MONTREAL – Quebecor’s broadcaster/TV producer/publisher TVA Group posted $14 million in net income attributable to shareholders in the third quarter, up from a $15.3 million net loss in the…
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OTTAWA – As a coincidence, the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications heard as witnesses on Wednesday evening Janet Yale, head of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review expert…
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OTTAWA – Everyone always has ideas for what the CRTC should do – and there were no shortage of them this week at the IIC Canada conference in Ottawa,…
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When U.S. studios go direct to consumer, will anything be left of the Canadian TV industry?
I HAVE A Plan A, and a Plan B.
Plan A is a solid, workable,…
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HBO programming now available without a TV subscription
TORONTO – Bell Media has retooled its CraveTV streaming service into a new entity known as Crave that also includes The Movie…
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OTTAWA – Jack Nagler, currently CBC’s senior director of journalism (public accountability and engagement), has been appointed as the public broadcaster’s new English Services ombudsperson.
Current CBC ombudsperson Esther Enkin,…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Producers Association and NABET 700-M Unifor have jointly announced the successful conclusion of negotiations on a new collective agreement.
The tentative deal will establish…
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OTTAWA – With ad dollars and attention moving away from traditional media outlets to the subjects everyone knows and frets about (Google, Facebook, et al) and with those same…
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And have we reached the end of the era of broadcasting and telecom regulation?
OTTAWA – Donald Trump has become the poster child for lobbing accusations of fake news against…
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OTTAWA – At the International Institute of Communications (IIC), 16th annual Canadian conference Wednesday morning, we quickly got into the heart of the matter with two panel discussions to…
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