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Telus investing in B.C., Manitoba

Telus Corp. will invest $1 billion in new infrastructure in British Columbia this year to expand its wireless and fibre networks, the company said.

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ACTRA, Writers Guild, weigh in on CBC licence renewal

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) supported the CRTC’s decision requiring that CBC/Radio-Canada air a minimum amount of children’s programming on its national TV networks while denouncing its decision to let the public broadcaster air ads on Radio 2.

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Vice-chair of broadcasting dissents with CRTC approval of CBC radio advertising

A CRTC decision permitting advertising on CBC/Radio-Canada’s Radio 2 and Espace Musique music channels is a “double insult” to private broadcasters and the Canadian public, and risks throwing the broadcasting system into “disarray,” said Tom Pentefountas, the CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting.

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Telus says it hasn’t pursued Mobilicity lawsuit

Telus Corp. has not pursued a false advertising case against new entrant carrier Mobilicity since a British Columbia court struck down the company’s request for an injunction against Mobilicity’s ads in December, Telus spokesman Shawn Hall said.

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Telus investing $700m in Alberta this year

Telus Corp. will invest $700 million this year in new infrastructure and facilities in Alberta, including expansions of its wireless and fibre networks, the company said.

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BCE launches wireless TV receiver

BCE Inc. launched a wireless receiver for its fibre-based, Fibe TV Internet protocol television service, the company said Monday.

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Allstream’s fibre network supports Accelero’s plans for Wind: analysts

Accelero Capital Holding's deal to purchase Allstream from Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. will give the company a cross-country fibre network that would provide backhaul support for mobile wireless services and bundled Internet, voice and mobile wireless contracts in the business market.

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Telus must help Mobilicity with $10m if deal fails after June 10

Telus Corp. would be on the hook for at least a $10 million non-refundable deposit to Mobilicity if its deal to acquire the new entrant carrier does not proceed after a June 10 deadline, the companies’ acquisition plan says.

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FTC probes Google’s ad sales: Reuters

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is in the early stages of an antitrust probe into some of Google Inc.’s online advertising sales, Reuters reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the situation.

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Four offers made for Hulu: L.A. Times

U.S. broadcast distributors DirecTV and Time Warner Cable Inc. are among four parties that submitted initial offers to acquire American over-the-top video service Hulu, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

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