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Wildbrain says Cogeco breached CRTC rules by dropping channels

Cogeco Inc. breached the CRTC’s standstill rule by announcing its intention to drop Wildbrain’s family programming while in commercial negotiations about their ongoing carriage, Wildbrain claims.

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CBC defends its digital switch, terms of trade reluctance

On the final day of three weeks of CRTC hearings into CBC/Radio-Canada‘s license renewal, the public broadcaster Thursday tried to push back against some of the criticism levelled at it by intervenors.

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Rogers revenues, profit fall due to roaming and overage drops

Rogers Communications Inc. announced a seven-per-cent fall in revenues and a four-per-cent decline in profits during its fourth quarter earnings call on Thursday, with the company largely attributing that to an eight per cent fall in wireless revenues. 

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CMPA wants CRTC to stand firm on terms of trade with CBC

The Canadian Media Producers Association has called on the CRTC to force CBC/Radio-Canada to ink a so-called terms of trade agreement with the organization, which the CMPA says will allow Canadian content producers to maintain their copyright and make more money off their shows. 

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CRTC hears divided opinions about internet service in North

Local governments and advocacy groups are urging the CRTC to take action to address the issue of insufficient telecom service in Northern Canada, while big telecom companies are asking the regulator to take a hands-off approach. 

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PIAC, CMG criticize CBC’s request for digital flexibility

The new digital initiatives from CBC/Radio-Canada like the English-language Gem and its French counterpart ICI Tou.tv have not yet shown themselves to be good enough to fulfill the broadcaster’s mandate as a public service that fosters the development of Canadian programming, according to Public Interest Advocacy Centre general counsel John Lawford. 

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Bell joins call for centralized rural broadband fund

Spectrum auction revenues should be reinvested in rural broadband initiatives and the multiple broadband funding programs run by federal government programs should be combined into one program, representatives from BCE Inc. told the House of Commons industry committee Tuesday.

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Directors, writers demand CBC transparency on digital spending

To begin the third and final week of the CRTC’s hearings on CBC/Radio-Canada‘s license renewal, organizations representing the directors and writers for Canada’s film and television industry have endorsed a call for more transparency on the broadcaster’s digital expenditures. 

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Court allows Iristel judicial review against CRA to stand in tax fight 

A Federal Court judge has rejected a request from the government to throw out an application for judicial review from Iristel Inc., in which the company sought a review of the Canada Revenue Agency’s conduct in a pair of audits into the company. 

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Court should strike portions of OPC affidavit: Facebook 

On the second day of a preliminary hearing into a dispute between Facebook and the federal privacy watchdog Thursday, the social media giant presented arguments to a Federal Court judge that the court should strike from the record a large portion of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s key affidavit. 

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