Shaw says Freedom was built to be easily separated from Shaw
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS AND Shaw Communications today filed their responses to the Competition Bureau’s application to the Competition Tribunal for an order blocking their proposed merger, with Rogers calling Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell’s position “unreasonable”.
In an application to the Competition Tribunal, filed last month, the commissioner indicated he is seeking to prevent the Rogers and Shaw merger due to concern over the impact he alleges it will have on wireless competition in the country.
Rogers, however, says the commissioner’s analysis “is flawed and incomplete.”
“Contrary to the Commissioner’s allegations, the…
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TORONTO – toober, a Toronto-based live television app*, announced today it has launched 13 new channels, all of which are available immediately to all subscribers.
The channels, launched in May, include: Afriwood Blockbuster, Agrotendencia (Costa Rica), Azteca Clic (Mexico) Azteca Cinema (Mexico), Dancehall Channel (Jamaica), INTI (Ecuador), Kiddiwinks (South Africa), M&E TV (Trinidad), MTM (Mercy and Truth Ministries TV, Jamaica), Sports Connect (South Africa), True African TV (South Africa), TTT (Trinidad) and UCL (Paraguay, Un Canal Latinamericano).
“toober aims to fill a gap in the live streaming market by providing subscribers access to all of their favourite channels from around the…
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TORONTO – Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) today unveiled new original series including We Are One and Mind Your Own Business.
We Are One will debut tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET. A description in a press release says: “Every family is unique. Meet Canadian families – that include members of the disability community – as they share stories of adapting, growing and supporting each other. In the debut episode, meet the family of Ollie Acosta-Pickering, a young boy who was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma and who is now legally blind.”
Mind You Own Business will debut July 6 at 8…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU, TORONTO and ALBERTA – At the end of the day today, the Competition Bureau announced it had come to an agreement with Rogers and Shaw.
The companies have agreed not to close on their proposed merger until the Competition Tribunal has ruled on the bureau’s application to the tribunal seeking to block their merger.
“Rogers has also agreed not to enforce any condition in its agreement with Shaw… that limits Shaw’s ability to operate, maintain, enhance or expand its wireless business,” the bureau’s news release reads.
The companies and the bureau have also agreed to request an expedited…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications today announced it is donating $1 million to support over 260 youth charities in Alberta to kick off the 10th anniversary of the Shaw Charity Classic.
The donation will help support the charities through Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink, which is the tournament’s charitable giving platform.
The Shaw Charity Classic, which is the PGA TOUR Champions’ only Canadian stop, has raised $76 million for over 230 Alberta-based children and youth charities over its first nine years, according to a press release.
Shaw also announced it is bringing back Chip in for Kids, which allows Canadians to…
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Bell was not consulted on Globalive/Telus network sharing agreement, CFO said
By Ken Kelley
TORONTO – Executives from each of Canada’s major telecoms, along with their counterparts from some of the country’s smaller players, gathered in Toronto on Wednesday for the first in-person edition of the TD Securities Telecom and Media Conference since the Covid pandemic began.
BCE executive vice-president and chief financial officer Glen LeBlanc kicked off the day’s proceedings, with discussion around the company’s recent financial performance as well as the implications of the sale of Shaw’s wireless assets, Freedom Mobile, in order to settle anti-competitive concerns brought on…
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Contingent on Globalive acquiring Freedom Mobile
By Amanda OYE
TORONTO – Globalive announced yesterday it has signed a network and spectrum sharing agreement with Telus, contingent on Globalive acquiring Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile.
“It’s a transformational agreement – it’s the first of its kind,” said Globalive’s founder and chair Anthony Lacavera in an interview with Cartt.ca.
The agreement, which would span a minimum of 20 years, “marks the first time that a Canadian carrier has entered into a network and spectrum sharing agreement with a pure-play independent wireless competitor,” according to a Globalive press release.
Globalive is the founder of Wind Mobile, which…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – In a keynote speech at the International Institute of Communications’ annual conference in Ottawa on May 16, Pierre-Karl Péladeau, CEO of Québecor, in his usual frank manner urged Parliament to pass Bill C-11 and Bill C-18. As well, he wants to see more competition in wireless. (Péladeau gave his speech in a combination of English and French.)
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“Our legislative and regulatory system has to ensure a healthy competition in the market, to benefit consumers but also to ensure the perennity of the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications systems,” he said.
Péladeau mentioned the Competition Bureau indicated…
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OTTAWA – Conservative critic John Nater (above) called into question the CRTC’s ability to effectively fulfill the responsibilities that would be handed to it by Bill C-18, the Online News Act, during second reading of the bill, which began today in the House of Commons.
Nater more specifically asked why the Commission was selected “to enforce and oversee the act when the CRTC does not have a history or experience in regulating online platforms.”
The Conservative critic further questioned the Commission’s suitability for the role by pointing to its chair Ian Scott’s “clear lack of judgement” when meeting Bell…
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CEO says they are looking with “increasing favour” on expanding their wireless business
MONTREAL – Quebecor today reported its first quarter 2022 financial results, showing revenues fell by 0.3% to $1.1 billion, compared to the first quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA was also down, with the company reporting it decreased by 2.3% to $442.1 million.
Quebecor’s telecommunications segment reported revenues declined to $903.4 million in Q1 2022, compared to $914 million in Q1 2021 and adjusted EBITDA for the segment was reported to be $460 million in Q1 2022, compared to $450.9 million in the same quarter last year.
Videotron reported an 8.7%…
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