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Broadcasting sector reacts to O’Toole victory

The election of Erin O’Toole as federal opposition leader late Sunday night makes “the threat of CBC privatization more real,” according to Friends of Canadian Broadcasting executive director Daniel Bernhard. 

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BDUs happy with community TV monitoring scheme, CACTUS not

Telus Corp., BCE Inc., and Rogers Communications Inc. have all endorsed the CRTC’s proposed approach to monitoring the provision of community television programming, both linear and on-demand. 

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OPC publishes IoT device guidelines

The federal privacy watchdog published its guidance for manufacturers of so-called Internet of Things devices, in an effort to ensure their compliance with the federal privacy law,  the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

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Broadcasters asked CRTC for emergency COVID-19 relief in July

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters asked the CRTC not to enforce conditions of licence and regulations relating to broadcasters’ expenditures for this broadcast year, citing the exceptional circumstances of the pandemic.

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Bell tells court cabinet decision on wholesale ‘vindicates’ its concerns

BCE Inc. and a coalition of cable companies have submitted letters to the Federal Court of Appeal arguing that the Aug. 15 statement from Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains that the federal government thinks that the CRTC’s wholesale internet rates are too low shows that the government agrees with arguments put forward by the incumbent telecom companies to the court proceeding. 

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Gov’t should launch public awareness campaign about COVID-19 fraud: INDU

As its work was being put on hiatus due to prorogation of the House of Commons, the industry committee sent a letter to Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains saying the federal government must act to “prevent any further harm to Canadians.”

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CCSA alleges undue preference by Bell over TV channels

The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance has filed a formal complaint with the CRTC, alleging that BCE Inc. has conferred an undue preference to its own TV service offerings and “other distribution undertakings.”

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Bell rebranding V as Noovo

The French-language conventional TV network BCE Inc. acquired this year will be rebranded as “Noovo,” to coordinate with an existing digital platform.

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Committee studies, reports on hold as Parliament prorogued

With Tuesday’s prorogation of Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has put the brakes on a number of telecom-related studies underway in various House of Commons committees. 

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Bell bringing cabinet’s wholesale appeal response to Federal Court

Lawyers representing BCE Inc. have asked a Federal Court of Appeal judge to allow them to make fresh submissions in the already-heard appeal of the CRTC’s wholesale rates, following a statement issued by Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains saying that the federal government thinks those rates are too low and would harm investment. 

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