Cable / Telecom News

Fee for carriage battle renewed


TORONTO – Comments due today on the expanded scope of the CRTC’s hearings into policy governing broadcast distribution undertakings and specialty services show the fee-for-carriage debate will be the dominant issue, come April. While most companies are not filing their comments until 5 p.m. today, CTVglobemedia issued a press release just before noon touting what it believes are the necessary features of new BDU policy. While the policy review has been set for some time (the hearing begins April 7), the Commission only announced in November that it had expanded the scope of the proceeding and invited comments from interested...