Radio / Television News

Advocacy groups for Canadian film, TV and media production companies are applauding Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s recently released set of proposed changes to modernize the mandate, funding and governance of CBC/Radio-Canada. The proposed amendments range from prohibiting advertising during CBC/Radio-Canada’s news and public affairs programming and ending subscription fees for

Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel announced last week its new original docuseries Queen of the Castle will premiere Wednesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV Life, CTV.ca and the CTV app, and stream next day on Crave. Produced by Blink49 Studios and Nest Productions, this eight-episode, one-hour unscripted series follows Canadian socialite Dr. Ann

By Connie Thiessen Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has released a set of proposed changes aimed at modernizing the objectives, governance and funding of CBC/Radio-Canada, ranging from banishing advertising during news and current affairs programming to ensuring more citizen participation in determining the public broadcaster’s priorities. The proposed amendments to

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC said Thursday it is considering reducing the financial obligations on traditional commercial radio broadcasters while maintaining content requirements to level the playing field with online streamers. “The Commission acknowledges that some view content requirements as a heavy regulatory imposition. At the same time, the Commission

Kartoon Studios on Wednesday announced a major distribution expansion of its free kids streaming channel, Kartoon Channel!, through a partnership with Samsung TV Plus in Canada and the United States. The agreement makes Kartoon Channel! available to tens of millions of households across the two countries via connected Samsung smart TVs. Programming

Bell Media announced Wednesday the season three premiere of HBO’s anthology series The White Lotus on Crave this past Sunday night delivered record-breaking streaming viewership numbers for the platform. The number one title on Crave that night, The White Lotus’s third season debut more than doubled the viewership of its season two premiere over its

Canadian brand incubator and management group Statement Worldwide announced Wednesday the official launch of POP! Canada, a new digital media platform dedicated to showcasing and amplifying Canadian music, film, TV, arts and culture. “Amid a shifting media landscape, POP! Canada is committed to providing a space where homegrown talent is recognized and

Roku announced Wednesday a partnership with producer and distributor Fremantle that gives Roku the exclusive streaming rights in Canada for ABC’s American Idol, which is set to preview its eighth season on the American channel March 2. This marks Roku’s first single-territory live and simulcast deal, which includes advertising-based video on demand (AVOD)

The Société professionnelle des auteurs, compositeurs du Québec et des artistes entrepreneurs (SPACQ-AE) has launched MUSIQC, a free music listening space dedicated to promoting and showcasing French-language music. Acting as a discoverability portal, MUSIQC leverages users’ pre-existing subscriptions to online music services to offer them a way to discover, rediscover and listen

The CRTC on Tuesday opened a proceeding to review Rogers Communications’ acquisition of NBA TV (Canada) as part of the cable giant’s larger acquisition of Bell Canada’s 37.5-per-cent ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). After announcing its proposed $4.7-billion deal with Bell in September, Rogers applied in November for authority to