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Cable / Telecom News February 28, 2022 4 years ago

Russia Today dropped from channel lineups

PM wants CRTC to review channel’s presence in Canada CANADIAN TELEVISION SERVICE providers are dropping Russia Today (RT) an English-language international news channel funded by Russia, from their channel lineups. There has been growing concern about the channel’s presence in Canada specifically, and about Russian-funded international media around the world more generally. Many concerns relate to the dissemination of propaganda and disinformation. On Feb. 26, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez posted on Twitter, saying, “I share the concerns of many Canadians about the presence of Russia Today in our broadcasting system. We’re looking at all options.” Since then, several Canadian television service providers… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News February 24, 2022 4 years ago

Bell acquires Longueuil, Quebec-based ISP EBOX (updated)

MONTREAL – Bell announced today it has acquired EBOX, a Longueuil, Quebec-based Internet, telephone and television service provider serving consumers and businesses in Quebec and parts of Ontario. “Under Bell, EBOX will benefit from the resources and scale necessary to support the growth of the business and continue delivering improvements to the great services at competitive prices that have earned them loyal customers over the past 25 years,” a press release says. The EBOX brand and operations will be maintained and EBOX will continue operating on a standalone basis. Bell participated in a formal sale process as part of the acquisition, which… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, OTT, Radio / Television News February 23, 2022 4 years ago

CRTC demands streamer data

OTTAWA – The CRTC today approved the launch of an annual digital media survey, to be administered to all digital media broadcasting undertakings (DMBUs) that operate in Canada, either in whole or in part, that meet certain thresholds. The thresholds outlined in the regulatory policy published by the CRTC on this matter include total annual revenues for the previous broadcast year from the Canadian broadcasting system that exceed $25 million for audio services and exceed $50 million for audiovisual services. Among other things, the survey asks for information on subscription revenues, advertising revenues, and subscriber numbers, according to the templates of… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News February 22, 2022 4 years ago

NWTel tells CRTC proposal to remove price floor test will not negatively impact competition

By Denis Carmel

GATINEAU – After a few rounds of interventions for its application to remove the floor test on its high-speed access Internet service, Northwestel (NWTel) last week tabled its reply, which concludes the regulatory process that will lead to the CRTC’s decision on the matter.

Approval would provide NWTel the regulatory flexibility that would allow it, it claims, to face competition from a new non-Canadian player, Starlink, owned by American entrepreneur Elon Musk. Starlink is scheduled to launch service this year and is already preselling high-speed Internet acess subscriptions where NWTel operates in Canada’s North. Because of… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News February 16, 2022 4 years ago

Rogers/Shaw: Standing Committee warned of consequences for local news

OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage today heard from several witnesses who warned that if the proposed merger between Rogers and Shaw were to go through, there would be serious consequences for local news in Canada. The witnesses who appeared before the committee today included representatives from the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS), the Community Radio Fund of Canada, the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, Open Media and Quebecor Media Inc. Witnesses from the CRTC (Scott Hutton, chief of consumer, research and communications and Daniel Pye, director of television programming) were also… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News February 16, 2022 4 years ago

Bill C-11 goes into second reading

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Although Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, was introduced on Feb. 2, it had not yet been debated in the House of Commons – that is how the House works. The first debate happens at the second reading, which happened today. The tone of the exchanges and the positions of different party representatives can give us a sense of where this bill is going and whether we will repeat the parliamentary process of C-10, the previous version of the legislation to update the Broadcasting Act, that led to the demise of the bill even if the… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News February 16, 2022 4 years ago

CRTC won’t consider CNOC request for chair’s recusal

OTTAWA – The CRTC yesterday informed the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) it will not consider the organization’s recent request for an order for CRTC chair Ian Scott to recuse himself, or be recused, from deciding telecommunications matters affecting service-based competition. The Commission further informed CNOC it will not be posting the request on its website as a Part 1 application “as the decision of a Member of the Commission to recuse themselves in respect of a matter is a decision that only the Member can make and does not engage the Commission’s processes,” a letter from the… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News February 11, 2022 4 years ago

CRTC dismisses Telus complaints against TLN

OTTAWA – The CRTC today dismissed an undue preference and undue disadvantage complaint from Telus against TLN Media Group. The complaint was made in July 2020. Telus was seeking to distribute some of TLN Media Group’s third-language services, however, “the parties have been engaging in challenging negotiations,” the CRTC’s decision says. Under the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, Telus must carry one Canadian third-language service for every non-Canadian third-language service it offers. If possible, the services are supposed to be in the same principal language. Telus previously carried TLN, which had Italian-language programming, to meet this requirement, however the programming service became an… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News February 11, 2022 4 years ago

PRIME TIME 2022: Heritage minister responds to critics, calls on C-11 supporters to be more vocal

Also urges everyone to keep the C-11 debate “on facts” By Amanda OYE MINISTER OF CANADIAN HERITAGE Pablo Rodriguez (above, right) wants his daughter to grow up with Canadian music and Canadian productions – and the newly announced Bill C-11 can help ensure this, he said today, during a fireside chat on the final day of the Canadian Media Producers Association’s Prime Time conference. Rodriguez joined Erin Haskett (above left), president and executive producer at Lark Productions, for a conversation that addressed a range of topics including the importance of Bill C-11 (also known as the Online Streaming Act), and gave… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News February 10, 2022 4 years ago

CRTC mandates paper bills for select Canadians (updated)

OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC announced today some Canadians are now eligible to receive paper bills from their communications service provider upon request, at no charge. Customers who qualify include those who self-identify as persons with disabilities, those who do not have home Internet access or mobile data services and seniors who are aged 65 or older. Service providers should include this information on their websites and must update their systems as well as train their customer service representatives on the change, a CRTC press release says. Major providers are to report to the CRTC within 90 days on how they… Continue Reading

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