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Cogeco says its carriage fees with Bell Media rose 37% from previous agreement

News | 05/08/2013 8:57 pm EDT

MONTREAL—The “horse trading” of content and channel carriage rights between large, vertically integrated broadcast companies increases wholesale carriage fees for independent distributors, putting them at a competitive disadvantage, Cogeco Cable Inc. executives told CRTC commissioners.

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