By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Two public interest groups are asking the CRTC to consolidate multiple broadcaster requests of the commission to lessen their local television regulatory obligations and consider... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – Corus CEO Doug Murphy reiterated Thursday the need for the CRTC to take immediate action on lessening Canadian content requirements ahead of the implementation of... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Bell has joined other broadcasters in requesting amendments to its Canadian content spending obligations at least until the next licence renewal period. In a Part... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The Competition Bureau said in a submission to the CRTC studying the wholesale internet framework Thursday that mandating last mile fibre could have short-term price... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Rogers and Quebecor’s Groupe TVA have jointly filed a request asking the Federal Court to order people behind IP addresses allegedly illegally streaming live Major... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Quebecor announced Tuesday it will abandon its plan to cancel two weekend newscasts but will “carry out further staff reductions” in the alternative to weather... Continue Reading
TVA union asking CRTC to stop Quebecor from closing newscasts By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Bell said if Quebecor follows through on an announcement to end two newscasts without commission... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Quebecor’s TVA told Cartt that it wishes to work in collaboration with the CRTC to find a way to sustain its local programming, after the... Continue Reading
By Jonathan Daniels, pictured above, vice president of regulatory law at Bell
The CRTC recently announced the first round of consultations on the implementation of the recently adopted Online Streaming Act. Of the three sectors affected by this legislation – foreign streamers, Canadian producers and Canadian broadcasters – it is clear that broadcasters are the group in crisis mode.
It goes without saying that foreign streamers like Netflix are flourishing in Canada. Their success has benefited Canadian producers. The Canadian Media Producers Association recently noted that “in almost every way, was a record year.” Meanwhile, broadcasters are struggling.
The challenge…
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Six AM radio stations getting axed, three being sold By Ahmad Hathout MONTREAL – Bell CEO Mirko Bibic announced in an open letter Wednesday that the company is embarking on... Continue Reading