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New CBC board appointment process coming: Joly

The federal government will unveil a new consultation process for appointing members to the CBC/Radio-Canada board of directors “in the next few weeks,” Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said Wednesday.

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Canadian content finding home internationally via OTT: report

Canadian content producers who find audiences internationally are benefitting from over-the-top (OTT) services, according to a report examining the impact of OTT platforms on global video production.

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Bell asks for stay of Super Bowl simsub decision in new appeal

BCE Inc. has filed a new motion petitioning the Federal Court of Appeal to hear its case against the CRTC decision banning simultaneous substitution during the Super Bowl.

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Data consumption, competitive pressures headline investor conference

Canada’s biggest telcos told investors Wednesday that they are seeing growth in wireless data usage on the first of a two-day conference hosted by CIBC World Markets.

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FTTH decision should improve competition: Desjardins

Desjardins Capital Markets analyst Maher Yaghi said that the CRTC’s plan for wholesale access to fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks should theoretically “create an environment in which ISPs have better control over their cost structure, leading to improved competition.”

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CRTC tells CACTUS community-TV decision based on input from all

The CRTC has responded to a request by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) that it reconsider its new framework for local and community TV.

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Jeffrey Elliott takes over as Interactive Ontario chair

Jeffrey Elliott, TableRock Media CEO, is the new chairman of Interactive Ontario, the association announced Tuesday.

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Low skinny basic take-up result of content-hungry consumers: Cope

Adoption of skinny-basic television has been low because consumers demand more content, BCE Inc. president and CEO George Cope told an investors’ conference on Tuesday.

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FTTH access plan ‘consistent’ but ‘disappointing’: indie ISPs

The CRTC has missed an opportunity to foster innovation among telecom competitors as it moves forward in the implementation of mandated wholesale access by smaller Internet service providers (ISPs) to incumbents’ fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, according to independent ISPs and consumer advocates.

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Videotron announces testing as 5G gains momentum in Canada

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said Tuesday it will begin to test 5G technologies as part of a new project, in a move that appears to be part of an increasing push toward the next generation of wireless in recent months.  

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