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Barbara Williams retiring from Corus

Media | 10/24/2018 3:32 pm EDT

Barbara Williams retiring from CorusCorus Entertainment Inc.’s chief operating officer, Barbara Williams, will retire at the end of this month. The company said in a press release Wednesday that it won’t be appointing anyone to replace her in the role, since Williams has “led and developed a strong...

Consumer, seniors groups ask for telecom sales code of conduct

Media | 10/23/2018 6:24 pm EDT

Consumer, seniors groups ask for telecom sales code of conductGATINEAU — Consumer protection and seniors advocacy groups told the CRTC Tuesday Canada needs new rules for the telecom industry to deal with aggressive and misleading sales practices, and that seniors are frequently targeted by pushy salespeople. One...

Google Canada on the defense over Google+, Sidewalk Labs

Media | 10/23/2018 5:57 pm EDT

Google Canada on the defense over Google+, Sidewalk LabsColin McKay, head of public policy and government relations for Alphabet...

Ensure ISPs don’t have to contribute money to CanCon: CCSA

Media | 10/23/2018 4:33 pm EDT

Ensure ISPs don’t have to contribute money to CanCon: CCSAThe Canadian Communications Systems Alliance (CCSA) is asking the Senate...

CRTC says Stingray can buy Newcap; deal to close this week

Media | 10/23/2018 1:43 pm EDT

CRTC says Stingray can buy Newcap; deal to close this weekStingray Digital Group Inc.’s move to enter the Canadian radio market has...

Alleged sales practices wouldn’t be ‘tolerated’ elsewhere: CRTC chairman

Media | 10/22/2018 6:23 pm EDT

Alleged sales practices wouldn't be 'tolerated’ elsewhere: CRTC chairmanGATINEAU— CRTC Chairman Ian Scott opened public...

Corus expecting TV ad revenue to stabilize in a ‘handful’ of years

Media | 10/19/2018 5:57 pm EDT

Corus cutting 80 news jobs, many in ‘traditional TV production’Corus Entertainment Inc.’s wild ride through the unpredictable TV ad market is expected to become more stable as its long-term strategy sets in, its CEO Doug Murphy said...

Cost of TV service driving cord-cutting: Angus Reid

Media | 10/18/2018 6:18 pm EDT

Cost of TV service driving cord-cutting: Angus ReidA new report from the Angus Reid Institute indicates that the cost of services is the main driver behind...

Bell, Rogers re-raise site-blocking request to MPs

Media | 10/16/2018 3:43 pm EDT

OTTAWA -- BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are asking the House heritage committee to amend parts of the copyright and telecommunications acts to compel a number of intermediaries to take down websites that make available...

Steve Ladurantaye leaving CBC for Scottish broadcaster STV

Media | 10/15/2018 12:52 pm EDT

Steve Ladurantaye leaving CBC for Scottish broadcaster STVSteve Ladurantaye is leaving CBC/Radio-Canada after two and a half years at...

Canada waiting on other countries for new digital tax rules: Morneau

Media | 10/12/2018 5:23 pm EDT

Canada waiting on other countries for new digital tax rules: MorneauCanada has been “pushing hard” to speed up development of a plan for...

Stingray’s business division expands in Europe

Media | 10/12/2018 3:19 pm EDT

Stingray’s business division expands in EuropeStingray Digital Group Inc.’s Stingray Business division, which provides background music and digital signage to businesses, is expanding in Europe. It said Friday it has purchased Belgian company DJ-Matic, which also...

Only 3% of anglophones subscribe to sports streaming: MTM

Media | 10/11/2018 5:42 pm EDT

While services like Perform Group’s Dazn and Rogers Communications Inc.’s Sportsnet Now have been emerging in recent years, they “haven’t yet caught on in the Anglophone market,”  Media...

