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CRTC updates pay-per-view regs

The CRTC updated its regulatory framework for pay-per-view services, deciding that they should be licensed under the same broad criteria as video-on-demand services.

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BBM downloads top 10m in 24 hours

BlackBerry Ltd., which launched BlackBerry Messenger apps for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems this week, said the apps were downloaded 10 million times in the first 24 hours.

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Consumer groups ask CRTC to stop paper billing fees

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CAC) have asked the CRTC to prevent telecom providers from charging consumers to receive paper bills, and to refund some customers who have been charged to receive paper bills in the past.

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We’re not interested in sports: Netflix

Netflix Inc. is not interested in sports content, Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at the company, said during a conference call with analysts Monday, according to a transcript available on the company’s website.

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CBC negotiating for Hockey Night in Canada rights

CBC/Radio-Canada is in “ongoing” negotiations with the National Hockey League (NHL) to renew its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasting rights, which are scheduled to expire in June.

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Television primary source for sports content: MTM

Television is “by far the primary source for sports,” with 56 per cent of anglophone sports fans using their TV as their main source for sports content, according to a Media Technology Monitor report.

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Apple TVs could arrive in 2014: analyst

Apple Inc. will likely start selling a new television device in 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

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Privacy commissioner to look at Bell’s tracking

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said it will investigate BCE Inc.’s plans to track customers’ television viewing and Internet and mobile device usage habits.

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Broadcasters still pondering: To license, or not to license, to Netflix

If viewers of Netflix Inc.’s Canadian streaming service are in the mood for a Canadian show, they might find their selections pretty limited.

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Struggle for control sharpens between Mobilicity and Catalyst

Mobilicity’s management says Catalyst Capital Group Inc. is trying to leverage a $60-million lending agreement to take control of the floundering new entrant carrier. Catalyst says it’s simply trying to recoup what it's owed.

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