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Today, Music Canada and the Digital Media Association (DIMA) have jointly filed the below letter to the CRTC following their recent engagement sessions on Canadian content for audio services. Re: Engagement sessions on Canadian content We are writing to you today as part of the recent engagement sessions on Canadian content held by the CRTC […] The post Music Canada and DIMA issue joint letter to CRTC following Canadian content audio workshops appeared first on Music Canada.| Music Canada
Today, following weeks of consideration and consultation with members of the music community, Music Canada CEO Patrick Rogers released the following statement in response to the CRTC’s Phase 1 decision on initial base contributions. Earlier this summer, Canada’s broadcast regulator, the CRTC, announced that music streaming services will need to pay an unprecedented 5% of […] The post Canada needed a reimagined broadcasting system. The CRTC’s contribution decision offers more of the sa...| Music Canada
Today, Music Canada CEO Patrick Rogers delivered remarks at Canadian Music Week’s opening keynote, “State of the Industry: A(nother) Year of Change.” Looking back on a year that changed everything (again!) Patrick shared his views on how the industry is working together to navigate seismic events like generative AI and the Online Streaming Act implementation. […]| Music Canada
Today, Music Canada filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal seeking leave to intervene in the ongoing appeal of the CRTC’s base contributions decision, which imposed a 5% levy on the major music streaming platforms operating in Canada. Specifically, we are asking the court to consider music streaming services’ direct investments in Canada […]| Music Canada
END THE BROADCASTING OF ISRAELI HASBARA TV It was i24NEWS that started spreading the lie of “40 beheaded babies” to justify the genocide in Gaza. The ranks of i24 are reportedly filled by former ve…| Canadian BDS Coalition
Hudson’s Bay Company settles CASL violations with a $120K payment and compliance updates to improve email marketing practices.| EmailKarma.net
Statistics Canada says cellphone and internet prices are falling, but rising customer bills suggest that smoke and mirrors are at play in the numbers.| blogs.teksavvy.com
Telecom competition is dead and consumers are getting fleeced. A new direction focusing on structural change is desperately needed to fix the market.| blogs.teksavvy.com
In a recent LinkedIn post, Robert Malcolmson, Chief Legal and Regulatory Office for BCE Inc (Bell Canada) once again used the old tired "it harms investment" argument in response to the CRTCs ongoing consideration of expanding mandated access to high-speed broadband networks while wrongly calling independent ISPs "resellers". In his| Matthew Gamble's Blog
Recently a relative of mine moved and needed internet access. Having not shopped for residential internet service in a long time, I was shocked to see that Virgin, the Bell "flaker brand" was selling 50/10 VDSL service for $40/month with no install fees and a Wifi-enabled DSL modem| Matthew Gamble's Blog
One topic I've been meaning to write about for some time now is the increasing number of independent ISPs who have been acquired by incumbents. As we start 2023, I was saddened to learn today that another Canadian independent ISP, start.ca [https://start.ca] has been acquired by Telus| Matthew Gamble's Blog
It's hard to believe better telecom prices are possible when the government follows the industry playbook of delays, lobbying and threats every time.| blogs.teksavvy.com
Under new chair Vicky Eatrides, the CRTC has begun an expedited review of the rules and rates at which indie ISPs use portions of big companies' networks.| blogs.teksavvy.com
With Telus's purchase of two more indie ISPs, Start.ca and Altima, the government and CRTC must act immediately to save the few remaining consumer choices.| blogs.teksavvy.com
The Conflict of Interest Commissioner says CRTC chair Ian Scott and Bell CEO Mirko Bibic aren't friends, but they shouldn't be meeting privately.| blogs.teksavvy.com