ON THURSDAY, A PANEL of seven CRTC commissioners and a dozen industry executives took part in a hearing where they all must have asked themselves repeatedly, “Geez, how often have... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - There was little love for the CRTC when, on the day before St. Valentine’s Day, Videotron filed its appeal of the wholesale Internet billing decision (more popularly known... Continue Reading
IN NOVEMBER, THEN-MACLEAN’S magazine national columnist Andrew Coyne added his voice to the cacophony of critics carping about the CBC, saying the TV portion should become a pay channel, a-la... Continue Reading
EXTON, PA – Arris’ Christopher Skarica has been named as the 2012 recipient of the SCTE Canadian Engineering Professional of the Year Award. The annual award honors an engineering professional... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. (CNOC) is appealing two CRTC decisions around wholesale Internet rates plus wants greater transparency in the regulatory process going forward. Referring to the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The biggest challenge the Canadian broadcasting industry is facing is a subset of distributors who are seeking lower rates for specialty services, Kevin Crull, president of Bell Media,... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has officially sold off its flagging Portuguese subsidiary Cabovisao - Televisao por Cabo, S.A. to the European Group ALTICE for EUR45 million (approximately $59.3 million). Cogeco,... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Independent distributors Cogeco Cable, Telus, EastLink, MTS and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance still hate the terms of carriage offered to them by Bell Media for its specialty... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – One thing the aggregate annual financial returns of Canadian broadcast and distribution companies showed is holding the rights to the Olympics, even a home one, isn’t all it’s... Continue Reading
MONTRÉAL - Cogeco Cable has announced new international long distance plans for its Home Phone customers in Ontario and Quebec. The new international long distance plans allow customers to further... Continue Reading
