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Ronan Farrow to talk power, media and politics at CJF J-Talk in Toronto

Ronan Farrow, the investigative journalist behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker investigation on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual assault, is set to speak at an upcoming Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF)...

Rogers to build 5G testbed on UBC campus

Rogers and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have announced a three year, multi-million dollar partnership to build a real-world 5G Hub on campus that will...

Supreme Court of Canada sides with Rogers in illegal movie downloading case

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) has sided with Rogers in its case against Voltage Pictures LLC, finding that companies pursuing copyright violators should...

CBC/Radio-Canada Annual Public Meeting to focus on diversity and inclusion

CBC/Radio-Canada says the focus of this year's annual public meeting will be the importance of diversity and inclusion in the collective cultural experience. Set to...

CRTC lays out priorities for next two fiscal years

The CRTC has laid out its priorities for the next two fiscal years in its CRTC Forecast 2019-20. Under the purview of Broadcasting, the...

Kentner, Williams to receive OAB Hall of Fame Award for lifetime achievement

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters has announced the 2018 Ontario Hall of Fame Award for lifetime achievement will be presented to Ross Kentner and...

CRTC ups PNI spending requirements for Bell, Corus

The CRTC has increased the programs of national interest (PNI) spending requirement for both the English and French-language large television ownership groups. The move comes...

CBC News issues apology to NDP MP Christine Moore

CBC News has issued a formal apology to NDP MP Christine Moore over an opinion piece surrounding allegations from a former soldier that Moore...

The CRTC has given itself more time to consider licence renewals for independent TV stations

The CRTC has given itself more time to consider licence renewals for independent TV stations including Télé-Québec, CHCH Hamilton, CHEK Victoria, NTV, Yes TV,...

CRTC has launched an online survey asking Canadians about the sales practices of large telecommunications service providers

The CRTC has launched an online survey asking Canadians about the sales practices of large telecommunications service providers, like Bell, Rogers and Telus. Canadians...

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