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Department consulting on rules for spectrum transfers, applies to Rogers-Shaw deal

OTTAWA—Industry Canada will consult on proposed new rules to regulate the transfer of spectrum licences in advance of a Nov. 19 auction of 700 MHz spectrum, Industry Minister Christian Paradis said.

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Media, cultural groups support 9(1)(h) carriage for APTN, Starlight

Organizations that represent the Canadian television and film industry said they support some specialty channel applications for “must carry” mandatory distribution. 

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Wind subscribers pass 590,000

Wind Mobile increased its Canadian subscriber base by 15 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2012, reaching 590,000 subscribers, Wind owner Orascom Telecom Holdings S.A.E. said.

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BCE buying ‘mature’ broadcast assets from Astral, companies tell CRTC

BCE Inc. aims to purchase “mature” broadcasting assets from Astral Media Inc. that operate in a fragmented media market where it is increasingly challenging to sell more TV subscriptions and raise prices, Astral said in regulatory filings with the CRTC.

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Community stations available on Bell satellite TV

Rural BCE Inc. satellite TV subscribers in five provinces and the Northwest Territories now have access to community television stations for the first time, the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) said.

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Cable pioneer Omer Girard dies

Cable TV “pioneer” Omer Girard, who co-founded the Canadian Cable Television Association and fought for cablecos’ right to access telcos’ poles, has died.

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Google developing online music service: Reports

Google Inc. is working on a new subscription-based music service to compete with Spotify Ltd., Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported in late February.

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Paradis mum on ‘ACTA’ bill

Industry Minister Christian Paradis is not referring to Bill C-56 as legislation to implement the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

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New private members’ bill targets cellphone theft

Wireless carriers “welcome” a new private member’s bill that would make it illegal to change a cellphone’s device identifier, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) spokesman Marc Choma said.

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CBC defends itself as ‘safe and comfortable’ workplace

CBC/Radio-Canada provides a “safe and comfortable” work environment for its employees, Hubert T. Lacroix, president and CEO of the public broadcaster, said at a committee meeting to discuss how to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace.

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