A Call To End Gambling Ads As Athletes And Celebrities Are Shut Out Of Them
A group wants the federal government to mirror its blanket restrictions on tobacco ads, citing addiction and its effect on sports.
Canada Reaches Deal With Google On Online News Act
The agreement would see Canadian news continue to be shared on Google's platforms in return for the company making annual payments to CBC …
Fox Strikes TV Licensing, Distribution Pact With Canada’s Bell Media
The international partnership deal will see Canadian-made scripted and unscripted series land on Fox in the U.S.
Meta’s Canadian News Ban Fails To Dent Facebook Usage
Meta's decision to block news links in Canada this month has had almost no impact on Canadians' usage of Facebook, data from independent …
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Slams Facebook For Blocking Canada Wildfire News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused Facebook of putting profits over people's safety during the emergencies created by …
Meta Slammed For No-News Policy In Canada As Wildfires Burn
Meta is facing severe criticism for its policy of blocking news content in Canada while wildfires rage in British Columbia. “Right now, …
NAB And CAB Blast Meta For Blocking News
Among other remarks, the organizations' joint statement said: "Meta – a nearly trillion-dollar company – repeatedly chooses to restrict news …
Meta To End News Access In Canada Over Publisher Payment Law
Meta has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, the company said on Tuesday. The move …
Canadian Government Suspends All Advertising On Facebook, Instagram
On Wednesday, the Canadian government announced that it will cease all ad spending — about $7.5 million per year — on Facebook and …
Meta To Block News On Facebook And Instagram In Canada
After the nation's senate passed the Online News Act yesterday, Meta confirmed it will remove news content from Facebook and Instagram for …
‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Spinoff A Go
Citytv has greenlit a crime drama set in Canada's largest city and based on Dick Wolf’s mega-franchise.
Meta To Test Blocking News On Instagram, Facebook For Some Canadians
Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last the majority of …
Google Tests Blocking News Content For Some Canadians
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, …
Rogers, Shaw Extend Closing Date Of Merger To Feb. 17
Canada's Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications said on Monday they extended the deadline for their C$20 billion ($15.01 billion) …
WildBrain Greenlights Three New Original Projects Exclusive To Family Channel
According to a statement, WildBrain Television, a Canadian kids and family broadcast network, said that Family Channel, its flagship …
Pixellot Partners With Hometeam Live To Expand Sports Coverage Across Canada
Pixellot, a provider of AI-Automated sports video and analytics solutions, today announced its collaboration with HomeTeam Live, a live …
Paramount’s Pluto TV Sets Canada Launch For Free Streaming Service
Pluto TV is — finally — bringing its free, ad-supported streaming service to Canada. Launching in the fall of 2022, Pluto TV Canada will …
Law&Crime Launches On Samsung TV Plus In Canada
Law&Crime, the legal and true crime network, is now available on Samsung TV Plus in Canada, joining The Roku Channel and River TV as …
Rogers To Buy Shaw In $16B Cable Deal
Rogers Communications has agreed to buy rival Shaw Communications in a C$20 billion ($16 billion) deal that unites Canada's two largest …
Netflix To Open Canadian Office
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has announced that the U.S. streaming giant will open a new office in Canada and hire a content chief dedicated …
CBS Unveils Plans For Toronto Studio
The U.S. media group, which shoots Star Trek: Discovery locally, will launch the CBS Stages Canada complex, with six soundstages, in …
Viceland Faces Canadian Shutdown
Vice is looking for a new Canadian roost for its Viceland cable network. The bootstrapping media company and the Canadian cable distributor …
Netflix Commits To $400M Canada Investment
Under an agreement with the government of Canada, Netflix has agreed to invest a minimum of $500 million Canadian (about $400 million U.S.) …
Canada To Get U.S. Super Bowl Ads; NFL Livid
On Feb. 5, Canadian viewers of the Super Bowl for the first time will be able to watch those flashy Super Bowl ads live on TV for the …
Canada To Offer New Options In TV Packages
The first step in Canada's government-mandated plan is partial. At first, pay TV providers only have to offer slimmed-down basic package for …
Canada Examining Future Of TV Stations
Canada's federal broadcast regulator is holding hearings examining the current state and future viability of local TV programming, with an …
Televisa To Produce English-Language Shows
In a bid to tap the burgeoning English-speaking Hispanic market in the U.S. and around the world, Mexican media giant Televisa has moved to …
Canada To Push Cable Ops To Unbundle
The Canadian government will soon require cable and satellite television providers to make it easier for customers to buy only the channels …
N.Y. Senators Want Help With Border Issues
Democratic senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand expressed concern to the Secretary of State that the FCC may have to reduce …
Local News Media War Brewing In Canada
With CTV and Citytv locked in a hard-fought battle for primetime viewers, and long-time combatants TSN and Sportsnet squaring off in a …