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UPDATE: Vidéotron accuses Bell of blocking Super Écran; court sides with Bell

MONTREAL – Another day, another Quebecor-Bell dispute. While Bell Media announced today a new bi-lingual Crave service – which includes its French-language pay-TV channel Super Écran – Vidéotron is calling the move “another anticompetitive maneuver by Bell." The Quebecor-owned cable company said in a press release Tuesday afternoon it “has been forced to discontinue on-demand access to Super Écran content for its customers,” and that “as of today. Bell is also blocking access to its Super Écran Go app… for Videotron customers who subscribe to Super Écran. “Videotron is disappointed that Bell is again using its market dominance to place...