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CRTC denies FairPlay website blocking proposal

The CRTC has denied the FairPlay Canada coalition's website-blocking proposal to address copyright piracy. The commission says it does not...

What the new USMCA deal means for broadcasting

NAFTA renegotiations wrapped Sunday night with a new trilateral trade deal. While protections for Canada's cultural sectors remain as-is...

CRTC reveals criteria to tap $750M Broadband Fund

The CRTC has revealed the criteria that will be used to evaluate applications for funding from its $750-million Broadband...

#Broadcasting & #Telecom News – Broadcasting and Telecommunications Act Review Panel opens comments, CBC/Radio-Canada president Catherine Tait on cross-country tour

The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel launched its consultation process this week with the release of Responding to...

Broadcasting and Telecommunications review kicks off public consultations

The panel reviewing the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts has officially kicked off its public consultations with a call for...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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