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 Association (MPA) as the battle between major online streamers and the CRTC continues to play out in...
Rogers buys Bell’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7B
Media | 09/18/2024 12:05 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is picking up BCE Inc.’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) — owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors sports...
Rogers wants Corus’ undue preference allegations dismissed by CRTC
Media | 09/17/2024 4:37 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to dismiss allegations of...
Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers
Media | 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT
Telus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...
CRTC must protect existing recipients of local news fund money before adding more, commenters say
Media | 09/09/2024 4:18 pm EDT
The CRTC needs to make sure money provided to...
Publishers, broadcasters clash with Google, news collective over Online News Act exemption
Internet and Governance | 09/04/2024 3:38 pm EDT
As the CRTC reviews Google’s application for...
Media producers’ association names Patrick Smith as regulatory affairs director, Andrew Addison as SVP
Media | 09/04/2024 2:52 pm EDT
Patrick Smith has joined the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) as director of regulatory affairs. He will primarily be involved in developing policy and representing...
CRTC issues final conditions of Online Streaming Act
Internet and Governance | 09/03/2024 2:50 pm EDT
The CRTC has released the final conditions for contributions to be paid by online streamers to support...
Digital media leads the way in CRTC broadcast survey
Internet and Governance | 08/30/2024 3:36 pm EDT
Digital media saw an increase in revenues last year while conventional broadcasters experienced...
Accusations fly between Rogers, sports programmer Timeless Inc. in carriage dispute
Media | 08/27/2024 6:00 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and an independent programming company locked in...
Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible
Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT
While providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard...
Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron
Internet and Governance | 08/19/2024 5:13 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...
After nearly 10 months of lockout, Videotron and unionized workers in Gatineau heading back to negotiations
Media | 08/19/2024 11:05 am EDT
As a lockout between Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron...
Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom
Media | 08/12/2024 6:54 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in...
Google challenges CRTC broadcasting fees decision in appeal court
Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 2:27 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants the Federal Court of Appeal to set aside a...
Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results
Media | 08/08/2024 4:54 pm EDT
Strong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported Thursday.
Its TVA Group Inc. recorded a $5.2 million jump in revenues, an increase of 3.7 per cent, while its telecommunications division saw a fall of 1.2 per cent...
Stingray profit, streaming subscribers down in Q1; revenues rise
Media | 08/07/2024 1:21 pm EDT
Profits at Stingray Group Inc. took a dive in the first quarter of fiscal...
CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity
Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...
Canadian Association of Broadcasters president sees warning signs on the horizon
Internet and Governance | 07/30/2024 4:31 pm EDT
Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost...
Kingston politicians urge Corus to roll back layoffs
Media | 07/26/2024 11:52 am EDT
A federal MP and a member of the Ontario legislature from Kingston, Ont. have sent a joint letter to...
CPAC CEO says they need increase in funding to maintain core operations beyond September 2026
Media | 07/25/2024 4:35 pm EDT
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc., also known as CPAC, says it needs an increase to the money it receives through a wholesale fee to keep its core operations going as normal...
Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit
Media | 07/24/2024 4:33 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...
Court adds MLB, UFC, UEFA Euro live streams to site-blocking order
Internet and Governance | 07/24/2024 11:21 am EDT
More sports leagues have been added to the list of game live streams...
CTRC considering updating eligibility for Independent Local News Fund
Media | 07/24/2024 8:50 am EDT
The CRTC said Tuesday it is “prepared” to reconsider the eligibility...
CBC allowed to exclude Olympic coverage from Canadian programming expenditures
Internet and Governance | 07/23/2024 4:34 pm EDT
The CRTC has agreed with CBC/Radio-Canada that it may exclude its spending...
IPTV site ordered to pay millions in damages to Turkish broadcaster for piracy
Internet and Governance | 07/22/2024 3:47 pm EDT
An online TV streamer has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a...
Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage
Internet and Governance | 07/19/2024 12:04 pm EDT
Canadian broadcasters and telecoms reported experiencing mixed effects from...
Blue Ant joins broadcasters in call for CanCon relief
Media | 07/18/2024 5:30 pm EDT
Blue Ant Media Inc. is calling on the CRTC to lighten its CanCon spending obligations, blaming its...
Federal Court grants site-blocking order against pirate NHL, NBA, Premier League live streams
Internet and Governance | 07/17/2024 12:35 pm EDT
Broadcasters that hold the rights to televise live...
Corus reports drops in revenue, profit during Q3 as layoffs continue
Media | 07/15/2024 5:25 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time staff by the end of August, company brass told investors on Monday.
In its third quarter report,...
Federal arbitrator releases paid time political broadcast schedule
Media | 07/15/2024 2:11 pm EDT
Broadcasting arbitrator Monica Song released the latest paid time political...
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)...
CRTC considering expanded mandate for Broadcasting Participation Fund
Internet and Governance | 07/05/2024 4:41 pm EDT
The CRTC is considering broadening the scope of the Broadcasting...
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...
