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OTT to overtake terrestrial TV by 2020: CRG

There'll be more Canadians subscribed to OTT services, like Netflix and Crave, by next year than traditional television, according to a forecast released this...

Film & TV News – CBC Sports to carry 20 Canadian Premier League games

CBC Sports has announced that it will carry live coverage of 20 games of the inaugural season of Canada’s new tier-one men’s professional soccer...

CRTC issues licence suspension in Bell v. TVA Group

The CRTC has suspended the broadcasting licence for TVA Sports, but says the suspension will only go into effect if TVA Sports' signal is...

CBC named as Canadian Premier League broadcast partner

CBC Sports has announced that it will carry live coverage of 20 games of the inaugural season of Canada's new tier-one men's professional soccer...

Film & TV News – Blue Ant Media appeals to CRTC to reduce PNI quota

Blue Ant Media, which operates specialty channels A.Side, BBC Earth, Cottage Life, HIFI, Love Nature, Makeful, T + E and Smithsonian Channel, is appealing...

Netflix adds record-breaking 9.6M subs in Q1

Netflix added its highest quarterly paid net adds in the history of the streaming service in Q1 2019, up 9.6 million - a year...

Injunction restores TVA Sports to Bell TV customers

A court order has compelled Quebecor to restore access to its French-language TVA Sports channel for Bell TV customers, after defying two CRTC directives...

Jean La Rose and APTN to part ways at year’s end

Jean La Rose and APTN, the network he's helmed as CEO for the last 17 years, will part ways at the end of the...

TV & Film News – “Next-Gen TV” broadcasting standards to roll out in U.S. by end of 2020

"Next-Gen TV" broadcasting standards will start to roll out in the 40 largest TV markets in the U.S. by the end of 2020, a...

TVA Sports goes dark on Bell TV amidst Quebecor carriage dispute

TVA Sports has gone dark on Bell TV in Quebec, amidst an ongoing carriage dispute between Bell and Quebecor. In an update for subscribers posted...

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