Creative group highlights Guilbeault’s impact on culture By Ahmad Hathout Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Thursday night that he resigned from cabinet over his government’s deal with Alberta to build... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
In October 2022, Netflix appeared at the Senate committee reviewing the proposed Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, when the Conservative senator Fabian Manning pitched a softball question: What was the Hollywood giant’s “main priority” in amending a bill it didn’t welcome?
The Canadian spokesperson for the streamer was succinct in his answer: “If I had to choose just one, it would be the issue of copyright ownership.”
Last week, Netflix got what it wanted.
The CRTC’s Continue Reading
Vancouver-based production companies Omnifilm Entertainment and Reality Distortion Field this week announced they have formalized their agreement to jointly develop and produce original scripted television projects for global markets. “Across... Continue Reading
Global media intelligence provider TVEyes last week announced the launch of TVEyes Canada Inc., expanding its presence in North America with comprehensive broadcast and podcast monitoring across major audio and video media... Continue Reading
Quebecor’s TVA Group announced Wednesday it is eliminating 87 positions in its broadcasting segment as its financial situation continues to deteriorate. The cuts affect primarily unionized jobs and include permanent and temporary... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The head of Quebecor on Thursday excoriated the federal government’s decision to up CBC/Radio-Canada’s annual funding while not forcing it out of commercial advertising sales. The Liberals... Continue Reading
Liberals fulfill pledge to up CBC funding by $150M By Christopher Guly OTTAWA - While the federal government announced some $51 billion in cuts and savings and projected a deficit... Continue Reading
CBC on Monday announced a new 24/7 commercial-free CBC Kids streaming channel, available now to stream on CBC Gem and the CBC Kids YouTube channel. The channel features CBC Kids animated and live-action series for... Continue Reading
CBC on Monday announced it has expanded its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel portfolio with the launch of a new Schitt’s Creek channel on CBC Gem. Set to launch additionally this fall on LG... Continue Reading
Proposing one-year trial for spoken word on FM By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Friday abolished radio licence renewal periods, thereby making licenses indefinite with regular compliance audits that it... Continue Reading