Ad sales up 6%, but CBC still wants out of ‘softening’ ad market

Media | 10/11/2018 4:14 pm EDT

CBC board postings extendedCBC/Radio-Canada saw a nearly six per cent boost in its total ad revenue...

Blue Ant buying Saloon Media

Media | 10/11/2018 3:45 pm EDT

Blue Ant Media Inc. is acquiring Saloon Media, a Toronto production company “specializing in globally relevant factual television,” it said in a press release Thursday. Saloon Media’s shows include Mummies Alive and...

Cogeco gets CRTC go-ahead for acquisition of RNC stations

Media | 10/11/2018 1:54 pm EDT

The CRTC has approved Cogeco Inc. to purchase 10 radio stations from RNC Media Inc., it said in a decision Thursday. “The Commission considers that the RNC stations integrated into Cogeco could benefit from economies of scale and Cogeco’s resources to maximize advertising revenues, which would contribute to the financial viability of these stations,” the regulator said. The $18.5 million deal will double Cogeco’s stable of radio stations, with the company picking up new stations in Quebec’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions, as well as in Lachute,...

OPC inquiring about Google+ leak

Media | 10/10/2018 2:34 pm EDT

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) said it is gathering more information about whether the personal information of Canadians was implicated in a leak involving an Alphabet Inc. social network. “Google has contacted...

Blue Ant names new VP, says it will focus on Canadian, U.S. market

Media | 10/10/2018 1:58 pm EDT

Blue Ant names new VP, says it will focus on Canadian, U.S. marketBlue Ant Media Inc. has named Julie Chang its new vice-president of...

Ontario class action filed over reality show production staff wages

Media | 10/09/2018 4:27 pm EDT

A multi-million dollar class action claim has been filed in Ontario Superior Court against television content producer Cineflix Media Inc. and its affiliates, claiming workers were denied minimum...

Quebecor focused on convergence with new radio offering: Desjardins

Media | 10/09/2018 3:50 pm EDT

Quebecor focused on convergence with new radio offering: DesjardinsA new online radio service from Quebecor Inc. indicates the company is...

EU, Canada move closer on telecom regulation, further apart on OTT

Media | 10/05/2018 4:05 pm EDT

EU, Canada move closer on telecom regulation, further apart on OTTStreaming video platforms in the European Union will have to ensure 30 per cent of their catalogues are made up of European content, according to new preliminary rules...

Google Canada asks MPs for Copyright Board reform

Media | 10/04/2018 3:29 pm EDT

YouTube introducing new CanCon channelOTTAWA — Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants to see the Copyright Board of Canada tariff setting process...

Senators criticize makeup of comms acts review expert panel

Media | 10/04/2018 12:55 pm EDT

Senators criticize makeup of comms acts review expert panelOTTAWA — Two senators on the Senate transport and communications...

Federal Court orders ban on ‘Mr. Blamo’ Kodi add-on software

Media | 10/03/2018 6:04 pm EDT

Nearly a dozen content producers have obtained a court order banning set-top box software developed by an individual in Canada that allows users to watch their content for free, according to court...

More than half of internet traffic is encrypted: Sandvine

Media | 10/02/2018 6:49 pm EDT

Internet traffic is “more encrypted than ever,” with a “conservative estimate” suggesting more than half of all internet traffic is encrypted, according to Sandvine Corp.’s 2018 Global...

Court reversal of Wholesale Code to have little effect: CCSA

Media | 10/02/2018 5:09 pm EDT

The Federal Court of Appeal said in a Monday decision that the CRTC lacks the jurisdiction to implement its Wholesale Code -- governing the business relationships between TV service providers and...

‘Narrow window’ to make new comms laws with USMCA: Nordicity

Media | 10/02/2018 3:28 pm EDT

OTTAWA -- There is an “urgent need” for Canadian lawmakers to set out a new communications framework now that Canada has hammered out a new trilateral agreement on trade to replace the North...

