REVOLVING DOOR:
Ken Macintosh has transitioned from Executive Producer, News and Current Affairs at CBC Halifax into the role of Manager, Creative Content for the Atlantic Region. Macintosh had been in the Executive Producer role since 2016.
Britt Purdy has left CBC News, where she had been a social and YouTube producer since 2023. Purdy joins not-for-profit Mozilla as Senior Recommendations Editor. Prior to CBC, she was a Content Lead at Twitter for six years.
Gerry Belec has departed Global News where he’s served as National Director of Technology and Operations. Belec had been with Global since 2006. He previously spent 11 years with BCTV, among other stops.
Ashley Beherns has joined Global News in Saskatoon as a videojournalist. Beherns is a graduate of Western Academy Broadcasting College.
Dylana Kneeshaw has been promoted to lead anchor at CJFC-TV Kamloops with the retirement of longtime anchor Bill O’Donovan early in the New Year. Kneeshaw first joined the station as a reporter in 2018.
Kevin Forget has joined York Regional Police as Senior Manager of Media Relations. Forget had been the Supervising Producer on Citytv’s Breakfast Television since early 2023, up until parting ways with Rogers Sports & Media in October. He previously held the Executive Producer title on the show for a decade, before leaving to work with Destination Ontario as Media Relations Coordinator for nine years.
Paige Murray has joined Disney+ Canada as Director of Development, leading the streamer’s Canadian content strategy. Murray was previously with CBC for the past 15 years, most recently holding the title of Executive in Charge of Development, Drama.
Paul McGrath has joined Toronto-based prodco Underknown, which specializes in educational science and factual programming. McGrath takes on the role of SVP, Content and Operations. He arrives after a 17-year run at CBC, most recently serving as Senior Director, Entertainment Strategy and Audience Development. He was also the founder of the CBC Creator Network.
Keri Levinsky is now Head of Content Acquisition, Canada at Roku. Levinsky formerly led Canada Distribution for Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video. Prior to that, she held the title of SVP, Canada TV & Digital Distribution with MGM for more than a decade.
Samantha De France has been promoted to Head of Production & Post – International Originals, Canada at Amazon MGM Studios/Prime Video. De France has been a production executive with the studio since 2022.
Barnaby Shingleton has been appointed Senior Vice President, Acquisitions at Blue Ant Rights, the distribution arm of Blue Ant Studios. He’ll lead Blue Ant Studios’ global acquisitions strategy, deepening relationships with producers, broadcasters, and partners worldwide. He was most recently Director of Factual at Sky Studios, responsible for overseeing its unscripted production companies across the UK and U.S., including Love Productions and Jupiter Entertainment. Additionally, Valentina Daley has been promoted to VP Acquisitions & Production Executive, and will report to Barnaby, overseeing U.S. and Canadian producer relationships for third party acquisitions, in addition to acting as Production Executive on third party series commissioned through the studio.
Stéphanie L’Écuyer has been appointed to the role of Director General, Programming and Production, and Anne-Claire Lefaivre as Director General, Programming and Audience Engagement at the National Film Board (NFB). In confirming the roles, the NFB revises its structure, abolishing the positions of Director General, Programming, Creation, Distribution and Marketing, and Head of Programming, along with related assistant director general roles. L’Écuyer first joined NFB as a legal adviser in 2007. Since 2022, she’d held the position of Assistant Director General, Programming – Creation. Lefaivre got her start at NFB in 2016 as Director of Marketing, and since 2022 had been Assistant Director General, Programming, Distribution and Marketing.
Scott Musgrave has joined audio analytics company, RadioAnalyzer, representing the company as it expands from Europe into the U.S. and Canada. Musgrave was formerly SVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Coleman Insights. He’s previously held roles with Luminate, Triton Digital, and Arbitron after starting his career in radio.
