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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You can’t fight public interest, he warns
By Amanda OYE
MONTREAL – Pierre Karl Péladeau (above) wants everyone to know Videotron is ready to expand outside Quebec.
“We’re not a Monday morning quarterback – we’ve been there, we’ve done that and we’re ready to go,” said Péladeau in an interview with Cartt.ca.
Péladeau is president and CEO of Quebecor, Videotron’s parent company, and has also been president and CEO of Videotron since June.
Videotron got into mobile back in 2006 when it “started as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) on Rogers’s network,” he said.
“We, at that time, thought that we would need…
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VANCOUVER, WINNIPEG and TORONTO — Ayasew Ooskana Pictures, APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada announced today production has begun on the new original five-part drama and feature film Bones of Crows, created by award-winning writer, director and producer Marie Clements.
Casting was also announced for the character-driven series, which will star Grace Dove (above, Monkey Beach) as Cree matriarch Aline Spears who “survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse,” reads a press release.
“She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a…
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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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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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CALGARY — Shaw Communications announced today students and teachers in British Columbia and Alberta now have access to Ignition, a digital literacy course developed by social impact education innovator EVERFI Inc. that is “designed to help students in grades 6-9 develop the skills they need to navigate online content and social media safely and confidently,” says a press release.
The curriculum for the six-lesson course is being made available to B.C. and Alberta schools at no cost through support from Shaw, according to the release.
“As the ability to learn, play and access information through technology becomes seamless across devices in…
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With two overlapping boards, observers left to wonder, who’s in charge?
– Staff
TORONTO – While the son of the company founder announced late Friday he has created a new board of directors to take charge of Rogers Communications, the existing board and its senior executives are insisting they will not stand down and that the new board announced by Edward Rogers is illegal.
The company has been gripped by scandal for nearly a month now as Edward has been trying to remove CEO Joe Natale and several other corporate leaders (The Globe and Mail originally broke the story). The RCI…
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TORONTO – Edward Rogers announced yesterday he intends to replace five members of the board of directors of Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI).
A press release issued late last night says Mr. Rogers “is disappointed with recent events and commentary regarding the governance of RCI and has lost confidence in the Board of RCI as currently constituted.”
Earlier yesterday evening, RCI announced its board had voted out Mr. Rogers as chair and that John MacDonald was taking over. (You can catch up on the ongoing power struggle at RCI here, here and here.)
However, Mr. Rogers remains on RCI’s…
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Executive oversight committee created to deal with ongoing conflict
TORONTO – Rogers Communications reported its third quarter financial results this morning as the company attempts to put its house back in order after reports made an ongoing power struggle public.
Overall, for the quarter ending Sept. 30, Rogers reported adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was down 2% to $1.6 billion from Q3 2020 and net income was down 4% to $490 million. Revenue was virtually unchanged from Q3 2020, at $3.6 billion.
Wireless performed well during Q3.
Rogers reported 175,000 wireless postpaid net subscriber additions, “our best result…
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Judge zeroes in on the term “wholesale” for Quebecor subsidiary Fibernoire
By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Arguments before the Federal Court on Tuesday about whether Videotron correctly qualified for 3.5 GHz spectrum for wireless services in western Canada pivoted on what kind of impact this decision could have on the market – and whether unfair advantages would be given based on a specific interpretation of the auction rules.
In July, Quebecor’s Videotron was awarded 294 licences for nearly $830 million in the set-aside portion of the 3.5 GHz auction that began in June. This includes licences in Manitoba, Alberta and British…
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