OTTAWA – The owner of OneSoccer, Timeless Inc., has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC alleging Rogers Cable is in breach of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations by refusing to carry the dedicated Canadian soccer channel on its cable systems.
Timeless claims despite a “surge in popularity and success for Canadian soccer” Rogers has denied OneSoccer carriage. Its application indicates only Telus customers can currently receive it (although the channel is also available as a direct-to-consumer OTT offering and is available on Fubo TV in Canada).
Timeless argues Rogers will not carry OneSoccer as a cable channel because it has…
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By Connie Thiessen
RENFREW, Ont. – My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has announced that it’s reached an agreement to acquire GIANT FM (CIXL‐FM) and Country 89 (CKYY‐FM) Welland, ON from Wellport Broadcasting/RB Communications.
“We are very excited to announce the acquisition of these radio stations, particularly CIXL‐FM, one of Ontario’s most respected and highest‐performing Classic Rock stations,” said MBC president Jon Pole (right), in a release. “Combined with our existing portfolio and significant presence across Ontario, we believe these assets will enhance our ability to deliver high quality, engaging, local content and multi‐platform marketing solutions.”
“This strategic acquisition demonstrates our continuing commitment to investing…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC today announced 10 projects will receive up to $20.5 million in funding from its Broadband Fund.
“The projects will support the rollout of fourth-generation (also known as LTE or LTE-A) mobile wireless access along 425 kilometres of roads and highways in Manitoba, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador,” a press release explains. “They will also support improved Internet and mobile wireless access that will benefit 2,250 households in 35 communities, including five Indigenous communities and one official language minority community, in the three provinces.”
The Broadband Fund has now committed up to $226.5 million to…
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CEO says they are “more determined and motivated than ever” to expand across Canada
MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. today announced its second quarter 2022 financial results, which states revenue for the quarter was $1.1 billion – a decreased of $16 million compared to Q2 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA was reported to be $491.4 million, a $10 million decrease compared to the same quarter of 2021, according to a press release.
In its telecommunications segment, Quebecor reported $912.6 million in revenue for Q2 2022 (a decrease from $928.4 million in the same quarter of 2021) while adjusted EBITDA was $487.5 million (up from $481.5…
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Calls for minister to ban ads on the public broadcaster
By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – In a letter obtained by Cartt.ca, Québecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau brings falling advertising revenues to the attention of the Minister of Canadian Heritage while criticizing the recent renewal of the national public broadcaster’s licences by the CRTC.
“In the face of technological globalization of non-Canadian companies that rely on advertising (FAANG, and soon Netflix and Disney+), which is the only source of revenue for traditional television, the CRTC has decided to maintain the CBC’s power to continue to use it,” Péladeau mentions in his letter…
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TULITA and FORT GOOD HOPE, NT — Northwestel, a subsidiary of Bell, announced today the launch of fibre Internet in the Mackenzie Valley communities of Tulita and Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories.
“Fort Good Hope and Tulita are the first fly-in communities with seasonal winter-road access to be fully connected to fibre in the north,” a press release says.
With the launch, customers in these communities can access Northwestel’s high-speed, unlimited fibre Internet service, offering speeds up to 300 Mbps, as well as live HD TV with Northwestel TV Plus, the release says.
The Northwestel TV Plus service, starting at $25 per…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC today approved $30 million in funding for the Canadian Administrator of VRS (CAV) from the National Contribution Fund (NCF).
The funding, which was approved on an interim basis last November, is to be paid out in 12 equal, monthly payments, starting this past January.
“Access to this funding will enable the CAV to continue to offer video relay service in Canada to the benefit of all Canadians,” the CRTC’s decision explains. “Video relay service (VRS) enables people who use sign language to conduct telephone calls and communicate with voice telephone users using sign language.” It does so…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – On Friday, CBC/Radio-Canada (SRC) filed its motion to appeal the CRTC’s decision on the use of the N-word on air in the Federal Court of Appeal.
As indicated recently, the SRC decided to appeal the CRTC’s decision to force it to apologize for the on-air use of the N-word back in 2020 and show how it will ensure similar incidents do not happen in the future. The public broadcaster also requested the court grant it a stay of the CRTC decision until the court rules on the appeal.
The SRC is arguing the CRTC exceeded…
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MONTREAL – TVA Group, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, announced yesterday its financial results for the second quarter of 2022, which show revenues decreased by $12 million year-over-year to $147.5 million.
TVA also reported consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $3.2 million, a $10.7 million unfavourable variance compared to Q2 2021.
In its broadcasting segment, TVA reported $149,000 in negative adjusted EBITDA. This is “a $6,433,000 unfavourable variance resulting largely from the decreased profitability of TVA Network, which continued its strategy of increasing investment in content, partially offset by the improved profitability of “TVA Sports,” which had to absorb significant content cost in…
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HALIFAX – Develop Nova Scotia today announced the launch of the Satellite Internet Service Rebate program, through which the Government of Nova Scotia will cover one-time costs to set up satellite Internet service.
“The rebate will be available to about 3,700 homes and businesses for which no other internet service solution has been found,” a press release explains.
Those eligible can access up to $1,000 for costs including hardware, taxes, shipping and installation, according to the release.
The program is being led by Develop Nova Scotia, and will officially open on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at which point eligibility can be checked Continue Reading
