CTV orders 16 more episodes of Children Ruin Everything
Bell Media’s CTV announced Monday it has ordered 16 new episodes of Canadian Screen Award-nominated comedy series Children Ruin Everything from Toronto-based production company New Metric Media. Production on the 16 half-hour episodes began […]
Pluto TV in Canada adds six new FAST channels
Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned by Paramount, announced Monday six new streaming channels featuring popular series from A+E Networks’ library are now available to Canadian viewers. The […]
Rogers says it contributed $14B to Canada’s GDP in 2023
Rogers said last week it contributed a “record” $14 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product in 2023, citing data in the company’s first economic impact assessment since its merger with Shaw in […]
CRTC denies request to immediately decide who gets access to last-mile fibre regime
Regulator says it is aiming for wholesale internet decision by end of summer By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC said Friday it will not immediately decide whether the three largest telecommunications […]
Telus introduces generative AI customer support tool
Telus announced Monday it has introduced a new generative AI (GenAI)-powered customer support tool for Telus.com, one of the first customer-accessible GenAI solutions from a Canadian organization, it says. “Powered by Fuel iX […]
Test of national public alerting system scheduled for May 8
Public Safety Canada and Pelmorex Corp. announced Monday a test of the Alert Ready national public alerting system (NPAS) will take place in most provinces and territories on Wednesday, May […]
Numeris releases Hybrid Linear TV measurement
By Connie Thiessen Numeris has announced the release of its Hybrid Linear TV measurement service for its video clients, developed in partnership with Kantar Media. Enhanced Television Audience Measurement (TAM) […]
COMMENTARY: The Canadian Content definition and a job spec for CRTC certification [3/3]
By Doug Barrett, adjunct professor in the Arts, Media & Entertainment MBA program at the Schulich School of Business This is the third piece examining the current debate on the […]
Churn issue ‘concerning,’ but bundling staving off losses: Bell CEO
By Ahmad Hathout Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said Thursday that the higher rate of customers switching to other carriers is “concerning,” but that the telco is mitigating that with bundled […]
John Roman is CCSA’s new director of legal and regulatory affairs
The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance, which represents 100 independent communications companies, announced Wednesday that consultant John Roman is the organization’s new director of legal and regulatory affairs. “With more than 14 […]