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Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service
Media | 04/25/2024 1:24 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an agreement with Amazon.com Inc. that will see Amazon Prime take over coverage of Monday night NHL...
CRTC finds Rogers in the wrong in OneSoccer carriage dispute
telecom | 03/23/2023 5:27 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has given an undue preference to itself by refusing to carry Timeless Inc.’s OneSoccer, according to the CRTC.
“The commission finds that the preference and disadvantage are undue since they have had a material adverse impact on Timeless…...
Bell and Snapchat launch Raptors immersive experience
Media | 01/06/2023 2:59 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Friday that the company was partnering with Snap Inc....
Bell granted World Cup site-blocking order; broadcasters seek NHL piracy blocking renewal
Media | 10/24/2022 5:07 pm EDT
The emerging ad-hoc regime of site-blocking in...
OneSoccer has “limited appeal” to Canadians, Rogers tells CRTC in carriage dispute
Media | 09/09/2022 3:36 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is arguing to the CRTC...
OneSoccer demands carriage on Rogers
telecom | 08/10/2022 4:22 pm EDT
An independent soccer channel is petitioning the CRTC to force Rogers Communications Inc. to carry its...
Dynamic site-blocking case gets Nov. 23 hearing date
Media | 11/03/2021 5:51 pm EDT
A test-case for Canada's first-ever "dynamic" site-blocking order is headed for a three-day hearing starting on Nov. 23, with the possibility for a fourth day of arguments.
In the case, BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. are asking the court to force a...
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...
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...
Rogers revenue drops 5%, withdraws guidance due to COVID-19
Media | 04/22/2020 3:44 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. recorded a five per cent drop in revenue in the...
Bell backs Quebecor on standstill rule — but not for TVA Sports
Media | 02/10/2020 5:48 pm EST
In the case that sparked a year of conflict between rivals BCE Inc. and...
Bell appeals CRTC decision in fight over undue preference
telecom | 01/20/2020 5:19 pm EST
A months-long dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. entered yet another phase Friday, as Bell filed for judicial review of the CRTC’s Dec. 19 decision that found Bell gave undue preference to...
Bell did unduly disadvantage TVA Sports: CRTC
Media | 12/19/2019 3:48 pm EST
The CRTC has ruled on two applications in which rivals BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. accused each other of...
SCC simsub ban rejection a boon for Canadian performers: ACTRA
Media | 12/19/2019 10:15 am EST
The nation’s highest court has quashed a 2016 decision by the CRTC to ban...
Telus says Bell in no position to defend CRTC jurisdiction on standstill rule
Media | 10/09/2019 6:08 pm EDT
The CRTC is within its jurisdiction to order companies to keep carrying each other’s TV signals even in the middle of a dispute, Telus Corp. told Federal Court, but the company also argued BCE Inc....
CRTC tells Federal Court TVA info request akin to ‘fishing’
Media | 09/18/2019 5:01 pm EDT
The CRTC is objecting to a document-collection request Quebecor Inc. is making in Federal Court as part of its appeal of a decision by the regulator to force the company to continue to allow BCE Inc. to broadcast its sports channel.
On April 10, on the first night of...
Bell’s Walker moves from sports to esports
Media | 08/08/2019 2:09 pm EDT
Alyson Walker, vice-president of brand partnerships and client strategy at BCE Inc.’s media division,...
Péladeau asks Quebec to block Bell’s V network buy
Media | 07/25/2019 2:19 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau is vowing to oppose BCE Inc.’s acquisition of a French-language...
Raptors finals run a ‘massive drain’ on viewership, Corus says
Media | 06/26/2019 6:56 pm EDT
Executives at Corus Entertainment Inc., historically proud of not being in...
Court will hear Quebecor appeal in TVA Sports signal case
Media | 06/19/2019 4:48 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted Quebecor Inc.’s application to challenge the CRTC’s ruling that it must continue to provide its TVA Sports signal to BCE Inc. customers following a tiff...
