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Telus and Shaw say their customers largely aren’t watching OMNI
Media | 11/28/2018 4:29 pm EST
GATINEAU, QUE. -- Telus Corp. and Shaw Communications Inc. say their customers largely have not expressed much interest in OMNI, and instead choose to purchase select ethnic...
Allow ISPs to apply notice-forwarding costs to deter abuse: Telus
Media | 10/02/2018 8:21 am EDT
OTTAWA -- Fraudulent copyright infringement claims made through Canada’s notice-and-notice system can be dealt with by forcing the party making the claim to pay a fee to...
Look at high cost of à la carte channels, PIAC tells CRTC
Media | 10/17/2017 8:16 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — There are still some problems with the implementation...
STB data measurement complex task, group says
Media | 06/30/2017 2:23 pm EDT
Activity by a working group tasked with studying the implementation of an audience measurement system via...
VI news stations need rules to ensure independence: Telus
Media | 12/01/2016 12:47 am EST
GATINEAU, Que. — The question of whether news stations owned by vertically-integrated (VI) companies need safeguards for journalistic independence came up at the CRTC’s...
CRTC hears opposite takes on social benefits of zero-rating
Media | 11/03/2016 10:29 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — The question of whether differential pricing practices (DPPs) can be used for socially beneficial purposes came up on the fourth day of the CRTC’s hearing on DPPs...
Heritage’s CanCon review could take a decade to play out, panel hears
Media | 05/05/2016 10:06 pm EDT
OTTAWA — The results of the sweeping review of Canadian content in a digital age announced by Heritage Canada last week could take 10 years to materialize, University of Ottawa law professor Jeremy deBeer said Thursday during a panel discussion at the New Developments in Communications Law and Policy conference. “I think [Heritage Minister Mélanie] Joly is on the right track when she says everything’s on the table, because you have to take that sort of...
TV service provider code takes effect September 2017
Media | 01/07/2016 10:21 pm EST
Television service providers have another 20 months before they are forced to abide by a new code governing their relationship with customers. The CRTC on Thursday released a finalized version of its television service provider...
Channel unbundling to have ‘unintended consequences,’ says consultant
Media | 03/19/2015 7:34 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — While the public will generally back the CRTC's decision to require TV service providers to offer pick-and-pay to customers by the end of next year, they don't understand the full consequences for the Canadian TV industry, one media consultant said in the wake of Thursday's announcement....