MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada is calling for proposals to design a new building for its French-language headquarters to replace the Corporation’s current French-language headquarters and redevelop the surrounding property to accommodate... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has amended the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations to implement the exemption order applicable Category B services that serve fewer than 200,000 subscribers and that operate under an... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Veritas Investment Research says the speech by CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais to the 2013 Banff World Media Fest last week appears to foreshadow a negative ruling for Bell/Astral... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Creative agency Turbulent Media and second screen software company Mobovivo announced today they have partnered together to distribute and market branded digital content from media companies to smartphones and... Continue Reading
SINGAPORE – A group of 23 multinational and smaller businesses – including Microsoft and a Canadian startup called 6Harmonics – have formed a new global alliance to promote regulatory policies... Continue Reading
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Netflix Inc. announced a multi-year deal today with DreamWorks Animation to offer more than 300 hours of new original series programming from the animation studio. The agreement,... Continue Reading
INUVIK, NWT – The CRTC began its public hearing today to review the regulatory framework and proposed modernization plan for Bell-subsidiary Northwestel. “This review will attempt to strike the right... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Federal government has filled two important positions at the CRTC, naming commissioner Peter Menzies as vice-chair telecom and Raj Shoan as Ontario regional commissioner. While a formal... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Videotron Ltd. said today it has closed the sale of its senior notes worth $400 million scheduled to mature in 2025. The new senior notes were sold at... Continue Reading
TORONTO –The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) announced today that the new 2013-2015 independent production agreement has been ratified by both organizations’ members.... Continue Reading
