up and added to a surge in lobbying activity...
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...
Broadcasters need mandated contributions: CMPA
Media | 08/03/2017 12:51 pm EDT
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is disputing arguments made in an open letter published...
Ian Scott ‘collegial’ choice for new CRTC chair: former colleagues
Media | 07/18/2017 11:49 am EDT
The choice of Ian Scott as the new chairman of the CRTC was greeted...
Mixed reaction to budget viewed as long on potential, short on details
Media | 03/23/2017 9:37 pm EDT
For all the focus on the digital economy, there was little in Wednesday’s budget for digital content creators, broadband infrastructure enthusiasts or fans of long-term planning, according to...
Joly says Canada leading international ‘conversation’ on OTT
Media | 02/06/2017 5:03 pm EST
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is leading the charge in pushing for the presence of “cultural diversity,” or domestic content, on foreign digital platforms like the over-the-top (OTT) service provided by Netflix Inc. — despite other countries already having regulations and tax...
Joly not afraid of change following cultural review
Media | 02/03/2017 1:36 am EST
OTTAWA — If Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly was clear about anything during a Thursday afternoon appearance at the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) Prime Time in Ottawa conference, it was that the...
Blais calls out demands for ‘political interference’ with CRTC
Media | 02/02/2017 9:04 pm EST
OTTAWA — CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais used his opening remarks at a panel discussion Thursday to criticize individuals who are calling for “political interference” in the...
CMPA appoints Erin Finlay as chief legal officer
Media | 11/22/2016 7:09 pm EST
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has appointed Erin Finlay as its new chief legal officer to provide legal advice and strategic direction. Her areas of expertise include entertainment litigation, policy development, privacy, copyright, intellectual property and risk management, a Tuesday press release said. “Erin brings with her a wealth of talent, experience and expertise at a critical point in time for Canadian independent producers and the country’s screen-based industries,” president and CEO Reynolds Mastin said in the release. Finlay was...
Andrew Addison named new CMPA VP
Media | 06/29/2016 3:44 pm EDT
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) announced Wednesday that it has appointed a new vice-president of communications and marketing. Andrew Addison will report to president and CEO Reynolds Mastin and “provide strategic direction, leading the development and execution of integrated marketing and communications strategies for the...
Sweeping government review to include CRTC, Broadcast Act, CanCon
Media | 04/25/2016 10:56 pm EDT
Industry insiders and observers are calling Canadian Heritage’s impending study of Canadian content in the digital age — which could potentially affect CBC/Radio-Canada, legislation like...
CRTC approves Shaw-Corus deal, with no tangible benefits
Media | 03/23/2016 10:37 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved the acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division by Corus Entertainment Inc., and decided not to require Corus to pay any tangible benefits, a contribution...
CMPA reaches 3-year agreement with Directors Guild
Media | 12/11/2015 6:37 pm EST
The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) announced Friday it has agreed on terms for a new three-year agreement with the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC). It said in a press release that the renewed agreement, which will...
Production sector must understand telecom: new CMPA boss
Media | 09/11/2015 4:20 pm EDT
As the telecommunications and media industries continue to converge, the production sector must pay more attention to what were traditionally considered telecom issues, according to Reynolds Mastin, the new CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA). “I think that we as an industry writ large are increasingly going to have to get out of our statutory silos, where you just worry about telecom or you just worry about broadcasting, and are going to have to take a more holistic view of how the two interrelate, depending upon what issue we’re talking about,” he said...
CMPA appoints Reynolds Mastin as new CEO
Media | 07/30/2015 8:54 pm EDT
The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has appointed Reynolds Mastin as CEO following the departure of Michael Hennessy. It said in a press release Thursday that Mastin joined the CMPA as associate counsel in 2008....