MONT-TREMBLANT – Yesterday the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance wrapped up the main portion of its sold-out Connect 2022 conference, which had been going on for the past two days in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.
Over a dozen new members joined CCSA, Jay Thomson (above), CCSA’s CEO announced at a lunch on the first day of the event.
At a dinner last night, Thomson announced the next CCSA Connect conference will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador from Sept. 11-13, 2023.
The following photos were taken over the course of Connect 2022, which featured speakers, a showcase and time to meet people and…
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CBC ANNOUNCED TODAY it will mark the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 with an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led original programming across CBC, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBC Kids, CBC Radio One, CBC Listen and CBC Music.
The special programming — showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences — will include the live CBC News Special: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, hosted by CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault from Ottawa, which will air starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBCNews.ca and the CBC…
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CBC criticized for “competing with private enterprises” and “pilfering” journalistic talent
By Amanda Oye
OTTAWA – Australia’s news media bargaining code has changed the country’s journalism landscape from one of pessimism to one of optimism, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage heard today during the first meeting of its study on Bill C-18, the Online News Act.
“It’s transformed the journalism landscape,” said Rod Sims (above), a professor with the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.
Sims, who appeared before the committee via videoconference to talk about Australia’s bargaining code, which C-18 is based…
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Disappointment expressed by multiple groups that the order does not mention Tandem
OTTAWA – Cabinet has referred the CBC’s licence renewal decision back to the CRTC.
The CRTC issued the decision renewing the licences for the Corporation’s English- and French-language audiovisual and audio services this past June. Following this, the Governor in Council received 16 petitions asking for the decision to be set aside or referred back to the Commission.
The petitioners raised concerns about the CRTC giving the CBC flexibility to transfer its programming requirements to online platforms, about the CBC’s commercial activities including Tandem, its branded content initiative,…
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SEVERAL CANADIAN BROADCASTERS will air live coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday, Sept. 19.
The funeral itself will take place at Westminster Abbey and is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. ET.
CBC will broadcast CBC News Special: Funeral for Queen Elizabeth on CBC TV, CBC News Network and CBC Gem starting at 5 a.m. ET.
Coverage will be led by CBC News’ chief correspondent, Adrienne Arsenault and Morning Live host Heather Hiscox live from London, a press release says.
The national public broadcaster will also cover the funeral on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen starting at 5:30 a.m….
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OTTAWA – The CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM), released a new report today, which shows 45% of Canadian households with subscription video on demand (SVOD) accounts, share those accounts with other households.
“The vast majority of Canadian households have access to at least one SVOD service,” says a press release announcing the publication of the report, which considers how Canadians are borrowing and lending SVOD accounts.
“While francophones are less likely than anglophones to subscribe to SVODs, they are more likely to be sharing their subscriptions with others,” the release says.
Disney + and Netflix are the most shared services, with 45%…
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By Neal McDougall
ART IS MADE BY artists. Canadian art is made by Canadian artists.
The truth of this simple statement should be self-evident. The link between creator and creation is well-recognized, from their fans and arts scholars to the relationship at law between “authors” and “works” under the Copyright Act.
And since “Canadian content” is typically creative content – in the broad sense of the word, it is art – such a statement should sit at the core of the expressly cultural legislation that is the Broadcasting Act, which is fundamentally about supporting Canadian content.
Yet months into Bill C-11, the debate…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – In a tweet yesterday, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) announced it would grant leave to the CBC/Radio-Canada (SRC) allowing it to appeal the CRTC’s decision, issued in June, to force the SRC to apologize to a complainant (Ricardo Lamour) for the use of the N-word on air and to outline the measures it will take to avoid such incidents in the future.
Back in August 2020, a SRC commentator on the radio program Le 15-18 used the offensive word four times during the show in reference to a book by Pierre Vallières written…
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OTTAWA — Newcomers to Canada have a greater preference for listening to online audio content than traditional radio, according to a new report from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) released last week.
The report looks at how both newcomers and Canadian-born individuals consume traditional AM/FM radio and various forms of online audio, including music streaming services, AM/FM radio streaming and podcasts. It also looks at the devices used for listening and time spent consuming audio content.
A little over three quarters (77%) of newcomers consume online audio, which is almost on par with Canadian-born individuals (80%), according to the report.
When it…
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By Connie Thiessen
THE CANADA MEDIA Fund’s 2021-22 Annual Report indicates that its investments in the screen-based industries triggered a record-breaking $1.9B in production.
According to the report, every $1 of CMF funding generated $5.16 in production activity, the highest leverage ratio since the public-private partnership was founded in 2010, helping create close to 217,000 jobs in Canada’s screen sector.
“The industry we serve is on the verge of a magnitude of change—and it’s long overdue,” said Valerie Creighton, president and CEO of the CMF, in a release. “We are proud to generate record-breaking production activity across Canada’s screen-based industries, but even more…
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