Brad Danks | CEO, OUTtv Media Global
Part 2 – CARTT Series: Beyond the Walled Garden
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Canada’s media sector consistently produces strong creative talent, compelling content, and flashes of international success. The deeper issue isn’t simply decline, it’s that we haven’t redesigned the system to capture the new opportunities streaming and AI now offer. As a result, Canada keeps missing out on the real upside, time after time.
Canada invents, but rarely converts. We produce cultural milestones that spark briefly and then fade,…
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In its spring economic update Tuesday, the federal government extended support for the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Creative Export Strategy, allocating $19 million per year over the next five years to help Canadian... Continue Reading
The total economic impact of Canada’s media and advertising sector contributed $22.6 billion to the country’s GDP in 2024, but the sector faces critical job losses due to declining digital... Continue Reading
Has been a central request of broadcast industry for years By Ahmad Hathout The federal government announced Tuesday that it will consult on extending the Canadian journalism labour tax credit... Continue Reading
Brad Danks | CEO, OUTtv Media Global
Part 1 – CARTT Series: Beyond the Walled Garden
Read – Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7
Canada’s media system is rich in creativity, talent, and public support. The real challenge isn’t a shortage of resources – it’s market design. Policies and industry structures have fallen out of step with how media value is generated and sustained today.
Canada’s media policy was designed in the broadcast era. Imagine: a relatively small number of channels, set schedules, and not much choice for viewers. This period…
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By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Friday set the final wholesale access rates to the bundled fibre networks of the incumbent telcos, keeping them “similar” to the existing rates set... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout For the second time in as many weeks, the CRTC has increased the carriage rate for channels considered of exceptional importance. Operated by not-for-profit TV5 Quebec Canada,... Continue Reading
Twelve roles impacted by the cancellations, CEO says By Linda Stuart The Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) announced Tuesday it is ending production of its two nightly political news programs... Continue Reading
Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller announced Tuesday the members of an advisory panel on the modernization of federal support for the audiovisual sector in Canada. Miller made the announcement... Continue Reading
Telefilm Canada on Monday announced the publication of its Strategic Orientation Framework, which will serve as a roadmap for the review of all its funding programs, an initiative included in its 2024-2027... Continue Reading
