Radio / Television News

UPDATE #3: Bell satellite customers lose Sun News in carriage fee battle now before the Commission


TORONTO – Quebecor has asked the CRTC to intervene in its battle with Bell over Sun News.As first reported by Cartt.ca, the new Quebecor’s news-talk channel was removed from the Bell TV satellite line-up at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, and while Quebecor claims this is clearly a matter of undue preference under sections 9(1) and 9(2) of the Broadcast Distribution Regulations, Bell says that simply isn’t so and is but one of multiple disagreements the companies have with each other.While the Sun News channel slot itself remains, the feed has been replaced with text telling customers that the channel...