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Bibic says Canada has “unsophisticated” discourse on pricing, gov. reached wireless goals
telecom | 05/04/2023 4:16 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s CEO said that the government’s job is done in terms of achieving its wireless policy objectives.
“If you take a step back and you look at the industry in...
Site-blocking can be used for online harms legislation: Rogers
Internet and Governance | 05/17/2022 5:04 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. believes that the site-blocking remedy the company – along with BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. – won through the federal courts in recent months can be used in the future application of the government's planned legislation aimed at combating online...
ShavaTV piracy pair found in contempt of Ontario court
Media | 03/23/2021 5:57 pm EDT
Two people who had been allegedly selling subscriptions to pirated content...
Bell’s Q2 profit plunges by 64 per cent
telecom | 08/06/2020 3:51 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s second quarter profit dropped to $294 million, a 64 per cent decrease on a year before, with...
Bell files for trademark injunction against SkyChoice’s WiFibe
telecom | 07/08/2020 5:54 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has asked Federal Court to order a small Ontario telecom to stop using the name “WiFIBE” for its wireless fibre internet service. Bell argued in a claim filed Monday that SkyChoice...
Cogeco’s IPTV service in beta testing, but no start date
telecom | 01/15/2020 4:27 pm EST
There’s no firm timeframe for when Cogeco Inc. will roll out its new IPTV service, despite the cableco previously telling investors it would become available in 2019. Cogeco’s CEO Phillipe...
Bell did unduly disadvantage TVA Sports: CRTC
Media | 12/19/2019 3:48 pm EST
The CRTC has ruled on two applications in which rivals BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. accused each other of an undue preference when it came to the packaging of the other company’s TV content, concluding that Bell unduly disadvantaged Quebecor’s TVA Sports.
In March,...
Broadcasters opposed to STB measurement system proposal
Media | 12/18/2019 6:12 pm EST
Several independent broadcasters have written to the CRTC to say the regulator shouldn’t grant a request by TV providers to change a rule forcing cable and IPTV services to hand over viewership...
Rovi’s STB suit an attempt to extract royalties, Videotron says
Media | 12/06/2019 11:49 am EST
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron will argue in Federal Court later this month...
Keep dispute resolution rule in place for FibeTV, CRTC hears
Media | 11/19/2019 6:03 pm EST
A group representing independent broadcasters is telling the CRTC it should maintain the rules forcing BCE Inc. into a dispute resolution process over affiliation agreements for its FibeTV. The...
BDUs appeal new distant signal tariffs
Media | 11/12/2019 12:00 pm EST
The country’s largest TV service providers are appealing an increase in the over-the-air distant signal...
Quebecor says it cut gig speeds due to new wholesale rates
telecom | 11/07/2019 5:12 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. executives confirmed on Thursday that its previously...
MediaTube asking Supreme Court to review Bell Fibe case
telecom | 10/01/2019 5:44 pm EDT
Six years after first filing suit alleging BCE Inc. infringed on its patent...
CRTC has no jurisdiction over site-blocking request, big telecoms argue
Media | 09/26/2019 5:31 pm EDT
BCE Inc., Quebecor Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are arguing in...
Telecoms ‘caught off guard’ by allegations piracy promoted at retailers: Super Channel
Media | 09/16/2019 6:38 pm EDT
Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc.’s Super Channel...
Helix will keep cord-cutters in Videotron ‘ecosystem,’ CEO says
Media | 08/27/2019 5:52 pm EDT
MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron unveiled its new Helix platform Tuesday, and the company is counting on the combined IPTV, WiFi management and smart home platform to...
Federal Court grants injunction against GoldTV
telecom | 08/07/2019 6:51 pm EDT
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has granted an interim ban on what the big telecom companies are...
IPTV coming by December, Cogeco says
Media | 07/11/2019 4:21 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. will launch its new IPTV service in its entire Canadian footprint by the end of the calendar...
Another MediaTube appeal request against Bell denied
Media | 06/13/2019 1:36 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal request by MediaTube Corp. to present new evidence in a six-year-old patent infringement case brought against BCE Inc. Judge David Stratus agreed with Bell’s argument that...
TekSavvy launches IPTV service
Media | 02/01/2019 5:11 pm EST
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is now offering IPTV in Chatham, Ont., and the service will become available in...
Quebecor CFO Pruneau to head Videotron
telecom | 01/07/2019 5:35 pm EST
Jean-François Pruneau, Quebecor Inc.’s chief financial officer, has been appointed the new CEO of its Videotron subsidiary, in a move analysts said Monday was positive for the company.
Barclays analyst Phillip Huang said in a note that Pruneau is “very well-known to...
English Canadian subs to OTT jumps to 65%: MTM
Media | 12/06/2018 1:17 pm EST
The number of English-speaking adults in Canada subscribing to over-the-top streaming services continues...
