By Ahmad Hathout Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Thursday that it has completed the recapitalization transaction that will make it a subsidiary to a parent company holding its assets and controlled... Continue Reading
A new white paper commissioned by Rocket Fund Canada (formerly Shaw Rocket Fund) is calling for Canada to put the rights of children and youth at the centre of how... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca, and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
Prime Minister Mark Carney recently granted the New York Times an hour-long interview about where he is taking Canada.
Canadian journalists, who would have loved that kind of access to the prime minister, were irked. What ever happened to Canadians telling Canadian stories?
But to heck with cultural irony. There’s an American audience to be educated about Canada.
An interesting item that emerged from the Times coverage was Carney’s candour about Canada’s warming relationship with the European Union. According…
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The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced Monday the appointment of Jordan Evans, founder of S&R Management and co-founder of Golden Child Recordings, to its board of... Continue Reading
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced Monday that its investments in audiovisual and interactive digital media (IDM) projects and industry development initiatives during its 2025-26 fiscal year fuelled $1.93 billion... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Corus is suing Telus for $32.5 million after allegedly discovering that the broadcaster had been improperly collecting a wholesale rate discount on the distribution of its channels.... Continue Reading
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) on Wednesday announced its first-ever Business Development Program as well as the second iteration of its Indigenous Company Impact Support Program — both investing in... Continue Reading
Regulator pointed to importance of news By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC approved Thursday the transfer of Corus’s broadcasting licences to a new parent company, NewCo, that will be held by... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Canada’s largest telecoms are welcoming news that the federal government will invest in a national internet backbone. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at the Canada Investment Summit... Continue Reading
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) on Monday unveiled its 2026-2029 Indigenous Action Plan, Answering the Call, which it describes as “a strategic roadmap outlining our continued commitment to institutional allyship and... Continue Reading
