The Wire Report: Several companies proceeded with the initial payment to cultural groups last year, despite winning the stay.
However, funding agencies were recently informed by Welch LLP, an Ottawa-based accounting firm tasked with administering the payments, that there would be no new transfers by the Aug. 31 deadline.
“We were told by the administrator… that no new money will be coming in,” said Kevin Desjardins, president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which administers the Independent Local News Fund…