The CRTC wants to find out what's happening in broadcasting!

 The CRTC is looking at how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from traditional TV to international streamers.

The regulator is opening a public consultation on market dynamics and plans to hold a hearing in Gatineau, Que. in May.

Its consultation document says the Canadian broadcast industry is at a crossroads and “facing profound changes” posed by new technologies and changes in consumer habits and global competition.

The CRTC is studying those market dynamics as Canadians move from traditional broadcasting and cable — which is regulated by the CRTC and subject to Canadian content rules — to streaming services dominated by international giants like Netflix, Amazon and Disney+.

The consultation is part of the commission’s work on implementing the Online Streaming Act, which updated broadcasting laws to capture online platforms. (CP)

Robert Fulford has died at age 92

 Robert Fulford, who died Tuesday aged 92, was one of Canada’s leading cultural journalists.

As a critic and essayist, his expertise spanned art, literature, architecture and music. As a columnist on current affairs, he grappled with some of the most urgent questions in Canadian justice and politics.

His famously clear prose was the product of fastidious rewriting, always at least twice, a rule he shared with the generations of younger writers he edited and mentored. Publishing, as he used to say, was a “necessary evil” that sadly stopped the rewriting process. (National Post)

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/robert-fulford-obituary

Trudeau to be on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" tonight!

 The Prime Minister is to appear as a guest tonight (Monday) on the CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." The interview will be shot during his trip to New York where he is meeting with the United Nations General Assembly.

A schedule says that RuPaul Charles will also be a guest on "The Late Show" tonight.

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" airs in Canada on Global TV.

Ottawa mulling over bonus for CEO of CBC, but won’t make decision public

OTTAWA - The Liberal government said it has not yet made a decision about whether it will grant a bonus for the head of CBC after the public broadcaster eliminated hundreds of jobs.

But because of the Privacy Act, it will likely be up to CEO Catherine Tait to publicly disclose if she does receive one. She previously confirmed she did accept performance pay for the 2021-22 fiscal year at a House of Commons committee meeting.

Heritage Canada confirmed the government is still deciding on a bonus for 2023-24, while CBC said Friday a decision hasn’t been made regarding a potential bonus for 2022-23.

The Opposition Conservatives have been seeking support from other parties to back their call to bring Tait back to committee to answer questions. (CP)

Long-time Hamilton station ending!

 A mainstay of Hamilton’s airwaves for almost a century has gone off the air.

A mainstay of Hamilton’s airwaves for almost a century has gone off the air, the Toronto Star reports.

900 CHML announced on social media on Wednesday that the radio station would be closing after many years of providing the city and surrounding area with local talk-radio programming.

“This decision, though incredibly difficult, has been made after careful consideration and is necessary following years of financial loss,” read the post.

“The shift of advertising revenues to unregulated foreign platforms, combined with the difficult regulatory and competitive landscape, has forced us to make the difficult decision to close,” added the post.

The radio station thanked its listeners, advertisers and community partners for their years of support in the post, noting that their loyalty has been the “foundation of our station’s legacy.”

As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, the station was no longer broadcasting. (Toronto Star)

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/900-chml-closes-ending-nearly-a-century-of-local-radio-in-hamilton/article_af94bb92-8255-5265-8eea-46f45fb6250b.html