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Corus wants in on local news fund post Rogers-Shaw
Media | 05/26/2023 3:58 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. has written to the CRTC asking whether or not that the company will be allowed to avail of the Independent Local News Fund in the wake of Rogers Communications Inc.'s acquisition of Shaw Communications.
Corus was founded as Shaw Radio in the...
Streamers should be obliged to sell cable integration apps to small BDUs: CCSA
Media | 10/27/2022 11:35 am EDT
The organization representing independent companies providing cable TV and IPTV services is arguing that the Online Streaming Act has ignored the needs of small broadcasting...
PIAC attacks CRTC procedure on skinny TV price hike application
telecom | 10/13/2022 2:38 pm EDT
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has criticized the CRTC’s...
City Wide appeals Eastlink POI decision at CRTC
telecom | 06/30/2022 5:51 pm EDT
City Wide Communications Inc. is appealing the CRTC's decision not to force Bragg Communications Inc. to...
NorthwesTel details NWT outage
telecom | 06/28/2022 5:10 pm EDT
In response to a CRTC request for information from BCE Inc.-subsidiary NorthwesTel, the company detailed...
Hydro Ottawa reenters telecom market with Hiboo Networks
telecom | 04/28/2022 6:11 pm EDT
Hydro Ottawa is returning to the telecom market with the launch of Hiboo...
Quebec court authorizes class-action against Bell’s Télébec, Câblevision
telecom | 02/09/2022 6:09 pm EST
A Superior Court of Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against BCE Inc.’s Télébec or Câblevision du Nord du Québec for imposing changes of rates which...
Shaw reports $33M increase in profit for Q1 2022
Media | 01/12/2022 4:41 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. saw a 20.2 per cent increase in its net earnings this quarter, jumping from $163...
Arbitrator dismisses Union complaint against Bell Technical Solutions
telecom | 01/06/2022 4:52 pm EST
An Ontario-based labour arbitrator has dismissed a complaint by Unifor...
Safeguards can’t justify Rogers-Shaw merger: Bell to CRTC
Media | 11/25/2021 6:35 pm EST
No amount of proposed remedies will undo the damage of Rogers...
CRTC plans to monitor technical surveys for small BDUs, dismisses CCSA undue preference complaint against Bell
Media | 10/15/2021 5:42 pm EDT
The CRTC will be keeping an eye on technical...
Court grants CIPPIC, Beanfield intervenor status in dynamic site-blocking case
Media | 10/14/2021 5:39 pm EDT
A Federal Court judge has granted intervenor status to the...
New ‘dynamic’ site-blocking needs new safeguards: CIPPIC
Media | 09/22/2021 5:56 pm EDT
The site-blocking order that will block a rolling list of pirate streaming...
Bell, Telus and PIAC want CRTC to deny Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw’s broadcasting interests
Media | 09/14/2021 7:50 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp., considered to be two of...
More than a dozen nearly-identical interventions filed with CRTC in favour of Rogers-Shaw broadcasting acquisition
Media | 08/30/2021 4:54 pm EDT
A number of film groups and companies have...
Hockey broadcasters seek injunction against pirate streamers
Media | 06/17/2021 6:11 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and Quebecor Inc. are asking a Federal Court for a permanent injunction against a set of unknown users of IP addresses that the companies say are being used to facilitate the illegal streaming of NHL hockey games.
In a statement of...
Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee
Media | 03/29/2021 7:40 pm EDT
On the opening day Monday of hearings into Roger's proposed acquisition of...
Regulatory approval of Rogers-Shaw deal will hinge on wireless: Execs, analysts
Media | 03/15/2021 8:30 am EDT
From the perspective of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale,...
Government waives licence fees for broadcasters
Media | 03/30/2020 6:04 pm EDT
Canadian radio and TV broadcasters won’t have to pay licence fees for 2020-21 in a bid to help them navigate declines in advertising revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced the...
Videotron buys cable company in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que.
Media | 01/02/2020 5:41 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron has purchased a local cable company operating...
English Canadian subs to OTT jumps to 65%: MTM
Media | 12/06/2018 1:17 pm EST
The number of English-speaking adults in Canada subscribing to over-the-top streaming services continues to rise at a brisk pace, according to newly released results from CBC/Radio-Canada's Media Technology Monitor.
