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Astral ‘still committed’ to deal with Bell, Greenberg says

Astral Media Inc. is still looking for ways to gain regulatory approval of BCE Inc.’s $3.38-billion proposal to buy the company, Ian Greenberg, Astral’s president and CEO, said Wednesday.

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Conference of the Arts shutters after funding cut

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is ceasing operations immediately as a result of a loss of government funding, the organization said Tuesday.

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C-12 up for debate at second reading

The House of Commons could debate the Conservative government’s bill to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) as early as this week.

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Bill C-11 to become law next week; consultation on notice-and-notice, sources say

Most of the Conservative government's copyright reform bill, C-11, will come into force next week as other sections are expected to be delayed until next year, industry sources and observers said.

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North’s Internet service gaps could be solved in ’12 months’: Telesat

OTTAWA—Internet service gaps in Canada’s North could be solved within 12 months if the CRTC and all levels of government came together on a funding strategy, Daniel Goldberg, president and CEO of satellite provider Telesat Canada, said Tuesday.

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TV white space open for unlicensed use: Paradis

Industry Canada will allow unlicensed use of the TV “white space” spectrum that formerly served as buffer zones between over-the-air television signals in the 700 MHz band, Industry Minister Christian Paradis said Tuesday.

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CRTC removes 5% cap on Cancon spending overages

Broadcasters that exceed their annual Canadian content spending requirements can now carry over into future years overspending of more than five per cent, the CRTC said.

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Bell Aliant passes 100,000 IPTV subs

Bell Aliant Inc.’s Internet protocol TV (IPTV) service has more than 100,000 subscribers after adding 12,300 net customers in 2012’s third quarter, the company said in a financial statement Tuesday.

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VimpelCom looking to sell African business units: report

VimpelCom Ltd. is expected to sell its sub-Saharan African business units and Zimbabwe Telecom, which may signal an “eventual” exit from Canada for Wind Mobile, Scotia Capital said in a research note Monday.

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Rogers extends Premier League rights agreement

Rogers Communications Inc.’s Sportsnet reached a three-year deal to extend its coverage of the Barclays Premier League through the 2015-2016 soccer season, the company said Monday.

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