Corus says it is adding news gathering roles By Connie Thiessen Unifor says the latest round of layoffs at Corus will impact 43 unionized workers across the country, with most... Continue Reading
The CRTC is asking the major telecoms to provide updates on their subscriber numbers, both in and out of their operating territories, as well any network upgrades they have made... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Quebecor’s opposition to Corus’s recapitalization plan is not one grounded in concern for the public interest, but is a prayer to one day purchase the struggling media... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Telus said in an application to the CRTC that it intends to temporarily lock all of its devices for a 60-day period beginning July 30 to stop... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Wednesday approved an application by Arsenal Media to acquire radio station CJSQ-FM Quebec (currently operating as Radio Classique 92.7 FM) from Media ClassiQ, owned by Gregory Charles’s Groupe Radio... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Rogers Sports and Media is cutting 230 positions across the division as it announces it’s shuttering six radio stations. The stations, set to go off the air... Continue Reading
By Doug Barrett, an Adjunct Professor in the Arts, Media and Entertainment MBA Program at the Schulich School of Business
On June 3, Culture Minister Marc Miller announced an investment of $600 million per year in “immediate support to strengthen Canadian culture and ensure Canadian content remain affordable.”
Notwithstanding this financial commitment, the underlying substance of the release was that the CRTC would be directed to review its recent decision to regulate online streamers. To guide that review, the government will be issuing a new policy direction to the CRTC, presumably replacing the existing direction that had governed the work of…
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The CRTC on Monday launched three separate proceedings to garner comments on the market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve three Quebec markets,... Continue Reading
Quebecor still interested in buying Corus; Corus has supporters for recap plan By Ahmad Hathout Approving the transfer of Corus's licensed services to a new company that will be controlled... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Tuesday launched a proceeding requiring Bell, Telus and Rogers to show cause why fees they have introduced recently are not in violation of the telecom regulator’s prohibition on activation and... Continue Reading