Bell-Videotron fight widens to permanent roaming
telecom | 06/17/2019 1:43 pm EDT
The conflict between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. that has been simmering since April has again reached the CRTC, this time with the threat of Bell cutting off some Videotron wireless customers. Quebecor filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC on June 11, asking the regulator to force Bell to keep providing roaming service to Videotron customers. It said in the French-language filing that Bell had threatened to cut their service by June 23. In a May 24 letter, included in Videotron’s filing, Bell had accused a “significant” number of Videotron subscribers -- the specific number...
Bell hardware malfunction causes Raptors fans to miss out
Media | 06/11/2019 3:28 pm EDT
BCE Inc. confirmed today that several thousand of its Fibe TV and Alt TV...
No Super Bowl simsub reversal without USMCA: gov’t to Bell
Media | 06/07/2019 5:00 pm EDT
The federal government isn’t interested in helping ensure BCE Inc. sees a...
GoT glitches show challenge in streaming high-viewership events
Media | 05/10/2019 6:23 pm EDT
When the Game of Thrones series premiere aired in 2011, streaming services...
CRTC issues mandatory order to keep TVA Sports available
Media | 04/18/2019 4:56 pm EDT
The CRTC will register a mandatory order with the Federal Court forbidding Quebecor Inc. from withholding the signal for TVA Sports from BCE Inc. subscribers — meaning that if Quebecor chooses to...
Bell calls for revocation of TVA Sports licence at tense CRTC hearing
Media | 04/17/2019 5:44 pm EDT
Gatineau, Que. — Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau was unrepentant...
Bell gets court injunction on TV signal fight ahead of CRTC hearing
Media | 04/15/2019 12:56 pm EDT
The Quebec Superior Court on Friday forced Quebecor Inc. to restore a TV...
Péladeau willing to pull TVA Sports signal in fight with Bell
Media | 04/08/2019 6:03 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said...
Quebecor asks CRTC to make Bell include TVA Sports in its Bon TV package
Media | 03/11/2019 2:39 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. has filed a complaint with the CRTC against BCE Inc., alleging undue preference against its sports channel because it’s been excluded from a popular Bell TV package in Quebec....
Bart Yabsley to head up Rogers’ Sportsnet property
Media | 03/05/2019 4:15 pm EST
Bart Yabsley has been appointed as the new president of Sportsnet, filling a role left vacant when Scott Moore stepped down from that position last fall. Yabsley was most recently senior vice-president of sports and entertainment partnerships and content distribution at Rogers Media, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Sportsnet. “Yabsley is responsible for leading the continued growth and evolution of sports content across all areas of Rogers,” the company said in a press release announcing his appointment Tuesday. “He oversees Sportsnet’s multiplatform...
TekSavvy launches IPTV service
Media | 02/01/2019 5:11 pm EST
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is now offering IPTV in Chatham, Ont., and the service will become available in...
Bell offering day access to TSN/RDS for $5
Media | 01/18/2019 12:07 pm EST
BCE Inc. is now selling one-day subscriptions to its TSN and RDS streaming service for $5, the company...
Karine Moses to head Bell Media Quebec
Media | 01/14/2019 4:22 pm EST
Karine Moses has been named president of the Quebec division of BCE Inc.’s media subsidiary, the...
CBC’s head of sports Greg Stremlaw to leave
telecom | 01/08/2019 12:37 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada’s head of sports Greg Stremlaw is leaving the public broadcaster at the end of the...
CRTC has no jurisdiction over content on single programs, SCC hears
Media | 12/04/2018 5:18 pm EST
OTTAWA — The CRTC can’t decide what commercials broadcasters can show on individual programs, as that authority lies beyond the jurisdictional boundaries the commission is...
