By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Lawmakers envisaged the Broadcasting Act giving the CRTC broad powers to temporarily regulate disputes between broadcasters and program providers in the public interest, including when…
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Jennifer McGuire, Fred Mattocks, Doug Broadfoot depart
TORONTO – The CBC’s Barbara Williams, executive vice-president of English services, unveiled a sweeping new strategy for the public broadcaster in a note…
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By Steve Faguy
GATINEAU – Five radio stations in eastern Canada have been called to appear at a CRTC hearing on May 12 and will be asked why the Commission…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – After hearing Janet Yale and Monique Simard from the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel on Monday, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage had…
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EDMONTON — Allarco Entertainment’s pay-TV network Super Channel announced Wednesday its new six-part international spy thriller Mirage will make its Canadian English broadcast premiere on Sunday, March 8 at…
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TORONTO — Blue Ant Media’s Cottage Life is bringing its Canadian adaptation of BBC Studios’ Life Below Zero reality series to Canadian viewers during the channel’s upcoming eight-week free…
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TORONTO — For the first time in its history, SOCAN’s total annual collections exceeded $400 million, with an estimated $405.5 million collected in fiscal year 2019 on behalf of…
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TORONTO — Global’s Big Brother Canada has signed sponsorship agreements with Expedia, Kraft Dinner and First Choice Haircutters for its eighth season. Five previous sponsors are returning, and they…
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TORONTO — Netflix’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos (pictured), is the first keynote speaker announced for this year’s Banff World Media Festival’s Summit Series, a premium lineup of keynote…
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