By Konrad von Finckenstein
THE BROADCAST AND Telecom Legislative Review panel’s lengthy report is divided into institutional recommendations, telecom recommendations, broadcasting recommendations and others.
It made 46 regarding the Broadcasting…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal has denied Bell’s application against a decision by the CRTC that said the company had unduly disadvantaged Quebecor’s TVA Sports…
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TORONTO — While all live sports are on pause while we deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, Sportsnet and TSN are joining together to let basketball fans relive the Toronto…
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BANFF and TORONTO — While all April and May industry events we’re aware of have been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 concerns, the Banff World Media Festival and…
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TORONTO — With Canadians spending more time at home, Bell’s Crave says it will start issuing weekly alerts highlighting new and noteworthy programming for the week ahead. Scheduling changes…
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TORONTO — Groupe Média TFO announced Tuesday it is launching Le Camp TFO en Famille to support Francophone families across Ontario and Canada while schools are closed in response…
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VANCOUVER — With many people spending a lot of time at home these days, and probably looking for things to watch on TV, OUTtv says it’s got many viewing…
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By Steve Faguy
TORONTO – In what it describes as “unprecedented times,” CBC has decided to cancel local English TV newscasts in all markets except CBC North, replacing them with…
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TORONTO – It appears Corus Entertainment and a number of other Canadian broadcasters have made their Canadian specialty channels free to the customers of broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) in…
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WHILE WE’VE COVERED much of what the large Canadian ISPs, BDUs and wireless companies are doing for their customers during the current health crisis, smaller, independent operators are acting…
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