Tag: Bill C-10

CMPA, CAB welcome introduction of Online Streaming Act

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) are among the groups welcoming the federal government’s introduction of the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – RCI pitches merger with Shaw...

The CRTC hearing on the proposed $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) got underway Monday with Edward Rogers and...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bill C-10 faces scrutiny in...

Bill C-10 received House of Commons approval in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. It’s now expected to die in the Senate where it's...

Bill C-10 just first step in modernizing broadcast legislation, Guilbeault tells...

Canadian Heritage Min. Steven Guilbeault appeared in a virtual Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) Q&A on Thursday afternoon, addressing ongoing debate around Bill C-10...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – APTN News wins RTDNA Canada’s...

APTN News is the winner of this year’s RTDNA Canada President’s Award, the highest honour bestowed by the association to acknowledge individuals and organizations...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bill C-10 on hold as...

Bill C-10 has been put on hold as the Department of Justice looks at whether recent amendments to the proposed legislation violate the free...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: CIMA President Andrew Cash on the...

It's like Andrew Cash's whole life has led up to his new role as the president of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA). With...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bill C-10 criticism renewed with...

Bill C-10 amendments that remove an exemption excluding user-generated content from the Broadcasting Act are drawing concern from a range of critics. Originally, the...

Bill C-10 addresses ‘one of the cornerstones’ of Yale report with...

The imposition of Canadian content spending obligations on streaming services will only apply to those "that have a significant impact" in Canada, according to...

Broadcast Modernization Act proposes regulating streamers, stops short of taxation

Canadian Heritage Min. Steven Guilbeault has tabled Bill C-10, the Broadcast Modernization Act, that among other measures, creates a new category of broadcast undertaking...