Quebecor wants special rules to help it battle Bell for Canadiens broadcasts in Quebec
OTTAWA – Citing BCE’s monopoly over the distribution of Montreal Canadiens content in the Quebec market, if its acquisition of CTVglobemedia is approved, Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI) is asking the […]
ANALYSIS: Distribution access and production funding headline contentious issues in Bell-CTV merger
THE CRTC MUST ENSURE that independent broadcasters have sufficient access to distribution in the wake of the BCE Inc. proposed acquisition of CTVglobemedia, say those ‘casters. As well, the Commission […]
Globalive ownership case provokes interesting arguments
OTTAWA – The complexity – some might say silliness – of Canada’s telecommunications foreign ownership rules were on full display last week as the Federal Court heard arguments on a […]
Digital transition spots could cost millions in lost ad revenue, broadcasters claim
OTTAWA – CTVglobemedia Inc. says that it stands to lose up to $6.5 million in advertising revenue just by airing two public service announcements (PSAs) about the impact of the upcoming […]
PIAC and Bar Association square off over amendments to Competition Act that could affect telecom
OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the Canadian Bar Association locked horns this week in a Parliamentary committee over proposed amendments to the Competition Act, which would authorize […]
Senate rubber stamps anti-spam bill, CRTC will be able to levy monetary penalties
OTTAWA – Budgets are set and regulations are being drafted for the new anti-spam law, an Industry Canada official told the Senate Transport and Communications committee this week. Bill C-28, […]
CRTC, Industry Canada chiefs complain about lack of tools
OTTAWA – Canada’s top two communications industry regulators lamented the fact that they don’t have the appropriate tools to deal with a rapidly changing marketplace. CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein […]
DTH Policy Review: Commission questions DTH commitment to local stations
GATINEAU – Bell TV and Shaw Direct used the rebuttal phase of the CRTC’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) policy hearing to make new proposals in hopes of showing good faith to the […]
DTH Policy Hearing: Poor Radio-Canada carriage, missing OMNIs on the spot in Gatineau
GATINEAU – Canada’s DTH carriers must do a far better job of carrying French-language programming in all regions of Quebec, said the Bloc Québécois, the syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada […]
DTH Policy Hearing: FreeHD Canada delays launch by one year
GATINEAU – Citing a significant lack of satellite capacity resulting from a few failures in the past two years, FreeHD Canada Inc. will have to delay service launch by one […]