By Ahmad Hathout
MONTREAL – Quebecor is asking the CRTC to provide immediate relaxation of regulatory rules that require it to provide a specific amount of local programming or else…
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By Connie Thiessen
Catherine Tait’s appointment as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada has been extended another 18 months.
Canadian Heritage Min. Pablo Rodriguez announced the extension this morning, which will see Tait serve in the role until…
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But Cogeco said it could still impact project cost and delivery in Ontario
By Ahmad Hathout
The replacement of utility poles preserved with pesticides using a toxic chemical called pentachlorophenol is…
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By Connie Thiessen
A Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) panel has ruled that themes of murder, suicide and domestic violence require a certain level of viewer maturity, meaning that a…
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Heritage minister denies communications with CRTC on policy directive, “myths and facts” webpage
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – A Conservative member of Parliament is requesting information related to any documents exchanged…
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By Connie Thiessen
Without access to funding, Corus Entertainment says its Global television stations across the country will be left “in a precarious and unduly disadvantaged position” as Rogers Communications moves to redirect $13 million in…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The Federal Court on Friday ordered broadcasters who had been restreaming Videotron’s channels to hotel rooms without consent to cease their activities and pay the…
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By Ahmad Hathout
VICTORIA – The broadband ministry under the British Columbia government has been seeking ways to speed up broadband deployments in the province, and a recent briefing note…
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By Connie Thiessen
Eastlink cable subscribers soon won’t be able to watch HGTV Canada, W Network, and Showcase, among 34 other channels on the service, as the telecom provider says…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Innovation Canada “repeatedly encouraged” the sale of Xplore Mobile’s spectrum licences in Manitoba to Quebecor, according to a company executive, after CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau…
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