RADIO & PODCAST:
Numeris has released radio diary ratings covering the period from Sept. 15 to Dec. 9. AM/FM radio reached 80% of Canadians 25-54 (and 79% of A12+) in diary markets. This fall, 38% of adult 25-54 listening occurred in vehicles, while 32% was in the home, 28% at work, and two per cent elsewhere. Canadians 12+ in top markets spent an average of 12.9 hours per week listening to radio. In Quebec markets, 12+, reach is 82%, while A25-54 is 86%. Quebecers 12+ spend 15.1 hours per week listening to radio. Check out David Bray’s breakdown of the top performers in Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec City, Victoria and Ottawa-Gatineau here.
The CRTC has approved an application by Fairchild Radio that will see the multicultural media provider shutter its AM station in Metro Vancouver. The commission has approved Fairchild’s request to amend the licence of its commercial ethnic FM station CHKG-FM Vancouver, by removing its condition of service relating to the broadcasting of ethnic programming during certain periods of the week. The commission has also approved a related application to revoke the broadcasting licence for its commercial ethnic AM station CJVB Richmond. Fairchild specifically requested the removal of a condition not to broadcast ethnic programming directed to the Chinese community from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, indicating that removal of the condition would allow it to close CJVB and transfer approximately 33 hours of Chinese programming from the AM to CHKG-FM. Read more here.
The CRTC has opened a call for applications after determining the Wingham market can sustain an additional radio station at this time. The call was triggered by an application from Blackburn Media for a commercial FM station to serve the area, replacing its existing AM in Wingham. Wingham is currently served by eight commercial radio stations, three of which are operated by Blackburn. Lakeside Radio. FAB Broadcasting Corp., Bayshore Broadcasting, and Bluewater Radio all submitted that, in their view, the Wingham market is oversaturated, however Bayshore further stated its interest in applying for what would be one of the last known FM frequencies in the area.
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) has announced a federal investment of more than $10.9 million to support Alberta not-for-profit, CKUA Radio Foundation. PrairiesCan says the funds will be used to modernize CKUA’s Edmonton headquarters, including the expansion of community performance space to increase exposure for up-and-coming Alberta artists, while providing an additional revenue stream for the donor-supported broadcaster. CKUA’s studios and broadcast technology will also see upgrades, while some of the funds will be put toward preservation of the station’s vast archive of music recordings, interviews, and artifacts. Read more here.
CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary, based on the station’s history from 1976-91, will premiere Jan. 6. Directed by Matt Schichter and produced by Matthew Campagna for HighballTV, the doc was executive produced by Alan Cross, Barbara Hall, Chantal Jackson, Ivar Hamilton and Scot Turner. TVO Docs has acquired Canadian broadcast and streaming rights. The doc includes appearances by Geddy Lee (Rush), Jim Kerr (Simple Minds), Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Lol Tolhurst (The Cure), Emily Haines (Metric), and Deryck Whibley (Sum 41), in addition to staff of the era.
LISTEN: Ivar Hamilton is on the Sound Off Podcast, discussing the history and impact of CFNY, through its free-form programming and support of new wave and punk music in the late ‘70s through ‘80s. He explains the station’s evolution, its early support of artists like U2 and Cocteau Twins, and its eventual shift to a more commercial format in 1988. Hamilton also talks about his new podcast with Scot Turner, Music Milestones YYZ, documenting Toronto music history.
The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) Community Radio Awards in Broadcast and Online (aka the CRABOs) are open to submissions until Feb. 16. New categories include Creative Spoken Word for fictional, dramatic, or written audio works; Excellence in Interview Storytelling for non-news interview segments; and Experimental for non-traditional, boundary pushing audio works (spoken word, sound art, etc.).
The Community Media Coalition, represented by the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC), has issued an urgent reminder that the application deadline for the 2025-27 Changing Narratives Fund-Local Journalism Initiative (CNF-LJI) is fast approaching. All eligible Canadian media organizations – including written press, community radio, community television, and online news services – have until Sunday, Dec. 21 to submit their proposals via the CRFC’s online application portal. Dec. 21 is also the deadline to apply for the 2025-27 cycle of the Diversity of Voices Fund-Local Journalism Initiative (DVFI-LJI).
