Tag: CBC Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada to eliminate 800 positions in $125M cost-cutting exercise

CBC/Radio-Canada is officially cutting 600 positions and will leave another 200 vacancies unfilled as the public broadcaster looks to undertake $125 million in cost-cutting...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Online Streaming Act hearings get...

The CRTC has kicked off three weeks of hearings on the Online Streaming Act, with Quebecor and Bell urging the commission to expeditiously consider...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – TVA Group eliminates 547 jobs...

Quebecor-owned TVA Group has announced major changes “to secure its future at a time of crisis for the global media industry,” that will include...

CBC/Radio-Canada President Catherine Tait on ‘A world without Radio-Canada’

Around the world, declining trust in media and rising polarization have weakened support for independent public broadcasting. Catherine Tait, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada will talk...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Striking CMG members reject TVO’s...

Canadian Media Guild (CMG) employees at TVO in their seventh week of strike action have voted to reject the Ontario public broadcaster’s so-called “final...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC to hold public consultations...

The CRTC will hold public consultations on its regulatory approach governing non-Canadian TV services, following a review of over 7,000 submissions in response to...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – ZoomerMedia acquires digital marketing agency...

ZoomerMedia has announced its acquisition of Toronto-based digital marketing agency TitusOne, including its software IP hosted video platform, as the legacy media company continues...

CAB, CBC, News Media Canada call for news blocking inquiry

News Media Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) and CBC/Radio-Canada are calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate Meta’s decision to block news...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Canadian Heritage publishes Bill C-11...

Canadian Heritage has published the proposed policy direction that will guide the CRTC as it works toward developing a new regulatory framework under Bill...

Catherine Tait’s appointment as CBC/Radio-Canada President & CEO extended

Catherine Tait's appointment as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada has been extended another 18 months. Canadian Heritage Min. Pablo Rodriguez announced the extension this morning,...