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May 10, 2021 5 years ago

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not-for-profit community TV definition won’t affect cable channels

COMMUNITY MEDIA’S LOW-COST participatory model has the potential to address both the crisis in local news and information, and the proliferation of fake news. Yet this sector has been… Continue Reading

May 10, 2021 5 years ago

ACTRA and Writers Guild want Bill C-10 passed ASAP

TORONTO — ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, and the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) are adding their voices to the chorus of content… Continue Reading

May 10, 2021 5 years ago

C-10 on hold until new Charter statement arrives

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – On Monday, the Members of the Heritage Committee approved a motion they had voted down previously as the Liberals on the committee compromised and opened… Continue Reading

May 10, 2021 5 years ago

ACE shuts down Toronto-based piracy operation

TORONTO — The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition which counts Bell Media and major U.S. studios among its members, announced today it has ended the… Continue Reading

May 10, 2021 5 years ago

Canadian Heritage launches artists and content creators economic survey

OTTAWA — Today, the department of Canadian Heritage launched the new Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey, designed to help create an updated portrait of the artistic and… Continue Reading

May 10, 2021 5 years ago

Food Network to debut cheesy docuseries next month

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment today announced the new Corus Studios original documentary series, Cheese: A Love Story, will debut during Food Network Canada’s summer season, which it says includes… Continue Reading

May 8, 2021 5 years ago

C-10: New amendment, same battle

Second Charter review stalled by Conservative filibustering By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – Fraught by fears of stifling constitutionally protected freedoms, Bill C-10 could undergo a second review to ensure that the… Continue Reading

May 7, 2021 5 years ago

Quebec TV station to shut down after Radio-Canada pulls its last affiliation deal

By Steve Faguy RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP – Canada’s public broadcaster has cut ties with its last privately-owned affiliate TV station. CKRT-DT, based in Rivière-du-Loup, Que., learned last year that Radio-Canada was not renewing… Continue Reading

May 6, 2021 5 years ago

C-10: More debate about social media regulation, or not

Resumption of clause-by-clause consideration met by stalling tactics By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – In a quickly scheduled evening meeting the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage resumed its review of the content… Continue Reading

May 6, 2021 5 years ago

APTN, CDCE, want C-10 passed

MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, said this week it “deplores” the delay of the clause-by-clause study of Bill C-10 to amend the… Continue Reading