The Wire Report

BREAKING: The Liberal government will appoint a panel tasked with modernizing the country's audiovisual sector, The Wire Report has learned. Part of the group’s mandate will include deliberating a proposal to merge various organizations supporting CanCon: thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/ott…

“[@thenfb] is such a unique institution and so important and has such an incredible history. We would not have made this film without it, and Canada would not have had this moment culturally," said The Girl Who Cried Pearls co-creator Chris Lavis: thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/its…

Emily Laidlaw, who co-chaired the original advisory group, said the regulatory structure in the Online Harms Act was “sound,” and should not change in the forthcoming bill. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/gov…

Bell took first place in the categories of reliability, download, upload, latency, web browsing and YouTube streaming — beating out Rogers, Cogeco, Telus, and Quebecor's Videotron. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/bel…

Emily Laidlaw, who co-chaired the original advisory group, said the regulatory structure in Bill C-63 was “sound,” and should not change in the forthcoming bill. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/gov…

The federal government is anticipating fewer Canadian creative outputs over the next fiscal year, while simultaneously making wide-spread budgetary and personnel cuts to the heritage department. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/18/ott…

The federal government is anticipating fewer Canadian creative outputs over the next fiscal year, while simultaneously making wide-spread budgetary and personnel cuts to the heritage department. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/18/ott…

The Broadband Fund has connected 135 communities in remote areas, but huge gaps still remain, according to the regulator. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/18/crt…

The Broadband Fund has connected 135 communities in remote areas, but huge gaps still remain, according to the regulator. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/18/crt…

Telesat CFO Donald Tremblay attributed the cratering to a 27 per cent decrease in revenue year-over-year – $418 million, down from $571 million — and an impairment of goodwill relating to its geostationary (GEO) satellite business. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/tel…

Google is arguing the Competition Tribunal made a legal error by dismissing the company’s argument that the Competition Bureau is seeking a remedy so large — in their ongoing advertising monopoly lawsuit — that it is entitled to protections. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/goo…

Google is arguing the Competition Tribunal made a legal error by dismissing the company’s argument that the Competition Bureau is seeking a remedy so large — in their ongoing advertising monopoly lawsuit — that it is entitled to protections. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/goo…

Of the 100 names selected, 23 have broadcasting or telecom links, including six in-house lobbyists and another 17 who work for lobby firms. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/whi…

Telesat CFO Donald Tremblay attributed the cratering to a 27 per cent decrease in revenue year-over-year – $418 million, down from $571 million — and an impairment of goodwill relating to its geostationary (GEO) satellite business. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/tel…

While others are retreating from the radio marketplace, Stingray Group Inc. is dashing in full throttle. Steve Jones, president of the company's radio division, recently sat down with The Wire Report to discuss the state of the industry. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/as-…

Of the 100 names selected, 23 have broadcasting or telecom links, including six in-house lobbyists and another 17 who work for lobby firms. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/whi…

While others are retreating from the radio marketplace, Stingray Group Inc. is dashing in full throttle. Steve Jones, president of the company's radio division, recently sat down with The Wire Report to discuss the state of the industry. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/17/as-…

“We’re going in with a sense of cautious [and] skeptical optimism,” said Barbora Racevičiūtė, national director of the Independent Media Arts Alliance, noting the summit came after the government already wrapped up its AI strategy consultations: #cdnpoli thewirereport.ca/2026/03/16/do-…

The House industry committee has called for a federal review of Canada’s telecom sector, in an effort to increase competition in the industry: #INDU #cdnpoli thewirereport.ca/2026/03/16/ind…

CBC/Radio-Canada has paused its deal with Amazon's Prime Video Service, as the broadcaster promises to offer French-language news content on its Tou TV site. thewirereport.ca/2026/03/13/rad…