OTTAWA – The CRTC will require the owners of Canada’s biggest distributors and broadcasters to publicly disclose aggregate financial data.Ownership groups such as Astral Media, BCE, Bragg Communications, CBC, Canwest... Continue Reading
FIVE OF Canada’s biggest cable companies have complained to the CRTC for extending a filing deadline – two days after the deadline had already passed.Calling it “both unprecedented and unacceptable”,... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebec MSO Videotron showed ongoing growth among cable TV, internet and voice over IP phone customers in the second quarter of 2009, ended June 30th, the company announced... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Videotron has inked an exclusive roaming agreement with Rogers Wireless which will see Videotron’s future wireless customers roam exclusively on the Rogers network while outside Videotron’s coverage area.The... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – In back-to-back presentations this morning, the CRTC heard from two of Canada’s largest ISPs, Telus and Cogeco Cable, one of which uses no Internet traffic management techniques (yet)... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Bell has confirmed its minority interest in the Molson family's bid to acquire the Montréal Canadiens hockey club and the Bell Centre arena. Team owner George Gillett and... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Allarco Entertainment, owners of Canadian pay-TV service Super Channel, filed for protection from its creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act on Tuesday, Cartt.ca has learned. According to... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Quebecor Media announced Wednesday evening it has filed a formal offer to purchase the Montreal Canadiens hockey team and its properties. The offer has been approved by the... Continue Reading
TWO SOURCES HAVE confirmed to Cartt.ca that former Heritage Minister Sheila Copps is one of the finalists for the position of president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasters Association. Final... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Canadian convention broadcasters have had their licenses renewed for a year, won’t face a one-to-one foreign-Canadian programming spend requirement – and will have a LOT of regulatory work... Continue Reading