February 2, 2021 5 years ago

Bill C-10: Yale, Geist clash over regulating foreign streamers

By Etan Vlessing OTTAWA – Janet Yale, chair of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Review (BTLR), on Monday argued the federal government’s proposed Bill C-10 is “future forward” legislation for… Continue Reading

February 2, 2021 5 years ago

Heritage Committee grills Facebook, starts to pick at Bill C-10

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – The 2021 Parliamentary season is back in full swing and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage began to dig into a pair of important topics… Continue Reading

February 2, 2021 5 years ago

Larger wave of cuts at Bell Media this week; 210 positions eliminated in Toronto (UPDATE #3)

Local stations hit Monday as radio reporter jobs slashed. CFRB newsroom decimated. Cuts at 9 Channel Nine to be announced Wednesday By Steve Faguy MONTREAL — After recent cuts at the… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

WildBrain wants CRTC to step into its dispute with Cogeco

TORONTO and GATINEAU — Kids channel broadcaster WildBrain Television (formerly known as DHX Television) is asking the CRTC to step into its ongoing dispute with Cogeco Connexion over the… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

Northwestel’s unlimited Fibre Internet service launches in Inuvik

INUVIK, NWT — Northwestel said today it has officially launched its unlimited fibre internet service in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, with residential and business customers now able to order the… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

Telus to donate Black History Month movie rental fees to Black Health Alliance

VANCOUVER — To honour Black History Month, Telus announced today it will donate the full cost of the rental of 50 curated films in its Celebrating Black History collection… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

Broadcasting Accessibility Fund announces seventh call for letters of intent

OTTAWA — The Broadcasting Accessibility Fund today announced the launch of its seventh call for letters of intent, the first step in its annual process seeking innovative projects which… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

WildBrain’s Sonic Prime animated series to debut on Netflix in 2022

TORONTO, LOS ANGELES and BURBANK, Calif. — WildBrain, Netflix and Sega of America today announced a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Prime, will premiere worldwide on the… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

Iristel tops 15 million phone numbers

TORONTO — Independent telecom services provider Iristel today announced it has exceeded 15 million active phone numbers coast-to-coast-to-coast. In addition to operating a VoIP network across the country, Iristel also… Continue Reading

February 1, 2021 5 years ago

SiriusXM launches artist-dedicated channels to salute Black music icons

TORONTO — Today marks the start of Black History Month, and SiriusXM Canada announced it is launching four new limited-engagement channels as well as specialty programming as part of… Continue Reading