OTTAWA – The CRTC has extended the deadline for interventions related to the development of a regulatory framework for the French-language television market.Comments and interventions are now due by September 27,... Continue Reading
TORONTO and MONTREAL - Rogers Sportsnet is partnering with Quebecor-owned TVA on the new French-language sports channel TVA Sports that will launch nationally on September 12.The new channel plans to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has announced plans to develop a regulatory framework for the French-language television market.Wednesday’s notice of consultation said that this process “will determine the most appropriate approach... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Quebecor Inc. has posted lower second-quarter net profit due to certain one-time charges, but met or exceeded analyst expectations.Following the announcement, Scotia Capital Research’s analyst Jeff Fan reiterated... Continue Reading
MONTRÉAL - Videotron has announced that it now has more than 210,000 customers for its mobile services in its latest quarterly results. The Quebecor owned cable and wireless division says... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebecor-controlled TVA Group Monday reported second-quarter profits of $13.8 million, compared with $11.7 million, a year ago. Revenues grew to $117.5 million from $110.9 million. Its television sector... Continue Reading
THE QUEBEC MARKET is the country’s Bizarro World for Canadian content. Frame its borders with mirrors and the reflected image offers the opposite of everything we know, and believe, in... Continue Reading
PLAY A GAME WITH THE average English-language Canadian: “Name a Canadian television show”. Exclude Hockey Night in Canada and news. Watch them furrow their brow. “Uh, Flashpoint?” says one friend,... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Independent ISPs and some of their supporters came under significant criticism on day two of the CRTC’s wholesale usage-based billing hearing for wanting to profit off the backs... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Aggregated volume pricing (AVP) shouldn’t be seen as a penalty on independent ISPs, but as an incentive for them to manage their network congestion, Bell Canada told the... Continue Reading