Hollywood Suite to air hit movies every night this summer
TORONTO — Hollywood Suite announced Tuesday morning its “Box Office Bonanza” summer lineup will see a top blockbuster movie air every night on Hollywood Suite, from June 1 to August […]
COMMENTARY: Why the CRTC must be fixed before it gets new powers
Government must look before it leaps with C-10 By Monica Auer THE DECISION BY THE Minister of Canadian Heritage several weeks ago to drop explicit protection for user-generated content uploaded […]
Come for the indieNET upfront Thursday, stay for the virtual afterparty
TORONTO — The indieNET group of broadcasters, which includes CHCH TV, YesTV, CHEK and NTV, is inviting advertisers, marketers and broadcasters to join them for the group’s digital upfront scheduled […]
Bill C-10 seems to be dying a slow death
By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – Four hours worth of meetings on Friday and Monday barely advanced the progress of Bill C-10 at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and as […]
Reactions, reversals: As smaller providers scale back plans, Bell ups investment commitments in wake of TPIA decision
By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – Like deja vu, the immediate impact of a major decision by the CRTC has unfurled in the days immediately following — but the reactions are […]
OneWeb launches 36 more LEO satellites
LONDON, UK — Late Friday night, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb announced the successful launch of 36 of its satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in […]
Bell wants new permanent roaming test applied to Videotron
And an expedited decision GATINEAU — In a Part 1 application filed last week with the CRTC, Bell Mobility is asking for a new permanent roaming test to be applied […]
TPIA: EBOX wants CRTC chair Scott gone, too
LONGUEUIL, Que. — Quebec-based third-party Internet service provider EBOX is joining other independent ISPs who are calling for the resignation or firing of CRTC chairman Ian Scott following the Commission’s […]
“Greater regulatory certainty” leads Bell to increase accelerated capital investments
MONTREAL — While last Thursday’s third-party Internet access (TPIA) decision (in which the CRTC chose not to uphold its August 2019 decision to lower wholesale Internet rates) may have independent […]
PQ says new provincial department should boost Quebec content
QUEBEC CITY — The Parti Québécois is calling for the Quebec government to create an Office for the Promotion of Quebec Content to help promote the province’s culture on international […]