Entertainment, Media & Sports

YVR, General Fusion to use homegrown technology through Integrated Marketplace program

Global streaming services such as Netflix and Disney Plus are challenging a regulatory directive under the Online Streaming Act to contribute money to Canada's broadcast sector, including for local news.

Peter Hayman was hired by Vancouver Island South Film & Media Commission to succeed film industry veteran Kathleen Gilbert, who retired April 30 after 14 years in the role. He started work on May 1.

When the Tampa Bay Lightning made moves at the NHL draft to clear salary cap space, general manager Julien BriseBois hoped a variety of factors would entice players to sign as free agents.

Company that specializes in geolocation verification to own a piece of Betting Hero in U.S.

OTTAWA — The federal government is dodging questions about whether artificial intelligence companies should be paying Canadian news publishers for content their chatbots are openly using.

Vancouver will host seven FIFA World Cup games in 2026.

TORONTO — Unifor says 35 of its members at Global News have been laid off as part of changes announced Wednesday by Corus Entertainment Inc. Randy Kitt, Unifor's media director, says there were 13 layoffs in Calgary, one in B.C.

TORONTO — Unionized actors have a new labour deal that increases pay for commercial work involving agencies represented by the Association of Canadian Advertisers.

OTTAWA — Foreign actors are trying to interfere with the Canadian media, and journalists and their bosses need to be aware of it, the chairman of Parliament's nonpartisan national security committee warned on Wednesday.