CRTC rejects Bell’s ask to simsub Canadian Super Bowl ads in 2019
Media | 11/09/2018 12:16 pm EST
The CRTC has rejected a request by BCE Inc. to bring back simultaneous commercial substitution in time for next year’s Super Bowl, pending a ruling by Canada’s top court and implementation of the...
Only 3% of anglophones subscribe to sports streaming: MTM
Media | 10/11/2018 5:42 pm EDT
While services like Perform Group’s Dazn and Rogers Communications Inc.’s Sportsnet Now have been emerging in recent years, they “haven’t yet caught on in the Anglophone market,” Media...
New NAFTA allows Super Bowl simsub ahead of SCC review
Media | 10/01/2018 7:18 pm EDT
The new trade pact forged by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to replace the...
Dazn will license NFL Sunday Ticket rights to broadcasters
Media | 08/09/2018 6:04 pm EDT
Perform Group’s Dazn sports streaming service will licence the NFL Sunday Ticket service to most of the major traditional television providers in Canada, according to a release on Tuesday. The...
72% of Canadians watched 2018 World Cup on Bell properties: Numeris
Media | 07/17/2018 5:17 pm EDT
The 2018 World Cup in Russia saw 25.8 million viewers on BCE Inc. networks...
Bell launches TSN/RDS streaming service for $25/month
Media | 06/08/2018 4:12 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has made its TSN and RDS sports channels available without a TV subscription for $24.99 a month....
Supreme Court says it will hear Bell’s simsub appeal
Media | 05/10/2018 11:30 am EDT
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will be the final arbiter in the...
Videotron ‘full speed’ ahead on IPTV: Brouillette
Media | 03/14/2018 5:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron is working on deploying its new IPTV service as quickly as possible, Manon...
Olympic audiences slightly down from 2014, CBC stats show
Media | 03/01/2018 2:46 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games drew 31 million Canadians "across all English and French television network partners and digital streaming simulcasts," according to a Tuesday press release.
This is a decrease from the 2014 Winter Games...
Quebecor turning to court over TVA Sports wholesale fee
Media | 02/16/2018 4:27 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. will seek leave to appeal a recent CRTC decision on the...
CTV Super Bowl viewership steady from last year: Bell
Media | 02/06/2018 3:11 pm EST
Viewership of the Super Bowl on CTV didn’t change much from last year, when the channel experienced a...
Supreme Court denies Bell’s request for stay on simsub ban
Media | 01/26/2018 4:55 pm EST
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has denied BCE Inc.’s request for a...
CRTC gives TVA Sports more flexibility on ad scheduling
Media | 01/23/2018 3:22 pm EST
The CRTC has given Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Sports fewer restrictions on when it can broadcast ads, saying that the channel can now “average the maximum amount of 12 minutes of advertising material...
Bell asks Supreme Court for stay, reversal of CRTC simsub decision
Media | 01/18/2018 4:12 pm EST
Weeks ahead of the 2018 Super Bowl, BCE Inc., along with the National Football League (NFL), is turning to the Supreme Court of Canada over the CRTC’s decision to ban...
CRTC sides with Bell in wholesale dispute with Quebecor
Media | 01/17/2018 5:34 pm EST
The CRTC has settled a disagreement between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. over the wholesale rate Bell pays for Quebecor’s TVA Sports. “The Commission finds that the evidence does not support the...
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...
Court denies Bell Super Bowl SimSub appeal
Media | 12/19/2017 7:01 pm EST
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a case brought forward by BCE Inc. challenging the CRTC’s rule...
Rogers, CBC ink 7-year deal for HNIC NHL broadcast
Media | 12/19/2017 6:31 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. and CBC/Radio-Canada signed a seven-year sub-licensing deal for the...
Rogers potential sale of Blue Jays, other assets could net $4B: Canaccord
Media | 12/06/2017 2:09 pm EST
The sale of non-core assets Rogers Communications Inc. said it is...
Amazon releases online video production suite
Media | 11/27/2017 6:49 pm EST
Amazon.com Inc. announced multiple pieces of Amazon Web Service-based (AWS) video publishing software,...