Anglophone OTT household subs grew by seven percentage...
Viewing of U.S. kids’ linear TV channels in a freefall: analyst
Media | 11/16/2018 4:30 pm EST
Viewership of children’s TV channels in the United States declined by another 20 per cent in the past year, according to Bernstein Research analyst Todd Juenger. That decline means viewing of...
Most content pirates have TV subscriptions: MTM
Media | 11/15/2018 5:19 pm EST
More than half, or 59 per cent, of Canadians who pirate TV and movie content also have a TV subscription, according to a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM). “This likely indicates that pirating content has to do...
Comms law review panel extends comment period
Media | 11/05/2018 1:13 pm EST
The comment period for the government-appointed, blue-ribbon panel that’s reviewing Canada’s communications laws is being extended into next year. It is being lengthened to January 11, 2019, the panel has confirmed to The...
Videotron losing its CEO as Brouillette announces departure
telecom | 10/16/2018 12:42 pm EDT
Manon Brouillette, who has been at the helm of Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron for the past five years, is leaving the company in what National Bank...
Broadcast revenue bleeding got worse in 2017: CRTC
Media | 07/09/2018 8:30 pm EDT
According to the latest data from the CRTC, the Canadian broadcasting and broadcast distribution...
Bains mum on if telecom concerns led to Aecon takeover denial
telecom | 05/24/2018 5:01 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains wouldn’t say Thursday...
Anglophone TV subs down slightly to 73%: MTM
Media | 03/09/2018 4:54 pm EST
The percentage of anglophones subscribing to TV service fell to 73 per cent in 2017 from 75 per cent a year earlier, according to the latest numbers from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) project. Continuing...
CCSA says Rogers violating the rules in affiliation agreement dispute
Media | 03/02/2018 11:59 am EST
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has filed a Part 1...
Bell, Telus report wireless sub gains from December promos
Media | 02/08/2018 6:27 pm EST
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. both reported quarterly results for the three months ending on Dec. 31 Wednesday, and while both had significant increases in wireless customer additions, Bell especially appeared to benefit from December’s week of heightened competition....
‘Technical issue’ hurt Rogers churn during Dec. wireless promos: CEO
telecom | 01/25/2018 4:54 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc.’s systems had a technical glitch that...
As its TV ad revenue drops, Corus says ad tech is the future
Media | 01/10/2018 6:05 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. executives emphasized their optimism about future...
Jim Shaw, former Shaw CEO, dies at 60
Media | 01/04/2018 1:05 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. said on Wednesday evening that its former CEO, Jim Shaw, has died.
“Jim’s...
Bell needs to do more with ad tech, CEO says
Media | 11/02/2017 3:43 pm EDT
BCE Inc. CEO George Cope said the company needs to do a better job of finding opportunities in emerging advertising technology, as the company seeks additional revenue growth...
Freedom set to support older iPhones with spectrum rejig, deployment
telecom | 10/26/2017 5:37 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it would move to redeploy existing spectrum in addition to deploying new spectrum to allow it to support older Apple Inc....
Corus focuses on content over broadcast with Historia, Séries+ sale
Media | 10/18/2017 6:16 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Tuesday it is selling two...
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...
No business case, no set-top box measurement system: Cablecos
Media | 10/16/2017 8:29 pm EDT
GATINEAU, QUE. — Some companies in a working group crafted to measure how...
Lori Rosenberg to join CCSA as VP of contracts
Media | 10/05/2017 3:00 pm EDT
The Canadian Cable System Alliance (CCSA) said Thursday that Lori Rosenberg will join its executive team...
CRTC licence decision sent back to drawing board
Media | 08/14/2017 5:55 pm EDT
A controversial CRTC decision that creative groups said would negatively affect the production of Canadian content will be sent back to the CRTC for reconsideration by the federal cabinet, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly...
CRTC calls for comments on VOD, discretionary service dispute tool
Media | 08/04/2017 1:13 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking for feedback on whether it should add dispute-resolution provisions to its newly created Discretionary Services Regulations. In a call for consultations posted Friday, the...
BDU revenue losses accelerate to 2.1%: CRTC
Media | 07/27/2017 5:10 pm EDT
Canadian TV providers’ revenues dropped 2.1 per cent in 2016 — a marked increase from the 0.1 per...
