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Telus charges Corus/Shaw with conspiring to block access to premium content

OTTAWA - In a battle of GOs, Telus is charging Corus Entertainment and Shaw Communications of conspiring to block its efforts to stream Movie Central/HBO content to its Optik On The Go customers, which competes directly now with Shaw`s GO TV Everywhere service. Telus filed a complaint with the CRTC last week saying Telus has tried unsuccessfully for nearly a year to acquire the premium content for its Optik on the go service from Corus, to no avail. “Corus is offering in-home, out-of-home and on-the-go access to Movie Central and HBO content to Shaw’s BDU subscribers, while denying Telus Optik TV...