GATINEAU - “The initial reaction to say remove the three-year contract as an option outright, is actually anti-consumer. Yes, I say that, it’s anti-consumer,” said Jonathan Daniels, vice-president of regulatory... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Upstart wireless operator EastLink had its opportunity to address the contentious issue of a mandatory $50 cap on overage charges on customers bills as a way to prevent... Continue Reading
AFTER SIX YEARS, SATELLITE radio produced its first-ever profit in Canada when earlier this month SiriusXM Canada reported it was $3.3 million in the black for the first quarter of... Continue Reading
WIND MOBILE WANTS THE federal government to throw whatever book it can at Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications over their recent spectrum deal. Last week – as part of a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Will it be a 9(1)(h) Christmas in April for some Canadian specialty channels? After much delay, the CRTC has set a date to hear applications for the mandatory... Continue Reading
MONTRÉAL - Videotron and OSMO Foundation have formed a major partnership to support young entrepreneurs and web developers, as well as students and investors through the Notman House project. As... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Building on an idea that was dubbed “Watch Canada” back in October, the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada and the CRTC on Wednesday announced the creation of a... Continue Reading
A NEW REPORT FROM BMO Capital Markets, which dives deep into what will affect investment in the telecom and media space in Canada in 2013, takes a good look at... Continue Reading
TORONTO - An improvement in how the CBC responds to Access to Information requests has bumped up its grade from an F to an A, and all it took was... Continue Reading
MONTRÉAL - A total of eight Canadian production companies will receive financial support from the latest round of disbursements from the Quebecor Fund. A total of $2.88 million was allocated... Continue Reading