Stornoway appoints new sales director

Stornoway Communications appointed Kate Tinnerman as its director of sales and affiliate relations.

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Bell, distributors, resolve carriage dispute; CRTC decision introduces more channel package flexibility

The CRTC issued a “precedent-setting” decision that will afford Telus Corp. and other broadcast distributors more channel packaging flexibility and give consumers more choice over the channels they pay for, said Kevin Crull, president of Bell Media.

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WIPO copyright committee meets, U.S., South Africa push for online signal protections

The United States and South Africa continued to push for protections against online signal piracy as part of the proposed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Broadcasting Treaty, which delegates discussed this week at the WIPO copyright committee in Geneva, Switzerland.

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DirecTV, Viacom, end carriage blackout

DirecTV has reached a “long-term agreement” with Viacom Inc. for carriage of 17 Viacom channels, ending a dispute that caused DirecTV customers to lose access to a popular specialty channels for more than a week, the U.S. satellite TV distributor said Friday.

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Corus Eur-Asian specialty channel approved

The CRTC approved an application from Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Telelatino Network Inc. to operate specialty channel Eur-Asian Television Network Inc.

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Shaw approved for B.C. news channel

The CRTC approved an application from Shaw Communications Inc. to operate a specialty channel called Global News Plus BC.

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Google disappointed with French ‘Autocomplete’ decision

Google Inc. said it is disappointed with a decision of France's Supreme Court that ordered the company to prevent automated search term suggestions that could lead to online downloading from unauthorized sources.

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CBC to decommission 607 analog transmitters, not 620

CBC/Radio-Canada corrected the number of analog transmitters to be shut down on July 31, 2012, revising that number from 620 to 607.

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CBC says it’s ‘back to the drawing board’ following LPIF decision

CBC/Radio-Canada will re-evaluate whether its small-market, local stations can continue to cover regional sports and elections following a CRTC decision to phase out a $100 million fund for conventional TV stations, Steven Guiton, vice-president and chief regulatory officer at CBC, said in an interview.

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Small telcos delay decision, spread ‘propaganda’: Cogeco

Four small incumbent wireline telcos are spreading “misinformation and propaganda” while delaying the implementation of local competition in their rural Quebec territories, Cogeco Cable Inc. said in a complaint filed with the CRTC.

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