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BELL/ASTRAL II: Decision very likely this week


THE SWIRL OF RUMOURS has to be difficult on the folks who work at Bell Media and Astral Media, what with the flurry of emails, tweets and phone calls we’re experiencing. It’s reached a fever pitch. What we can tell you is this. From discussions with those who know at the Commission and at the two companies, we expect the decision to be announced this week (something we first noted days ago). While many thought the decision would be released today (Tuesday, the 25th), we don’t believe that to be so, since we were also told the CRTC is planning...