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Bell asks for fewer licence requirements, less Cancon, for five specialty channels

BCE Inc. division Bell Media asked the CRTC to expand its programming categories for five of the company's specialty channels, according to regulatory filings.

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CRTC expedites Astral complaint

The CRTC will expedite its consideration of an Astral Media Inc. complaint against Quebecor Media Inc.’s Videotron Ltd. subsidiary and its new on-demand video service, the commission said.

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Samsung’s U.S. patent damages reduced

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Rogers reaches deal with AMC

Rogers Communications Inc. reached a new multi-year distribution agreement with AMC Networks Inc. and will continue offering the American broadcaster's flagship AMC station to its digital cable customers, the company said.

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Bell to divest 12 Astral channels under Competition Bureau deal

BCE Inc.’s agreement with the Competition Bureau to sell off 12 pay and specialty channels as part of its proposed $3.38-billion acquisition of Astral Media Inc. is a “big step forward” for the deal, Mirko Bibic, Bell’s chief legal and regulatory officer, said in a television interview. 

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Android Canadian market share doubles BlackBerry’s

BlackBerry’s share of the Canadian smartphone market fell more than seven percentage points during the last six months of 2012 as Canadians bought rival Google Inc. and Apple Inc. smartphones, according to new data from comScore Inc.

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Anti-counterfeiting bill clears path for ACTA ratification, experts say

Government legislation tabled in the House of Commons Friday will position Canada to ratify the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as other countries back away from the deal, the bill’s critics said. 

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CRTC to review essential services this year

The CRTC denied an Allstream Inc. application to delay the deregulation of BCE Inc.'s competitor digital network backhaul services, but agreed to the company's request to move up the commission's review of its “essential services” framework, the commission said Thursday.

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TVA revenues fall in Q4

Quebecor Media Inc. subsidiary Group TVA Inc. recorded a net income of $9.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, TVA said Thursday.

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Channel Zero loses out on U.K. broadcast licences

Canadian broadcaster Channel Zero Inc. was shut out in its efforts to secure licences to run a series of over-the-air, local broadcast stations in the United Kingdom.

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