By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – A representative from music and podcast streaming service Spotify told the CRTC Wednesday that the platform hopes the idea that online streamers should make a... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Google has reached an agreement with the federal government that will see the digital giant contribute $100 million in annual financial support to meet its obligations under... Continue Reading
Over $141M spent on production in Alberta, according to new data TORONTO – New data commissioned by the Motion Picture Association – Canada (MPA-Canada), released Monday, reveals the economic impact... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – L’Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM), which represents more than 160 independent production companies in Quebec, said Tuesday evening it’s very disappointed the Canadian government’s fall economic... Continue Reading
Correction: A previous version of this story erroneously said the CMPA does not believe there should be a mandatory base contribution. In reality, it is asking for a mandatory base... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canadian Heritage has on Tuesday finalized its policy direction to the CRTC on the implementation of the Online Streaming Act. The final version doesn’t deviate on major goals... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and PALO ALTO, Calif. – Canadian satellite operator Telesat announced Tuesday it has entered into a 10-plus-year agreement to use Palo Alto, Calif.-based Aalyria’s Spacetime network orchestration technology to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – On the recommendation of Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge, the Governor General in Council has reappointed Etoile Stewart as a member of Telefilm Canada’s board of directors. Stewart’s new... Continue Reading
By Doug Barrett, adjunct professor in the Arts, Media & Entertainment MBA Program at the Schulich School of Business. From 2004 to 2008 he was the chair of the Canadian Television Fund
Phil Lind was an unlikely hero, but a genuine one. Since his passing, much has been written about his decades’ – long service to Rogers Communications, his role as consiglieri to Ted Rogers, his determined recovery from a major stroke in his mid-fifties, his art collection, and his love of the Yukon.
However, scant attention has been paid to what I think is his greatest accomplishment: he was the…
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By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Regina member of Parliament Andrew Scheer has asked the federal government to provide more information about the rationale and cost behind a registry of companies... Continue Reading
