With LPIF going, CHEK, NTV ask into a different fund
GATINEAU – With weeks to go before the Local Programming Improvement Fund gets cut in half, two independent television stations that rely on it are seeking access to a different […]
Bell/Astral II: Commissioner irks Bell execs with radio queries
MONTREAL – As part of its application to buy Astral Media, BCE is asking for an exception to the CRTC's common ownership policy that would allow it to own an […]
Crull promises no surprises at Bell-Astral hearing II
MONTREAL – Bell learned its lesson after the CRTC refused its request to acquire Astral Media last fall and, among other things, the company won't be making any surprise changes […]
Bell/Astral II: Competitors say merged company will be too big, is already abusing its power
GATINEAU – There's no Say No To Bell campaign this time around, but most of Bell's major competitors have again told the CRTC they are strongly against the takeover of […]
Videotron isn’t waiting for Netflix to threaten its market share
MONTREAL – On Thursday, the Vidéotron announced the launch of Illico Club Unlimited, an online video subscription service that will have the largest collection of French-language movies, television series and […]
WIRELESS: Despite excellent growth, Videotron yearns for iPhone; iPad app coming, though
MONTREAL — Two years and $1 billion after Videotron launched its mobile service, president and CEO Robert Dépatie had a lot to brag about when speaking to a mobile conference […]
CEO Mohamed sets out a top-three list for Rogers
MONTREAL – It's not flying cars and holographic displays (at least not yet), but Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed set a more attainable, near-term vision for a technological future in […]
BELL/ASTRAL Day 2: Switching TSN radio to RDS gets a very rough ride from commissioners
MONTREAL – "Do you know what I did for my summer holidays?" CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais asked rhetorically to Bell Media on Tuesday. "I didn't have summer holidays. I read […]
Videotron takes another step towards the end of analog cable
MONTREAL – Quebecor's Videotron is making its first step toward eliminating analog cable television service throughout its network. Last Friday, the company issued a stop-sell order for new analog television […]
Cogeco to take three stations to full time news/talk
MONTREAL – When Cogeco Diffusion purchased three regional music radio stations from Corus Quebec in 2011, they were "moribund," vice-president Richard Lachance told journalists on Wednesday. In one case, with […]