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviews

Media | 10/02/2018 11:20 am EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviewsThe CRTC has no jurisdiction to implement a system to block websites...

Allow ISPs to apply notice-forwarding costs to deter abuse: Telus

Media | 10/02/2018 8:21 am EDT

Allow ISPs to apply notice-forwarding costs to deter abuse: TelusOTTAWA -- Fraudulent copyright infringement claims made through Canada’s...

New NAFTA allows Super Bowl simsub ahead of SCC review

Media | 10/01/2018 7:18 pm EDT

New NAFTA allows Super Bowl simsub ahead of SCC reviewThe new trade pact forged by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) holds onto a key exemption for Canada’s cultural industries but contains a range of revisions to intellectual property, digital trade and broadcasting...

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern Ontario

Media | 09/28/2018 5:02 pm EDT

The CRTC has opened up a comment period after it received applications from Vista Radio Ltd. for two new commercial radio stations in North Bay and Timmins, Ont. Vista radio currently operates 41...

Netflix expects to ‘exceed’ planned investment in Canadian content

Media | 09/28/2018 3:24 pm EDT

Netflix responds to post-Creative Canada criticismNetflix Inc. says it’s “on track to exceed” its $500 million pledge...

Big telecoms ask MPs for beefed up anti-piracy measures

Media | 09/27/2018 12:37 pm EDT

Big telecoms ask MPs for beefed up anti-piracy measuresSome of the battles taking place before the CRTC related to site-blocking...

Quebecor calls on provincial parties to support film tax credit

Media | 09/26/2018 5:00 pm EDT

Quebecor Inc. is urging Quebec political parties to pledge that they’ll keep a provincial film and TV tax credit and support the province’s film industry, the company said in a press release...

Competition Bureau warns streaming services to review marketing practices

Media | 09/25/2018 5:35 pm EDT

The Competition Bureau is calling for online video streaming services to review their marketing practices, terms and conditions after it found they’re sometimes unclear and hard to understand. The bureau issued letters to 12 Canadian video streaming operators Tuesday asking them to conduct their own reviews into the clarity and transparency of their marketing practices and terms of service to make sure they’re following best practices and complying with the law, it said in a press release...

Broadcasters slam music industry copyright proposal

Media | 09/25/2018 1:46 pm EDT

Broadcasters slam music industry copyright proposalOTTAWA — Canada’s private broadcasters are defending Canada’s existing copyright laws and tariff...

Canadian Heritage gets new deputy minister

Media | 09/21/2018 4:00 pm EDT

Hélène Laurendeau will be the new deputy minister at Canadian Heritage, the Prime Minister’s Office announced Friday afternoon. Laurendeau is currently deputy minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, a...

Rogers setting up 5G hub with UBC

Media | 09/20/2018 4:19 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. and the University of British Columbia are joining forces on a multi-million dollar venture to build out a 5G hub on the university’s campus over the next three years. The telecom said in a...

Cultural sector reaches out to Rodriguez

Media | 09/19/2018 6:12 pm EDT

Cultural sector reaches out to RodriguezHeritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has met with creative groups in his first registered lobby...

Stingray names new SVP of advertising sales

Media | 09/19/2018 3:36 pm EDT

Stingray names new SVP of advertising salesStingray Digital Group Inc. has appointed Ryan Fuss its new senior vice-president of advertising sales,...

Senators asked to champion net neutrality in comms laws review

Media | 09/18/2018 6:38 pm EDT

Senators asked to champion net neutrality in comms laws reviewOTTAWA -- Lawmakers need to make net neutrality a major priority and...

Facebook launches political campaign security pilot

Media | 09/18/2018 3:52 pm EDT

Facebook Inc. will introduce a pilot project aimed at securing election campaigns for the United States midterm elections this fall. The company said in a blog post that past elections have shown that candidates, politicians...

