Tag: Regulatory

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REVOLVING DOOR: Brent Haynes has been named Amazon Prime Video’s Head of Scripted Series, Canada, the SVOD’s first domestic content executive based here. Haynes is...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – BCE reports first quarter of...

BCE Inc. has reported results for Q1, the first quarter of positive revenue (up 1.2%) and adjusted EBITDA growth (up 0.5%) since the beginning...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Terry DiMonte has announced he's hanging up his headphones after a more than four-decade career in broadcasting. His last day on Montreal's CHOM...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bill C-10 criticism renewed with...

Bill C-10 amendments that remove an exemption excluding user-generated content from the Broadcasting Act are drawing concern from a range of critics. Originally, the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Federal budget includes new funding...

The Liberal Government’s first budget in more than two years includes a roadmap for introducing the Digital Services Tax (DST); $21 million in emergency...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Quebecor Expertise Media has announced a handful of appointments in its Toronto office. Leema Williams, who has over a dozen years of sales...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Manitoba moves to implement digital...

The Province of Manitoba is the latest government to indicate it will force online streaming, video, e-commerce and other digital platforms to start collecting...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Rogers Communications has confirmed changes to its executive team that include the appointment of David Fuller as president of Rogers Wireless and Lisa...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Jim Pattison Broadcast Group rebrands...

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced it’s rebranding as Pattison Media Ltd. to reflect the company’s evolution beyond terrestrial radio and television. President Rod...

CAB calls for radio Cancon reduction, common ownership changes

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has submitted its intervention to the CRTC as part of the commission's review of the commercial radio policy...