Super Channel announces Heart & Home Christmas holiday movie lineup
EDMONTON — Pay-TV network Super Channel today took the wraps off the lineup of holiday-themed movies scheduled during its annual Heart & Home Christmas holiday programming event. Running from November […]
Commission sides with Bell over Cogeco
GATINEAU – The CRTC said Friday the wholesale rate for French-language youth channel VRAK set by owner Bell Media is the right one for Cogeco Connexion to pay. Cogeco had […]
Rogers and Shaw say B.C. government should cover costs when wires need relocating
GATINEAU — In what could be a precedent-setting proceeding, Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications have asked the CRTC to issue an order which would grant reasonable compensation to the two […]
Bell wants permanent approval to block scam phone calls
GATINEAU — In a new Part 1 application, Bell Canada is asking the CRTC for permanent approval to allow Bell and its subsidiaries to block certain fraudulent and scam voice […]
Quebec City radio station CHOI-FM refuses to air government’s Covid-19 messages
And suffers a backlash By Denis Carmel QUEBEC CITY – CHOI-FM, the Québec City radio station whose licence the CRTC had refused to renew back in 2005 because of repeated […]
Telus offers free UK and Australian shows to Optik TV and Pik TV subscribers
VANCOUVER — Telus announced today the launch of Telus Presents, a curated collection of TV shows from the U.K. and Australia, which is now available to the company’s Optik TV […]
More broadcasters join HireBIPOC initiative; make it a precondition to greenlighting
TORONTO — Announced earlier this year, the HireBIPOC initiative created by BIPOC TV & Film and Bell Media launched today with CBC/Radio-Canada, Corus Entertainment and Rogers Sports & Media throwing […]
Rogers launches For the Love of Work podcast
TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today the launch of a new podcast, For the Love of Work, which it calls “a practical guide to the modern employee experience”. Hosted by […]
Sportsnet, TVA Sports, to air virtual 2020 NHL Draft, starting Tuesday
TORONTO — Normally, the NHL would be opening its regular season during the first week of October, but this year, Rogers Sports and Media’s Sportsnet will provide exclusive national English-language […]
TSN extends Winnipeg Jets rights deal
WINNIPEG — Bell Media’s TSN announced today it has secured a multi-year extension of its regional television rights agreement with True North Sports and Entertainment to continue broadcasting Winnipeg Jets […]