Bayshore Broadcasting’s three stations in Owen Sound – 89.3 CFOS FM, Mix 106.5 (CIXK-FM) and Country 93 (CKYC-FM) – held their 3rd Annual Community Food Drive on Dec. 5. The 12-hour radiothon, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., broadcast live on 89.3 CFOS FM from the Zehrs in Owen Sound, while the Country 93 morning show was live on location at Fresh Co., in addition to on-air staff doing live reports from seven area stores. The event’s three-year total is now over $150,000 in monetary and food donations for the local Salvation Army Food Bank.
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Evanov Communications’ 4th Annual Princess Margaret-ECI Radiothon raised over $57,000 in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. The Dec. 10 radiothon was heard live on Z103.5 (CIDC-FM) Orangeville and multilingual AM530 (CHLO-AM) Brampton, with this year’s radiothon featuring on-air personalities Melanie Martin, Tony Monaco, Matt the Hammer, Navi Sidhu and hosts from Punjabi Lehran. The broadcasts amplified survivor stories, highlighted groundbreaking research underway at the centre, and inspired the community to join the fight against cancer.
Evanov Communications’ Winnipeg stations, ENERGY 106, HOT 100.5, and 92.7 FM CKJS, teamed up with Harvest Manitoba for the annual “Hope for the Holidays” Radiothon. Broadcast live from Garden City Shopping Centre on Dec. 12, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., ENERGY 106’s Wheeler in the Morning (Dave Wheeler, Tyler Carr), along with HOT 100.5’s Mark & Dilly in the Morning (Mark Morris, Sean Dilworth), were on-the-air for 12 hours. 92.7-FM CKJS Good Morning Philippines (Chester Pangan, Donna Natividad-Arenas), Radio Dhamaal (Prachi Saini) and Afternoon Pasada (Lucille Nolasco Garrido) also supported the radiothon throughout the day. Over $28,000 in food and cash were raised, with donations still coming in.
99.3 County FM (CKPE-FM) Prince Edward County will present its sixth annual “Celebrate Christmas” broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 8 pm, and again Dec. 25 at noon. County FM began the annual partnership with local communities of faith during the pandemic. This Christmas, 14 will be featured. The broadcast is geared toward those unable to attend services in person or stream live services. Celebrate Christmas is a curated combination of scripture, carols, and Christmas greetings on behalf of participating congregations.
MTM’s latest report on newcomers finds that while audio streaming is universally popular with those new to Canada, radio usage rises with integration. The use of traditional media, like listening to AM/FM radio (both terrestrially and online), as well as podcast listening, increases with time in Canada. Recent arrivals are less likely to subscribe to video services, including overall SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) services, than those who have been in Canada longer. Viewing of FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channels also increases, from three in 10 for recent arrivals up to three in five for established newcomers.
Xperi has introduced what it’s terming a “game-changing measurement moment” for the broadcast industry, unveiling daily in-car audience reporting derived from 6 million vehicles across 250 markets. Launched on Nov. 1, the updated version of Xperi’s DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal, is being hailed as the world’s first global, in-car radio audience insights platform. Initially introduced in 2023, the measurement solution is built on the DTS AutoStage platform, which powers over 12 million vehicles globally, and close to nine million on the road in the U.S., in addition to about 300,000 in Canada. Read more here.
Andy James, an alum of stations like SILK-FM (CILK-FM) Kelowna, JR FM (CJJR-FM) Vancouver and Hot 103 (CKKM-FM) Winnipeg, has stepped into Saint Nick’s boots in new streaming special A Mighty Christmas Adventure. Part of the Mighty Man universe created by Mighty Wheels, the new 22-minute special is streaming now on platforms featuring Mighty Wheels content. Globally, James has now voiced Santa Claus for Nestle, Tonies and Yoto.
