By Ahmad Hathout Media company Blue Ant’s request to reduce its obligations to programs of national interest (PNI) from 13.5 to five per cent of annual revenues is “unprecedented” and... Continue Reading
The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has upheld a lower court ruling in 2022 that found Videotron’s illico set top box platform did not violate patented technology claimed by U.S.-based Rovi, now... Continue Reading
Competitors are left wondering about rates and implications of five-year access immunity By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Tuesday ordered the largest telephone companies to provide wholesale access to their... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Corus Entertainment has filed a complaint with the CRTC, alleging Rogers’ undue disadvantage in the wake of its merger last year with Shaw Communications, is leading it to engage “in predatory behaviour,... Continue Reading
Rogers busines rep says it wouldn't have entered into a major licensing deal if representations were not accurate By Ahmad Hathout Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) allegedly failed to disclose to... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is asking for the CRTC’s assistance in breaking an impasse in which the cable company and the city of Ottawa cannot come to an agreement on... Continue Reading
By Len St-Aubin, a policy consultant who has worked for clients including Netflix, and was a member of the policy teams that developed the 1991 Broadcasting Act and the 1993 Telecommunications Act
Online streaming has been the goose that laid the golden egg for original Canadian made-for-TV drama, comedy and documentaries, increasing production and budgets and winning global audiences.
Now the government and regulator are out to kill the goose. With the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) and the CRTC’s June 4 policy decision 2024-121, they are determined to apply to online streaming outdated and intrusive regulation that risks undermining CanCon’s…
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By Ahmad Hathout Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said Thursday that 41 per cent of the company’s new internet subscribers in the second quarter also purchased a wireless plan, which is... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Iristel is claiming that the CRTC made a mistake by not committing to investigating whether Bell contravened its tariff by allegedly refusing to add a point of... Continue Reading
Rogers announced Wednesday it has become the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as well as the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. To kick off the 49th edition of... Continue Reading
