By Ahmad Hathout The strings attached to the CRTC’s one-year limit for spoken word programming on the FM dial may end up discouraging radio stations from experimenting with the policy... Continue Reading
MPA-C said it will refile leave application "at the appropriate time" By Ahmad Hathout The Federal Court of Appeal has turned down applications filed by foreign streamers which argued a... Continue Reading
The CRTC last week approved separate applications by Coalition M.É.D.I.A and the Quebec English-Language Production Council (QEPC) to have their respective funds certified as independent production funds. The two funds — the M.É.D.I.A Fund... Continue Reading
The CRTC in a letter last week told Eastlink to maintain Fibernetics’s access to its network, after the latter asked the commission to stop Eastlink from decommissioning coaxial facilities that the independent ISP uses... Continue Reading
In a Part 1 application made public Monday, Ottawa law firm Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, acting on behalf of French broadcaster SAS Cofites, has asked for Dog & Cat TV... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC has rejected an application requesting that it say subsidized builds in southwestern Ontario must be open for bundled fibre access. Ontario-based consulting firm Broadlytics had... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is mandating that all service providers report the origin of nuisance or spam calls, rejecting a request by some smaller service providers to be spared... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The Canada Media Fund (CMF) says it is committing to expanding funding eligibility to online streamers and international distributors in what it calls a “meaningful evolution in... Continue Reading
Corus Entertainment announced Tuesday it has received an order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to proceed with its previously announced recapitalization transaction, which is designed to reduce the media company’s third-party... Continue Reading
The CRTC told Cogeco in a letter last week to maintain TekSavvy’s access to its network, after the latter informed the commission that Cogeco was on the verge of decommissioning copper... Continue Reading
