By Ahmad Hathout
The result of two lawsuits filed in Federal Court could increase pressure on the federal government to clarify in the Copyright Act whether non-profit charities that play…
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Hawco Productions announced Tuesday its police procedural drama Saint-Pierre has been greenlit by the CBC for a third season, with filming in Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon set to…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Shaw Rocket Fund has filed for a court review of a CRTC decision last month that did not require Rogers to continue paying into the fund…
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The CRTC has opened a proceeding regarding a February application from Corus Entertainment seeking approval to change the ownership of all its licensed programming services to a…
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Bell Media’s Crave said last week the streaming platform is evolving into an all-in-one entertainment offering “designed to keep viewers engaged all day long,”…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC on Monday ordered online streamers to provide closed captioning (CC) for their entire program catalogues by 2031.
Within that space of time, the streamers will have…
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Bell Media announced last week a strategic agreement with Telus to expand its connected TV live advertising capabilities into Western Canada, enabling new ad inventory…
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By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
The other shoe dropped last week when the Continue Reading
Regulator aims to float services of “exceptional importance” through fund
By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC on Thursday ordered online streamers to contribute a total of 15 per cent of their annual…
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CBC announced Wednesday veteran CBC journalist Chris Glover is the new host of CBC Radio’s Toronto morning show, Metro Morning.
Glover has worked for CBC for nearly 17…
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