Tag: Western Association of Broadcasters

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – ISED hands down final policy...

Innovation, Science and Industry Canada has handed down its final policy direction to the CRTC, which stays the course on prioritizing competition across wholesale Internet...

WAB 2023

The Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB) is an association of and for the private radio and television stations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. WAB's 87th...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC imposes $7.5M in penalties...

The CRTC has imposed $7.5 million in penalties on Bell Canada for three violations of the Telecommunications Act, related to an ongoing dispute over...

Golden West’s Barrie Vice inducted into WAB Hall of Fame

The Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB) wrapped up their 86th conference on Thursday evening at the Banff Fairmont Springs with the WAB Gold Medal...

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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) and Canadian not-for-profit Aman Lara say they’ve been able to evacuate close to 2,000 Afghan journalists, interpreters, and human...

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...

Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB)

Western Association of Broadcasters' (WAB) 86th conference will go ahead in-person, June 8-9 at the Banff Fairmont Springs. This year’s speakers include Johnny Molson, Wizard of Ads Partner Consultant; diversity...

71st Western Association of Broadcast Engineers (WABE) Convention

The Western Association of Broadcast Engineers (WABE) 71st annual convention will be a virtual event, Nov. 3-4. WABE will once again be teaming up with the...

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...

WAB focused on bringing back conference in 2022

Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB) has announced that it won't host its annual conference for the second year in a row, opting instead to...