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'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented
WASHINGTON - When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself ...
May 23, 2025
Don't count AI-generated content as CanCon, CRTC hears
OTTAWA - Unions representing actors and writers are urging the CRTC not to classify artificial intelligence-generated material as Canadian content. The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radi...
May 22, 2025 Actor Eleanor Noble and National President of ACTRA. the Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television Radio Artists (ACTRA) speaks as union members join representatives from the Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) as they hold a joint rally outside the Canadian headquarters of Amazon and Apple in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, to protest corporate greed that is diminishing the livelihoods of their members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
TVA Group cuts 30 jobs in TV division as CEO lobs blame at rivals, regulators
MONTREAL - TVA Group says it is cutting about 30 jobs as a slew of pressures from competitors and a lack of federal government and regulator support challenge the business. The Quebecor Media subsidia...
May 21, 2025
Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a bill to force streaming giants such as Netflix and Spotify to boost access to French-language content. The bill would allow the government to set quotas for ...
May 21, 2025
CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content. Appearing before a Canadian Radio-television and Telec...
May 20, 2025
Big streamers tell CRTC they should have more flexibility than broadcasters on CanCon
OTTAWA - A group representing big foreign streamers told a CRTC hearing Friday that those companies shouldn't be expected to fulfil the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters when it comes ...
May 16, 2025
U.S. academics warn Drake suit could have 'dangerous' ripple effects on rap music
TORONTO - Four U.S. academics say a "dangerous" precedent could be set for rap music if Drake wins his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. New documents filed in a New York court ask the...
May 15, 2025
CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
OTTAWA - The CRTC launched a hearing about drafting a new definition for Canadian content Wednesday, but three big American streaming companies dropped off the schedule at the last minute. Netflix, Pa...
May 14, 2025
Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's ca...
May 08, 2025
Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara urges kindness, civility to end political division
TORONTO - Pop musician Sara Quin says social media has "tragically torn the world to shreds" in recent years, and it's time people consider ways to reestablish a more positive sense of community. The ...
May 07, 2025
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