Tag: Quebecor

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Feds to move forward with...

The Government of Canada will move forward with a plan to tax large, foreign digital companies like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook, according to...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Canadian telecom and TV complaints...

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) year-end report indicates complaints from Canadian telecom and TV customers were up another 35% for 2018-19,...

Bell’s proposed ‘V’ acquisition threatens to crush competition, says Quebecor

Quebecor is asking the CRTC to outright deny Bell Media's application to acquire the French-language V network. In its intervention to the commission, filed Friday,...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Mathieu Turbide, Quebecor Media’s VP of...

QUB Radio, the digital radio and podcast platform launched by Quebecor Media last October, recently introduced the concept of a customizable morning show. It allows...

Conference, Awards & Regulatory News – OAB opens award nominations

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) has opened nominations for its annual awards, with the addition this year of the Inspiring Women Award, recognizing...

Bell Media one step closer to becoming monopoly again: Quebecor

Quebecor president and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau says Bell Media's move to acquire conventional French-language TV network 'V' would amount to giving the media...

Videotron to challenge CRTC ruling on set-top box data sharing

Quebecor intends to challenge another CRTC ruling in court in an attempt to lift conditions of licence related to the sharing of data from...

CRTC, Telecom & Media News – Federal Court of Appeal to...

The Federal Court of Appeal has agreed to hear Quebecor’s argument asking for a CRTC decision to be overturned stemming from its ongoing carriage...

Film & TV News – TVA Group eliminates 68 positions

TVA Group has eliminated 68 positions, saying deep budget cuts are necessary in order to reduce operating expenses. The Quebecor-owned French-language network said in...

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...