Could the CRTC really deny BCE-Astral again?

It's not often that CRTC hearings about mergers and acquisitions draw a room full of laughter.

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Wireless carriers may take hit on retroactive wireless code

Wireless carriers may be hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in one-time additional costs as they deal with the CRTC's new wireless code of conduct and unpaid device subsidies on existing wireless contracts after June 2015.

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Radio-Canada not retreating from ICI lawsuit

CBC/Radio-Canada is not backing down from its lawsuit against International Channel/Canal International (ICI), even if it no longer intends to completely change the name of its French-language broadcaster to ICI, CBC spokesman Marc Pichette said.

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Videotron promotes Dessureault

Quebecor Media Inc. named Isabelle Dessureault as the new vice-president of content commercialization and public affairs at its Videotron Ltd. subsidiary, Quebecor said.

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CMPA, Telefilm launch mentorship program

The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and Telefilm Canada introduced a new mentorship program that will link marketing professionals with production companies.

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Privacy commissioner seeks details on metadata surveillance program

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner wants more information about a Canadian program that gathers data on individuals’ Internet and phone communications, The Globe and Mail reported Monday.

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TMN Go app available to Source Cable customers

Hamilton, Ont. company Source Cable Ltd. is now offering Astral Media Inc.'s The Movie Network Go service for online, on-demand and mobile viewing, the company said.

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HBO’s Game of Thrones sets Canadian ratings record

The third season of Game of Thrones, which wrapped up June 9, broke HBO Canada’s ratings record as its most watched series, said Astral Media Inc.'s The Movie Network.

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Telus avoids $10m non-refundable loan to Mobilicity

Telus Corp. avoided a $10 million, non-refundable loan by backing out of its $380-million deal to acquire Dave Wireless Inc. by a June 10 deadline, said Ted Woodhead, Telus’ senior vice-president of government and regulatory affairs.

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CMPA elects new board members

The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) elected four new directors and re-elected the rest of its board for a two-year term, the CMPA said.

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