Cogeco’s U.S. cable prospects more promising: Barclays
telecom | 07/17/2017 2:40 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. can look to cable in the United States to see sustained growth compared to a harsher cable market in Canada, according to Barclays Capital analyst Phillip Huang. “Relative to...
Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3
Media | 07/14/2017 3:11 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. reported stronger revenues and profits for its fiscal third quarter, the first earnings report since its acquisition of Harron Communications LP’s MetroCast assets in the United States earlier this week.
For the three months ended May 31, Cogeco saw...
Alaraby Television Network approved for distribution
Media | 07/11/2017 5:29 pm EDT
The CRTC approved Tuesday an application by sponsor Ethnic Channels Group Ltd. to add Alaraby Television Network to its list of non-Canadian channels authorized for distribution. Ethnic Channels group said in its...
Cogeco expands U.S. biz with MetroCast buy
Media | 07/10/2017 1:08 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is again expanding its U.S. footprint, with the announcement Monday that it would purchase...
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...
CTV joins local news expansion parade
Media | 06/07/2017 12:15 pm EDT
An additional nine local CTV stations across the country will begin airing an early evening newscast this fall, BCE Inc.’s media division said Wednesday. “Local news is an essential institution that unites communities...
Rogers Media Sales signs with weather, food brands
Media | 06/06/2017 4:26 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Tuesday its media sales division had signed two deals that “expand reach and deliver brand-safe, premium-content environments to advertisers.” In a press release, the company said the deals with IBM Corp.’s The Weather Company and Meredith Corp.’s allrecipes.com will see Rogers Media expand the reach of its digital network to 24.7 million Canadians. By teaming up with The Weather Company, Rogers will receive “in-depth weather data and forecasts, as well as curated content” across its media properties, while providing “locally relevant...
CRTC calls for radio, BDU licence renewal applications
telecom | 05/31/2017 1:36 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking for holders of both radio and cable and IPTV broadcast distribution undertaking (BDU) licences that expire on Aug. 31, 2018 to apply to renew their licences. The commission said...
Cable no substitute in wholesale service gap areas: CNOC
telecom | 05/19/2017 4:46 pm EDT
The presence of cable infrastructure in locations where there is no telco option for wholesale Internet service is not a sufficient alternative, small Internet service providers (ISPS) are arguing in...
Terrebonne asks CRTC for help with access agreement
telecom | 05/18/2017 2:38 pm EDT
Another Canadian municipality is turning to the CRTC after failing to agree on a municipal access...
Illegal streaming on Kodi boxes in 6% of households: Sandvine
Media | 05/04/2017 8:10 pm EDT
A new report from broadband equipment maker Sandvine Corp. says about six per cent of households in North America “currently have a Kodi device configured to access...
Court dismisses appeal of set-top box sales ban
Media | 03/20/2017 8:33 pm EDT
MONTREAL — The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Monday a challenge to an injunction on the sale of pre-loaded set-top boxes. “In our view, in light of the uncontradicted evidence, including the advertisement that...
TVO cancels plan to shut down OTA transmitters
Media | 02/17/2017 5:27 pm EST
Ontario public broadcaster TVO has decided to keep broadcasting over-the-air (OTA), after the provincial government moved to provide $1 million in funding to keep the transmitters operational. TVO said in a press...
TVO to end OTA broadcasts outside of Toronto
Media | 01/31/2017 7:34 pm EST
Ontario public broadcaster TVO will shut down eight over-the-air transmitters, keeping one transmitter in Toronto “for the purposes of the CRTC licence and to minimize distribution costs,” it said in a Jan....
Jay Thomson to head CCSA
telecom | 01/10/2017 9:31 pm EST
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has named Jay Thomson as its new CEO. Thomson, who is currently the vice-president of broadcasting policy and regulatory affairs for the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), will start effective Feb. 1, 2017, the CCSA said in a press...
Big Three among biggest spenders on R&D in Canada
Media | 11/21/2016 9:04 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. are near the top of this year’s list of the 100 companies in Canada that spend the most on research and development. The list, released annually by Research Infosource, is based on information from “proprietary databases,” the company said in a Nov. 14 press release. Bell was number four for the second year in a row, spending $530.3 million in 2015. That’s compared to the $425.3 million spent by Rogers, which was in the ninth spot, one lower than the previous year. Telus rose two spots to number...
