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Rogers-Shaw merger expected to close next week

Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications expect their historic $26 billion dollar merger to close by next Friday, at the latest, after clearing the final...

ISED approves final barrier to Rogers-Shaw merger

The Rogers-Shaw merger has crossed its final barrier for approval with François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (ISED), announcing he'll allow the...

Stingray undertakes management shuffle in Alberta

Stingray Radio has made structural changes within its Alberta management team that the company says align its operations in the province with those in...

Unifor demands update on Competition Bureau investigation of Google ad practices

The Competition Bureau says it would be inappropriate to speculate on when its investigation into Google's online display advertising practices might be concluded, as...

Indigenous leaders call for minimum commercial radio airplay quota

Political leaders and Indigenous artists gathered in Montreal on Tuesday to demand that the CRTC introduce a five per cent minimum quota for Indigenous music...

WildBrain to acquire Toronto’s House of Cool

WildBrain has announced it's reached an agreement to acquire Toronto animation pre-production studio, House of Cool, expanding the company's pre-production capabilities for animated series,...

MP Han Dong threatens legal action against Global News and Corus Entertainment

Han Dong says he plans to pursue legal action against Global News and Corus Entertainment following the network's published allegations that the Toronto area...

RTDNA Canada President Lis Travers

Over the last number of years, RTDNA Canada's membership had dwindled to just over 100 members as newsrooms tighten budgets and freeze travel for...

Cinespace Studios and York University partner on Production Accounting Micro-Credential Program

Cinespace Studios and York University have announced the creation of a Production Accounting Micro-Credential Program in response to a critical shortage of production accountants, among...

ChatGPT-4 produces misinformation more persuasively, says NewsGuard report

OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 produces misinformation more frequently and persuasively than its predecessor, according to a report from journalism tech solutions provider, NewsGuard. NewsGuard has run a...

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