TFO joins campaign to help address French teacher shortage
TORONTO — Ontario’s French-language public broadcaster Groupe Média TFO today announced it is collaborating with the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) on the national alliance’s campaign to address the shortage of […]
Telecom group trying to shift focus; wants a faster, better, CRTC
TORONTO — In its third report, released today, the C.D. Howe Institute’s new telecommunications policy working group — which includes executives from Bell, Rogers, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and Shaw, among […]
Super Channel-hosted Canadian Film Fest announces new award and masterclass lineup
EDMONTON — The Canadian Film Fest (CFF), presented by Super Channel, today announced a new award category for best producer and unveiled the Masterclass and Industry Series programs for this […]
Alithya to acquire R3D Conseil for $76 million
Sale includes $600 million in service agreements with shareholders Quebecor and Beneva MONTREAL and QUEBEC CITY — Quebecor today announced Alithya Group, a Montreal-based “digital transformation company”, has reached an […]
More cast members join CTV’s Children Ruin Everything
TORONTO — Bell Media today announced more cast members for its new half-hour CTV Original comedy Children Ruin Everything. Joining previously announced lead actress Meaghan Rath (Being Human, Hawaii Five-0) […]
Boat Rocker Media’s IPO raises $170.1 million
TORONTO — Canadian entertainment company Boat Rocker Media announced today it has completed its previously announced initial public offering of subordinate voting shares for total gross proceeds to the company […]
Canada’s 5G network performance lags other countries so far, says new report
LONDON, U.K. — While the 4G networks of Canada’s Big Three national operators are among the fastest in the world, their 5G network performance trails operators in other countries, primarily […]
Cogeco CEO decries market power of Big Three in wake of Rogers/Shaw
By Ken Kelley MONTREAL – Not that we expected otherwise, but there was no dodging the Rogers-Shaw elephant in the room when Cogeco president and CEO Philippe Jetté spoke during […]
CBC Licence Renewals: Long process wraps with some acrimony
“French to follow” By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – This what you could read in an indignant tweet from the Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF) when the group saw the CBC had […]
Eight radio stations sold
GATINEAU — The CRTC announced Tuesday it will hold a non-appearing hearing on May 27 to consider the sale of several radio stations in Ontario and one in Vancouver. The […]