Tag: Ian Scott

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

Revolving Door

Ian Scott, the Chairman of the CRTC whose five-year term was set to expire in September, will stay on as head of the regulator...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media to launch third-party...

Bell Media says it will launch an “independent third-party internal workplace review” of its newsroom, in the wake of the public backlash over the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Online News Act introduced

Canadian Heritage Min. Pablo Rodriguez has introduced Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which would establish a new legislative and regulatory framework aimed at...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell acquires Longueuil-based EBOX

Bell has acquired EBOX, an internet, telephone and television service provider based in Longueuil, Qué. Bell will maintain the EBOX brand and operations. Under...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media ad revenue up...

BCE has reported results for the fourth quarter (Q4) and full-year 2021, announcing a 5.1% or $0.18 per share increase in the BCE annual...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Independent ISPs say CRTC Chair...

TekSavvy, Distributel and EBOX are among the independent internet service providers (ISPs) calling for government intervention following the CRTC’s move to backtrack on a...

TV & Film News – Short-Term Compensation Fund extended through March...

Canadian Heritage Min. Steven Guilbeault has announced that the federal government is doubling the Short-Term Compensation Fund to $100 million and extending the COVID-19...

CBC/Radio-Canada ‘balancing act’ to serve all Canadians at core of licence...

CBC/Radio-Canada's 13-day virtual licence renewal hearing got underway Monday morning with the public broadcaster reaffirming that it's "building a bridge to the future" and...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Canadian telecom and TV complaints...

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) year-end report indicates complaints from Canadian telecom and TV customers were up another 35% for 2018-19,...

#CRTC, #Telecom and #CdnMedia News In Brief

The 2018 Jack Webster Awards, recognizing excellence in B.C. journalism, were handed out Monday night. Among this year’s winners were Global BC’s Jill Bennett,...