OTTAWA – The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Review (BTLR) panel released three videos last week to help explain the Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Acts. These videos we prepared by…
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LONDON, UK – The pending media mega-mergers of Disney/Fox and Comcast/Sky means that two in every 10 dollars spent on content worldwide will now be spent by these two…
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ST. JOHN’S – Production of the television series Frontier contributed $82.1 million to the national GDP and generated $106 million in total economic output, says a new study released…
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NOTHING PUTS THE “FUN” into the dysfunction of our broadcasting system more than a 9(1)(h) hearing. The spectacle in Ottawa two weeks ago was the latest such event, with…
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TORONTO – RTDNA Canada is calling for nominations for individuals who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service and continued excellence during the course of their career in journalism or…
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OTTAWA – On the third day of a hearing ostensibly into the CRTC’s Super Bowl simsub decision and the Vavilov spy case, those two individual cases took an even…
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TORONTO – Sports streaming service DAZN is set to muscle out TSN and Sportsnet for the Canadian broadcast rights to English Premier League soccer.
According to a report on…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has decided against issuing a call for new radio stations to serve Quebec City after finding that the market cannot sustain an additional commercial radio…
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EDMONTON – Super Channel’s programming VP Melissa Kajpust is leaving the company later this month to pursue other opportunities, the pay TV network announced Thursday.
During her tenure, Kajpust (pictured)…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada is expanding the availability of some of its top podcasts by making them available through music streamer Spotify.
The public broadcaster said that the launch will include CBC…
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