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Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2021
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2021 Recommended citation: Winseck, Dwayne, 2022, “Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2021”, https://doi.org/10.22215/gmicp/2022.02. Global Media and Internet Concentration Project, Carleton University. Download Report [...]
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2021
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2021 Recommended citation:Winseck, Dwayne, 2022, “Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy, 1984-2021”, https://doi.org/10.22215/gmicp/2022.01. Global Media and Internet Concentration Project, [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2020
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2020 Recommended citation: Winseck, Dwayne, 2021, “Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2020”, https://doi.org/10.22215/gmicp/2021.2. Global Media and Internet Concentration Project, Carleton University. Note: This [...]
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2020
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2020 Recommended citation: Winseck, Dwayne, 2021, “Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy, 1984-2020”, https://doi.org/10.22215/gmicp/2021.1. Global Media and Internet [...]
Response to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Consultation on fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news media
Response to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Consultation on fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news media Winseck, D. (2021). Response to the Department of Canadian [...]
The Great Reversal: Why the Rogers-Shaw Merger is a Raw Deal and Regulators Should Deny It (Formal submission to INDU)
The Great Reversal: Why the Rogers-Shaw Merger is a Raw Deal and Regulators Should Deny It (Formal submission to INDU) Winseck, D. & Klass, B. (2021). The [...]
The Great Reversal?: Why the proposed Rogers-Shaw deal is bad news for Canadians and should be blocked (Presentation to INDU)
The Great Reversal?: Why the proposed Rogers-Shaw deal is bad news for Canadians and should be blocked (Presentation to INDU) Klass, B. & Winseck, D. (2021). The [...]
Media concentration 2020 Update
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2019 Download Report Contents Executive Summary Introduction Methodology: How Do We Know if Media Concentration is Intensifying or Declining? The Historical Record and [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2019
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2019 Download Report Contents Executive Summary Introduction Methodology: How Do We Know if Media Concentration is Intensifying or Declining? The Historical Record and [...]
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2019
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2019 Download Report Contents Executive Summary Summary of key findings and insights The Network Media Economy in Canada: Contemporary [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984–2018
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984 – 2018 The Canadian Media Concentration Research project is directed by Professor Dwayne Winseck, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University. The project was [...]
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2018
Growth and Upheaval in the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2018 The Canadian Media Concentration Research project is directed by Professor Dwayne Winseck, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University. The project is [...]
Competition in Canadian mobile wireless markets: Pricing problems and wholesale solutions
Competition in Canadian mobile wireless markets: Pricing problems and wholesale solutions A report prepared in consideration of: Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2019-57, “Notice of hearing—Review of mobile wireless services” For [...]
Submission to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
Submission to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel CMCRP Submission to BTLR CMCRP Submission to BTLR Executive Summary The Growth of the Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2017 Media and Internet [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984 – 2017 (UPDATED)
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984 – 2017 (UPDATED) The workbook and reports were revised in early January 2019 to replace estimated revenue values for the mobile wireless, internet access [...]
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2017 (UPDATED)
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2017 (UPDATED) The workbook and reports were revised in early January 2019 to replace estimated revenue values for the mobile wireless, internet [...]
POSTER: 2017 Mapping Canada’s Top Telecoms, Internet & Media Companies by Revenue and Market Share (UPDATED)
POSTER: 2017 Mapping Canada’s Top Telecoms, Internet & Media Companies by Revenue and Market Share (UPDATED) Download the PDF here.
Poor internet for poor people? Why Canada needs better and more affordable mobile services for everyone
Poor internet for poor people? Why Canada needs better and more affordable mobile services for everyone Klass, B. & Winseck, D. (2018). Poor internet for poor people? Why [...]
Common Carriage and Cultural Policy for the Internet Age
Common Carriage and Cultural Policy for the Internet Age Winseck, D. Common Carriage and Cultural Policy for the Internet Age. Prepared remarks for the Senate Transportation [...]
