CRTC wants to know whether Facebook is violating news link law
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is investigating whether Facebook has been allowing Canadian news on its platform in violation of the Online News Act. Meta, the parent of the social […]
WGC report shows decline in number of TV episodes in 2023
A Writers Guild of Canada report, published last week, found a decline in the number of episodes across every TV format – a first since it started publishing its “Equity, […]
Super Channel announces second season of When Hope Calls
Super Channel announced Thursday that the second season of its “long-awaited” When Hope Calls started production this month and will premiere in the first quarter of 2025. The spinoff sequel […]
CRTC announces Broadband Fund approvals for Manitoba communities
The CRTC said Thursday it has conditionally approved $8 million from its $750-million Broadband Fund to fund transport fibre infrastructure in 16 communities in Manitoba. The money will go to […]
Major music groups continue push to decouple radio and audio streamers
Public relations campaign against Online Streaming Act launches By Ahmad Hathout Two music organizations have sent a letter to the CRTC disagreeing with what they say is an attempt to […]
CRTC asks about impact of 3G decommissioning
The CRTC is asking the country’s largest telecoms to answer questions as to how the decommissioning of their 3G networks will impact those still on the legacy wireless technology. In […]
CRTC puts out contract for Online News Act auditor
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is looking for a senior auditor to prepare an annual report detailing the impact of the Online News Act on the Canadian digital news marketplace. […]
Geoff White replaces John Lawford as PIAC executive director
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) announced Tuesday that its executive director and general counsel John Lawford is stepping aside and moving into the role of special counsel at the […]
CBC launches fall podcast lineup
CBC announced Tuesday a slate of new original podcasts for the fall, which includes pop culture and investigative series. Launching Tuesday, October 15, Celine: Understood will run for four episodes […]
French-language music rep wants streaming recommendations data
By Ahmad Hathout An association representing French-language music publishers wants the CRTC to collect and make public data from online streaming services to evaluate how well they are promoting Canadian […]