MONTREAL - The SayNoToBell.ca campaigners claim that nearly 50,000 Canadians, both consumers and industry leaders, have signed their petition urging the CRTC and government to deny the Bell/Astral merger. CRTC... Continue Reading
“OH, PEOPLE CAN COME UP with statistics to prove anything… 14% of people know that.” - Homer J. Simpson Released this week, the 240-page mound of data known as the... Continue Reading
DESPITE THE OPPOSITION to its planned purchase of Astral Media, Bell Canada remains steadfast that this deal is good for Canada and Quebec – and will foster innovation and competition... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadians object to the purchase of Astral Media by Bell Canada, when told the resulting company would control 38% of the TV market and 29% of the country’s... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – It’s back to square one for natural resource channel IDNR-TV after its planned launch this fall on Cogeco Cable in Quebec fell through this week. In a letter addressed... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Cogeco Diffusion has received CRTC approval to amend the broadcasting licence for radio station CJMF-FM Québec to a specialized format devoted to spoken word programming. In its decision,... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Martha Fusca, president and CEO of independent broadcaster Stornoway Communications, has stepped down from the company’s day-to-day operations. Fusca confirmed to Cartt.ca that she will instead spearhead Stornoway’s... Continue Reading
THESE CRTC HEARINGS INTO big acquisitions have simply become giant public negotiating exercises where a lot of dirty laundry is aired in public by those who feel they’ve been wronged... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Quebecor's Videotron is making its first step toward eliminating analog cable television service throughout its network. Last Friday, the company issued a stop-sell order for new analog television... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The ‘Say No To Bell’ coalition is taking issue with interventions filed by Telefilm Canada and the Terrace, BC detachment of the RCMP in support Bell’s proposed takeover... Continue Reading
