DISTANT SIGNALS: Is $1.2 billion the right price for delivering Seattle to Toronto?
OTTAWA – The price of delivering Detroit to Vancouver, or Halifax to Hamilton, or any other distant TV signal to a market outside its territory will come under the microscope […]
What on earth are we going to do about local TV?
THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT that local TV is in a difficult spot. Declining ad revenue, audience fragmentation and erosion, the challenges of digital platforms, a lack of a dual […]
CCTS Hearing day four: Blais quizzes Bell about compensation for customer service; and is the CCTS visible enough?
GATINEAU – The nearly four days of testimony in the mandate review of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services’ (CCTS), could mostly be described as civil, maybe even sedate, […]
CCTS Hearing day three: Shaw and Quebecor agree on mandatory participation; Teksavvy needs deeper help
GATINEAU – The third day of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunication Services (CCTS) mandate review saw telecom providers in the West and East agree on a few changes to […]
CCTS Hearing day two: Rogers says complaints body should be the very last resort
GATINEAU – Rogers Communications told the CRTC on Wednesday that the Commissions for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) should become “a destination of last resort” for consumer complaints. The country’s […]
CCTS Hearing day one: Participation should be mandatory, trigger-based system needs to be changed
GATINEAU – The mandate review for the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunication Services (CCTS) kicked off on Tuesday with the body arguing that voluntary participation would make it much more […]
Big radio broadcasters (except one) back PIAC in opposing Videotron Unlimited Music
GATINEAU – New digital media offerings certainly have problems fitting into the various interpretations of the well-worn Acts and Regulations which the CRTC must attempt to apply to emerging new […]
Corus figuring out TV as an app while linear Disney rolls out to 10 million homes
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment has five-point plan in place to guide its transition in the new broadcasting landscape. Its newest priority is to engage its audiences in an interactive way […]
Musicaster Stingray casting wide net for growth
TORONTO – Having 100% of the Canadian TV music channel market makes it very hard for Stingray Digital Group to grow domestically – so the company has been pursuing international […]
Different pathways to next-gen broadband for Bell and MTS
TORONTO – It’s all about broadband, but not everyone is on the same technology page. While George Cope, BCE president and CEO, believes fibre to the home (FTTH) is now […]