Media Industry News

Corus touts Home and Flavour network launches as it reports Q1 profit down

TORONTO — The chief executives of Corus Entertainment Inc.

Jan 10, 2025 9:09 AM Read more >

George Stroumboulopoulos opens doors to friends as L.A. rallies amid fires

Eight people, two dogs and a cat found refuge in George Stroumboulopoulos's Los Angeles home as wildfires raged through parts of the city, fuelled by ferocious Santa Ana winds.

Jan 9, 2025 1:50 PM Read more >

B.C. court approves class-action lawsuit about privacy over Home Depot receipts

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy when collecting and sharing their information after emailing purchase receipts.

Jan 8, 2025 5:51 PM Read more >

Netflix and Family Channel lace up for teen skating series 'Finding Her Edge'

Family Channel is hitting the rinks for a new live-action teen drama set in the high-stakes world of competitive figure skating.

Jan 6, 2025 12:36 PM Read more >

Pierre Poilievre outlines goals, strategy, key players in Jordan Peterson interview

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a lengthy interview to psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson, touching on his vision for Canada and how he plans to implement it.

Jan 3, 2025 5:58 PM Read more >

Competition Bureau suing Rogers over unlimited data claim

GATINEAU, Que. — The Competition Bureau says it's suing Rogers Communications Inc. over the company's allegedly false claim that it offers unlimited data in its "Infinite" wireless phone plans.

Dec 23, 2024 5:09 PM Read more >

TV seasons are getting shorter. Canadians who rely on the industry are nervous.

It doesn't take long to binge Prime Video's new Quebec-set series “The Sticky." With just six half-hour episodes, the buzzy dark comedy about a maple syrup heist is among the shorter TV seasons on offer.

Dec 19, 2024 1:55 PM Read more >

In Montreal, one man is fighting to stop DVDs from going the way of the dodo

MONTREAL — The Luddites were a 19th-century group of British textile workers who destroyed the mechanized looms and knitting frames they saw as a threat to their livelihoods.

Dec 19, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

Campaign urges skilled labour to 'Stay with B.C.' to counter efforts from Alberta

VANCOUVER — The Business Council of British Columbia has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province's rising outward migration to Alberta. The business advocacy group says its "Stay with B.C.

Dec 18, 2024 5:56 PM Read more >

Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool

More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours.

Dec 18, 2024 8:26 AM Read more >