Bryan Adams asked Trudeau, Harper to change Copyright Act

Media | 09/18/2018 2:32 pm EDT

Bryan Adams asked Trudeau, Harper to change Copyright ActOTTAWA -- Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams is asking Canadian lawmakers to...

Canadian privacy watchdogs urge privacy laws for political parties

Media | 09/17/2018 2:01 pm EDT

Privacy commish vows more ‘proactive enforcement’Canada's federal, provincial and territorial privacy watchdogs collectively urged their own governments Monday to pass legislation placing political parties in Canada under...

Class action filed against Facebook over Android metadata collection

Media | 09/17/2018 12:35 pm EDT

Twitter lobbying on online ads in wake of proposed elections billFacebook Inc. is facing another class action suit in Ontario over how it...

Facebook to fact-check photos, videos

Media | 09/17/2018 11:11 am EDT

Facebook to penalize false news disseminatorsFacebook Inc. is adding verification of photos and videos to its fact-checking of content on its social...

New party, fresh faces on Heritage could shake up Parliament

Media | 09/14/2018 5:16 pm EDT

New party, fresh faces on Heritage could shake up ParliamentAs politicians file back into Parliament Hill’s Centre Block for the...

Rogers can recover some costs to disclose customer info, SCC rules

Media | 09/14/2018 10:37 am EDT

Rogers can recover some costs to disclose customer info, SCC rulesOTTAWA --- In a decision that could serve as a deterrent to copyright...

EU copyright directive passes

Media | 09/12/2018 2:24 pm EDT

EU copyright directive passesThe European Parliament passed its copyright directive Wednesday, with some amendments to the controversial articles 11 and 13. The directive includes measures proposing that internet platforms, like Facebook Inc. or Alphabet Inc.’s Google, pay news companies to link to their content, as well as copyright protections that would see the implementation of systems to detect and block copyrighted material before it appears online. In a press release Wednesday, the legislative body said it included some amendments in...

Content exec Vanessa Case to head Vice Canada studios

Media | 09/12/2018 2:09 pm EDT

Content exec Vanessa Case to head Vice Canada studiosFormer Blue Ant Media Inc. content executive Vanessa Case has joined the ranks of Vice Media Inc.'s...

Andrew Scheer shuffles Heritage, Industry critics

Media | 09/07/2018 4:36 pm EDT

Few policy details from new CPC leaderOpposition Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has shuffled his caucus's shadow cabinet in the lead up to...

Ottawa conducting security tests on Huawei equipment: report

Media | 09/07/2018 4:04 pm EDT

The federal government has quietly been testing the security of communications equipment used by Chinese-owned telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., The Globe and Mail reported...

Big concessions on NAFTA cultural exemption unlikely, experts say

Media | 09/07/2018 2:40 pm EDT

Big concessions on NAFTA cultural exemption unlikely, experts sayAs cultural protection emerges as a last-stretch NAFTA sticking point,...

CRTC outlines potential moves on Harnessing Change suggestions

Media | 09/06/2018 5:41 pm EDT

The CRTC said Thursday it is considering taking action on potential changes it outlined in a May report looking at programming distribution models. The Harnessing Change report recommended a number...

Tim Barber registers to lobby for Rogers

Media | 09/05/2018 3:02 pm EDT

Tim Barber registers to lobby for RogersLong-time Liberal insider and Bluesky Strategy Group principal Tim Barber has registered formally to...

Don’t penalize industry over bad actors’ sales practices, CRTC hears

Media | 09/04/2018 6:18 pm EDT

The CRTC should focus its efforts on taking action against telecoms that have been directly accused of unethical sales practices instead of applying blanket rules on the entire industry, smaller...

MPs Fillmore and Anandasangaree named Heritage parl secs

Media | 08/31/2018 11:43 am EDT

MPs Fillmore and Anandasangaree named Heritage parl secsAfter this summer’s cabinet shuffle, the Heritage minister will gain two...

