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Telus, TLN, have a business dispute, not an actionable complaint: CRTC
On Friday the CRTC dismissed a complaint by Telus Corp. against TLN Media Group (TMG), saying what was before it was a business dispute, not a violation of commission regulations. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Government, Telefilm, extend support for uninsured Canadian productions
The Government of Canada has extended its temporary emergency fund addressing the lack of insurance coverage in the Canadian film and television production industry. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free …
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Few stakeholders fully support Heritage proposal for online harms: report
The government needs to rethink its approach to regulating harmful content online, the majority of submissions to a consultation process argue, according to a summary of those findings released Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Gov. reintroduces Broadcasting Act update, with social media exemption
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodríguez called previous concerns over social media broadcasting regulations “legitimate questions” Wednesday as he introduced the Government’s second attempt at updating the Broadcasting Act, now known as the Online Streaming Act. The new bill brings back an exemption for social media platforms, while maintaining that the act will apply …
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New Broadcast Act update appears on order paper as Tories oppose move
The government placed legislation to change the Broadcasting Act on the House of Commons order paper late Monday night, as Conservative Heritage critic John Nater called on the Liberals to abandon plans to reintroduce a modified version of last Parliament’s Bill C-10. The new bill does not yet have a number. This content is available …
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PIAC, Quebecor, music sector, all oppose Stingray financial relief proposal
Quebecor Inc., organizations supporting Canada music and radio sector, as well as the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) are all opposing a proposal by a Montreal-based media and entertainment company to waive payments it owes to the sector in a series of interventions published Tuesday by the CRTC. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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CRTC approves community FM station on Salt Spring Island
On Monday the CRTC granted a licence to a new community FM station on Salt Spring Island British Columbia. The station will broadcast at 107.9 on the dial with a rebroadcasting transmitter at 102.1. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Safeguards can’t justify Rogers-Shaw merger: Bell to CRTC
No amount of proposed remedies will undo the damage of Rogers Communications Inc. gaining 47 per cent of the English-language broadcast distribution undertaking (BDU) market, according to representatives of BCE Inc., who Thursday asked CRTC commissioners not to approve their chief competitor’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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OpenMedia denounces government plan to reintroduce C-10
Lobby group OpenMedia is disappointed that Tuesday’s Speech from the Throne promised to reintroduce bill C-10, reforming the Broadcasting Act. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to …
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Successor bill to C-10 “absolute priority”, Rodriguez says
Canadian Heritage minister Pablo Rodriguez says revisions to the Broadcasting Act will be reintroduced as soon as possible. Any new legislation would replace Bill C-10 from the last Parliament, which died on the order paper when the election was called. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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CRTC lifts local expression conditions for Quebecor, Bragg on-demand services
The CRTC approved applications by Quebecor Media Inc.’s Videotron and Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink, to amend their on-demand broadcasting licences after the companies considered removing locally-relevant programming to avoid having to comply with burdensome local expression requirements. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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CanCon rules need to be updated for new media landscape, conference hears
Canadian content should be better defined as we advance to a greater reliance on digital programming, according to a prominent communications lawyer. Ken Engelhart, the former regulatory head at Rogers Communications Inc. currently in private practice, made the remarks at a web conference in Ottawa on Nov. 3. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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C-10 creates ‘false battle’ amongst broadcasters: former CRTC commissioner
The Canadian government is “expanding the scope of licenced speech” as it updates Canada’s broadcasting policy even though its “has never even asked itself whether this is the right course of action” in the digital age, according to a former CRTC commissioner. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Francophone music group loses CanCon case against CRTC
A group representing Francophone and Acadian musicians outside Quebec has lost its court fight against the CRTC. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report …
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CRTC orders Sogetel, Comwave to pay Cancon shortfalls
The CRTC is ordering two telecommunications companies to cough up Canadian programming contribution payments after both companies’ broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) were found to be in non-compliance with commission regulations for the past several years. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Delay Rogers-Shaw CRTC hearing until its clear who controls Rogers: PIAC
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to delay a hearing on the proposed Shaw Communications Inc. merger with Rogers Communications Inc. until it becomes clear who has authority over Rogers, according to a letter sent to the regulator Monday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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UPDATED – Rodriguez back as Heritage minister, Champagne remains in Innovation
OTTAWA — MP Pablo Rodriguez is back in familiar territory as he is once again appointed the Minister of Canadian Heritage. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe …
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CRTC issues consultation for several broadcasting applications
The CRTC is holding a consultation to determine a series of applications from broadcasting licences for a national English-language news services and a community radio station in British Columbia as well as Cogeco Inc. asset purchases from and Arsenal Media. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Bell layoffs highlight need for tougher regs for foreign broadcasters: Unifor
Unifor is calling on the government to introduce legislation that will level the playing field between Canadian and international broadcasters after BCE Inc. announced Tuesday 27 job layoffs and 22 job reclassifications. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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CRTC sides with creative sector in broadcasters’ CanCon relief proposal
