OTTAWA – Bell’s proposed takeover of Astral Media will undergo regulatory scrutiny at a hearing set for September 10 at the Palais de congrès de Montréal in Montreal, the CRTC... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – The Montreal radio market could see the addition of a new talk radio station if an application by RNC Media receives CRTC approval. The Quebec-based private broadcaster has... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Various Canadian broadcasters spent a combined $51 million in so-called tangible public benefits during the 2010-2011 broadcast year ended August 31, 2011 associated with their acquisition of English-language... Continue Reading
FORT NELSON, B.C. – On Monday, Northwestel officially launched Cable Home Phone in Fort Nelson, a community of about 5,000 residents in northeastern British Columbia. A new long distance plan... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Seven world mobile operators, KPN, NTT Docomo, Rogers Communications, SingTel, Telstra, Vimpelcom (majority owner of Wind in Canada), and Telefónica (through its Telefónica Digital unit) have entered into... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Bell Media has asked the CRTC for permission to flip one of its Montreal radio stations from one official language to the other. The company said Tuesday that it... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) said Monday that it will invest $14 million in 25 interactive digital media projects as part of the Experimental Stream’s production support. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers celebrated the first anniversary of its LTE wireless launch by confirming plans to invest close to $500 million to bring the service to approximately 60% of Canadians... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG - MTS Allstream employee Vito Mangialardi has received the national award for business continuity management from the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness. The Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness is... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Following applications from Bell Media and Rogers to end the 5% cap on Canadian programming expenditure (CPE) over-spending, the CRTC is calling for comments on its policy regarding... Continue Reading
