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C-10: The Legal Issues II
After the technical Zoom issues were ironed out, the webinar began with a presentation by Konrad von Finckenstein, past president of the CRTC and commissioner…
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OTTAWA — The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) today announced registration is now open for Prime Time 2022.
The annual media production conference, taking place from Feb. 3-11, 2022, will be held as a hybrid event, “offering an expanded suite of online programming and virtual meetings, as well as pop-up networking events across Canada,” says a press release.
The conference will include “thought-provoking panels and keynotes, buyer briefings and one-on-one pitching sessions, as well as profile-building opportunities and enhanced networking offerings for industry leaders from across Canada and the world,” the release says.
More details about the in-person events will be…
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BURLINGTON, Ont. — Motorsports channel REV TV Canada and Performance Auto & Sound Magazine (PASMAG) announced today they will bring Canadian viewers live coverage of the 2021 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) trade show taking place in Las Vegas this week.
PASMAG’s Tuning 365 program, which airs weekly on REV TV and is hosted by Randi Bentia and Adam Gordon, “will take viewers on a tour of the SEMA 2021 show with the latest news and unveilings from the show floor,” reads a press release.
Hosts Bentia and Gordon “will also welcome industry insiders and special guests on the program while…
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TORONTO – Organizers of the Canadian Telecom Summit announced today the moderator and participants for the conference’s panel titled The Impact of Technology on Society, Business, Economy, and the Workforce of the Future.
The panel will be moderated by Namir Anani (above), president and CEO of the Information and Communications Technology Council.
Panelists include JC Fahmy, CEO of CENGN, Viet Nquyen, head of government and industry relations at Ericsson, Kris L. Schaffer, chief country lead and business development executive – Canada, at Telstra, Catherine Rosenberg, Canada research chair in future Internet and Cisco research chair in 5G systems at the University…
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TORONTO – Wednesday evening, Robert Gemmell, Alan Horn and Philip Lind all issued statements weighing in on the ongoing power struggle at Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) and supporting Edward Rogers.
The statements follow the filing of court documents by Mr. Rogers in the Supreme Court of British Columbia Tuesday, and subsequent reports disputing some of the information laid out by Mr. Rogers in those documents.
Gemmell, who notes in his statement he has been an independent director at RCI since 2017, said: “As Board Chair, Edward has always acted deliberately with consideration and with preference for consultation. The discussion…
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VANCOUVER – In his capacity as chair of the Rogers Control Trust, Edward Rogers filed documents in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on Tuesday in a move towards establishing the validity of his version of the board of Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI).
In his petition, Mr. Rogers asks the court to declare “the written consent resolution dated October 22, 2021, signed by the shareholders holding at least two-thirds of the Class A Voting Shares of RCI is valid and effective.” This would resolve the issue of there currently being two boards claiming to be the one and only RCI…
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Staff changes also made at Canadian Heritage
By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially announced his new(ish) Cabinet.
In a ceremony at Rideau Hall Tuesday, Trudeau appointed Pablo Rodriguez as Minister of Canadian Heritage. Rodriguez was government house leader until dissolution and had been Heritage Minister between 2018 and 2019. His predecessor, Stephen Guilbeault, is now the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Rodriguez is the third (or fourth if you count his previous passage) Heritage Minister to come from Montréal.
Trudeau also appointed Gudie Hutchings from Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Rural Economic Development. The Prime…
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By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Telus Corp. has lost one step in its Federal Court case to stop Quebecor’s Videotron from getting its hands on 3.5 GHz spectrum licenses in western Canada.
A Federal Court judge on Friday denied Telus’ request to order Innovation Canada to temporarily halt the issuance of the licenses during the time the court deliberates on the arguments in the case.
At a hearing last week, Videotron and the counsel for the Attorney General of Canada both told the Court if Videotron is not issued the licenses in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, it would be at…
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Bell says licensees should pay less if restrictions are permanent
By Ahmad Hathout
Canada’s big telecoms said they are surprised by an Innovation Canada decision to restrict the use of the 3.5 GHz spectrum in areas where there are interference possibilities, principally around 26 major airports, which they say will affect the ability of Canadians’ living in the surrounding areas to get 5G services.
ISED proposed the restrictions in an August consultation document.
Bell said in its submission to the consultation the decision came after the June spectrum auction and the federal minister gave no indication there was an asterisk on…
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Registration opens for CMPA’s Prime Time 2022
REV TV to air live coverage of 2021 SEMA show
CTS announces panel exploring impact of technology
Crisis at Rogers: Gemmell, Horn and Lind weigh in
Crisis at Rogers: Edward Rogers says Natale was set to retire, asks court to decide who’s in charge
Trudeau’s Cabinet features new(ish) Heritage Minister, returning ISED Minister
Court denies Telus request for Videotron spectrum licence ban (updated)
Big telecoms caught off guard by airport exclusion areas for 3.5 GHz spectrum