Blue Ant sells 4 shows to Discovery Communications
Media | 11/14/2016 7:11 pm EST
Blue Ant Media Inc. has sold four reality shows to Discovery Communications Inc., which will be broadcast on Discovery’s channels airing in the United States and Latin America. Blue Ant said in...
CCSA board responds to wrongful dismissal suit
telecom | 09/19/2016 8:05 pm EDT
The former CEO of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) could not have been wrongfully dismissed since her employment contract was already up, the board of directors argued in court documents responding to a lawsuit by Alyson...
CRTC grills telecoms on skinny basic promotion, bundling
Media | 09/08/2016 1:01 am EDT
GATINEAU — A CRTC panel pressed Canada's largest TV service providers on whether they were doing enough to bring attention to new skinny-basic services, raising concerns that higher-tier...
Bell’s Wholesale Code appeal, conditions of licence ask face stiff opposition
Media | 08/26/2016 9:14 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has “unclean hands” in its effort to have the Wholesale Code overturned by the federal Appeal Court while simultaneously applying to have removed certain conditions of...
Luc Noiseux named Cogeco chief technology officer
Media | 08/23/2016 2:37 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. said Monday it appointed Luc Noiseux as the company’s new senior vice president and chief technology and strategy officer. Noiseux, whose appointment was effective Monday, joined the company from Accedian Networks, where he was vice president of research and development, Cogeco said in a press release. It also said Noiseux “has more than 20 years of broad experience in communications,” including “several senior research and development roles at Alcatel-Lucent.” In his new role, Noiseux “will be responsible for Cogeco’s...
Louise St-Pierre leaving Cogeco Connexion
Media | 08/12/2016 7:20 pm EDT
The head of Cogeco Inc.’s Canadian division is retiring after more than 17 years with the company, the company announced Friday. Louise St-Pierre, Cogeco Connexion president and CEO, will step down as...
Cogeco reports higher revenues, takes a hit from Peer 1
telecom | 07/07/2016 9:20 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. reported higher overall revenues for the third quarter, but a write-down on its Peer 1 business pulled on the reins. The Montreal-based company reported its earnings for Q3, which...
CCSA sued for wrongful dismissal after Townsend departure
telecom | 07/07/2016 6:05 pm EDT
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) is facing a lawsuit from former president and CEO Alyson Townsend, who is accusing the organization of wrongful dismissal. In a statement of claim filed in...
Anglophone TV subs fall to 73%: MTM
Media | 06/17/2016 9:12 pm EDT
The number of anglophones subscribing to TV service continues to fall, according to a new report by Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a project of CBC/Radio-Canada. In the spring of 2016, 73 per cent subscribed to TV...
CRTC ‘rebalances’ TV system funds; up to $90M available for local news
Media | 06/15/2016 10:44 pm EDT
The CRTC has established new funding for local television news in a decision on its local and community TV hearing, though advocates expressed concern that the changes won’t happen quickly...
CCSA president Alyson Townsend leaves post
telecom | 06/15/2016 3:26 pm EDT
Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) president and CEO Alyson Townsend has left the organization, vice-president of corporate and regulatory Chris Edwards confirmed Wednesday. Jenny Bosien, CCSA’s finance director,...
Shomi, Crave in fewer than 1M households: SRG
Media | 06/14/2016 9:15 pm EDT
Solutions Research Group Consultants Inc. estimates fewer than one million Canadian households are currently subscribers to BCE Inc.’s CraveTV and Rogers Communications Inc.’s and Shaw...
Telecom told it can’t name and shame subs with unpaid bills
telecom | 06/09/2016 8:25 pm EDT
The office of the privacy commissioner has forced a cable provider to censor the names of customers with overdue accounts it made public, according to an incident summary posted on its website...
Mobile service gives Quebecor Q1 revenue boost
Media | 05/12/2016 7:39 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. reported a five-per-cent increase to revenue in the first quarter of 2016, bringing in $975.4 million compared to $929 million the same period a year earlier. According to quarterly earnings released Thursday, the company also turned a profit of $354.7 million, which according to adjusted figures was up 4.6 per cent in the three months ending March 31, compared to the same period a year earlier. Quebecor did not release non-adjusted net income figures. The adjusted figures don’t reflect depreciation/amortization of assets, and the periodic costs...
