Media Industry News

TORONTO — Dozens of workers at Ontario's public broadcaster will return to their jobs Monday after voting this weekend to accept a new collective agreement and end a strike that's stretched on for nearly three months.

MONTREAL — The owner of Quebec's main flyer distributor announced on Friday it will end the 45-year-old service, forcing more than 50 beleaguered local newspapers to rethink their strategy as well.

OTTAWA — The president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada defended the public broadcaster and its independence Thursday from a fresh barrage of pointed Conservative questions about its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

MONTREAL — The TVA Group says it is laying off 547 employees — nearly a third of its workforce — amid restructuring as the company contends with declining audiences and ad revenues.

MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. reported a profit attributable to shareholders of $29.2 million in its fourth quarter, down 19.8 per cent from earnings of $36.4 million during the same period a year ago.

While BCE Inc. is “well on track” to meet its fibre internet build targets, the company’s chief executive has warned that the company is prepared to delay progress in 2024 in the face of regulatory uncertainty.

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. announced plans to invest more than US$100 million a year in generative artificial intelligence.

TORONTO — CTV is adding a national evening newscast to its weekday schedule. CTV News says Sandie Rinaldo will anchor an early edition of "CTV National News." The 30-minute broadcast will air weekday evenings at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT, beginning Nov. 13.

Canadian businesses using Facebook or Instagram have a new way to mark their authenticity. The platforms' owner, Meta Platforms Inc.

TORONTO — A potential move by Canada's telecommunications regulator to ease some Canadian content spending requirements for Corus Entertainment Inc.