GATINEAU – On the empirical side, unsurprisingly, data compiled and released today by the CRTC in response to a government request, show the slow decline of the popularity and…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC proposed some new tools and regulatory approaches Thursday designed to support the production and promotion of Canadian audio and video content.
The report, Harnessing Change:…
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DID YOU HEAR THE good news? Last week the whole of Parliament agreed that net neutrality is a great thing and our Telecom and Broadcasting Acts, if rewritten,…
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By Sara Bannerman and Charnjot Shokar
FACEBOOK'S APOLOGY TOUR made a stop in Europe last week, but did little to soothe concerns about the threats that social media platforms pose to privacy…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment and Bell Media have officially agreed to terminate their share purchase agreement for French-language specialty channels Historia and Séries+ since, as announced Monday, the Commissioner…
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TORONTO – Hollywood Suite is encouraging viewers to take the day off next Tuesday and indulge in a Ferris Bueller-approved staycation, including catching the premiere of new documentary Ferris’s…
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TORONTO – DHX Television's Family Channel has begun production on a new live-action series called Greenfields that boasts a predominantly Canadian cast.
Produced by Six Eleven Media in association with…
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SINGAPORE – Blue Ant Media’s preschool nature channel ZooMoo is now available on more than 10 platforms across Asia-Pacific after signing a number of new distribution deals.
ZooMoo expanded its…
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TORONTO – If you put together CHCH, CHEK, NTV and YesTV and help power it with sales agency Airtime Television Sales (which also reps Thunder Bay’s two TV stations),…
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OTTAWA – The Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications this week met representatives from the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage and the Department of Finance to talk…
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