Tag: Canadian Association of Broadcasters

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Pelmorex lays off 14 staff

Pelmorex has confirmed it’s laid off 14 staff across the organization. The parent company of The Weather Network and MétéoMédia says changes to the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Throne speech pledges to ‘address...

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) says it remains optimistic revisions to the Broadcasting Act will be introduced during the upcoming session of parliament, following Wednesday’s...

CRTC calls for comments on CAB regulatory relief application

The CRTC has issued a call for comments on the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) application requesting regulatory relief for Canadian broadcasters amidst the...

Dozens of stations could go dark in wake of $1.06B revenue...

As many as 50 private radio stations could go dark over the next four to six months and another 100 to 150 in the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Liberal government sides with big...

Innovation, Science and Industry has sided with the incumbent telecom operators in their fight to overturn the CRTC’s Aug. 2019 ruling lowering the wholesale...

Former CAB president Michael McCabe passes away at age 82

Submitted by Howard Christensen, Publisher Emeritus, Broadcast Dialogue Michael McCabe, a powerful voice for the industry during his tenure as president and CEO of Canadian...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Guilbeault wants broadcast reform bill...

Canadian Heritage Min. Steven Guilbeault says he’s aiming to have a broadcast reform bill tabled in the House of Commons by June. Speaking at...

Apples to Apples: Toward an Equitable Contribution Framework for Canadian Content

Submitted by Lenore Gibson, Chair, Canadian Association of Broadcasters Today, the Broadcasting and Telecom Legislative Review Panel will deliver its long-awaited final report. Canada’s private...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Lenore Gibson, Chair of the Canadian...

Broadcast Dialogue had a chance to catch up with Lenore Gibson, Chair of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), at the recent B.C. Association...

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...