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CRTC rules in favour of more local TV on satellite

Bell Canada’s and Shaw Communications Inc.’s satellite television services will be required to carry more local television stations after the CRTC updated its satellite distribution policy with a new regulatory decision Wednesday.

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Commission clears offensive broadcast

The CRTC ruled Tuesday that a Regina radio breakfast show broadcast last year did not violate industry standards.

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CIRA calls for ‘national vision’ for Internet

A new report from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) calls for a “national vision” for the Internet in Canada.

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MTS reports increased ARPU

MTS Allstream said Wednesday that its average revenue per user for wireless services reached $56.73 in the first quarter of 2011, driven by 40.5 per cent growth in wireless data revenues.

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Stoddart calls for power to levy ‘substantial fines’

Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Wednesday that a growing number of data-breaches has prompted the need for substantial fines against major corporations that fail to protect Canadians’ personal information.

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Pelmorex says vertical integration hampering its interactive TV features

Pelmorex Communications Inc. says vertical integration is impeding its move to interactive television and that distributors are launching their own services to compete with or pre-empt The Weather Network’s interactive offerings.

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‘Regulatory protection’ slowing Canadian telcos’ expansion abroad: Lacavera

KANATA, ONT.—Globalive Wireless Management Corp. would reapply to the CRTC for approval of its Canadian operations if it loses its fight in court—but company chairman Anthony Lacavera says he thinks changes to the Telecommunications Act are on the way.

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CRTC sets national broadband target, dodges subsidy fund for deployment

The CRTC released a new national broadband target Tuesday, saying all Canadians should have access to 5 Mbps Internet or faster by 2015. 

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Top mobile advertising opportunities in apps, texting, product placement, experts say

Mobile advertising revenue is expected to shift to texting, applications, and a more effective integrated format in the next few years, experts say.

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Quebecor accuses BCE of ‘undue advantage’ in refusing Sun News carriage proposal

Quebcor Media Inc. is accusing BCE Inc. of an “undue advantage” for refusing a proposal to carry the company’s new Sun News Network.

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