Radio / Television News

More details emerge in the previously confidential monthslong battle By Ahmad Hathout Corus and Rogers continue to butt heads over the CRTC’s standstill rule, with the former urging the Federal Court of Appeal to affirm it and the latter asking the regulator to lift it so it can shuffle Corus

By Connie Thiessen Pelmorex Corp. has named Maureen Rogers as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1. She succeeds Nana Banerjee, who had held the role since April 2023. Rogers has worked with Pelmorex for the last 14 years, most recently serving as CEO of Pelmorex’s TV

Rogers announced Wednesday what it says is the first app-only bundle in Canada to bring live TV and streaming together in one plan. The App TV plan for Rogers Xfinity Internet customers includes 40-plus live and on-demand channels, 20 free ad-supported (FAST) channels and Netflix Standard with ads, all for $25 per month when

Blue Ant Media announced Wednesday from Prime Time it has greenlit five new originals and four series renewals spanning mystery, paranormal, nature, wildlife and lifestyle genres. Overseen by Sam Linton, Blue Ant’s vice president of production and development for global media, the new programming will roll out on the company’s Canadian specialty

By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (2024) In the permanent state of chaos that Donald Trump’s presidency has unleashed on our trade relationship with the United States, Canadian political leaders are racing to put together a unified

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) last week announced the 41 initiatives supported through its Sector Development Support program for the spring and fall 2024-2025 funding rounds, representing nearly $2.5 million in investments. The program offers project-based funding to initiatives that demonstrate the potential to positively impact Canada’s audiovisual ecosystem by addressing industry gaps in

Blue Ant Media announced Monday its specialty TV channel Smithsonian Channel is kicking off a nationwide free preview, running through March 30, which will include the premiere of the three-part documentary series Surviving WWII. Debuting Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Surviving WWII marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second

By Ahmad Hathout The Federal Court said Wednesday that a novel website-blocking order it granted last month that targets “copycat” content pirate websites that pop up to replace similar ones is a “modest and necessary extension of the relief commonly granted in proceedings of this kind.” Whereas the court has

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC has contract work for a study on the “promotion, discoverability, and prominence of Canadian content across the broadcasting system.” The research study, posted to the federal government’s procurement website Monday, will need to look into the “business strategies and practices across the spectrum of media

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) announced Tuesday afternoon its membership has voted to ratify a new Independent Production Agreement (IPA) for a three-year term. Ratification voting opened Jan. 14 and closed Jan. 21 at 12 p.m. ET. The 2025-2027 IPA serves as the collective agreement between ACTRA