By Len St-Aubin, a policy consultant who has worked for clients including Netflix, and was a member of the policy teams that developed the 1991 Broadcasting Act and the…
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The CRTC in a decision last week denied an April 2023 application from a group of six public interest organizations asking the commission to accelerate the payment of tangible benefits allocated to the Broadcasting... Continue Reading
Rogers announced Wednesday it has become the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as well as the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. To kick off the 49th edition of... Continue Reading
The CRTC has approved the transfer of ownership and effective control of Indie88 (CIND-FM) to Local Radio Lab Inc. from Rock 95 Broadcasting Ltd., a subsidiary of Central Ontario Broadcasting. The commission... Continue Reading
Bell Media announced last week Crave’s new original docuseries The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens will premiere on the streaming service Sept. 18. Produced by Montreal-based TV production company Groupe Fair-Play in collaboration with... Continue Reading
CBC announced last week the participants selected for the second year of AccessCBC: A CBC Initiative for Creators with a Disability, a national program providing pre-development training, mentorship and financing support to Deaf... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) is warning the CRTC that it cannot sustain its Parliamentary and public affairs programming beyond the broadcasting year ending in 2026... Continue Reading
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) on Friday announced the renewal of its Digital Creators Pilot Program (DCPP) for a second year, and introduced the first cohort of digital content creators selected through... Continue Reading
U.K.-based start-up Lower Street announced Monday it has acquired Canadian podcast producer Pacific Content from Rogers Sports and Media. Cartt sister publication Broadcast Dialogue reported in May Rogers Sports and Media was shuttering its branded podcast... Continue Reading
CBC/Radio-Canada says its coverage of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday was watched at least in part by more than 13.3 million Canadian viewers on... Continue Reading
