TV5 Québec Canada announced Tuesday the appointment of Louis Therrien-Galasso as its senior director of marketing and communications.
Therrien-Galasso brings more than 15 years of experience in the media industry, having held key roles in marketing, partnerships and management for several broadcasters, including ARTV, CBC/Radio-Canada, Groupe TVA and Bell Media. After most recently serving as director of programming, marketing and sales at the Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke, he is now returning to the media sector by joining TV5 Québec Canada.
In his new role, Therrien-Galasso will oversee the marketing, communications and sales teams…
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By Ahmad Hathout
A study commissioned by the CRTC, made public Thursday, presses the need for the regulator to allow broadcasters to allocate a portion of their Canadian content expenditures on audience development, such as marketing and promotion.
The Nordicity report, which studied discoverability strategies of Canadian and international players, said Canadian audiences are now viewing content on multiple screens and platforms, which requires marketing budgets to scale appropriately.
“This shift in behaviour stretches the marketing task, requiring larger, smarter, and longer-term investment to sustain interest from early development through release and into catalogue,” the report…
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CBC on Wednesday announced its new winter 2026 podcast slate, featuring new in-depth investigations in its original series Someone Knows Something, Understood and Uncover as well as a new weekly debrief on the biggest political stories unfolding in Washington, D.C.
Launching Jan. 14, Two Blocks from the White House will feature veteran CBC reporters Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson every Wednesday sitting down with their colleagues at CBC News’ Washington bureau to discuss the big stories in the U.S. capital and what they mean for Canada. CBC describes the podcast as “Unscripted, smart analysis from reporters with…
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André Provencher, a member of the National Film Board of Canada’s board of trustees and a former media executive at TVA Group and Quebecor Media, died of pancreatic cancer last Thursday at the age of 76.
“It is with deep sadness that the NFB learned of the passing of André Provencher,” said an NFB statement honouring his memory Saturday. “A skilled administrator and strategist, André Provencher was an ardent ambassador for cultural outreach. His vision and commitment have left a lasting mark on the Canadian audiovisual industry.”
Provencher had been a member…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Apple is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to review whether the CRTC is inappropriately demanding the disclosure of what it calls competitively sensitive financial information as part of the implementation of the Online Streaming Act.
The California-based music and TV streaming giant is arguing that the CRTC has not explained in its November decision on the definition of Canadian programming why the streamers need to publicly disclose annual contributions they make to domestic content and their gross Canadian broadcasting revenues.
“The decision to presumptively disclose … has not reasonably been explained to be and is…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to review the 20 per cent minimum copyright ownership threshold set by the CRTC that the creative group argues fails to give Canadians effective control to exploit their works as required by the law.
The trade group, which represents over 600 creative companies, argues in a leave application filed late last week that the regulator, in its November 18 decision defining “Canadian” programming, did not explain how that minimum 20 per cent Canadian control over the intellectual property translates to Canadians controlling…
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The CRTC is seeking a data service to monitor and measure competitive forces in the Canadian internet services market, following its new regulatory policy mandating wholesale access to the large telephone companies’ last-mile fibre networks across the country.
The telecom regulator has pre-identified Boston-based Opensignal as the supplier of the data service, but has issued an advance contract award notice (ACAN) to allow other interested suppliers to submit bids.
The CRTC and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) are looking to contract a company to provide timely and granular ISP…
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The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) on Tuesday announced the ratification of a new three-year CMPA-DGC Standard Agreement.
Taking effect on Jan. 1, the 2026-2028 CMPA-DGC Standard Agreement establishes the terms, conditions and rates for directors and other professional crew members working in film, television and digital media productions in Canada, excluding B.C. and Quebec.
“We are very pleased to have reached a fair, secure, and mutually beneficial agreement with the CMPA for the 3,700+ DGC Members in Ontario,” said Victoria Harding, executive director of DGC…
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Cable giant puts in place additional measures to ensure contractor safety
By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers last month withdrew an application from the Federal Court of Appeal against the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) after it pleaded guilty to labour code offences related to the January 2022 tower-fall death of a subcontractor’s employee in Minden, Ontario.
Rogers, which said it had no prior convictions under the Labour Code, pled guilty on October 29 to charges related to violations of the Canada Labour Code, for which the Ontario Court of Justice ordered it to pay a fine of $260,000 and Rogers promised to institute…
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Inside the CCSA Conference. Where Telecoms Exchange Ideas and Gain the Collective Scale to Win.
In this episode of Cartt The Podcast we take a deep dive into the vital role of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) and its CONNECT Conference in supporting independent broadcast and telecom operators. We look at how the CCSA serves as a critical lifeline and a powerful collective brain trust, enabling members to secure essential content deals, forge strategic technology partnerships, and compete credibly with larger national carriers. Highlighting the conference’s unique environment of complete transparency and shared best practices, this episode emphasizes…
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