Media Industry News

MONTREAL — Bell Media says its president Wade Oosterman, who also serves as vice-chair of parent company BCE Inc., is set to retire at the end of the year, to be replaced by Sean Cohan, who is joining the company in November.

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Google to overturn a decision that found the company's search engine is covered by Canada's privacy law, marking another victory for people seeking a digital "right to be forgotten.

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it has signed a deal for the global toy licence for Dora, the new reboot of the Dora the Explorer franchise coming next year. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available.

TORONTO — Workers at Ontario's public broadcaster have voted to reject what the company's management says is its "final" offer after nearly six weeks of labour action.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has set a threshold that determines which online streaming services will be subject to new rules arising from the Online Streaming Act, formerly known as Bill C-11.

NEW YORK (AP) — Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today. And Disney Plus is following suit.

OTTAWA — The military judge presiding over a court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan has decided the emails at the centre of the case are not admissible as evidence. Cmdr.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is launching a review of its freedom of information legislation after years of criticism that the current system results in blacked-out government documents and a toothless review process.

The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video stream

TORONTO — The studio lights are going dark at "ET Canada." Corus Entertainment said Wednesday it is ceasing production on the long-running Canadian arts and entertainment news magazine Oct. 6 after 18 seasons.