Pay-per-view could stick around or go the way of the VHS

In 1985, a Los Angeles Times article explained that U.S. TV providers were planning to compete with “the burgeoning home-video business” that had “savaged” them by launching national pay-per-view (PPV) networks, which the Times explained was a “relatively new technology” allowing viewers to order programs much in the same way as “they buy movie theater tickets–or as they rent videocassettes.”

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CRTC approves Starlight licence application

The CRTC has granted a category B broadcasting licence to Starlight, a Canadian movie channel.

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Tracey Pearce takes over Bell Media specialty channels

Tracey Pearce is taking over for the recently departed Catherine MacLeod as the senior vice-president of specialty and pay channels at BCE Inc.’s media division, the company announced Thursday.

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Telus profits up on wireless, wireline subscriber growth

Telus Corp. profits rose by nearly a third from the same period last year on growth in its wireless and wireline divisions, the Vancouver-based telecom company reported on Thursday.

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BCE posts higher profits, blames wireless code for drop in sub growth

BCE Inc. reported higher profits and strong revenue growth at its wireless division in its second quarter report, released Thursday, but blamed the CRTC’s wireless code for a slowdown in wireless subscriber additions.

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CRTC asking new questions on mobile-TV and wireless data throttling

The CRTC has issued new interrogatories in its proceeding looking at an undue preference complaint about mobile-TV services, asking BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron about their throttling of customers’ wireless service.

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CRTC releases figures on wireless wholesale caps

On Wednesday the CRTC released average domestic retail prices for wireless carriers as part of its ongoing examination of the wholesale wireless market in Canada.

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Wind Mobile reports subscriber, ARPU growth

Wind Mobile posted subscriber growth and an increase in average revenue per user (ARPU) in the second quarter, according to a financial filing from co-owner Global Telecom Holding SAE.

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Analysts, carrier question policy on AWS-3 set-asides

Analysts are split on the wisdom of Industry Canada’s rules for the upcoming AWS-3 auction, which appear to put valuable spectrum in two provinces out of reach for any carrier.

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Agreement reached on text for EU trade deal, government says

The federal government and the European Union have reached “a complete text” on a free trade agreement, the department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development Canada said.

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