Etiket: CRTC
The CRTC renews Radio-Canada’s licenses and gives it a redesigned mandate
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has renewed CBC/Radio-Canada’s (SRC) broadcast licenses, but is asking the public broadcaster to invest more in its content from Indigenous, racialized, disability and…
The PQ wants a “Quebec CRTC” to counter “the anglicization of Quebec”
Faced with the “anglicization of Quebec”, the PQ members propose creating a “Quebec CRTC” to defend local culture. The party also proposes to create a Quebec content promotion office, which…
The PQ proposes a Quebec CRTC to promote local content
In order to slow down what it considers to be one of the causes of anglicization, the Parti Québécois (PQ) proposes the creation of a Quebec Radio and Telecommunications Council…
The PQ wants to create a “Quebec CRTC”
Concerned about the low viewing rate of Quebec content by young people, the Parti Quebecois (PQ) pledged, to remedy the problem, to repatriate all powers in telecommunications and to create…
[L’éditorial de Louise-Maude Rioux Soucy] The CRTC, cultural tuning fork
Who said “The next president of the CTRC will be bilingual”? The easy answer would have been Pablo Rodriguez. Mistake. Asked to react to the job offer published by the…
True Service | CRTC dismisses Bell complaint
Yes, Videotron favors its Hélix subscribers to access its new Vrai service, and at the same time disadvantages those who choose the Internet service. But these privileges “are not undue,”…
The next president of the CRTC will be bilingual, assures the Minister of Heritage
The next president of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will be bilingual, assured the Minister of Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, despite the fact that the job offer specifies that…
No bilingualism requirement for the next CRTC president
The job offer published by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to find its next president considers it “preferable”, but not “mandatory”, to master both languages. A disturbing freedom…
Regulation of digital platforms | Bill could allow CRTC to regulate home videos
(OTTAWA) The CRTC chair admits that the federal bill currently before Parliament would give him the power to regulate home videos posted on digital platforms like YouTube. Updated yesterday at…
Ian Scott will step down as CRTC chair in September
The term of the chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Ian Scott, will not be renewed by the Trudeau government when it expires in September. The federal…
The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner will investigate the CRTC
The conflict of interest accusations repeated for several months by Canadian independent Internet service providers against CRTC Chairman Ian Scott will be examined more closely by the Office of the…
Web giants and Canadian media | CRTC gets $8.5 million to develop regulatory regime
(Ottawa) Ottawa is granting $8.5 million to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to develop a regulatory regime to manage the use of journalistic content by digital giants. Posted…
Regulation of digital platforms | The CRTC will have to define what is a Canadian series or film
(Ottawa) Little riddle: which of these two films is Canadian? “Red Alert”, a production by Pixar studios recounting the misadventures of a Chinese-Toronto teenager or “Dune”, the epic science fiction…
CRTC approves deal between Rogers and Shaw
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved the acquisition by Rogers Communications of broadcasting services from Shaw, subject to certain conditions and modifications. In particular, the CRTC requires…
CRTC Approves Acquisition of Shaw Broadcast Services by Rogers
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved the acquisition by Rogers Communications of broadcasting services from Shaw, subject to certain conditions and modifications. Updated yesterday at 8:57 p.m.…
The CRTC to decide on the cultural value of porn on the Internet
Federal experts will have to determine whether Internet pornography is part of “Canadian culture” enough to be subject to the new broadcasting law, designed primarily for sites such as Netflix…
CRTC bans Russian TV channel RT from Canadian airwaves
Canadian TV service providers are no longer allowed to carry Russia’s state channel RT after the federal regulator finds programming has been preying on Ukrainians since the start of the…
CRTC disconnects Russia Today and RT France
(Ottawa) The RT (formerly Russia Today) and RT France channels can no longer be broadcast on television in Canada, as their programming is “not in the public interest”, in addition…
The CRTC refuses the request for recusal of its president
The CRTC responded privately to Competitive Network Operators of Canada (ORCC) on Wednesday, telling it by email that it will not consider or publish its chairman’s recusal request, received from…
CRTC chairman again accused of bias
Out of breath, Canadian Internet service providers are trying one last time to force the resignation of the chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Ian Scott. Or…