Media Industry News

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting a tax credit to help developers of video games such as Electronic Arts hire additional staff and invest money locally.

For reporters, it's hardly unusual to call sources on the phone to learn details or get quotes that will enliven their stories. Sometimes people will talk, sometimes they won't.

TORONTO — Movie theatre giant Cineplex Inc. says president and chief executive Ellis Jacob will retire at the end of next year, in what industry watchers say marks the end of an era for the company.

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. slashed seven per cent of employee costs in its most recent quarter, as the company says it will continue to look for savings amid an advertising revenue slump.

Famed Canadian sportscaster Don Cherry signed off from his podcast for the final time — or so it seemed. The 91-year-old Cherry had hosted "Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast" since November 2019, producing 313 episodes in total.

OTTAWA — Google's representatives are asking the federal broadcast regulator to exercise caution and restraint in regulating online platforms. They say there is no rationale for the CRTC imposing traditional regulatory tools on online platforms.

OTTAWA — Music streamer Spotify says Canada’s federal broadcast regulator shouldn’t impose rules meant for radio on streaming services.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.

TORONTO — Nintendo bet big on innovation when it launched the Switch in 2017. Able to transform seamlessly from a home console to a handheld gaming device, and with an attractive price point, the video game system became a hit.

The CRTC should move forward with implementing its proposed "nutrition label" requirement to help shoppers compare home internet plans, despite opposition from some providers, an internet researcher says.