CRTC “breached its duty to fairness” and “erred in law,” says commissioner Shoan

GATINEAU – It didn’t seem like that big a deal.Tiny wanna-be Internet video distributor Leiacomm (no word if it’s named after the Princess…) complained to the CRTC claiming Bell Media was granting itself an undue preference by refusing to sell content to the independent company which wants to stream video content online, without a license, as a sort-of online BDU, instead of a subscription VOD product like many other OTT providers are. (It’s online presence is known as Picktv.net)The Commission dismissed Leiacomm’s complaint on Monday saying the preference Bell granted itself by not dealing with Leiacomm was not undue, but...