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RTDNA East Region Award Winners

RTDNA Canada handed out its East Region RTDNA Awards of Excellence on Saturday night in Halifax, recognizing the best journalists, programs, stations and newsgathering...

CRTC and RCMP execute search warrants in remote access malware investigation

The CRTC and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Division have executed separate search warrants at a home in the Greater Toronto Area...

CRTC, Telecom and Awards News – Bell requests permission to shutter 28 rebroadcasting transmitters

Bell Media is asking the CRTC for permission to shutter 28 rebroadcasting transmitters that it says either require significant repair or are at the...

CAB says excluding broadcast media from journalism tax credit unfair

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) says the federal government's exclusion of broadcast media from journalism support tax credits in Budget 2019 is unfair. Tuesday's...

Canadian Media headlines: Budget 2019 journalism bailout details; SJC to acquire Rogers’ magazines

St. Joseph Communications (SJC) has entered into an agreement that will see the company acquire all seven of the Rogers Media consumer print and...

St. Joseph Communications acquires Rogers’ publishing division

St. Joseph Communications (SJC) has entered into an agreement that will see the company acquire all seven of the Rogers Media consumer print and...

Stakeholders applaud $1.7B broadband investment in Budget 2019, but want more detail

Industry stakeholders say $1.7 billion in new broadband investment outlined in Tuesday's federal budget is a critical commitment, but more detail is needed on...

Budget 2019 details $595M in support for qualifying media, tax breaks

Budget 2019 offers more details of the Liberals' previously-announced, three-pronged plan to support Canadian journalism, amidst the challenges of a huge shift to digital...

CRTC & Awards News – Bell, Rogers, Corus request described video exemption

The CRTC has called for comments on an amendment proposed by Bell Media, Corus Entertainment and Rogers Media to their condition of licence, effective...

CRTC, Telecom & Awards News – RTDNA Canada announces regional Lifetime Achievement honourees

RTDNA Canada has announced that Lynda Steele and Rob Germain will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award in the West Region. Steele is the host...

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