CFO Tom Hearne leaving theScore
Media | 11/14/2017 3:08 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc.’s theScore announced Tuesday that chief financial officer Tom Hearne is...
Potential described video costs ‘exorbitant’: TVA Group
Media | 11/10/2017 3:27 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group has requested the modification of a condition...
57% of anglophones subscribe to OTT services: MTM
Media | 10/19/2017 5:41 pm EDT
Fifty-seven per cent of Canadian anglophones subscribe to over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, with Netflix Inc. as the strong leader, according to the latest report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a project of CBC/Radio-Canada. In a study released on Thursday, MTM outlined the state of four OTT services in Canada: Netflix, BCE Inc.’s CraveTV, Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Video, and Rogers Communications Inc.’s Sportsnet Now sports streaming service. The report said that since Netflix was the early entry into the market, 40 per cent of anglophones subscribe to it only, while 13...
NFL Sunday Ticket returns to broadcast TV with Dazn partnership
Media | 10/11/2017 6:16 pm EDT
Perform Group’s over-the-top (OTT) sports service Dazn is partnering with...
How big a threat are OTT sports services?
Media | 10/10/2017 5:55 pm EDT
Sports remains one of the last bastions of defence for traditional TV against a wave of over-the-top...
Videotron takes Wholesale Code dispute with Rogers to CRTC
Media | 10/05/2017 6:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC...
Dazn to refund customers after streaming issues
Media | 09/22/2017 4:18 pm EDT
After a rough first week, Perform Group’s sports streaming service Dazn will partially refund...
Dazn admits launch ‘did not go as planned’
Media | 09/15/2017 2:40 pm EDT
Following problems streaming games on the first weekend of the National Football League (NFL) season that elicited complaints from subscribers on social media, Perform Group’s Dazn has issued a statement acknowledging the debut “did not go as planned.”
The service,...
6 channels approved for distribution
Media | 09/12/2017 12:44 pm EDT
The CRTC said Tuesday that it has allowed the distribution of six new international TV channels in Canada, following applications by Ethnic Channels Group Ltd. They include two U.S. channels — the fashion-focused...
Bell Media promotes Stewart Johnston as Stuart Garvie departs
Media | 09/07/2017 2:13 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s media division announced Thursday three of its executives...
Ex-CRTC vice-chair makes Super Bowl simsub reversal prediction
Media | 09/06/2017 1:07 pm EDT
Former CRTC vice-chairman of telecom Peter Menzies is predicting that new...
Major boxing fight shows PPV target for piracy
Media | 08/28/2017 5:39 pm EDT
Nearly three million viewers around the world watched the much-anticipated boxing match between Floyd...
Disney going it alone with planned streaming services
Media | 08/09/2017 5:17 pm EDT
Walt Disney Co. will end its partnership with Netflix Inc. and launch two of its own separate...
Bell files Part 1 against Super Bowl simsub order
Media | 08/01/2017 5:28 pm EDT
With six months until kick off, BCE Inc. and its supporters are asking the CRTC to put a freeze on its...
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...
Dazn not too big a threat without hockey: Desjardins
Media | 07/24/2017 4:14 pm EDT
Without the digital rights to Canadian hockey teams’ games, there may not be much reason for panic among traditional TV providers with the entry of new over-the-top (OTT) provider Dazn into the Canadian market, according to...
New sports OTT service launches in Canada
Media | 07/20/2017 3:01 pm EDT
A streaming service focused on sports content, including National Football League (NFL) games, is now available in Canada.
The U.K.-based Perform Group’s Dazn is “the only place Canadians can access NFL Game Pass, which includes every live NFL game of the 2017...
Samsung, MLB team up for VR content
Media | 07/13/2017 1:19 pm EDT
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will offer up virtual reality (VR) videos as part of an ongoing partnership...
