QVC shopping channel can come to Canada

GATINEAU — U.S.-based cable TV shopping channel QVC will be added to the list of programming services and stations authorized for distribution in Canada, due to a stipulation in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on trade, the CRTC announced Monday. Four years ago, the Commission ruled against an application by VMedia to add QVC to the list. VMedia then appealed the decision, and in September 2017 the Federal Court of Appeal referred the matter back to the Commission for reconsideration. In February 2018, the Commission issued a notice of consultation and asked for comments on VMedia’s request. Rogers Media opposed...