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Illico online TV service reaches 50,000 subs

More than 50,000 users have signed up for Videotron Ltd.’s illico Club Unlimited video-on-demand and mobile TV service, the company said in a release Thursday.

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Consumer group supports CRTC’s 9(1)(h) decision

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Quebecor reports $45.1m loss in second quarter

Quebecor Inc. reported a loss of $45.1 million as revenues rose 0.8 per cent during its second quarter of 2013.

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Fibe TV adds most quarterly subs ever, BCE says

BCE Inc. said it added a net 50,555 subscribers to its Fibe TV service in the second quarter of 2013, more than in any other quarter to date, as the company continued to expand its IPTV footprint.

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Telus profits rise on wireless, wireline growth

Telus Corp.'s second-quarter profits rose 13.5 per cent over the year on six per cent growth across its wireless and wireline services, the company said.

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Verizon more of a threat to incumbents than Quebecor: Dépatie

Quebecor Media Inc. does not feel overly threatened by competition from Verizon Communications Inc. though the U.S company’s potential entry into Canada’s 700 MHz spectrum auction could leave Quebecor “empty-handed,” said Robert Dépatie, the company’s president and chief executive.

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CRTC denies 13 mandatory carriage applications, approves three

Citing the affordability of television services, the CRTC denied 13 applications for mandatory carriage on basic TV, granting just three new must carry licences to nonprofit channels.

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CRTC proposes ‘must offer’ news channels, denies Sun News mandatory carriage request

The CRTC denied Sun News Network's application for mandatory carriage on basic TV packages while opening a consultation on a proposal to give Canadian all-news channels “must offer” licences and requiring distributors to group them together on the dial in “news neighbourhoods.”

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Three BlackBerry executives leaving

Three more BlackBerry Ltd. executives are leaving the company, following last month’s layoffs of 250 staff.

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Blog post replying to Cope gets 60,000 views

Benjamin Klass, who penned a blog post replying to George Cope's open letter about the Conservative government's wireless policies, said his post has received about 60,000 views, with 7,500 shares on Facebook and 300 on Twitter.

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