The CRTC has denied a request made by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) to waive conditions of licence and regulations relating to broadcasters’ expenditures for the 2020 broadcast year, opting instead for an extended payment approach to benefit the entirety of the broadcasting industry. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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CRTC to hold hearing on Rogers-Shaw merger, opens consultation
The CRTC will hold hearings on whether Rogers Communications Inc. may purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Shaw Communications Inc. and its subsidiaries Nov. 22, and is looking for interventions and comments on the matter. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Consensus on CRTC data collection for foreign outlets; disagreement on how
Civil groups and Canadian telecoms companies agree that the CRTC should extend its digital survey to foreign digital media broadcasting undertakings operating in Canada, but can’t find consensus on the best threshold or if it even has the authority to do so, according to interventions in the CRTC’s consultation in the matter. This content is …
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Quebecor calls for swift news media compensation legislation
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO is renewing calls for the federal government to implement a news media compensation strategy, to “ensure the sustainability of advertising revenue, and the vitality of competitiveness” and for the CRTC to ensure swift negotiations with incumbents on wireless network access. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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Senate begins C-10 analysis with broad debate
Senators are looking beyond the free speech issues raised by critics of the revised Broadcasting Act and instead are focusing on what some senators say are other problems arising from the bill, as C-10 crawls its way to the finish line. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Heritage committee moves to table 2017 “Netflix deal”
The Heritage Committee will be making the 2017 “Netflix deal” public after the NDP brought a motion to the committee compelling its disclosure. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial …
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C-10 headed to HoC; Bloc adds 5 year review of act
A debate which Canadian Heritage Committee chair Scott Simms has jokingly said was “so exciting we could sell the rights to Netflix” has finally come to an end. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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NDP says Libs are to blame for C-10 delays as HoC passes ‘gag order’
The Liberals and the Bloc Québécois cooperated to pass a motion in the House of Commons Monday to limit the Heritage Committee to five hours to complete its work on Bill C-10, the revised Broadcasting Act. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Conservative attempt to reintroduce C-10 social media exclusion fails
The federal government’s Canadian Heritage Committee is holding firm on plans to subject social media to broadcasting regulations after it voted down a proposed amendment from the Conservative Party that would have compensated for social media’s exemption from Bill C-10. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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On C-10, Conservatives attacking Canadian, Quebec culture: Trudeau
“Conservatives just don’t get it” when it comes to Bill C-10, according to Prime Minister Justin Turdeau who was grilled by the opposition over the revised Broadcasting Act during Wednesday’s Question Period. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Bill C-10 does not impact net neutrality: Guilbeault
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says Bill C-10 — the Liberal government’s update of the Broadcasting Act, which now allows for the regulation of content on social media platforms — will have no impact on net neutrality. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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CRTC chair asserts personal preference for facilities-based competition
CRTC chair Ian Scott said he believes the commission’s pick of a facilities-based model will result “in more robust and sustained competition,” as it faces criticism from some players over its decision to only mandate access to incumbent mobile networks for a limited number of regional operators. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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Heritage committee votes to limit CRTC social media regulatory powers
The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee resumed its work on the government’s update to the Broadcasting Act by narrowly voting to restrict the CRTC’s regulatory powers in respect to social media companies. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Freedom of expression safe from CRTC, says majority of C-10 expert panel
The majority of the broadcasting experts invited before the House of Commons Heritage Committee Monday say they endorse the government’s move to include social media in the revised Broadcasting Act for the sake of the Canadian cultural sector to “thrive in the global market.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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UPDATED: Conservatives reject new C-10 charter statement
The Conservative Party Thursday accused the Liberals of “trying to hide behind a smoke screen,” calling the Justice Minister David Lametti’s new charter statement on Bill C-10, a revision to the Broadcasting Act, nothing more than a letter. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Heritage and Justice ministers to appear before CHPC to address charter concerns
The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee is moving forward with a charter review on Bill C-10, the revision to the Broadcasting Act, and will get answers from Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, as well as the Minister of Justice David Lametti on how it will impact the freedoms of everyday Canadians. Experts will also be bright …
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Acadia Broadcasting reorganizing operations
Acadia Broadcasting Ltd. is asking the CRTC for the authority to acquire the assets of multiple English radio stations in Atlantic Canada and Ontario as part of a corporate reorganization. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Supreme Court to hear making available right dispute
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will hear an appeal from Music Canada and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. …
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Numerous groups urge CRTC not to cut CanCon quotas for radio
Numerous advocacy groups and smaller broadcasters are recommending that the CRTC avoid cutting Canadian Content quotas for radio stations. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The …
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Canadian radio broadcasters ask CRTC for space to compete with streamers
The CRTC needs to do away with restrictive regulations, argue multiple major broadcasters in response to the CRTC’s review on its commercial radio policy framework. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a …
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Heritage committee wants Zuckerberg’s answers