U.S. NAFTA consult targets CanCon, copyright, data rules
Media | 06/27/2017 4:11 pm EDT
American companies and organizations took aim at Canadian cultural...
Thursday Night Football touches down at Bell Media
Media | 06/07/2017 3:31 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s properties have scored the broadcast rights to the National Football League’s Thursday Night Football games, Bell Media announced Wednesday. The regular-season games will air on TSN, CTV Two and RDS as of the...
New TV, streaming offerings eyed to help stem piracy
Media | 06/06/2017 3:26 pm EDT
TORONTO — Products like new streaming TV services and sports-focused TV-everywhere offerings will help...
Facebook partners with MLB for U.S. live streams
Media | 05/19/2017 5:33 pm EDT
Facebook Inc. will live stream 20 Major League Baseball (MLB) games this season on its social media platform after finalizing a partnership with the league.
The games will air Friday nights, beginning May 19 with a game pitting the Cincinnati Reds against the Colorado...
Verizon streaming deal for NFL game to include Canada
Media | 05/08/2017 10:02 pm EDT
Canadian viewers will get to watch a National Football League (NFL) game that will be played out of London, England, this fall after Verizon Communications Inc. purchased the streaming rights to the game. The one-game...
Twitter to host 24/7 Bloomberg stream
Media | 05/01/2017 9:20 pm EDT
Twitter Inc. and Bloomberg LP have come to an agreement that will see the financial news outlet provide round-the-clock streaming content for the social media platform as part of 12 streaming deals...
Rogers buying Vancouver station for Sportsnet brand
Media | 04/25/2017 6:14 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. said Tuesday it intends to purchase a Vancouver radio station from Newcap Inc., adding it to its stable of all-sports stations. In a press release, the company said the transaction...
Natale says ‘more work to do’ as he takes the reins at Rogers
Media | 04/19/2017 8:25 pm EDT
In his first day on the job, newly minted Rogers Communications Inc. president and CEO Joe Natale gave few details about his priorities, but said he’ll be working on a strategy in the coming...
Rogers-CBC extend HNIC deal to 2019
Media | 04/12/2017 7:15 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has extended its deal with CBC/Radio-Canada to broadcast its flagship Hockey Night in Canada program for one more year, spokesman Andrew Garas confirmed to The Wire Report. Rogers and CBC...
Bell says retroactive regulation can’t be basis for simsub ban
Media | 04/11/2017 9:11 pm EDT
The CRTC can’t retroactively apply regulations established almost a year after the fact to justify its prohibition simultaneous substitution during the broadcast of the National Football...
Amazon scores NFL deal, Canadian rights still under negotiation
Media | 04/05/2017 9:50 pm EDT
Amazon.com Inc. has secured the streaming rights to 10 Thursday Night Football games from the National Football League (NFL), according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal is...
Canada’s VR industry is nascent, but set for growth
Media | 03/31/2017 8:57 pm EDT
Though virtual reality is still in its early days, it holds promise for Canada’s media industry — including for broadcasters as a new way to draw eyes to live events, such as sports, according to...
Bell, Rogers to increase sports channels prices for bars
Media | 03/22/2017 9:38 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are removing TSN, RDS and Sportsnet from traditional TV subscriptions for business customers with a liquor license and offering the channels separately at an additional cost, according to a National Post report. The measures, which exclude Quebec, will take effect May 1 and will increase the cost of the sports channels depending on the seating arrangement at the business, according to Bell’s website. Smaller bars, with less than 100 seats, will be charged about $120 per month above existing fees, with costs going...
TV subscriber losses steady, wireless adds at record high in 2016
telecom | 03/16/2017 9:10 pm EDT
Following a year in which cord-cutting increased sharply, the trend seems to have levelled out somewhat in 2016, with Canada’s publicly traded telecoms losing 220,990 TV subscribers, compared to...
