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Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Monday the appointment of an advisory committee that will provide policy advice on the role, mission and governance of Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada. The committee composed of seven experts and specialists will be tasked with providing advice “on how to strengthen and renew the public broadcaster so it can continue... Read more »

By Ahmad Hathout The City of Ottawa is arguing before the CRTC that Videotron is relying on the wrong agreement in its request for the regulator to force the city to reimburse the carrier for having to move its transmission lines for the construction of city projects. Videotron filed a Part 1 application last month alleging the city has refused to compensate it $300,000 for the move to make way for projects at Montreal Road and Woodroffe Avenue because it was made at the request of its subsidiary Hydro Ottawa, which the telecom argued doesn't make sense because the utility...

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated (APTN) has been given the green light from the CRTC to launch a new APTN Indigenous-language channel. The CRTC on Tuesday approved a June 2023 application by APTN to amend its conditions of service so that its four distinct programming feeds — APTN West, APTN East, APTN North and the national APTN HD feed — could be consolidated into two high-definition channels — APTN and APTN Languages. As a result of the CRTC's decision, the APTN channel will soon operate on a unified broadcast schedule featuring programming in both English and French. The APTN Languages channel will...

Following Meta's decision last August to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, nearly three in 10 online Canadians (29 per cent) say they are using the websites or apps of Canadians news organizations more, according to a new report from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a product of CBC/Radio-Canada. The most popular source among Canadians for online news are Canadian news broadcasters, the report says. “While Canadians are mentioning traditional outlets like TV and radio as being used more for news content, 18 to 34 year olds are looking more to YouTube and other social networking platforms to...

By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is asking the CRTC to allow it the flexibility to serve certain communities in western Canada with broader, but still locally relevant programming so that it doesn’t rely on repeat programming to meet its Canadian content obligations in the face of a tough financial environment. The cable giant, which now has... Read more »

While visiting the University of British Columbia (UBC) on Wednesday, Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced $129,375 in funding for UBC’s Municipal Mis/Disinformation project, which responds to the problem of online climate misinformation and disinformation at the local level. The project is receiving the funding through the federal government’s Digital Citizen Contribution Program, which supports the priorities... Read more »

Rogers announced Wednesday applications are now open for Ted Rogers Entrance Scholarships, one-time $2,000 scholarships available to 500 eligible youth across Canada starting their first year of university, college or trade school this fall. To be eligible, students must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident age 25 or younger, be starting their first degree or diploma program in September 2024, and have a minimum cumulative average of 70 per cent or equivalent over the last three terms of available marks. The student's program must be a minimum of two years in duration for university or college and one year for trade...

The percentage of telecom and TV service providers who are compliant with the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) rules for providing information about the CCTS on their websites has increased over the last few years, according to the organization’s 2023 Compliance Report Cards, published early Thursday morning. Internet, phone and licensed TV service providers... Read more »

Bell on Wednesday publicized its plan to mitigate the impact of natural disasters so that customers on its network can remain connected during these extreme events. The telco said it is putting in place measures including setting up a 24/7 Corporate Emergency Operations Centre as soon as impacts on customers are seen; a year-round daily network review to ensure network stability; preparation of key locations for maximum battery life; topping up fuel in generators and prioritizing the generators in locations with key wireless sites, high-density fibre routes and public safety communications; instituting refresher training for crews and a readiness to...

By Oliver Kane, a media consultant based in Toronto, who was a former Corus employee for a little more than eight years before leaving in September 2023 On May 6, the CRTC published an update on the phased implementation of bill C-11. While I can appreciate that, in their words, “the changes needed to implement the modernized Broadcasting Act are substantial and complex, with many interconnected issues to be addressed,” this glacial roll out is completely out of touch with the current challenges affecting the industry. Phase 2 includes an update of no less than 10 consultations expected to take...