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The Score, FIBA reach coverage deal

Rogers Communications Inc.’s The Score specialty sports channel reached a two-year deal with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for the multiplatform rights to eight international basketball events, Rogers said.

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CRTC releases three-year plan, will consult on TV services

The CRTC will launch a “conversation” with Canadians about their television services this year and review its “basic service objective” regime in 2014, the commission said in an updated three-year work plan released Thursday.

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Separate spectrum and politics, Connolly says

Canada’s spectrum management regime should be reshaped to remove politics from the licensing process, said Mike Connolly, former director general of Industry Canada’s spectrum management policy.

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CBC voices Bill C-60 concerns

CBC/Radio-Canada will write to the federal government to voice its concerns over an aspect of the government’s budget implementation bill that it said would reduce the Crown corporation’s ability to manage its relationship with its employees.

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Glassman considers operating fourth wireless carrier

Newton Glassman, the head of private equity firm Catalyst Capital Group Inc., confirmed he is considering a plan to operate a wireless carrier that would compete with incumbent wireless carriers, The Globe and Mail reported.

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Allstream launches cloud-based solution for businesses

MTS Inc.’s Allstream division introduced a new “hosted collaboration” product that provides a hosted and managed unified communications and collaboration solution for Canadian businesses.

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Bell allowed to shift CTVglobemedia benefits

The CRTC approved BCE Inc. division Bell Media Inc.’s request to redirect tangible benefits associated with its 2011 purchase of CTVglobemedia Inc.

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Canada unaffected as Netflix drops titles in U.S.

About 1,700 classic titles removed from Netflix Inc.’s online library this week will affect U.S. subscribers only and have no impact on Canadian users, Netflix said.

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Open up new spectrum bands for backhaul, RABC urges

Industry Canada should prioritize four bands for mid-range backhaul use to support mobile wireless carriers’ increasing shortage of backhaul spectrum in urban areas, the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC) said.

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VOD can’t compete with Starlight, backers say

Video-on-demand services are not a competitive alternative to the proposed Canadian film channel Starlight: The Canadian Film Channel, film industry backers of the proposed channel told commissioners.

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