Tag: CRTC

All things CRTC from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

‘Status quo will not do,’ CAB warns CRTC hearing

Canadian radio cannot continue to be used as a tool to prop up the music industry, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Kevin Desjardins...

Stingray kicks off CRTC hearings calling for overhaul of CanCon rules

Stingray Radio kicked off the CRTC's The Path Forward hearings on Thursday morning, calling for a significant reshaping of Canadian Content (CanCon) regulations. The latest...

Latest CRTC data shows only online sector significantly increasing revenues

The CRTC has released broadcasting sector data for the 2023-24 broadcast year, ended Aug. 31, 2024, highlighted by ongoing declines in radio, discretionary TV...

WildBrain to end channel business as it makes ‘strategic exit from...

WildBrain has announced it's ending its broadcast channel business, including Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Télémagino. The kids' and family entertainment purveyor says following a...

CRTC performance termed ‘secretive and slow’ in FRPC report

The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) has published a report examining the CRTC's performance from 1969 to present, describing the regulatory...

CRTC approves Certified Independent Production Funds for Online Streaming Act money

The CRTC has issued a follow-up decision, approving a number of Certified Independent Production Funds (CIPFs) to receive contributions from online streaming services. The approvals...