GATINEAU – As Cartt.ca reported, Judith LaRocque has been appointed acting chair of the CRTC for the next four months effective immediately, Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed Monday.
LaRocque (pictured) recently filled…
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GATINEAU – Outgoing CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais told Commission staff Friday that he did not seek to renew his term because his work there is done.
“I haven’t applied because I’ve…
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MONTREAL – Stingray celebrated 10 years of growth by announcing Friday that it is expanding its Montreal head office and hiring 400 new employees over the next five years.
Stingray…
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MONTREAL – Mirko Bibic, chief legal and regulatory officer and EVP of corporate development for BCE Inc. and Bell Canada, has been named Canadian General Counsel of the Year…
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TORONTO – Hollywood Suite will offer the red carpet treatment to new customers in Ontario, B.C., and Alberta after finalizing agreements with Cipher TV (AEBC Internet Corp), Beanfield Metroconnect…
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MONTREAL – Groupe V Média’s EVP and COO Luc Doyon will retire from the company this October.
Doyon (pictured) has over 30 years of experience in media. Before joining Groupe…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Content has finalized an agreement with Blue Ant International to provide premium nature content for Videotron’s Indigo, illico and Club illico platforms.
The agreement includes four 4K…
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AS OF THIS WRITING, it appears the next CRTC chair will be an interim one – someone who will keep the lights on and the bills paid through the…
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OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is apparently going to call for a 5% levy on ISPs in order to pay for Canadian content in a new…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has awarded five new Type B Native FM radio station licences to three broadcasters seeking to serve the Indigenous communities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto.
The…
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