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OPC failed to observe ‘bedrock rules of evidence’ in court: Facebook

Facebook Inc. is asking a judge to throw out significant chunks of an affidavit from Canada’s federal privacy watchdog in the agency’s lawsuit against the social media giant.

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Don’t force release of disaggregated configurations, incumbents tell CRTC

Incumbent telecoms are asking the CRTC to deny a request from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada to require the large telecoms to release more detailed information about the structures of their disaggregated networks.

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CRTC says Bell ‘misallocated’ $35.9M of community TV funds

BCE Inc. misclassified a number of self-promotional productions as community programming, and misallocated $35.9 million to its CTV networks, the CRTC said Thursday.

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Rogers Q3 buoyed by wireless adds, sports advertising

Rogers Communications Inc. showed a rebound in its third-quarter earnings report Thursday, with media and wireless revenue roughly back to the levels they were at in 2019 following a second quarter that its CFO described as the “most volatile” the business had seen. 

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TV advertising declines slow down for Corus in Q4

Corus Entertainment Inc. continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the rate of decline in advertising improved in the fourth quarter compared to the third, the company said Thursday.

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Broadcasters shouldn’t use COVID to change CanCon obligations: WGC

Whether or not there is a pandemic, large broadcasters want to do away with their Canadian content obligations, and they should not be allowed to use the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to shift their obligations away from supporting Canadian creators, according to the Writers’ Guild of Canada. 

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Cogeco acquiring Quebec telecom for $405M

Cogeco Inc. is buying Quebec cableco DERYtelecom for $405 million, the company announced Wednesday. 

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Proposed Quebec privacy law overhaul ‘concerning’: Bell lawyer

Speaking Tuesday morning at an online event, Bell assistant general counsel Ruby Barber said that a proposed overhaul of Quebec’s privacy law — known as Bill 64 — is “concerning” for a number of reasons, including consent requirements that are too stringent.

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Randy Lennox to leave Bell Media, Wade Oosterman to take over

President of BCE Inc.‘s Bell Media Randy Lennox will step down on Jan. 4, and will be replaced by Wade Oosterman, currently the Bell Group president and vice-chair.

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Increased offer for Cogeco rejected by Audet family

Rogers Communications Inc. and Altice USA Inc. upped their offer in a joint takeover bid of Cogeco Inc. from $10.3 billion to $11 billion over weekend, a bid that was rejected by the controlling shareholder of the company, the Audet family. 

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