Perry Hoffman GATINEAU – Telcos Telus and MTS Allstream are urging the CRTC to remove vertically integrated broadcasters/distributors from eligibility under the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF). While Rogers, Shaw... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – An informal group of radio broadcasters are banding together in the hopes of pulling the plug on CBC’s nascent digital music service CBC Music. The coalition, which includes... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canada's three new wireless-only carriers are having little impact on the country’s big telecom incumbents, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service. The report, ‘Canadian Telecommunications... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebecor-owned retailer Groupe Archambault has launched ZIK, a new subscription-based music streaming service offering 12 million songs with fully interactive and unlimited access.ZIK is also the largest collection... Continue Reading
QUEBEC CITY – Quebecor’s plans to attract an NHL hockey team back to Quebec City took “a decisive step forward” over the weekend with the completion of the new arena’s... Continue Reading
CONVINCING SENIOR FOLKS in the broadcasting industry to talk – on the record – about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is no easy task. It’s not that no one has an... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – In its third major content acquisition in a little over 18 months, BCE Inc. (Bell) announced today the purchase of Astral Media Inc. and all its assets for... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Revenues at Quebecor jumped 5.2% in 2011 which the company said was due to “sustained growth” in the customer base at its Videotron subsidiary. The Montreal-based communications behemoth... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Videotron said Wednesday that it has closed the sale of its senior notes worth US$800 million scheduled to mature in 2022. The Quebecor-owned company said that it intends... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Despite how the rules to be applied to the auction of 700 MHz wireless spectrum have yet to be announced, one telecom industry analyst believes (taking all variables... Continue Reading