Skip to content

Media Industry News

Corus Entertainment reports $7.3M Q3 loss, revenue down 10 per cent from year ago

Corus Entertainment reports $7.3M Q3 loss, revenue down 10 per cent from year ago

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. reported a loss attributable to shareholders of $7.3 million in its latest quarter as its revenue fell 10 per cent compared with a year ago.
Read more >
Don Cherry, 91, signs off podcast after 313 episodes, future uncertain

Don Cherry, 91, signs off podcast after 313 episodes, future uncertain

Famed Canadian sportscaster Don Cherry signed off from his podcast for the final time — or so it seemed. The 91-year-old Cherry had hosted "Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast" since November 2019, producing 313 episodes in total.
Read more >
Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act

Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act

OTTAWA — Google's representatives are asking the federal broadcast regulator to exercise caution and restraint in regulating online platforms. They say there is no rationale for the CRTC imposing traditional regulatory tools on online platforms.
Read more >
Don’t regulate us like radio, music streamer Spotify tells CRTC

Don’t regulate us like radio, music streamer Spotify tells CRTC

OTTAWA — Music streamer Spotify says Canada’s federal broadcast regulator shouldn’t impose rules meant for radio on streaming services.
Read more >
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
Read more >
Review: Switch 2 a significant upgrade, but the extra muscle comes at a cost

Review: Switch 2 a significant upgrade, but the extra muscle comes at a cost

TORONTO — Nintendo bet big on innovation when it launched the Switch in 2017. Able to transform seamlessly from a home console to a handheld gaming device, and with an attractive price point, the video game system became a hit.
Read more >
Internet 'nutrition labels' would boost consumer literacy when comparing plans: prof

Internet 'nutrition labels' would boost consumer literacy when comparing plans: prof

The CRTC should move forward with implementing its proposed "nutrition label" requirement to help shoppers compare home internet plans, despite opposition from some providers, an internet researcher says.
Read more >
'Mind-blowing': Former Barenaked Ladies frontman recalls performing with Brian Wilson

'Mind-blowing': Former Barenaked Ladies frontman recalls performing with Brian Wilson

TORONTO — When Steven Page penned an ode to musical visionary Brian Wilson, he never expected to share a stage with the Beach Boy, perform alongside him nor hear him sing "Brian Wilson" to a roaring Toronto audience.
Read more >
"The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays" explores baseball team's 48-year history

"The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays" explores baseball team's 48-year history

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays brass used all the bells and whistles when they tried to land two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the fall of 2023.
Read more >
Canada's Dean DeBlois swore-off live-action remakes, until 'How to Train Your Dragon'

Canada's Dean DeBlois swore-off live-action remakes, until 'How to Train Your Dragon'

TORONTO — “How to Train Your Dragon” director Dean DeBlois made it clear years ago he was no fan of Hollywood's appetite for live-action remakes of animated films. Those words are now being thrown back at the Aylmer, Que.
Read more >