LISTEN: Bill Welychka is best known for his time at MuchMusic, but what you might not know is that after his 13 years with the channel, he chose to go into local news, culminating in spending more than a decade at CKWS-TV in Kingston where he was part of cutbacks at Corus Entertainment last year and ultimately chose to walk away from media. Welychka has since published the second edition of his memoir, A Happy Has Been: Exciting Times and Lessons Learned. He joins Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast to talk about his media journey, the aftermath of major downsizing in the Kingston market, his love affair with the city, and what he’s up to now.
SIGN OFFS:
Julie Brown, 80, on Dec. 16 after a battle with ALS. “Downtown” Julie Brown started her radio career at Montreal’s CHOM-FM in the early 1970s, going on to be heard on CFMI-FM Vancouver and later CJAZ-FM and CKKS-FM in the ‘80s and early ‘90s. She was the weekend host at Durham Radio’s WAVE 98.3 (CIWV-FM) Vancouver when the station launched in 2022. Brown received an ALS diagnosis in 2024. She was also known for performing as part of Vancouver-based jazz vocal trio, The Hot Mammas. Listen to Tara Jean Stevens tribute on WAVE 98.3 here.
Dennis Hendricks, 73, on Dec. 16. After studying Marketing Management and Sales at NAIT, Hendricks embarked on a career in media sales. He joined Sunwapta Broadcasting (now CTV Edmonton) in 1986, rising to the position of sales manager eight years later. He went on to serve as General Sales Manager at CTV Vancouver from 1997 – 2001. He later formed his own event signage and marketing services company, DRH Performance.
Michael Whalen, 82, on Dec. 15, of cancer. Whalen’s early broadcast career saw him host a music program at CBC Radio Montreal in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. He was among the reporters who covered John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s infamous “bed-in for peace” at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in 1960. He went on to work for CFCF-TV (now CTV Montreal) as a medical reporter, before joining TSN as the network’s first permanent bureau reporter outside Toronto at network launch in 1986. Among his beats were the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Expos and Montreal Alouettes, which he covered for TSN from 1986 to 2007. His career ended when he was packaged out by Bell Media at age 65.
Ron Mullin, 78, on Nov. 28. Originally from Glentworth, SK, Mullin (aka “Moon”) attended Mount Royal College in Calgary where his broadcasting career was born. His work took him to communities across Saskatchewan, including CFSL Weyburn, CKSW Swift Current and CKRM Regina, before he eventually settled at CJOC Lethbridge.
TV & FILM:
Global News is ceasing providing helicopter traffic reports across the country. Global will not air traffic and breaking news reports from the Canadian Traffic Network (CTN) beyond Dec. 19. The decision marks the end of a long-standing partnership that began in 2006. CTN says it will continue to deliver traffic coverage for Corus radio stations. Read more here.
The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) and the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) have ratified a new DGC-CMPA Standard Agreement. The three-year deal establishes the terms, conditions and rates for directors and other professional crew members engaged in film, television and digital media productions. The two groups reached an agreement in principle in November following constructive negotiations. The 2026-28 CMPA-DGC Standard Agreement will take effect Jan. 1 and will apply to productions commencing principal photography on or after that date. The agreement expires Dec. 31, 2028.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote international co-production opportunities between the Canadian and Korean screen-based production sectors. The agreement builds on Canadian trade missions to Korea that took place in 2024 and 2025, as part of the Year of Cultural Exchanges between Canada and Korea. It also follows a recent delegation to Busan in September, where Canadian producers attended the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), with Canada being the country of focus at the Producers Hub. The MOU will provide a foundation for future collaboration, particularly following the completion of a modernized co-production treaty expected to be announced in 2026.
