Opinion / Editorial / Analysis

By Pierre Karl Péladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor, who is set to appear before the House industry committee today in the Rogers-Shaw hearing In 2007, under the leadership of the late Jim Prentice, the government of Canada decided on a competitive policy in the wireless industry for the benefit

By Howard Law, former director of media locals for Unifor, who writes in mediapolicy.ca The Australian finance minister’s overdue anniversary review of the groundbreaking News Media Bargaining Code (NMBC) gives Canadians some welcome pointers on how to think about, improve or critique our bill C-18, the “FaceGoogle” Online News Act. The report

By Konrad von Finckenstein, former CRTC chairman from 2007 to 2012 Section 5.1 and 5.2 were added at the last minute, when Bill C-11 was passed by the House of Commons. There was no discussion or explanation as to why they were needed or how they were intended to function.

By Brad Danks, CEO of OUTtv Media Global Inc. (OMG) (pictured above); Monika Ille, CEO APTN; and Luc Perreault, strategic advisor of Stingray Group The Senate Transport Committee is starting its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-11, an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act. Hours of Committee time have been spent on the scope of

By Alex Freedman HURRICANE FIONA RECENTLY tore a swath through the Atlantic coast leaving tens of thousands of Canadians without power, water, heat or access to supplies. They pulled out their radios and some batteries and tuned into their community radio station. It was the only source of local information they

Bell and cablecos argue Cabinet proves them right By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Independent and incumbent internet service providers have filed letters to the Federal Court of Appeal explaining the impact of the Federal Cabinet’s decision last weekend on the CRTC’s decision to slash wholesale internet rates and whether it

Our information ecosystem is in trouble. Here’s how we can fix it. Part III By Tessa Sproule THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT artificial intelligence is full of hype. We’re really only at the beginnings of the beginning of AI and its intersection with humanity. It is doing some incredible things

Our information ecosystem is in trouble. Here’s how we can fix it. Part II FROM THE MID-90s until September 2001, the web was largely a ‘nice to have’ for most legacy media organizations. When it came to infrastructure spending, faced with a decision to invest in a new suite of

LAST WEEK, CARTT.CA's Greg O’Brien published an edited version of a presentation he gave as a “provocateur” at a roundtable session about the future of Canadian television production at Ryerson University. The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) was, in the best spirit of intellectual engagement and discussion, indeed provoked! To

I WOULD IMAGINE a large percentage of Cartt.ca readers own a car of some sort. So, why did you buy yours? Transportation, right? Gotta get from A to B, and C, D, F… What, though, did you need it to have? My own car needed to be the family truckster,