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NHL lockout would affect Bell, Rogers: report

Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. would lose ticket, merchandise and TV advertising revenues as a result of an NHL lockout that halts the Toronto Maple Leafs' season, Bloomberg reported Sept. 21.

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Writers Guild reaches agreement with CMPA

The Writers Guild of Canada reached a tentative Independent Production Agreement with the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Quebec Film and Television Producers Association (APFTG), the Writers Guild said Friday.

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CRTC deregulates 35 markets for business lines

The CRTC agreed to a Telus Corp. request to deregulate local telephone competition for business lines in 35 areas in Alberta, B.C. and Quebec and rejected the company’s proposal to deregulate another 54 markets, the commission said Monday.

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Quebec OTA profit margins highest in the country: Rogers

Profit margins for private, conventional television broadcasters are higher in Quebec than anywhere else in the country, a study commissioned by Rogers Communications Inc. said.

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New provincial laws curbing copper thefts from telcos, companies say

The number of copper thefts from telecom providers has tumbled in British Columbia due to a new provincial law regulating the metal recycling industry, Telus Corp. said.

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Telus expands LTE footprint

Telus Corp. turned on its fourth-generation LTE network in more than a dozen areas of British Columbia and Quebec, the company said last week.

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Copyright Board hearing on Re:Sound tariff starts Monday

The Copyright Board opens a hearing Monday on copyright collective Re:Sound's application for tariffs on simulcasting and webcasting services.

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Shaw seeks to join U.S. WiFi consortium

Shaw Communications Inc. is interested in joining a U.S. consortium of cable companies that have agreed to let each other’s customers roam freely on their WiFi networks, Brad Shaw, the company’s CEO, said Wednesday.

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Canadians fourth for ‘unauthorized’ music downloads: MusicMetric

Canadians download more unauthorized music through the BitTorrent file-sharing network than consumers in all but three other countries, a new Digital Music Index study from MusicMetric said.

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Regulators will not block Bell-Astral deal, industry sources predict

The Competition Bureau and the CRTC will not block BCE Inc.'s $3.38-billion acquisition of Astral Media Inc. and will seek concessions from the companies or put conditions on the deal, according to the predictions of six industry insiders and an analyst surveyed by The Wire Report.

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