Cogeco sells out-of-home division to Bell

Cogeco Inc. has sold its Cogeco Métromédia, which focuses on out-of-home advertising in the public transit sector, to BCE Inc.'s media division, Cogeco said in a press release.

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CraveTV remains unavailable without TV subscription

CraveTV will be available online to all Canadians some time this month, a spokesman from BCE Inc.'s Bell Media division said Tuesday, and access did not open up on Jan. 1, which had previously been the announced plan.

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Bell launches another challenge to Super Bowl simsub rules

BCE Inc. has opened up its battle against the CRTC's plan to ban simultaneous substitution during the Super Bowl on another front.

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TV regulatory changes could cost 15,000 jobs: report

New CRTC regulatory changes from the Let’s Talk TV decisions could lead to a loss of more than 15,000 Canadian jobs and take $1.4 billion from the Canadian economy annually by 2020, according to a new report released Tuesday that was co-authored by independent TV consultant Peter Miller and research company Nordicity.

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Bell’s appeal of wholesale code to proceed

BCE Inc.'s application to appeal the CRTC's wholesale code, governing the relationship between TV service providers and channel operators, will go forward, the Federal Court of Appeal has decided.

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Nokia gains control of Alcatel-Lucent

Nokia Corp. said Monday that it has won control of telecom-equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA with almost 80 per cent of the company's outstanding shares tendered in response to Nokia's acquisition offer.

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Toronto telecom provider seeks condo access

Beanfield Technologies Inc., an independent provider of fibre-based Internet, TV and phone services in Toronto, is asking the CRTC to help it gain access to one of the few condominium buildings it isn't already connected to in the city's Liberty Village neighbourhood.

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Competition Bureau says Telus will pay $7.3M in premium texting case

The Competition Bureau said Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with Telus Corp. to end legal proceedings in relation to premium texting services that former and current customers have paid for.

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