Website Blocking, Clogging the Pipes, and Crippling Citizens’ Fundamental Communication Rights
Website Blocking, Clogging the Pipes, and Crippling Citizens’ Fundamental Communication Rights Winseck, D. & Klass, B. Website Blocking, Clogging the Pipes, and Crippling Citizens’ Fundamental Communication [...]
POSTER: 2016 Mapping Canada’s Top Telecoms, Internet & Media Companies by Revenue and Market Share
POSTER: 2016 Mapping Canada’s Top Telecoms, Internet & Media Companies by Revenue and Market Share Ever wonder who the main companies are that make up and shape [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2016
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2016 Today, the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project is releasing the second of its two-part annual series on the state of telecoms-internet and media concentration [...]
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2016
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2016 A PDF version of this report is available here, while previous versions can be found for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and [...]
Shattered Mirror, Stunted Vision and Squandered Opportunities: A reply to the Public Policy Forum’s The Shattered Mirror: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age
Shattered Mirror, Stunted Vision and Squandered Opportunities: A reply to the Public Policy Forum’s The Shattered Mirror: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age Winseck, [...]
POSTER: Mapping Canada’s Top Telecoms, Internet & Media Companies by Revenue and Market Share (2015)
POSTER: Mapping Canada’s Top Telecoms, Internet & Media Companies by Revenue and Market Share (2015) Ever wonder who the main companies are that make up and shape the [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada Report 1984 – 2015
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada Report 1984 – 2015 Introduction This is the second report in an annual series that reviews current developments and long-term trends in [...]
Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2015
Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2015 Introduction Every year for the past five years the CMCR Project has put out a series of reports on [...]
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch: Historical and international perspectives on why common carriage should be the cornerstone of communications policy in the Internet age
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch Historical and international perspectives on why common carriage should be the cornerstone of communications policy in the Internet age [...]
From the BDU-Model of TV to Radical Unbundling: Common Carriage & Culture Policy for the Internet Age
From the BDU-Model of TV to Radical Unbundling: Common Carriage & Culture Policy for the Internet Age From the BDU-Model of TV to Radical Unbundling: Common [...]
Why Bell’s Bid to Buy MTS is Bad News: Report Submitted to the Competition Bureau assessing Bell Canada Enterprises’ proposed bid to acquire Manitoba Telecommunications Services
Why Bell’s Bid to Buy MTS is Bad News: Report Submitted to the Competition Bureau assessing Bell Canada Enterprises’ proposed bid to acquire Manitoba Telecommunications Services [...]
CMCRP Submissions to the CRTC’s Review of Basic Telecommunications Services (2015-134)
CMCRP Submissions to the CRTC’s Review of Basic Telecommunications Services (2015-134) CMCR Oral Presentation to CRTC Hearing on Whether Affordable Broadband Internet should be available to all [...]
Growth and Concentration Trends in the French-language Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2014
Growth and Concentration Trends in the French-language Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2014 Introduction This is the fourth and final installment of a four-part series on the state of [...]
Growth and Concentration Trends in the English-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2014
Growth and Concentration Trends in the English-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2014 Introduction This is the third in a series of reports on the state of [...]
CMCR Project Releases Entire Data Set Under Creative Commons License
CMCR Project Releases Entire Data Set Under Creative Commons License The whole purpose of the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project is to offer an independent academic, theoretically-informed, empirical [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada Report, 1984 – 2014
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada Report, 1984 – 2014 Introduction This is the second report in an annual series that reviews current developments and long-term trends in [...]
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2014
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984-2014 Introduction This report examines the development of a dozen or so of the largest sectors of the media, [...]
Canada’s Top Media, Internet & Telecom Companies by Market Share (2014)
Canada’s Top Media, Internet & Telecom Companies by Market Share (2014) Ever wonder who the main companies are that make up and shape the media, telecoms and internet [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2013
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2013 This is the second post in a series. Building on last week’s post that analyzed the growth of the media economy [...]
