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Telus alleges Bell ‘degraded’ wholesale fibre service in anti-competitive move.
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By Ahmad Hathout Bell has “drastically degraded” wholesale last-mile fibre service to Telus in Ontario and Quebec, a move that increased its market power and harmed customers of the third-party......
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Rogers wants court review of OneSoccer carry issue.
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By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to review whether the CRTC erred when it approved a request by Timeless Inc. to have staff-assisted mediation instead... Read more »
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Apple believes a paragraph in the CRTC's recent decision defining Canadian programming contradicts the attorney general's argument in the base contribution appeal.
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By Ahmad Hathout Apple has filed a letter to the Federal Court of Appeal requesting that the panel of justices review a recent CRTC decision that it believes could bolster... Read more »
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Rogers says it has instituted new measures to ensure contractor safety after admitting to labour offences related to a tower-fall death in Minden.
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Cable giant puts in place additional measures to ensure contractor safety By Ahmad Hathout Rogers last month withdrew an application from the Federal Court of Appeal against the Canada Industrial......
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[COMMENT] The CRTC’s ruling on television copyright: for a branch-plant CanCon economy.
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By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024) In October 2022, Netflix appeared at the Senate committee...
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"Groundbreaking cultural sector investments" in federal budget "a win for Canadian media producers."
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Liberals fulfill pledge to up CBC funding by $150M By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – While the federal government announced some $51 billion in cuts and savings and projected a deficit... Read more »
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Federal Court of Appeal will hear SaskTel challenge on last-mile fibre access.
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By Ahmad Hathout The Federal Court of Appeal will hear a SaskTel challenge that alleges the CRTC’s decision to mandate access its bundled fibre facilities was based on a cabinet... Read more »
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DAZN is unsure about whether it must immediately pay what it estimates to be $1.25M in base contribution to CanCon funds in light of court challenge.
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By Ahmad Hathout Sports streamer DAZN is telling the Federal Court of Appeal that it is not sure whether it is obligated to immediately pay the base contribution amount forced... Read more »
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Bell will wholesale Telus fibre in western Canada.
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Telco focusing on content and mobility bundle By Ahmad Hathout Bell said Tuesday it will use the CRTC’s wholesale internet framework to launch fibre-based internet services in British Columbia and......
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Rogers looks to trademark ‘Want It All’ as Blue Jays seek third World Series title.
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The Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership in early October filed an application with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to trademark “Want It All”, as Toronto’s Major League Baseball...
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The Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments made by Cogeco and Eastlink that allege the CRTC made several errors when it rejected their request to relook at its decision to allow the three largest telecoms wholesale access to their cable networks.
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By Ahmad Hathout The Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments made by Cogeco and Eastlink that allege the CRTC made several errors when it rejected their request to relook... Read more »
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Streamers have elected to release some base contribution money from an independent trust to recipients, despite court stay, CRTC says.
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By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC’s vice president of broadcasting said Wednesday that some of the base contribution money collected from online streamers, which is to be delivered to Canadian content......
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If it comes to it, Bell says it has a compelling bundled package -- which would include content -- for Telus customers out west if it leases fibre from its telco rival.
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Sale of infrastructure also not out of the cards By Ahmad Hathout Bell’s chief financial officer said Thursday that leasing internet from Telus in western Canada is not out of... Read more »
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Rogers is seeking to purchase the rest of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) before it entertains outside investors for a minority stake in the sports empire.
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By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is seeking to purchase the rest of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) before it entertains outside investors. The telecom’s chief financial officer, Glenn Brandt,...
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CRTC says MVNO access must include shared networks.
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By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Thursday confirmed a preliminary view that regional mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) should have access to shared wireless networks even when an agreement is......
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Rogers is challenging a decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) that found it responsible for ensuring the safety of contractors following the death of a man working on one of its towers in Minden, Ontario.
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By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is challenging a decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) that found it responsible for ensuring the safety of contractor workers following the death of......
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CRTC warned Heritage about delay in Online Streaming Act implementation in 2023 letter.
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By Ahmad Hathout Nearly five months after the Online Streaming Act became law, the CRTC warned about a delay in implementing the new rules after its request for funding was... Read more »
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Breaking news: Linda Schuyler and the makers of the new Degrassi documentary have settled their short-lived legal dispute, which will see future distribution of the doc with additional context related to child actor compensation.
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By Ahmad Hathout The co-creator of the Degrassi franchise and the makers of a documentary about the hit Canadian show have settled Wednesday a short-lived legal dispute that centered on... Read more »
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Telus alleges Rogers is blocking its ad campaigns in an anticompetitive move. The cable giant claims the telco isn't following its rules.
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Rogers claims the telco failed to comply with its ad rules By Ahmad Hathout Telus is alleging Rogers is refusing to allow the telco to advertise on the cable company’s... Read more »
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Breaking news: The co-creator of “Degrassi" is suing to stop the premiere of a doc about the hit Canadian show at TIFF this weekend, claiming it has defaming statements and innuendo that she enriched herself at the expense of the underpaid child actors.
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By Ahmad Hathout The co-creator and producer of the “Degrassi” franchise is suing to stop the world premiere Saturday of a new documentary about the hit Canadian show that includes... Read more »
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