CRTC walks back on licence renewals, ups PNI spending

Media | 08/30/2018 5:59 pm EDT

STB data measurement complex task, group saysThe CRTC published its reassessed baseline spending requirements for programs of national interest (PNI) following industry backlash and a government request to revisit the decision that set minimums at five per cent of a broadcaster’s previous year revenues. The...

Netflix Canada’s first employee plucked from the CMF

Media | 08/30/2018 4:40 pm EDT

Netflix Canada’s first employee plucked from the CMFThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) has confirmed that its vice-president of...

Facebook makes Watch video service available world-wide

Media | 08/30/2018 4:33 pm EDT

Facebook makes Watch video service available world-wideIn a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook Inc. announced the global launch of...

Social media threats challenge gov’t, platforms ahead of election

Media | 08/30/2018 3:12 pm EDT

Social media threats challenge gov’t, platforms ahead of electionIn the three years since the last Canadian federal election, emerging...

Canadians spent $8B on digital products last year: StatCan

Media | 08/29/2018 6:00 pm EDT

According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, 67 per cent of adult Canadians purchased a digital product, such as a subscription to a streaming service, ebooks or online newspapers, between...

CMF-funded kids content tops export sales for first time

Media | 08/28/2018 7:01 pm EDT

CMF drives higher activity despite less fundingThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) released its 2017-2018 annual report on Monday, revealing that kids' content beat out drama in export sales revenue for the first time. With $32.3-million in sales for 78 projects, the children and youth segment ended up above the drama...

ACTRA appoints Lisa Blanchette as public policy and comms director

Media | 08/28/2018 4:40 pm EDT

ACTRA appoints Lisa Blanchette as public policy and comms directorThe Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) has...

CRTC seeks public opinion in telecom sales practises

Media | 08/27/2018 3:23 pm EDT

The CRTC outlined Monday the details of an online public opinion survey concerning the regulator’s efforts to look into the allegedly unethical sales practises of the country’s telecoms.  The information the Commission...

CBC appoints new OTT content director

Media | 08/24/2018 4:08 pm EDT

CBC appoints new OTT content directorCBC/Radio-Canada has appointed Gave Lindo to lead the public broadcaster’s over-the-top (OTT) content...

Broadcasters’ association, Corus, add new lobby registrations

Media | 08/24/2018 11:33 am EDT

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters registered to lobby the federal government on its review of the Copyright Act in July, which was otherwise a sleepy month in telecom and media government...

Libertarian telecom analyst joining Bernier’s new party effort

Media | 08/23/2018 7:47 pm EDT

Bernier retakes ISED critic roleConservative MP Maxime Bernier announced Thursday that Montreal Economic...

Heritage seeking Que. CRTC commish for next year

Media | 08/23/2018 4:39 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage has posted the job application for the CRTC’s regional commissioner for Quebec, a year before the incumbent’s term is up. Yves Dupras, a Quebec lawyer, began a five-year term as the current commissioner...

Quebecor sues provincial press council

Media | 08/23/2018 3:44 pm EDT

Media organizations owned by Quebecor Inc. have gone to court to push back against judgements made by a press oversight group in Quebec, according to a release on Wednesday. Le Journal de Montréal, Le Journal de Québec, 24...

SaskTel now offers IPTV service

Media | 08/22/2018 5:58 pm EDT

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. (SaskTel) announced the launch of a new TV service using Ericsson AB’s MediaFirst-powered IPTV platform in a press release on Wednesday. Dubbed the maxTV Stream, according to the...

Canadians agreed to pay at least $200K to settle copyright suits in 2018

Media | 08/22/2018 5:08 pm EDT

Canadians agreed to pay at least $200K to settle copyright suits in 2018More than a dozen movie studios have sued Canadians in recent months in a flurry of cases that has so far yielded over $200,000 in settlement agreements from individuals,...

