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CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.

News | March 15, 2024

The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing to obtain a radio licence to serve Calgary, Alta., having found that the market can sustain at least one additional radio station. “The market may best be served by proposals for ethnic and...

Ontario disability advocate seeks better service from Bell

News | March 8, 2024

BCE Inc. is the subject of a Part 1 application before the CRTC over access to broadcasting for disabled Canadians. The matter has been transferred from an earlier filing with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). David Lepofsky has been a disability advocate for...

CRTC to consider new radio station for Yellowknife

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 03/14/2024 4:01 pm EDT

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led...

TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in Quebec

Briefs | 03/04/2024 12:37 pm EST

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents...

Senator questions genocide provisions of Online Harms Bill

Briefs | 03/01/2024 3:58 pm EST

A member of the Independent Senators Group is questioning why penalties for...

Accessible Media seeks to increase rates for mandatory carriage

News | March 5, 2024

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) submitted an application to the CRTC for an interim rate increase for its AMI-tv and AMI-télé channels to address the financial challenges facing the organization, which predominantly serves Canadians with disabilities. AMI's application...

St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 03/01/2024 3:25 pm EST

CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild have inked a tentative labour...

Senator urges government to increase print advertising

Briefs | 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...

Online News Act proceeding coming in March

Briefs | 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...

Stingray reports revenue growth in Q3 results

Briefs | 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...

CBC to pay costs to Ontario after losing case before Supreme Court

Briefs | 02/02/2024 4:16 pm EST

CBC/Radio Canada has been ordered to pay costs after it lost a case over...

BQ calls for support of CBC/Radio Canada and other media outlets

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 01/31/2024 4:37 pm EST

The Government of Canada is supporting Canadian feature films and television productions by investing...

The Wire Report is hiring an editor

News | March 5, 2024

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 political news company. This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and influential newsroom in a growing and vibrant company. As editor, you will lead the news team and have the opportunity to report on and analyze the latest...

Corus restructures content leadership team 

Briefs | 01/29/2024 3:40 pm EST

Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Monday its plans to restructure its original content leadership team...

CRTC commissioner encourages participation in upcoming consultations 

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 01/11/2024 4:36 pm EST

CBC/Radio-Canada will not be permitted to appeal a lower court’s ruling...

Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info

News | March 4, 2024

The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to order Rogers Communications Inc. to share the identities of some of its subscribers, also known as...

Cogeco Media to adopt Quickplay’s OTT platform

Briefs | 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...

Ministers reluctant to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 12/11/2023 1:19 pm EST

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the...

BQ media fund idea won’t solve problems, St-Onge maintains 

Briefs | 11/27/2023 5:31 pm EST

The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight for a fund to help Canadian...

Stéphanie Paquette appointed as CRTC Quebec commissioner

People | 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

Briefs | 11/08/2023 4:21 pm EST

Stingray Group Inc. reported a 6.3 per cent increase in revenue during its...

WildBrain reports Q1 2024 results

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 11/06/2023 5:32 pm EST

The Canadian Media Guild has settled a strike against public broadcaster TV Ontario. Workers had been on...

Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU access

News | February 29, 2024

Neighbourhood Connect (NHC), operating under 2621159 Ontario Inc. DBA Neighbourhood Connect, has lodged an application with the CRTC seeking relief in accessing multi-dwelling...

TVA Group lays off 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization

Briefs | 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....

Bell and Fox forge alliance to boost original CanCon

Briefs | 10/27/2023 3:51 pm EDT

BCE Inc. and Fox Entertainment Global have unveiled a strategic licensing and distribution partnership,...

Rogers closes Ottawa news station, returns licence to CRTC

Briefs | 10/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. has shuttered its all-news station in the...

Online News Act comes under fire in Senate debate

Briefs | 10/18/2023 5:23 pm EDT

The efficacy of the Online News Act was called into question during the Senate’s Question Period...

Witnesses at Heritage committee support media forum, disagree on who should pay for it

News | February 28, 2024

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 a subject for debate. The MPs heard from two groups and two individuals of differing opinions. John Gormley is a Saskatchewan lawyer, former radio talk show host and onetime Progressive...

Federal arbitrator releases free time political broadcast schedule

Briefs | 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

Briefs | 10/06/2023 6:08 pm EDT

Conservative MP Rachael Thomas brought a motion before the House of Commons...