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Bell says Vidéotron is pirating Crave VOD content (UPDATED)

MONTREAL — Bell Media and Quebecor have had a "disagreement" that could end up in court over Bell's recent merger of Crave and The Movie Network.In the meantime, Videotron has been left off the list of 39 TV providers that give TMN (now Crave) TV subscribers access to Crave online. Videotron is telling its subscribers that Bell is refusing to grant access to crave.ca, but Videotron is maintaining access to the TV channels' video-on-demand content on its platforms.Bell, meanwhile, blames Videotron, and is suing the provider for damages including statutory damages of "not less than $100 million.""In advance of the...