Tag: CRTC

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

Corus to abandon talk on FM in Calgary

Corus Entertainment is abandoning its unauthorized talk on FM experiment in Calgary, promising the launch of a new music station in the market by...

Conrad Black comments result in walkout at WAB conference

Conrad Black is a lot of things...a Donald Trump and Richard Nixon apologist, a big fan of Henry Kissinger and Rex Murphy, and an optimist...

Online Streaming Act to bring in estimated $200M annually, says CRTC

The CRTC estimates the Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11) will bring in an estimated $200 million per year in new funding for the...

Radio & Podcast News – Rogers Sports & Media to shutter...

Rogers Sports & Media is shutting down Pacific Content, its branded podcast division. Founded in 2014 by CBC Radio and CBC Music alumni Steve...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC proposes Online News Act...

The CRTC is proposing Cost Recovery Regulations that would apply to the largest online platforms that distribute news content as it continues to set...

CRTC proposes Online News Act cost recovery

The CRTC is proposing Cost Recovery Regulations that would apply to the largest online platforms that distribute news content as it continues to set...

Regulatory, Telecom and Media News – CRTC to arbritrate Bell/Videotron sports...

The CRTC will step in and arbitrate agreements for Bell and Videotron’s carriage of TVA Sports and RDS, respectively, on the other's cable service....

Radio & Podcast News – ELMNT FM stations in jeopardy without...

First Peoples Radio (FPR), which operates Indigenous not-for-profit stations ELMNT FM in Toronto (CFPT-FM) and Ottawa (CFPO-FM), says their future is in jeopardy without...

ELMNT FM stations future in jeopardy

First Peoples Radio (FPR), which operates Indigenous not-for-profit stations ELMNT FM in Toronto (CFPT-FM) and Ottawa (CFPO-FM), says their future is in jeopardy without...

CRTC approves Corus PNI relief request

The CRTC has approved a request from Corus Entertainment for regulatory relief on "an exceptional basis," allowing it to shift some of its Canadian...