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Bell Media appeals to CRTC for regulatory relief on local news programming requirements

Bell Media is appealing to the CRTC to delete numerous conditions of licence (COLs) around local news coverage for its English- and French-language television...

Bill C-18 passage lauded as Meta confirms end of news availability in Canada

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is among the organizations applauding the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, as Meta confirms it...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Loyalist College suspends applications to Radio program

Loyalist College has suspended applications to its Broadcasting - Radio program, citing low enrollment. The Belleville, ON college says the program is currently under...

Sponsored content segments should be clearly disclosed, says CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has found TVA's failure to clearly disclose sponsored content on its public affairs program Salut Bonjour, amounts to...

Loyalist suspends Broadcasting – Radio program due to low enrollment

Loyalist College has suspended applications to its Broadcasting - Radio program, citing low enrollment. The Belleville, ON college says the program is currently under review...

Three in 10 Canadians actively avoiding news, says MTM report

Three in 10 online Canadians are actively avoiding news content, according to a newly-published report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM). The report, gauging Canadian perspectives...

RTDNA Canada names 2023 Regional Lifetime Achievement honourees

RTDNA Canada has announced its 2023 Regional Lifetime Achievement Award honourees, presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service and continued excellence during the...

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

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

Barry Lamb, Tony King join WAB Hall of Fame

The Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB) wrapped up their 87th annual conference in Banff on Thursday, June 8 with the WAB Gold Medal Awards...

Newly-formed Canadian Digital Regulators Forum to tackle emerging issues like AI

The CRTC, Competition Bureau, and Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) have come together under the banner of the newly-formed Canadian Digital Regulators Forum...

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