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Gov’t shouldn’t allow FairPlay regime: House committee

The House ethics committee said that if the CRTC rules in favour of a proposal to implement a website-blocking system to fight piracy, the federal government should consider overturning it.

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Videotron says cord-cutting stable, eying IPTV to grow TV ARPU

Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said it won’t force the migration of its cable customers to its new IPTV product, though it expects the new service to grow its television average revenue per user (ARPU), Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette said Tuesday.

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CRTC approves two new Christian radio stations

The CRTC has issued broadcast licences for new FM radio stations in Regina, Sask. and the Sydney, Nova Scotia area, it said in a pair of decisions Tuesday.

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Shoan considering “options for appeal” after dismissal of second CRTC firing review

In a decision on Monday, a Federal Court judge dismissed an application by former CRTC commissioner Raj Shoan for a judicial review of his termination from the CRTC in the spring of last year.

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Canadian telecom prices justified by speed, quality: MEI

A report by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) challenging studies saying Canadian telecommunication prices are comparatively high against the rest of the world is being criticized by Nordicity as an unquantified analysis that misunderstood the scope of its work.

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NFB, Bell Media, V Media content coming to Tou.tv OTT service

Three French-language broadcasters will make their content available on the CBC/Radio-Canada-run Ici Tou.tv Extra over-the-top (OTT) platform, according to a release on Tuesday.

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First wireless emergency alert tests marred by errors

Scheduled tests of the new national emergency alert notification system failed on Monday, after an errant character caused a bug in the code sent to carriers in Quebec, while online reports indicated only some users received messages in Ontario.

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Dennis Heaton named new president of WGC

Showrunner Dennis Heaton is the new president of the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), the organization said Monday.

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CRTC rejects Quebecor complaint over minimum fee guarantee

The CRTC has dismissed a complaint by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron that claimed Rogers Communications Inc. was imposing minimum guarantees prohibited by the Wholesale Code on some sports channels.

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Connect to Innovate directing $17M to Nova Scotia

The federal government will chip in $17 million of its $500-million Connect to Innovate fund to “bring high-speed Internet access or faster Internet” to 64 communities and up to 80 institutions in Nova Scotia.

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