Since the introduction of Netflix to the Canadian market in September 2010, online television distribution, known as “Over the Top” (OTT) services, have expanded rapidly at a rate of over…
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IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring Jerry Agar: I Don’t Care About You
Jerry Agar—host of the “Jerry Agar Show” on Newstalk 1010 radio—opened his IP Osgoode Speaks Series talk with an admission that he did not care about us. Following the fleeting…
CBC vs. The World: Let the Broadcasting Games Begin
In the September 2012 battle for broadcast rights to the 2015 Pan American Games, CBC/Radio Canada emerged victorious from what was reportedly described as a “very aggressive bidding process with multiple…
CBC’s “Ici” Rebranding Turns From PR Debacle to Legal One
CBC’s ill-fated “Ici” re-branding may be getting clawed back, but that’s not stopping Radio-Canada from seeking a trade-mark expungement against current broadcaster and “Ici” trade-mark holder, Sam Nozouri. (more…)
CRTC Sees New World of Media from Banff Festival
On June 12th, 2013, the Chairperson of the CRTC – Jean-Pierre Blais – addressed a gathered group of context creators and advertisers at the Banff World Media Festival in Alberta. In his speech,…
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Supreme Court of Canada Considers "Broadcasting Undertakings" in ACTRA v. Bell
Daniel Dawalibi is an articling student at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. The firm acted for the Appellant in this hearing before the Supreme Court of Canada. On January 16, 2011, the…