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Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Open letter to PMO appeals for stronger policy to combat journalist threats

CBC/Radio-Canada, CityNews, Global News, OMNI, Quebecor, and TVO are among the broadcasters that have signed an open letter to...

Telecom providers strike formal mutual aid agreement

Canada's telecom service providers have struck a formal agreement committing to provide support and assistance should another provider be...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC announces adoption of 9-8-8 mental health crisis number

The CRTC has announced it will adopt 9-8-8 as the number to call or text for Canadians who are...

Open letter in support of LaFlamme calls on Bell to ‘make things right’

A group of Canadian business leaders, artists, academics, journalists and former politicians have signed an open letter to the...

CTV VP of News Michael Melling on leave

Michael Melling, CTV's Vice President of News, is on leave effective immediately, according to a memo that went out...

Julie Adam set to exit Rogers

Rogers Sports & Media (RSM) executive Julie Adam is set to depart the company in early September as part...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media to launch third-party workplace review

Bell Media says it will launch an “independent third-party internal workplace review” of its newsroom, in the wake of...

Broadcast sector profitability mostly flat for 2021, according to CRTC analysis

The CRTC's newly-released broadcast sector highlights for 2020-21, indicate commercial profitability during the 2021 broadcast year was mostly flat...

Feds cut funding for CMAC anti-racism project after concerns raised about consultant

Federal minister of diversity Ahmed Hussen announced today in a statement posted on Twitter that the government has cut...

OUTtv granted must-offer status in English-language markets

The CRTC has renewed OUTtv's licence, granting the channel must-offer status in English-language markets. The renewal comes short of...

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