David Purdy joins Stingray

Media | 08/22/2018 12:11 pm EDT

David Purdy joins StingrayStingray Digital Group Inc. has named its first chief revenue officer, appointing David Purdy — who previously worked at Rogers Communications Inc. and Vice Media Inc. — to the role. “David’s experience in driving growth and revenue generation within the television and media industries...

A quarter of English-speaking Canadians listen to podcasts

Media | 08/21/2018 4:35 pm EDT

The latest report from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) project outlined 24 per cent of anglophone Canadians said they have listened to a podcast in the last month. Interest in...

Senate committee calls for study of online ad tax deductibility

Media | 08/21/2018 4:10 pm EDT

Senate committee calls for study of online ad tax deductibilityThe Senate transport and communications committee said Tuesday the...

CMF to fund Canada/South Africa co-productions

Media | 08/21/2018 2:25 pm EDT

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced a new financing program to encourage television co-developments by Canadian and South African producers on Tuesday. The total amount of funds being allocated is $120,000, with individual...

Household spending on telecom services up 2%: CRTC

Media | 08/16/2018 5:30 pm EDT

Household spending on telecom services up 2%: CRTCCanadian households spent an average of $222.83 a month on communications services in 2016, the CRTC said in a report released Thursday. That’s a two per cent increase, or $4.41, from the previous year, higher than the 1.4 per cent inflation rate, it said in the report....

Viceland shows back to TV after deal with Bell

Media | 08/16/2018 1:35 pm EDT

Viceland shows back to TV after deal with BellBCE Inc. and Vice Media Inc. have reached a deal that will see new and previously produced content from...

Don’t set metrics for jitter, telecoms tell CRTC

Media | 08/15/2018 12:36 pm EDT

There is no need to set thresholds for jitter as part of the basic service standard, telecoms said in interventions to a CRTC consultation Monday. The regulator launched the consultation in July, when it issued...

Jim Pattison buying 4 radio stations in western Canada

Media | 08/14/2018 5:49 pm EDT

Jim Pattison buying 4 radio stations in western CanadaThe Jim Pattison Group of Companies is adding to its stable of radio...

CRTC says no tangible benefits necessary in radio station sale

Media | 08/10/2018 5:07 pm EDT

The CRTC has approved the sale of a Fort McMurray, Alta. radio station and granted an exemption to the requirement to pay tangible benefits. It approved an application by United Christian...

Guylaine Roy leaves Heritage

Media | 08/10/2018 4:03 pm EDT

Guylaine Roy leaves HeritageGuylaine Roy, who was named associate deputy minister of Canadian Heritage last May, is leaving the department, according to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office Friday. Effective Monday, Roy will become the...

SCC denies Voltage appeal in costs case

Media | 08/10/2018 12:54 pm EDT

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will not hear an appeal from an American movie studio challenging a Canadian court’s decision forcing it to pay court costs upfront for a defendant it is looking to sue for copyright...

72% of anglophone Canadians on social media: MTM

Media | 08/10/2018 12:36 pm EDT

According to a recent report from the CBC/Radio-Canada Media Technology Monitor (MTM) project, 72 per cent of English-speaking Canadians have used a social networking service in the past month, with just over half of those using...

Dazn will license NFL Sunday Ticket rights to broadcasters

Media | 08/09/2018 6:04 pm EDT

Perform Group’s Dazn sports streaming service will licence the NFL Sunday Ticket service to most of the major traditional television providers in Canada, according to a release on Tuesday. The...

Videotron planning moves on prepaid wireless: CEO

Media | 08/09/2018 5:52 pm EDT

Videotron asks for extension on Unlimited Music finaleQuebecor Inc.’s Videotron will follow the incumbents’ lead and put in place initiatives to increase its stable of prepaid wireless customers, Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette indicated in a conference call with analysts Thursday. “Stay tuned. We are preparing something in that area,” she said in response to a question about companies like BCE Inc. who have been launching prepaid services with the hopes of attracting customers who can later be converted to...

