CRTC extends next-gen 911 deadlines
NG911 voice service must be provided by March 1, 2022 GATINEAU — The CRTC announced today it is extending the deadlines for the implementation and provision of next-generation 911 (NG911) […]
$1.3 million in UBF money to fill gaps north of Burlington
OTTAWA — Independent ISP Standard Broadband is receiving $1.3 million in funding through the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) rapid response stream to bring high-speed Internet access to 329 […]
Telus announces sustainability-linked bond framework
VANCOUVER — Telus today announced its new sustainability-linked bond framework, which aligns the company’s financing strategy with its goal of achieving operational net carbon neutrality across all of its global […]
ACTRA names new national president
TORONTO — ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) announced today Eleanor Noble (above) has been elected by ACTRA’s national council to a two-year term as national president. […]
Corner Gas Animated’s fourth and final season starts July 5
TORONTO — Bell Media today announced the fourth and final season of Corner Gas Animated will air on CTV Comedy Channel starting Monday, July 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This […]
COMMENTARY: Rights squatters, Euro 2020, and Bill C-10
For multilingual Canadians, it’s disappointment from the starting whistle By Aldo Di Felice FOR MILLIONS OF CANADIANS, Euro 2020 is already a disappointment, and it all has to do with […]
C-10 : After 21 meetings, committee completes the clause-by-clause phase
By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – With only minutes to go until the end of the meeting, the Heritage Committee finally completed the clause-by-clause consideration stage of Bill C-10. Now the […]
C-10: We don’t know what they’re voting on
By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – The Conservatives managed to get an amendment on social media passed just before clause-by-clause voting starts. Late Wednesday, the Conservatives moved an amendment that we […]
Upfront 2021: Bell pitches digital video ads, flexibility
By Etan Vlessing TORONTO – So much for the “business as usual” 2021 upfront. Bell Media, pitching its upcoming fall season linear and digital schedules to media agencies and their […]
MuchMusic is back, but not on TV
TORONTO – Bell Media said today it is teaming up with TikTok to relaunch the MuchMusic brand. It will return on July 7 “with a new generation of personalities and […]