Internet Society warns Quebec government about attempting internet censorship
IT’S THE VERY LAST item in a 600-page budget document and since it was announced in March literally nothing has happened with it, but the Quebec government’s proposal to block illegal […]
PIAC files complaint against Vidéotron’s Unlimited Music plan
MONTREAL and OTTAWA – It took just five days. And that includes a weekend. On Tuesday, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre filed a formal complaint with the CRTC against Vidéotron’s […]
Vidéotron launches Unlimited Music, but expect net neutrality advocates to object
MONTREAL – Quebecor Media’s Vidéotron announced it as a first in Canada on Thursday, but its plan to exempt music streaming from mobile data caps has already raised alarms from […]
Videotron unveils Canada’s first UHD PVR
MONTREAL – Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette said Tuesday that “it’s our job to be there at each wave” of technological evolution. And that mindset is a big reason why Videotron […]
Bell wastes little time seeking to adapt specialty channels to new TV policy
OTTAWA – Now that the CRTC has made the big decisions as part of its Let’s Talk TV process, it’s up to the major broadcasters to decide how they want […]
COMMUNITY TV: Class action lawsuit demands money back for Vidéotron customers
MONTREAL – Could Vidéotron be forced to refund cash to its TV subscribers for failing to give them proper community access television? A grassroots community TV group that got the […]
PK still hovers over Quebecor as CEO Dion says national wireless still possible
MONTREAL – Quebecor CEO Pierre Dion says the company is keeping its options open about the idea of becoming a national wireless player after this week’s CRTC decision on wholesale […]
Bell appealing mobile TV decision
OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal is being asked to weigh in on an issue that seems to combine a bunch of hot-button issues facing the CRTC: vertical integration, […]
Vidéotron commissions exclusive content for Illico Club platform
MONTREAL – Vidéotron has decided it wants its own House of Cards. The cable company announced on Monday that it has commissioned Blue Moon, an original military-themed drama starring Karine […]
Audet sees TiVo leading Cogeco’s growth
MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. doesn’t think it can expand its territory through acquiring other Canadian cable companies, and it doesn’t want to start building its network out to compete directly […]