Hannah Daley returns to lead The Wire Report
Media | 07/03/2024 5:23 pm EDT
The Wire Report welcomes former reporter Hannah Daley back as its new editor. Originally from New Brunswick, Daley studied journalism at King’s College in Halifax, and worked for online business news publication allNovaScotia.com. She then helped launch the sister site allNewBrunswick.com out of Moncton.
Daley is no stranger to The Wire Report, having reported for Hill Times Publishing’s telecom, broadcasting, and digital media news source from March to...
Bell files for injunction over Rogers, Warner Bros. deal
Media | 06/28/2024 4:19 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Discovery...
CRTC launches consult on Google’s Online News Act exemption
Internet and Governance | 06/27/2024 5:40 pm EDT
The CRTC has kicked off what could be the final hurdle for Google to be...
CRTC kicks off consults on accessible programming for deaf, blind
Media | 06/25/2024 3:27 pm EDT
The CRTC on Tuesday announced it is initiating two consultations on making...
Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options
Media | 06/25/2024 12:27 pm EDT
Stingray Group Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. both announced new offerings of free, ad-supported...
CACTUS thorn in side of Rogers’ plan for community stations
Media | 06/14/2024 5:21 pm EDT
The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations...
CMPA accuses Corus of non-compliance, seeks appeal of regulatory relief
Media | 06/13/2024 9:31 pm EDT
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is asking the Federal Court...
Class action suit against SiriusXM announced following Competition Bureau fine
Media | 06/13/2024 1:29 pm EDT
A Toronto law firm is launching a class action suit against SiriusXM Radio...
Competition Bureau imposes conditions on Bell Outfront acquisition
Media | 06/10/2024 6:17 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau has approved BCE Inc.’s acquisition of Outfront...
UPDATED: Rogers snatches content from Corus and Bell
Media | 06/10/2024 11:37 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday that it had signed deals to bring programming from Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. and Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal to Canadian screens. Corus Entertainment Inc. issued a news release late Friday stating it had lost the contract with...
UPDATED: Google signs $100M deal with news collective, ends News Showcase in Canada
Internet and Governance | 06/07/2024 10:31 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has chosen the collective responsible for...
Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in Senate
Media | 06/07/2024 7:24 pm EDT
An Ontario senator is wondering why the Department of Canadian Heritage is looking at the future of...
Eastlink and Corus join forces to present content to customers
Media | 06/06/2024 2:18 pm EDT
Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Thursday it would offer...
SiriusXM to pay $3.3 million penalty for misleading ads
Media | 06/05/2024 6:37 pm EDT
Sirius XM Canada Inc. agreed to pay a $3.3 million penalty to the...
Stingray reports continued revenue growth in fourth quarter
Media | 06/05/2024 4:16 pm EDT
Stingray Group Inc. unveiled its financial results for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 on Tuesday. Despite a substantial non-cash impairment charge, causing a net loss, the company posted significant revenue growth and improved EBITDA margins.
Stingray’s Q4...
Streamers ‘disappointed’ in five per cent base contribution requirement
Internet and Governance | 06/04/2024 10:15 pm EDT
Online streaming services generating over $25 million in annual Canadian...
Housakos and Gold battle over CBC in Senate
Media | 05/30/2024 8:00 pm EDT
Conservative senator Leo Housakos continued his party’s attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada during the...
Éric Forest defends CBC to colleagues in Senate debate
Media | 05/29/2024 7:10 pm EDT
Éric Forest of the Independent Senators Group took to the floor of the Red...
CRTC proposes cost recovery regulations for digital news platforms
Internet and Governance | 05/23/2024 2:20 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking for comments on its proposed Cost Recovery Regulations...
CRTC accepts arbitration request in Bell, Quebecor sports channel dispute
Media | 05/22/2024 3:50 pm EDT
The CRTC is stepping in to resolve a dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor...
CRTC approves APTN programming changes; raises wholesale fee
Media | 05/14/2024 4:53 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved a request from APTN to consolidate its four channels...
CRTC grants Corus, TVA CanCon relief; other BDUs must wait
Media | 05/13/2024 1:46 pm EDT
The CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting...
Wildbrain reports revenue declines and net loss in Q3
Media | 05/10/2024 7:44 pm EDT
Kids and family entertainment company Wildbrain Ltd. released the financial results for its third quarter...
CBC still facing scrutiny in both chambers of Parliament
Media | 05/10/2024 5:25 pm EDT
CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Thursday. The Bloc Québécois continued its battle against integration in the House of Commons, while the Senate saw discussion about a lawsuit the Crown corporation filed against the Conservative party.
During...
Quebecor Q1 revenues soar following Freedom takeover
Media | 05/09/2024 8:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven...
Conservatives attack CBC in House and Senate
Media | 05/09/2024 12:11 pm EDT
The Conservative Party launched attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada Wednesday after several days of the Bloc...
CBC’s finances improving, no more job cuts needed, Tait tells heritage committee
Media | 05/08/2024 8:02 pm EDT
CBC/Radio-Canada has significantly reduced its financial shortfall and will...
Sylvain Lafrance named chair of Telefilm Canada
Media | 05/08/2024 7:33 pm EDT
Sylvain Lafrance has been appointed the new chair of Telefilm Canada, effective Thursday. His term will...