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984 – 2013
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984 – 2013 This report by the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project examines a deceptively simple yet difficult to [...]
Mobile Wireless in Canada: Recognizing the Problems and Approaching Solutions
Mobile Wireless in Canada: Recognizing the Problems and Approaching Solutions Data Sheets Market Concentration Data, 2012 Church/Wilkins 19 Countries 34 OECD Countries 57 [...]
Executive Summary: The CMCR Project’s Wireless Report: Mobile Wireless in Canada: Recognizing the Problems and Approaching Solutions
Executive Summary: The CMCR Project’s Wireless Report: Mobile Wireless in Canada: Recognizing the Problems and Approaching Solutions The CMCR Project’s Wireless Report: Mobile Wireless in Canada: Recognizing the [...]
Growth and Concentration Trends in the English-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2012
Growth and Concentration Trends in the English-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2012 This is the fourth post in a series on the state of the media, telecom [...]
Growth and Concentration in the French-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2012
Growth and Concentration in the French-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2012 This post focuses on the development of and concentration trends in eight sectors of the network [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2012
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984-2012 This is the second post in a series (for a downloadable pdf version of this report please click here). Building on [...]
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984 – 2012
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984 – 2012 Has the media economy in Canada become bigger or smaller over time? Does the answer to [...]
CMCR Project Preliminary 2012 Data Release: Concentration Trends in the Broadcast Industries in Canada
CMCR Project Preliminary 2012 Data Release: Concentration Trends in the Broadcast Industries in Canada Highlights The CMCR analyzed the financial results for Canada’s biggest TV providers, radio broadcasters, [...]
Media and Internet Concentration in Canada, 1984 – 2011
As my last post explained, the media economy in Canada has grown immensely and become far more complex in the past twenty-five years with the rise of the Internet and digital media. In this post, I [...]
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984 – 2011
The Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada, 1984 – 2011 (reposted from Dwayne Winseck's blog Mediamorphis) Has the media economy in Canada become bigger or smaller [...]
Leading Telecom, Media and Internet Companies in Canada, 2004, 2010 and 2011.
Leading Telecom, Media and Internet Companies in Canada, 2004, 2010 and 2011. Today’s release of data on the top telecom-media-internet (TMI) companies in Canada complements the “big 10 [...]
Announcing Improvements to Our Internal and External Review Processes
At the CMCR Project we open our data sets to anyone who wants to use them for free and without restrictions because there’s more insights buried in them than we will ever discover on [...]
The Big 10 Canadian Media Companies by Revenue & Market Share, 2011
The Big 10 Canadian Media Companies by Revenue & Market Share, 2011 The Big 10 Canadian Media Companies by Revenue & Market Share, 2011* 2011 Ownership Market Share [...]
CRTC Kills Bell Astral Deal
On Thursday this week, the CRTC killed the Bell Astral deal (news release, full decision). The decision was entirely unexpected by anyone, including me, although all along I have argued that Bell’s bid to [...]
New Release of Updated and Corrected Data from the CMCR Project
Last month we launched the CMCR project with a goal of making available a systematic, comprehensive and long-term body of data covering more than a dozen sectors of the telecom, media and internet (TMI) [...]
Canadian media companies by market share – After the Bell-Astral take-over
The motion chart below depicts Canadian media companies by market share if the Bell-Astral takeover is approved by the CRTC. A download of industry data factoring in the Bell-Astral takeover is available for download [...]
Launching the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project: The Telecom-Media-Internet Industries in Canada by the Numbers
With the CRTC’s hearings on the Bell – Astral deal beginning today (Monday, September 10th), it is an opportune time to launch our project and to put the data that we have collected in [...]
CMCR Project on Bell’s bid to take-over Astral Media
Dwayne Winseck, the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project's (CMCRP) principle investigator, recently spoke with the CBC’s Lang and O’Leary Exchange about how Bell’s bid to take over Astral Media would change the Canadian media landscape, if [...]