The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024

It has been a busy year for Canada’s telecom and broadcast business players, as well as regulators and politicians. We anticipate we are in for a busy 2025, as well. Before we get into the new year, here are some of The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024. These stories – and more – can easily be found in our online archives, which date back through more than 20 years of content. Thank you for reading our coverage in 2024. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday season. Hannah Daley Phalen Tynes-MacDonald Paul Park CBC to pay costs to Ontario after losing case before Supreme Court CBC president Catherine Tait on Parliament Hill in on April 3, 2018 (photo by Andrew Meade). Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is 'garbage'; CNOC not surprised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in December 2016./Hill Times photo by Jake Wright. Class action suit against SiriusXM announced following Competition Bureau fine (Graphic: Hill Times Publishing) Rogers names Mark Kennedy as chief technology officer, following retirement of Ron McKenzie Mark Kennedy, Rogers' new chief technology officer (left), and outgoing CTIO Ron McKenzie. (Photos courtesy of Rogers. Graphic by Naomi Wildeboer/Hill Times Publishing.) CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity CBC CEO Catherine Tait. (Graphic by Joey Sabourin/Hill Times) Canadian Association of Broadcasters president sees warning signs on the horizon Kevin Desjardins, president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. (Photo by Andrew Meade/Hill Times; visual by Naomi Wildeboer/Hill Times) Conservatives attack CBC in House and Senate Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on March 16, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade). Iristel blossoms from Montreal apartment to national carrier Samer Bishay of Iristel (Handout photo. Graphic by Naomi Wildeboer/Hill Times Publishing.) CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides talks strategic planning at IIC conference CRTC Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides poses for a portrait at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission office in Gatineau on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo: Andrew Meade/Hill Times Publishing) CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting steps down Alicia Barin, CRTC interim vice-chair and commissioner for Quebec, at a CRTC hearing on Dec. 8, 2023 (photo via CPAC). Indigenous community leaders pitch need for thoughtful broadband collaboration at CRRBC conference Fibre optic cables (stock photo). Incoming CBC head non-committal on bonuses as she takes the helm, pledges to listen to Canadians Marie-Philippe Bouchard, the new president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada as of Jan. 3, 2025. (Photo: Handout/Canadian Heritage) Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink ask CRTC to block Big Three from wholesale access (Graphic by Naomi Wildeboer/Hill Times Publishing) Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said that ‘communities large and small need to have a reliable connection so they can grow their potential in this digital world,’ in a June press release. (Photo: Andrew Meade/Hill Times Publishing) Rogers announces $7B sale of minority stake in regional backhaul infrastructure news@thewirereport.ca

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