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DHX sells portion of Peanuts to reduce debt

Halifax-based DHX Media Inc. announced plans on Monday to sell some of its ownership of the Peanuts brand to Sony Corp., in a $237 million cash deal.

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Filipino company asks for set-top box sale shutdown in Ontario

A media company from the Philippines is asking a Canadian court to put an end to sales of pre-loaded set-top boxes in Brampton, Ont. that it alleges are infringing its copyright.

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CRTC puts PIAC occasional-use plans Part 1 on hold

The CRTC won’t consider mandating occasional-use wireless plans until the regulator wraps up its proceeding on low-cost data-only plans, it told the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) in a May 10 letter.

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ISED launches new spectrum licence program for short-term testing

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada announced a developmental license program on Thursday, in a bid to make wireless spectrum use easier for testing purposes.

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CRTC OKs ‘vicarious living’ channel for distribution

The CRTC has added a channel focused on “inviting and vicarious living programming” to its list of non-Canadian channels authorized for distribution Friday, following an application by Ethnic Channels Group Ltd.

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MPs hear about ‘surveillance capitalism,’ Google data use

OTTAWA — Two sides of the data-use debate squared off at the House ethics committee Thursday, with the Canadian head of public policy at Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Colin McKay, justifying his company’s treatment of data while ex-tech CEO Jim Balsillie spoke about the dangers of “surveillance capitalism.”

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FCC net neutrality repeal to be effective June 11

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s repeal of its 2015 net neutrality rules will take effect on June 11, the United States regulator said Thursday.

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Big Gig-spawned deals ‘artificially’ inflated churn for Telus

The holiday season caused a dramatic inflation of Telus Corp.’s defection rate at the start the year, CEO Darren Entwistle said Thursday.

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Competition Bureau studying broadband sector

The Competition Bureau launched a market study into the broadband sector Thursday which will look at, among other questions, how regulators and policymakers could foster competition.

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Supreme Court says it will hear Bell’s simsub appeal

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will be the final arbiter in the years-long Super Bowl simsub saga, as the highest court in the land will give BCE Inc. the opportunity to argue its case against the CRTC’s ban on simultaneous substitution for the Super Bowl.

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