The CRTC on Tuesday approved an application by Joel Lagacé, on behalf of a not-for-profit corporation to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to operate a low-power, English-language developmental community FM radio... Continue Reading
Canadian Heritage has announced the appointment of Dominique Lapierre to Telefilm Canada’s board of directors. Lapierre’s appointment was made Feb. 28 by Order in Council. Her five-year term will start June 1, 2025. Based... Continue Reading
The CRTC has approved Arsenal Media’s acquisition of seven radio stations and one transmitter in Quebec from Bell Media. The stations involved in the transaction include CFEI-FM Saint-Hyacinthe, CFVM-FM Amqui, CFZZ-FM Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) and 25 of its radio members – including Rogers Sports & Media, Bell Media, Cogeco, Stingray, Pattison Media and Corus Entertainment... Continue Reading
Bell Media announced Monday the launch of live connected TV (CoTV) inventory on TSN, marking a major advancement in sports advertising, the media company said. Combining the reach of traditional television with... Continue Reading
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) on Monday announced the promotion of Jason Lee to managing vice president of the BC Producers Branch and Industrial Relations. In his new role, Lee will... Continue Reading
Just the latest company to request a bump up in carriage fee By Ahmad Hathout Vues & Voix is asking the CRTC to add three cents to the monthly wholesale... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Thursday launched a proceeding into the possible replacement of an existing AM station in Wingham, Ontario using one of the last known FM frequencies in the area.... Continue Reading
Telus and Rogers have reached a distribution agreement for the latter’s new Food Network, HGTV, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, Bravo and Magnolia channels. Telus announced Wednesday its Optik TV customers are... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted Rogers its request to appeal two decisions of the CRTC that froze its ability to move certain Corus channels... Continue Reading
