Tag: CRTC

All things CRTC from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

CRTC, Media & Telco News – Shaw to divest itself of...

Shaw Communications has announced its intent to divest itself of its 38.6% stake in Corus Entertainment. Shaw says it's entered into an agreement with...

CRTC, Media, and Telecom News – Quebecor assessing legal options following...

The CRTC has suspended the broadcasting licence for TVA Sports, but says the suspension will only go into effect if its signal is withheld...

CRTC issues licence suspension in Bell v. TVA Group

The CRTC has suspended the broadcasting licence for TVA Sports, but says the suspension will only go into effect if TVA Sports' signal is...

CRTC & Canadian Media News – Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau...

Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau told a CRTC hearing Wednesday that it had no alternative but to pull TVA Sports from Bell TV last...

Film & TV News – Blue Ant Media appeals to CRTC...

Blue Ant Media, which operates specialty channels A.Side, BBC Earth, Cottage Life, HIFI, Love Nature, Makeful, T + E and Smithsonian Channel, is appealing...

Injunction restores TVA Sports to Bell TV customers

A court order has compelled Quebecor to restore access to its French-language TVA Sports channel for Bell TV customers, after defying two CRTC directives...

TVA Sports goes dark on Bell TV amidst Quebecor carriage dispute

TVA Sports has gone dark on Bell TV in Quebec, amidst an ongoing carriage dispute between Bell and Quebecor. In an update for subscribers posted...

CRTC, Telecom & Awards News – RTDNA Canada announces regional Lifetime...

RTDNA Canada has announced that Lynda Steele and Rob Germain will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award in the West Region. Steele is the host...

CRTC and RCMP execute search warrants in remote access malware investigation

The CRTC and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Division have executed separate search warrants at a home in the Greater Toronto Area...

CRTC, Telecom and Awards News – Bell requests permission to shutter...

Bell Media is asking the CRTC for permission to shutter 28 rebroadcasting transmitters that it says either require significant repair or are at the...