Charter-Time Warner deal gets FCC approval
telecom | 05/09/2016 7:21 pm EDT
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted its approval to the merger of Charter Communications Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks LLC, the regulator said in a press...
Charter-Time Warner merger moves ahead, with conditions
telecom | 04/26/2016 6:43 pm EDT
The U.S. Department of Justice has given its approval for a pair of Charter Communications Inc. acquisitions, which, according to a Monday press release, would create the second-largest cable company...
CRTC starts renewal process for TV provider licences
telecom | 04/21/2016 9:07 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a call for Thursday for IPTV and cable providers whose broadcast licences will expire in 2016 and 2017 to submit licence renewal applications. The regulator said that licensees with licences expiring on Aug. 31...
20% of Canadians don’t subscribe to TV: MTM
Media | 04/07/2016 8:20 pm EDT
The number of Canadians without TV subscriptions is currently 20 per cent, according to a pair of new reports from Media Technology Monitor, a project of CBC/Radio-Canada. MTM noted that “living without a paid TV...
23.7% of Canadian households don’t subscribe to TV: report
Media | 04/06/2016 6:35 pm EDT
A new report from Convergence Consulting Group Ltd. estimates 3.43 million Canadian households, or about 23.7 per cent, didn’t have a traditional TV subscription with a cable, satellite, or IPTV provider in 2015. That’s an increase from 21.7 per cent a year earlier, and lower than the 25.8 per cent the company predicts for 2016. “We estimate 2015 saw a decline of 190,000 Canadian TV subscribers, 2014 saw a decline of 105,000 TV subs, and we forecast a TV subscriber decline of 191,000 for 2016,” a summary of the annual report posted on the...
Corus closes Shaw Media deal, announces new exec slate
Media | 04/01/2016 5:14 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. has closed its $2.65-billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division and appointed a team of executive vice-presidents for the combined company....
CRTC approves Shaw-Corus deal, with no tangible benefits
Media | 03/23/2016 10:37 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved the acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division by Corus Entertainment Inc., and decided not to require Corus to pay any tangible benefits, a contribution...
TV subscription rate down to 77%: MTM
Media | 03/22/2016 10:47 pm EDT
The percentage of Canadians subscribing to TV service in Canada fell to 77 per cent in the fall of 2015, according to a new report released Tuesday by Media Technology Monitor, a project of CBC/Radio-Canada. That’s a...
CRTC tells CCTS to step up enforcement, ‘naming and shaming’
Media | 03/17/2016 9:09 pm EDT
In addition to expanding the mandate of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) Thursday to include TV service, the CRTC told the organization to make more use of...
As skinny basic arrives, experts doubt consumer appeal
Media | 03/01/2016 9:41 pm EST
On the day Canadian TV providers were required to make their skinny basic options available to consumers, experts expressed skepticism about how many Canadians will sign up for the new offers and...
Rogers to offer $3-$18 theme packs with skinny basic
Media | 02/25/2016 8:34 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc.’s $24.99 skinny basic offer will include the U.S. "4+1” networks ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and PBS, and its theme packages will cost between $3 and $18. Rogers spokeswoman Jennifer Kett sent...
FCC opens “unlock the box” proposal to comment
Media | 02/19/2016 4:41 pm EST
A new proposal from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) aims to free TV subscribers from their leased set-top box agreements with cable and satellite operators. In a 3-2 decision on...
Heritage committee to conduct study on news media
Media | 02/17/2016 9:34 pm EST
The House of Commons heritage committee will undertake a study on the news media. The committee will hold at least 10 meetings that will study how Canadians and “especially local communities, are informed about local and...
CMF, CMPA to help promote Canadian kids’ productions
Media | 02/08/2016 9:15 pm EST
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) said in a press release Monday that it has teamed up with eight organizations, including the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the BCE Inc.-supported Bell Fund, to help promote Canadian kids’ content and opportunities for Canadian producers at the Kidscreen Summit. The conference, which will take place in Miami, Fla. this week, is “one of the world’s leading children’s entertainment content markets,” CMF said. “A delegation of over 350 Canadian content creators and audiovisual industry leaders will...
