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Statement by Ian Scott, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Statements From Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission September 7, 2017 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) It is an honour and a privilege to rejoin the CRTC as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. Much has changed since I …

Unifor challenging OMNI subcontracting

September 6, 2017 TORONTO – The union representing Chinese speaking journalists and media workers at Rogers’ OMNI TV is taking legal action in response to the broadcaster’s unprecedented subcontracting of its daily news coverage to its only competitor, Fairchild TV. …

OMNI Regional launches Sept. 1 amid controversy over contracting out newscasts

Union and community groups object to fact Chinese newscasts are being contracted out to Fairchild TV. Tony Wong Canada’s newest television network, OMNI Regional, is expected to debut with a splash on Friday. But the Rogers-owned station is already mired …

Netflix set the bar for streaming. Now the competition begins

The Globe and Mail (Atlantic Edition), 19 Aug 2017, SUSAN KRASHINSKY ROBERTSON Just don’t call it TV Watching movies, TV shows and sports online has never been easier. And an already deep roster of streaming options is about to get …

Heritage minister orders CRTC to review decision lowering Canadian content

‘This is a real victory for the thousands of Canadians who stepped up and spoke out,’ says ACTRA head Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has asked Canada’s broadcast regulator to review its decision earlier this year allowing some Canadian broadcasters to …

Why you’ll end up paying for TV’s fight against Netflix

As more streaming services are launched they’ll chase costly original programming. Guess who will pay for that? Michael Lewis This week’s bump in the price of Netflix in Canada and CBS’s announcement that it would launch its All Access streaming …

Man apologizes after kissing female Radio-Canada reporter on live TV without her consent at Osheaga

An unidentified man who kissed a Radio-Canada reporter on the cheek without her consent during a live broadcast last Friday has apologized for his actions. Journalist Valerie-Micaela Bain also said late Monday that she wouldn’t file a criminal complaint after …

Canadian creators and advertisers, Unifor, the National Football League and Bell renew their appeal to the CRTC to rescind its Super Bowl simsub ban

Directly impacting Canada’s creative and cultural sectors, the CRTC’s decision has already cost the national economy an estimated $158 million

Facebook working on way to charge for reading news articles

Facebook’s head of news partnerships says the current plan is to require payments after reading 10 articles from a publisher through Facebook. By The Associated Press Wed., July 19, 2017 NEW YORK—Facebook is working on a way for news organizations …

Media workers confront issues facing industry

More than 100 media workers and staff from across Canada gathered recently to discuss the challenges facing the industry due to the digital revolution and strategies to ensure the survival of their industry. “The members in this sector have really …

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