Lacrosse games to stream on Twitter
Media | 03/15/2017 7:51 pm EDT
Twitter Inc. and the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have teamed up to live-stream games in the U.S. and Canada, the men’s indoor professional league announced Wednesday. In a press release, the league said its...
Soccer league allowed to block servers in Kodi STB case: UK court
Media | 03/09/2017 9:10 pm EST
England’s biggest soccer league has been granted a court order to block computer servers that host and deliver content to a set-top box (STBs) application that allows users to watch its games...
Blais defends SimSub decision
Media | 03/03/2017 9:51 pm EST
Canada has one of the “world’s most open cultural markets” and the CRTC’s decision to ban simultaneous substitution during BCE Inc.’s broadcast of the National Football League’s...
Super Bowl viewership falls 39% on Bell channels
Media | 02/07/2017 7:06 pm EST
The CRTC’s decision to ban simultaneous substitution for the National Football League’s Super Bowl has had a significant effect on viewership, as BCE Inc.'s media division reported an audience drop-off of 39 per cent on its channels compared to last year’s game. “It’s the outcome we predicted despite our efforts to mitigate the audience loss and the support of the Canadian companies that stepped up to advertise on the domestic broadcast,” Scott Henderson, vice-president of communications at Bell Media, said in an email. Sunday’s game was...
Blais calls out demands for ‘political interference’ with CRTC
Media | 02/02/2017 9:04 pm EST
OTTAWA — CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais used his opening remarks at a panel discussion Thursday to criticize individuals who are calling for “political interference” in the...
Bell plans viewer contests, Letterkenny broadcast for Super Bowl
Media | 01/26/2017 8:17 pm EST
BCE Inc. has given more details about its broadcast plans for the upcoming National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl, including pointing fans to a resource where they can watch American ads in...
Telus rolls out welcome mat to lead Dec. lobbying numbers
Media | 01/23/2017 9:28 pm EST
Telus Corp. led the telecom pack in December for government relations activity, according to the federal lobbyists’ registry, logging 14 monthly communication reports. In addition to...
O’Leary promises unrecognizable CRTC as he enters CPC leadership race
Media | 01/18/2017 8:37 pm EST
Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary has the country’s telecom regulator in his sights as he launches his campaign for leader of the federal Conservative Party. O’Leary, who...
Unifor asks for suspension of SimSub ban
Media | 01/12/2017 5:12 pm EST
The union representing members of the television and media sectors is asking the CRTC to reverse or suspend its decision banning simultaneous substitution for the Super Bowl in order for its impact to be fully considered. In...
Bell, NFL file appeal of Super Bowl simsub rules
Media | 01/03/2017 8:41 pm EST
BCE Inc. and the National Football League (NFL) have filed appeals in federal court arguing that the CRTC lacks the authority to ban the use of simultaneous substitution for the Super Bowl. The latest appeals, filed Dec. 28,...
Amid political push for SimSub ruling reversal, Bell yet to file appeal
Media | 12/21/2016 4:36 pm EST
Despite having less than two months until the Feb. 5 kick off at the 51st Super Bowl, BCE Inc. has yet to start the process with the courts to put a stop to a decision prohibiting...
Canadian politicians follow U.S. in call to reverse SimSub ban: report
Media | 12/16/2016 9:16 pm EST
Two MPs are asking the CRTC to reverse its decision on simultaneous substitution for the National Football League's (NFL) Super Bowl, a week after four United States congressmen demanded the same,...
U.S. politicians asking Canadian gov’t to reverse SimSub ban
Media | 12/08/2016 10:38 pm EST
Canada is violating its trade obligations by banning simultaneous substitution for the National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl, four United States politicians said in a letter to the Canadian government Thursday, which follows another letter by the NFL condemning the decision. The CRTC first said it would ban the practice in January 2015, and made the ban official in August. BCE Inc., which has the rights to the game, was backed by the NFL in opposing the move, in court and during the CRTC process. The court case is still ongoing. Congressmen from both the Republican and...