CMF contributes an additional $150K in export assistance The Quebecor Fund board of directors last week announced funding for two projects under its Film Production Assistance Program and for one business model... Continue Reading
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) last week announced a new chair and the appointment of a new director to its board. Michael Schmalz has been elected as chair of the board, succeeding... Continue Reading
Quebecor’s Videotron said Friday it has fulfilled all of its commitments to the federal government when it acquired Freedom Mobile. The commitments were that it maintain Freedom’s pricing and to... Continue Reading
The Quebecor Fund’s board of directors last week announced the list of Canadian production companies receiving financial support in the 48th round of the fund’s Television Production Assistance Program. In total, the... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, author of Canada vs. California, and MediaPolicy.ca
Last week the CRTC released its anticipated “Phase One” ruling on the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11. The headline was the $200 million price tag put on Canadian content contributions assessed by the commission on large foreign online audio and audio-visual streamers operating in Canada.
Following the commission’s decision, many industry players and public policy commentators were quick to declare victory or disaster, something we can expect in a regulatory drama that never quits.
This drama is chronicled in my book, Canada vs California: How…
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Quebecor announced Wednesday it has filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau against a partnership agreement between Loblaw Companies Limited and wireless carriers Bell and Rogers, through their joint venture Glentel, that... Continue Reading
Quebecor’s Videotron and Ericsson Canada announced Monday an extended collaboration through a new five-year agreement aimed at enhancing Videotron’s Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) deployments. Covering software, services... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Bell is telling the CRTC it has not received approval on a proposed tariff that would address the issue of the cost of prep work for its... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout If the CRTC raises the revenue threshold for contributions to the regulator’s administration of telecom matters, it will effectively concentrate the burden on fewer providers, which is... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Quebecor is asking the CRTC to investigate whether Bell is giving itself an unfair advantage by allegedly adding more hurdles for internet service providers looking to access... Continue Reading
