By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As bill C-11 faces a final vote in the House of Commons this week, “it’s unclear as to how it will work in practice” and... Continue Reading
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As bill C-11 sat on the doorstep of passing third and final reading in the Senate, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez – who introduced the... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen English-language film and television production remains at an all-time low in Quebec, according to a new report published by the Quebec English Language Production Council (QEPC). The Canadian Audiovisual Regional Production... Continue Reading
OTTAWA -- Bram Abramson is the CRTC's next commissioner representing Ontario, Canadian Heritage announced today. The lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the communications and technology industries will... Continue Reading
By Douglas Barrett, featured above, adjunct professor in the arts, media and entertainment MBA program at the Schulich School of Business at York University.
This is the fifth piece I have written for Cartt.ca on the definition of a Canadian Program (the previous pieces are listed below) and I want to focus this one on the 10-point content scale used by both CAVCO and the CRTC in determining whether to certify a program. As this measurement metric is now decades old, and as the world of production has completely changed multiple times in that period, it is almost universally assumed…
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GATINEAU – Canadian Heritage announced today that more than $1.2 million will go toward 16 research projects intended to “counter and educate about online harms, misinformation, and disinformation.” The projects... Continue Reading
OTTAWA -- Former CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein was appointed last week to the Order of Canada, announced the Governor General of Canada. He was recognized for "his distinguished and... Continue Reading
Note: This story has been updated on Tuesday morning with comments from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada and former CRTC Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA --... Continue Reading
By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – The Senate transportation and communications committee pushed forth more amendments on the last leg of its clause-by-clause review of the Online Streaming Act, approving an... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, former director of media locals for Unifor, who writes in mediapolicy.ca The Australian finance minister’s overdue anniversary review of the groundbreaking News Media Bargaining Code (NMBC) gives Canadians some... Continue Reading