CRTC denies reconsideration of Hamilton municipal access agreement

Media | 08/08/2018 4:42 pm EDT

CRTC denies reconsideration of Hamilton municipal access agreementThe CRTC said it wasn’t moved by an application to relook at a decision...

Videotron appoints new VP of corporate affairs

Media | 08/08/2018 4:30 pm EDT

Videotron appoints new VP of corporate affairsQuebecor Inc.’s Videotron announced the promotion of Élodie Girardin-Lajoie to the position of...

New Connect to Innovate projects in Ontario, Quebec

Media | 08/03/2018 3:06 pm EDT

New Connect to Innovate projects in Ontario, QuebecThe federal government announced more rural and remote internet funding for the  Îles-de-la-Madeleine,...

Stingray buys digital media producer

Media | 08/02/2018 4:32 pm EDT

Stingray Digital Group Inc. has acquired digital media company Novramedia Inc., it said in a release on Wednesday. Novramedia develops and manages digital media products, like digital signage, software applications and...

CPC Heritage critic Van Loan leaving politics

Media | 07/30/2018 2:25 pm EDT

CPC Heritage critic Van Loan leaving politicsHeritage shadow minister Peter Van Loan will no longer be an MP as of Sept. 30, according to a statement posted on social media Sunday. Since 2004, Van Loan has represented the riding of York-Simcoe. He was a cabinet minister from 2006 until the 2015 ouster of the...

CMPA to tour country ahead of broadcast, telecom acts review

Media | 07/30/2018 1:40 pm EDT

Broadcasters need mandated contributions: CMPAThe Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has launched a Canada-wide...

Corus puts marketing team under one group in restructuring

Media | 07/27/2018 4:48 pm EDT

Corus puts marketing team under one group in restructuringCorus Entertainment Inc. is consolidating its marketing and promotional...

TV dominates OTT in viewership: industry group

Media | 07/25/2018 5:12 pm EDT

Despite the impact over-the-top (OTT) streaming services have had on the television market for sometime in Canada, a new report by Think TV suggests that linear is still dominating those services. The report said that,...

CRTC says no additional radio stations for Lloydminster market

Media | 07/25/2018 4:22 pm EDT

The radio market in Lloydminster, on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, can’t sustain another radio station, the CRTC said Wednesday. “While Lloydminster`s population is growing and average...

Court nixing Que. site-blocking ‘helpful’ against FairPlay: advocates

Media | 07/24/2018 5:59 pm EDT

Court nixing Que. site-blocking ‘helpful’ against FairPlay: advocatesThe Quebec Superior Court has ruled against a plan by the Quebec government...

Joly out at Heritage as Pablo Rodriguez named new minister

Media | 07/18/2018 5:00 pm EDT

Joly out at Heritage as Pablo Rodriguez named new ministerFormer chief government whip Pablo Rodriguez is the new heritage minister,...

Numeris’ new digital measurement a ‘necessary step’: expert

Media | 07/16/2018 5:07 pm EDT

Numeris working on new cross-platform measurement systemBroadcasters with multiplatform properties are expected to benefit from a...

Bell Media intros customized TV ads

Media | 07/16/2018 4:19 pm EDT

Bell Media intros customized TV adsBCE Inc.’s media division has begun offering new 30-second ad spots that are customized to the TV show...

CRTC levies CASL fines in malware case

Media | 07/12/2018 5:39 pm EDT

Due to actions which constituted “malvertising,” or the dissemination of malicious software in online ads, the CRTC issued notices of violations to two companies under the Canadian anti-spam legislation (CASL) Wednesday, culminating in fines totalling $250,000. It’s the first time the CRTC has used the legislation to take “enforcement action to combat the installation of malicious software through online ads,” it said in a press release. According to the CRTC summary of the investigation, anonymous actors used Datablocks Inc.’s automated ad-buying software as well as Sunlight...