During a hearing on Facebook, Inc.’s relationship with the federal government Monday, multiple members of the House of Commons Heritage committee questioned the social media giant’s Canadian boss, Kevin Chan, on why CEO Mark Zuckerberg has so far declined to appear. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Federal court dismisses telecom carriers attempt to get SOCAN royalties back
Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and Quebecor Inc.’s collective bid to get back millions in royalties they say they paid to the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) for ringtones downloaded onto customers’ phones over 10 years has been dismissed by a federal court. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Half of Canadians want CanCon regs for music streaming services: CRTC survey
A new survey suggests that just over half of Canadians believe that streaming services like Spotify AB and Apple Inc.‘s music service should be required to pay into Canadian content regulations, while 68 per cent of Canadians believe that any regulations placed on streaming services should “should not interfere with consumers’ ability to choose the …
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Bloc pushes for web giants to support Canadian media
The Bloc Québécois is pushing the federal government to take “urgent” action to support local media by imposing new taxes on web giants such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Big changes at Bell Media as six execs depart their jobs
BCE Inc.’s Bell Media division is starting off the year with significant changes to its executive roster, including the departures of its vice-president of regulatory affairs Kevin Goldstein, president of distribution and pay Tracey Pearce, and content and programming president Mike Cosentino. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Court won’t hear appeal over CRTC’s radio licence denial
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected an application for leave to appeal by a broadcaster whose radio licence was denied renewal by the CRTC. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a …
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CanCon relief will help commercial radio compete with Spotify: Bell Media
Canadian content programming relief from the CRTC would allow BCE Inc.‘s radio stations to more effectively compete with streaming giants like Spotify AB, according to Bell Media’s senior vice-president of radio and local TV, Nikki Moffat. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Broadcast Act updates not comprehensive enough: NDP, Conservatives
The Liberal government’s proposed updates to the Broadcasting Act have received sharp criticism from opposition parties, while some advocates for Canadian content makers offered up praise for Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s bill, tabled Tuesday as Bill C-10. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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CRTC says Bell ‘misallocated’ $35.9M of community TV funds
BCE Inc. misclassified a number of self-promotional productions as community programming, and misallocated $35.9 million to its CTV networks, the CRTC said Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial …
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TV advertising declines slow down for Corus in Q4
Corus Entertainment Inc. continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the rate of decline in advertising improved in the fourth quarter compared to the third, the company said Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Production sector to receive $50M in gov’t insurance support
Independent producers will be able to access a $50 million insurance backstop to help get TV and film productions off the ground despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Throne speech reiterates rural broadband, web giant promises
In Wednesday’s throne speech kicking off Parliament’s return, the Liberal government repeated previous commitments to introduce new rules for large foreign digital companies and accelerate rural broadband builds. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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Back to Parliament: your (pandemic) preview
Given the precarious situation around the now-escalating COVID-19 pandemic, what will actually be included in Wednesday’s speech from the throne, and in the government’s priorities in the following weeks, is more uncertain than ever. With a day to go, even the details of exactly what a hybrid and virtual sitting will look like are still …
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$1B of production at risk due to lack of insurance: CMPA, AQPM
Some 214 “camera-ready” film and television projects, employing 19,500 people, and representing $1 billion in production spending is at “imminent risk” because of a lack of COVID-19 insurance available to producers, according to surveys conducted by the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM). This content is available …
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CRTC consulting on broadcasters’ request for emergency relief
The CRTC Thursday launched a consultation on a request submitted by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in mid-July that asked for emergency regulatory relief to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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COVID has created a CanCon crisis, and Corus won’t waste it: CEO
The production slowdown stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has created a crisis for Corus Entertainment Inc. in terms of meeting its CRTC-mandated Canadian programming expenditures (CPE), and according to CEO Doug Murphy, it is a crisis the company “is not going to waste.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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Iqaluit radio stations licences renewed despite non-compliance
Two Nunavut radio stations owned by Northern Lights Entertainment Inc. have had their broadcasting licences extended for just two years after the CRTC found they had failed to comply with a series of licence conditions. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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CRTC shares proposed monitoring scheme for community programming
The CRTC is asking for feedback about how to best monitor linear and on-demand community programming. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. …
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Gov’t to introduce web giant, CanCon, news legislation in fall: Guilbeault
Legislation modernizing Canada’s Broadcasting Act is “pretty much ready” and will be tabled in Parliament in the fall, when the Liberal government also intends to introduce legislation requiring Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc. to compensate news organizations for using their content, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault told Tuesday’s Banff World Media Festival. Guilbeault had originally intended …
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Change CAVCO system to highlight Canadian culture, former CBC VP says
Canada should follow Britain’s lead and change the system it uses to classify productions as Canadian content, Richard Stursberg, former head of CBC/Radio-Canada’s English services, said at a communications lawyers conference Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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