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BCE Acquisition of Astral Media Round 2 Part 3 – Telus Strategy vs BCE Strategy

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Roland Renner

Given BCE’s history in the content business, the Telus strategy has a lot going for it. Continue reading →

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BCE Acquisition of Astral Media Round 2 Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Roland Renner

Last week participants filed their objections to the second BCE application to acquire Astral Media.  There were 834 interventions in total, many of which are one-page letters of support or opposition. There are three different categories of organizations that filed … Continue reading →

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Supreme Supreme Court Rules CRTC does not have jurisdiction to implement broadcaster fees for cable carriage

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Roland Renner

The fee for carriage would have allowed the traditional over the air broadcasters like CTV, and Global, to charge a fee to the cable, satellite and other distributors for the right to carry their signals.  These fees would have been … Continue reading →

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Traditional Broadcasting and Video Distribution Still Prospers

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Roland Renner

In spite of all the hype around Internet video, the traditional broadcasting system continues to very well. The CRTC’s “Communications Monitoring Report 2012″ was released in September. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2012/cmr.htm It contains many interesting results that are directly related to the issues … Continue reading →

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