National Film Board (NFB) stop-motion animated fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski is among 15 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 98th Oscars. The Montreal duo first captured global attention with their 2007 NFB short Madame Tutli-Putli, which garnered an Oscar nom for Best Animated Short and received 45 awards and honours. Winner of the Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film at TIFF, The Girl Who Cried Pearls features a star-studded creative team, including Colm Feore (voice), Patrick Watson (music) and Brigitte Henry as artistic director.
The National Screen Institute has announced Matthew Shoup as the inaugural recipient of the Joy Loewen Storytellers Award. The award, created by the staff and board of NSI as a tribute to former CEO Joy Loewen, honours individuals from equity-deserving communities who share their stories and inspire connection through their journeys. Shoup, an emerging Métis-Canadian filmmaker from Winnipeg, receives a $2,000 cash award to support his creative and professional growth. Shoup is an alum of the 20th edition of CBC New Indigenous Voices, presented by NSI. After interning at Wookey Films, he was hired and recently promoted to post-production supervisor.
Bell is moving to a hardware-free experience for its Fibe TV customers. Customers in Ontario and Québec can now stream live and on-demand content on compatible Smart TVs and streaming devices they already own, without the need for a set-top box. The company is encouraging customers to access their services via the Fibe TV app, which is compatible with Samsung, LG and Roku Smart TVs, in addition to Amazon Fire TV devices, Apple TV, desktop and mobile browsers. Read more here.
Radial Entertainment, the newly-formed global entertainment company operating FilmRise and Shout! Studios, has joined forces with TELUS in a licensing deal for five of Radial’s Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels for TELUS TV and Stream+ in Canada. The partnership gives TELUS streaming rights to Radial’s most popular FAST Channels including: Forensic Files, Hot Ones, Iron Chef, Unsolved Mysteries, and Untold Stories of the ER, consisting of over 910 hours of streaming content. The newly-launched FAST channels are available via the TELUS TV+ app for all Optik TV and Stream+ subscribers.
Amazon Luna has launched on Rogers Xfinity, bringing cloud gaming to the platform. Amazon Luna is immediately available on Rogers Xfinity Streaming and will expand to more Rogers Xfinity Entertainment customers next year. Customers with an Amazon Prime membership or Luna Premium subscription can browse and play more than 100 cloud-based games directly from their Rogers Xfinity Entertainment device with no console required, including Hogwarts Legacy, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg. Players can use any major Bluetooth-enabled controller or the Amazon Luna controller to start playing.
Global’s winter 2026 schedule is anchored by season 50 of Survivor, premiering Wednesday, Feb. 25. The network’s midseason lineup also boasts new true-crime series Harlan Coben’s Final Twist launching Wednesday, Jan. 7. Season 4 of Global Original Family Law returns Thursday, Jan. 8. Joining Global’s slate of procedurals is new Dick Wolf-produced CIA, starring Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss, premiering Monday, Feb. 23. Y: Marshals then debuts Sunday, March 1, starring Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton from Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe. Padma Lakshmi also joins the schedule, helming America’s Culinary Cup kicking off Wednesday, March 4.
CTV has confirmed initial midseason premiere dates. Headlining the schedule are new series Best Medicine (Jan. 6), starring Josh Charles (The Good Wife), as a surgeon who abruptly leaves career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village; Fear Factor: House of Fear (Jan. 14), hosted by Johnny Knoxville, revives the iconic reality competition; Memory of a Killer (Jan. 25), inspired by the book and Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, launches with a two-night premiere event. It stars Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) as a hitman leading a dangerous double life; The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (Feb. 23) sees Tracy Morgan play a disgraced former football star on a mission to rehabilitate his image with the help of filmmaker Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe); and Scrubs (Feb. 25) returns with a two-episode premiere that sees Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke revive their roles.
