Bell Media announced Thursday the launch of 7 English-language and three French-language free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels that it says will provide a wide variety of content for consumers... Continue Reading
Free ad-supported streaming television service Pluto TV announced Tuesday the platform’s launch of a special category dedicated to Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s iconic animated series South Park. Starting in April, Pluto TV... Continue Reading
Evanov Communications announced Tuesday the appointment of Shannon Bennett to the role of legal/privacy counsel at the Toronto-based independent radio broadcasting company, effective immediately. Bennett has been with Evanov Communications as in-house... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Google is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to allow it to argue that the CRTC should have included in its new broadcasting fee regulations an explicit... Continue Reading
Corus Entertainment announced Tuesday its original young adult series Geek Girl will premiere May 30 exclusively on its multi-channel streaming service StackTV in Canada, with all 10 half-hour episodes available to stream on demand... Continue Reading
Access Communications Co-operative announced last week the membership of Regina’s only community radio station, 91.3 FM CJTR, voted overwhelmingly in favour of transferring ownership of the station to Access in a... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen A cross-section of Canadian media advocacy and culture groups are taking issue with what was “missing” from last week’s federal budget, ranging from a lack of AI... Continue Reading
By Doug Barrett, adjunct professor in the Arts, Media & Entertainment MBA program at the Schulich School of Business
It is well known that the Canadian government has directed the…
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Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform Pluto TV announced Wednesday Viacom18’s DesiPlay TV channel is now streaming in Canada. The first Hindi general entertainment FAST channel to launch on Pluto TV in... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen The 2024 federal budget includes support for media and the cultural industries, with a focus on bolstering publicly-funded broadcasting, fortifying the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI), and championing... Continue Reading
