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U.S. TV subscribers should be refunded for channel blackouts: Rockefeller

American cable and satellite TV subscribers should receive refunds for channels they lose access to during blackouts related to retransmission negotiations, the chair of the U.S. Senate’s commerce and science committee said Tuesday.

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Critics focus on ‘inter-corporate transfer’ and telecom funding in BCE-Astral benefits package

BCE Inc.’s proposal to spend $40 million in broadcasting benefits on the rollout of mobile broadband services by its subsidiary NorthwestTel Inc. in remote northern communities does not benefit the broadcasting system and is an improper use of the funding, a screenwriters group and a telecom competitor in the North said.

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Netflix grows Canadian subs in quarter

Netflix Inc. continues to expand its Canadian subscriber base as customers watch more programs on Netflix, the U.S.-based over-the-top service provider said in a quarterly financial statement Tuesday.

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Quebecor says Bell seeks ‘virtual monopoly’ in Quebec

BCE Inc.’s deal to purchase of Astral Media Inc. for $3.38 billion is part of an effort for a “virtual monopoly” in Canada’s French-language specialty channel market and should be stopped by the CRTC, Quebecor Media Inc. said Tuesday.

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Smartphone additions bolster Rogers’ Q2

Rogers Communications Inc. added 87,000 new wireless subscribers on postpaid contracts but shed another 20,000 cable TV subscribers during the three-month period ending June 30, the company said in a quarterly financial statement Tuesday.

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Bell loses satellite piracy lawsuit to Quebecor, must pay $600,000 in damages

The Quebec Superior Court ordered BCE Inc. to pay nearly $1 million in damages and costs to Quebecor Media Inc. as part of a civil lawsuit between the companies related to satellite piracy.

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Serdy files complaint over similar CBC specialty channel

CBC/Radio-Canada–owned specialty channel Explora is not respecting its broadcasting licence, Serdy Media Inc. said in a complaint filed with the CRTC.

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FCC issues report on state of subscription TV

U.S. cablecos have successfully used “advanced services” like digital cable and Internet access to prop up their revenues amid declining TV subscriptions, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Friday in a report on the country’s video distribution industry.

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Telus urges CRTC to dismiss foreign ownership hearing

A Globalive Wireless Management Corp. request that the CRTC review whether Telus Corp. exceeded the Telecom Act's foreign investment limits is “seriously flawed” and should be dismissed, Telus said in a document filed with the commission Monday.

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Bell to showcase Olympics on mobile TV with exclusive rights

BCE Inc.'s exclusive mobile rights for this year's Summer Olympics in London are more of an opportunity to showcase the company’s brand and technology with consumers than to seek direct revenues from data or subscriptions, said Nauby Jacob, vice-president of products, services and content at Bell subsidiary Bell Mobility.

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