TAGGED AS STREAMING
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 agreement with Amazon.com Inc. that will see Amazon Prime take over coverage of Monday night NHL...
Bell Media launches FAST channels in English and French
Media | 04/25/2024 1:14 pm EDT
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it is launching seven English and three French free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. The services are available immediately on LG Channels and will be popping up on Samsung TV Plus later this quarter. Further channels and...
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...
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...
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...
Streamers hope to illustrate emerging consensus on exemption orders
Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 4:48 pm EDT
In an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level...
CRTC to release broadcaster revenue data, aggregated by industry segment
Media | 02/16/2023 4:43 pm EST
The CRTC announced that it will publish the data collected in its Annual Digital Media Survey – covering 2020-2021 – aggregated by industry segment, audio and audiovisual....
Corus sells over 400 episodes of different series to Hulu
Media | 04/07/2022 3:31 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Corus Studios announced Thursday it has sold...
Quebecor accuses Radio-Canada of undue preference over Tou.tv
Media | 01/17/2020 2:11 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. wants CBC/Radio-Canada to shut down its subscription streaming service ICI Tou.tv Extra, and has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC. In a Friday morning press release, Quebecor...
CPC plans for Netflix, rural broadband still unclear days ahead of vote
Media | 10/17/2019 12:54 pm EDT
Despite Conservative leader Andrew Scheer indicating throughout this...
Telecoms say speed throttling doesn’t violate net neutrality
telecom | 08/06/2019 2:37 pm EDT
The big three telecoms are telling the CRTC that their practice of slowing...
GoT glitches show challenge in streaming high-viewership events
Media | 05/10/2019 6:23 pm EDT
When the Game of Thrones series premiere aired in 2011, streaming services...
Sales tax regime for digital services outdated: auditor general
Media | 05/07/2019 6:06 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Canadian companies that sell digital products which are subject...
Bell-branded wireless hits sub-1% churn, continuing industry trend
Media | 05/02/2019 5:46 pm EDT
The expected focus by the country’s largest wireless service providers...
26% of Canadians access pirated content, new report shows
Media | 05/30/2018 6:16 pm EDT
A government-commissioned report is shedding light on the extent of...
Reality TV streaming service launching in Canada
Media | 05/02/2018 4:40 pm EDT
Hayu, a streaming service from Comcast Corp.'s NBC Universal focusing on reality TV programming, will launch in Canada.
The service said in a video on its website that Canadians would "soon" have access to 5,000 episodes of 150 shows, though it didn’t specify which...
Corus focuses on content over broadcast with Historia, Séries+ sale
Media | 10/18/2017 6:16 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Tuesday it is selling two...