Bloc continues to hammer CBC integration plans
Media | 05/06/2024 7:36 pm EDT
Monday the Bloc Québécois continued its assault on plans for CBC/Radio-Canada to merge some of its operations.
Last week, Montreal newspaper La Presse reported that a transformation plan is in the works that would see fewer executives in the company administer files...
Bloc condemns reported integration of CBC English and French services
Internet and Governance | 05/03/2024 3:07 pm EDT
The Bloc Québécois has sounded the alarm after a report in La Presse that...
Bell pleased with subscription numbers as it releases Q1 figures
Media | 05/02/2024 5:08 pm EDT
BCE Inc. issued its first quarter 2024 results Thursday morning and...
Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary service
Media | 04/29/2024 4:00 pm EDT
The Miracle Channel Association (MCA) has been granted a licence for a...
Listeners open wallets to help Alberta public broadcaster stay on the air
Media | 04/25/2024 3:32 pm EDT
Canada’s oldest public broadcaster is in a funding crunch but listeners...
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...
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...
Rogers releases Q1 results, announces 10-year deal with Comcast
Media | 04/24/2024 5:18 pm EDT
Following the release of its first quarter results of 2024, Rogers...
WildBrain appoints Mark Trachuk as general counsel
Media | 04/22/2024 12:29 pm EDT
Toronto entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. has named Mark Trachuk as its general counsel. He will also...
Budget finds money for CBC, public interest broadcasters
Media | 04/16/2024 11:05 pm EDT
A group of public interest broadcasters is getting more money from the federal treasury, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in the 2024 budget on Tuesday.
CBC/Radio-Canada is receiving an extra $42 million above the more than one billion dollars it was...
Corus still waiting for regulatory relief from CRTC as revenues continue to fall in Q2
Media | 04/15/2024 6:40 pm EDT
As it reported further declines in revenue for the...
Bell failed to give feds advance notice of layoffs, defends cuts in committee testimony
Media | 04/12/2024 9:07 pm EDT
BCE Inc. did not give the federal government...
Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase
Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT
Major broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request...
Cardozo calls on government to renew digital tax credit for media
Media | 04/10/2024 5:08 pm EDT
A member of the Progressive Senators Group is calling on the federal...
Billions of ad dollars leaving Canada through “tax loophole”: Friends of Canadian Media
Internet and Governance | 04/09/2024 8:11 pm EDT
Advertising on foreign digital media like Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google has led to over $13 billion of revenue leaving Canada, a report from...
CRTC sets final conditions of service on three broadcast licence holders
Media | 04/05/2024 6:12 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to...
Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts
Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT
In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...
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...
CRTC issues Indigenous broadcasting policy consult; asks about quotas
Media | 03/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued a call for comments as part of Phase 2 of the...
CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations
Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT
After months of consultations, the CRTC has issued its Broadcasting Fees Regulations for all broadcasting...
Globe and Mail reporter digs into story of Rogers Communications
Media | 03/21/2024 10:06 am EDT
The recent history of Rogers Communications Inc. has had more drama than anything broadcast on its CityTV network. The company poached its CEO Joe Natale from Telus Corp. only to ultimately dismiss...
Unifor demands Bell be held accountable for layoffs
Media | 03/19/2024 6:23 pm EDT
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, called on BCE Inc. to answer for its recent layoff...
CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.
Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT
The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing...
CRTC to consider new radio station for Yellowknife
Media | 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 station. The commission announced Thursday that it is calling on all interested parties to file an application.
Last May, 506992 N.W.T. Ltd. – operating as Cabin Radio –...
Indigenous Screen Office to receive permanent funding
Media | 03/14/2024 4:01 pm EDT
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led...
Ontario disability advocate seeks better service from Bell
Media | 03/08/2024 5:39 pm EST
BCE Inc. is the subject of a Part 1 application before the CRTC over access...
Accessible Media seeks to increase rates for mandatory carriage
Media | 03/05/2024 5:49 pm EST
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) submitted an application to the CRTC for an...
The Wire Report is hiring an editor
Internet and Governance | 03/05/2024 10:36 am EST
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...
Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info
Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST
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...
TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in Quebec
Media | 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
Media | 03/01/2024 3:58 pm EST
A member of the Independent Senators Group is questioning why penalties for...
St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president
Media | 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
Media | 03/01/2024 3:25 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild have inked a tentative labour...
Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU access
Media | 02/29/2024 4:35 pm EST
Neighbourhood Connect (NHC), operating under 2621159 Ontario Inc. DBA...
Senator urges government to increase print advertising
Media | 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...
Witnesses at Heritage committee support media forum, disagree on who should pay for it
Media | 02/28/2024 4:15 pm EST
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...
Quebecor reports revenue increase in Q4
Media | 02/22/2024 5:52 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. reported a successful fourth-quarter as it closed out the 2023 fiscal year, which it said...
Stingray, Corus, Pattison oppose Durham Radio’s expansion; Rogers wants CRTC to reconsider its plans
Media | 02/21/2024 4:20 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc., Stingray Radio Inc., and Pattison Media Ltd. filed a joint intervention with the CRTC opposing an application by Durham Radio Inc. to expand its...