CRTC asks Bell, Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor to renew TV licences
Media | 02/08/2016 8:38 pm EST
The CRTC said Monday that BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. should apply to renew their TV licences that will expire in...
CRTC approves new hybrid VOD service
Media | 02/01/2016 7:40 pm EST
The CRTC has approved a video-on-demand licence application by Gold Line Telemanagement Inc., a Markham, Ont.-based company that offers over-the-top (OTT) subscriptions to international TV and radio services. The commission...
Videotron says original show breaks Illico viewing record
Media | 01/28/2016 8:54 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said Thursday that its over-the-top (OTT) service Club Illico’s original series Blue Moon reached 100,000 views in less than 48 hours within its launch....
CRTC news fund proposal would ‘gut’ community TV: Cogeco
Media | 01/27/2016 10:14 pm EST
Cogeco Communications Inc. told a CRTC hearing Wednesday that a plan the commission proposed to create a new fund for local TV news programming, to be funded by existing financial resources within the...
Bell, Channel Zero tell CRTC local TV needs help
Media | 01/26/2016 12:57 am EST
GATINEAU — The first day of the CRTC’s hearing on local and community television painted a picture of traditional TV in flux, as operators of conventional stations said declining ad revenue is making local TV unsustainable, while Vice Media LLC said it’s moving into traditional TV in order to capture a wider range of advertisers. Channel Zero Inc., which recently restructured operations at its Hamilton local TV station and cut local news programming from 80 hours a week to 17.5, told the CRTC Monday that the commission should rebalance funding for local TV programming,...
CACTUS complaints result in 4 CRTC proceedings
Media | 01/25/2016 4:45 pm EST
The CRTC has grouped 61 complaints by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) into four Part 1 proceedings, giving Shaw Communications Inc., Cogeco Cable Inc., Rogers...
ADR assured Videotron must keep it until dispute resolved
Media | 01/22/2016 5:28 pm EST
The CRTC has told officials representing ADR.TV and Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron that the latter must maintain distribution of the former as the CRTC sorts through a dispute between the two parties....
Gusto TV sells show to South Korean 4K channel
Media | 01/20/2016 4:36 pm EST
Canada's Gusto TV on Tuesday announced that has sold one of its original shows to a South Korean 4K channel. It said in a press release that 30 episodes of A is for Apple — a cooking-challenge program — had been...
Telecoms to feel economic headwinds: analyst
Media | 01/18/2016 7:33 pm EST
Barclays Capital analyst Phillip Huang said Monday that providers of telecommunications services in Canada will feel the effects of the struggling economy. He said in a research note that most of repercussions from things such as...
Rogers broadcasts first 4K NBA game
Media | 01/15/2016 8:40 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc., the National Basketball Association and BT Group PLC’s BT Sport teamed up Thursday to produce the world's first live broadcast of an NBA basketball game in 4K, a Rogers spokesman confirmed...
Cogeco looking to expand in the U.S. cable market: Audet
Media | 01/13/2016 9:48 pm EST
MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. CEO Louis Audet said Wednesday that the company will prioritize its U.S. cable and Internet business over a potential wireless initiative in Canada. Speaking to reporters...
Tangible benefits unclear for Corus-Shaw deal: expert
Media | 01/13/2016 8:18 pm EST
Regulatory approval of Corus Entertainment Inc.'s planned purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.'s media division shouldn't be a problem since there's no real change in who's controlling the assets, said one...
CRTC proposes fund for local TV news
Media | 01/12/2016 8:33 pm EST
The CRTC is proposing a new fund to support local TV news programming, which would be funded by existing financial resources within the broadcasting system. The proposal was included a paper released Tuesday, which will be used...
CCTS to enforce TV service provider code
Media | 01/08/2016 5:38 pm EST
The Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) said in a press release Friday it will be responsible for administering the CRTC's new television service provider code of conduct. The new TV code, which was announced Thursday, will take effect in September 2017 and will require broadcast distributors to provide easy-to-understand information about what channels a customer is getting, clarity about the duration of promotional offers and time commitments a consumer must undertake, among other stipulations. In its decision, the CRTC noted it had previously proposed...