Crave’s latest original series, Heated Rivalry, produced in partnership with Accent Aigu Entertainment, is officially the streamer’s #1 original series debut on record in the first seven-day streams, increasing viewership by nearly 400% since the Nov. 28 premiere. Following its record-setting launch and audience response, Crave has renewed the series for a second season. With global distribution led by Sphere Abacus, HBO Max in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Macau, Sri Lanka, Nepal), Latin America, and Europe (excluding UK and Ireland, Spain, and Turkey) has secured rights to stream the series for two seasons. HBO Max U.S. and Australia, and NEON (Sky New Zealand), who already exclusively stream Season 1 in those markets, have also committed to streaming rights for a second season.
Netflix Canada has acquired Season 1 of Crave Original The Office Movers, which will start streaming Dec. 18. Created by and starring comedic writer-producer duo Jermaine “Jae” and Trevaunn “Trey” Richards as two brothers navigating Toronto’s commercial office moving industry, Crave recently renewed the comedy for a third season.
APTN and 2Ducks Media are launching docuseries Animal Nation, premiering Jan. 8, on APTN (in English) and streaming on APTN+. Created in collaboration with Indigenous communities across Canada and the U.S. and narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, the series takes viewers deep into the heart of some of the continent’s most beautiful wild spaces and tells the stories of seven iconic animals, guided by the people who have co-existed and protected their shared territories for generations. Each of the seven episodes highlights a keystone species: Bear, Beaver, Bison, Caribou, Eagle, Salmon, and Wolf.
ONLINE & DIGITAL MEDIA:
X and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) have announced a landmark partnership delivering exclusive video content from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, and Toronto Argonauts directly to X. According to data provided by the platform, in 2025, sports conversation in Canada surged by 106%. One in two Canadian sports fans are now on X with nearly half (45%) of all sports conversations on the platform driven by young fans 34 or younger. X says the partnership with MLSE puts official, world-class content directly in front of a massive audience, while giving brands premium, high-impact placements. Details on the X Originals series featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs will be announced in early 2026.
REGULATORY, TELECOM & MEDIA:
The CRTC has taken steps to make programming more accessible for Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. The commission announced Wednesday it’s introducing changes to support those who rely on described video and audio description. The changes require new original scripted shows on television and online to include described video (narration of visual elements), and news and information programs to feature audio descriptions. The requirement will be phased in over the next two years, giving platforms time to adjust. Read more here.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has submitted a Part 1 application to the CRTC asking it to move to an audit-based system for television compliance that would only require the filing of a monthly log report upon request. The change to filling requirements would apply to all private television stations and discretionary services. Television providers are currently obligated to file minute-by-minute logs of all programming and commercial content, including program titles, categories, captioning status, and Canadian program identifiers, on a monthly basis. The CAB is recommending the commission adopt an audit-based approach, similar to the process used in the review of radio stations. Read more here.
The National Assembly of Quebec has adopted Bill 109, enacting the Act respecting the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment. It broadly applies to digital platforms that offer online audio and audiovisual services, as well as smart TV and connected device manufacturers, amending the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to create a right to discoverability of and access to original French-language cultural content. It will require platforms to register with the Minister of Culture and Communications, which will establish criteria defining what qualifies as original French-language cultural content, quotas and discoverability obligations. Recently released Leger survey data shows a majority of Quebecors are concerned the bill could increase subscription prices or result in services leaving the Quebec market.
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is now accepting entries for its 2026 awards and fellowships, including the CJF Lifetime Achievement Award, CJF Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the new CJF Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 23.
Mike Searson, Corus Entertainment Group Vice President, Local Revenue, Client Marketing & Creative Services, in Vancouver, has been honoured with the 2025 Audrey Award from ABCOM, the Association of Broadcast Communicators. The Audrey Award recognizes outstanding commitment and contribution to the industry, named for Audrey Bothamley. Beyond his more than 25 years with Corus, Searson serves on several boards, including Canadian Broadcast Sales, Numeris Audio Executive Committee, nabs, and the CKNW Kids’ Fund.
LISTEN: In this special, sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast, we take a deep dive into the vital role of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) and its CONNECT Conference in supporting independent broadcast and telecom operators.