Helix to be ‘superior’ to Bell’s Fibe: Videotron CEO
telecom | 11/08/2018 5:48 pm EST
As CEO Manon Brouillette wrapped up her last quarterly results with...
Bell hits Videotron with $100M infringement suit
telecom | 11/07/2018 12:35 pm EST
BCE Inc.’s Bell Media is suing Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron for copyright and trademark infringement...
Distributel goes with MobiTV for IPTV
telecom | 11/06/2018 10:42 am EST
Distributel Communications Ltd. is partnering with MobiTV Inc. to deliver its IPTV service, it said...
VMedia aims to ‘fast track’ plans with public play: co-founder
telecom | 10/25/2018 5:31 pm EDT
George Burger, co-founder of Ontario-based telecom VMedia Inc., says he...
Rogers plans to advance Ignite at ‘thoughtful pace’ to replace legacy systems
telecom | 10/19/2018 6:42 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. top brass say they expect to see enough...
SaskTel now offers IPTV service
Media | 08/22/2018 5:58 pm EDT
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. (SaskTel) announced the launch of a new TV service using Ericsson AB’s MediaFirst-powered IPTV platform in a press release on Wednesday. Dubbed the maxTV Stream, according to the...
Cogeco bucks the cableco X1 trend with MediaFirst pick
telecom | 08/14/2018 6:28 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is going with MediaFirst for its first IPTV platform, a move...
Bell targeting more rural markets with fixed wireless expansion
telecom | 08/02/2018 4:58 pm EDT
BCE Inc. will grow its presence in the fixed wireless space to 30 additional rural communities after a successful trial earlier this year, CEO George Cope said Thursday in a call with analysts.
“We ran a unique wireless trial in some markets, leveraging our footprint in...
Broadcast revenue bleeding got worse in 2017: CRTC
Media | 07/09/2018 8:30 pm EDT
According to the latest data from the CRTC, the Canadian broadcasting and broadcast distribution...
Live TV streaming services opportunity for Corus, CEO says
Media | 06/13/2018 5:30 pm EDT
U.S.-based video services like Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube TV and Amazon.com...
Rogers IPTV service live to certain Ont. customers
telecom | 06/11/2018 6:14 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. confirmed on Monday it started a targeted roll out of its Ignite TV IPTV service to select customers in Ontario. While Rogers initially planned on developing its own platform, that system was...
26% of Canadians access pirated content, new report shows
Media | 05/30/2018 6:16 pm EDT
A government-commissioned report is shedding light on the extent of...
CraveTV price increases to help make up for advertising pressure: analyst
Media | 05/25/2018 3:53 pm EDT
Increasing prices for BCE Inc.’s CraveTV will help improve the performance of Bell’s media division, National Bank analyst Adam Shine said in a Friday note.
The cost of...
Filipino company asks for set-top box sale shutdown in Ontario
Media | 05/14/2018 4:49 pm EDT
A media company from the Philippines is asking a Canadian court to put an...
Videotron says cord-cutting stable, eying IPTV to grow TV ARPU
Media | 05/09/2018 1:37 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said it won’t force the migration of its...
Freedom on new, ‘sustainable’ trajectory after record sub adds: Shaw
telecom | 04/12/2018 4:46 pm EDT
On the heels of record wireless subscriber growth in its second quarter,...
In telecoms’ year-end, cord-cutting slows, wireline grows
Media | 03/21/2018 12:14 pm EDT
Canada’s publicly-traded telecoms lost fewer TV subscribers in 2017 than...
Radio-Canada asks broadcasters ‘to pool our strengths’ on OTT, content
Media | 03/16/2018 10:02 am EDT
CBC/Radio-Canada is in negotiations over opening up its French-language...
Videotron ‘full speed’ ahead on IPTV: Brouillette
Media | 03/14/2018 5:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron is working on deploying its new IPTV service as quickly as possible, Manon...
Anglophone TV subs down slightly to 73%: MTM
Media | 03/09/2018 4:54 pm EST
The percentage of anglophones subscribing to TV service fell to 73 per cent in 2017 from 75 per cent a year earlier, according to the latest numbers from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) project. Continuing...
As TiVo targets Telus, three telecoms now all fighting TV patent claims
telecom | 02/05/2018 5:37 pm EST
Telus Corp. is now the third Canadian telecom to be sued by TiVo Corp. over...
Bell, Telus sign on to Ericsson’s TV platform
Media | 01/19/2018 2:53 pm EST
BCE Inc. said Thursday it has signed a deal with Ericsson AB to use its TV platform, following a similar announcement from Telus Corp. in December.
Bell has used Ericsson’s Mediaroom IPTV platform on its Fibe TV since 2010, Ericsson said in the release, and will now use...
Bell mulling advantages in prepaid wireless segment: CFO
telecom | 11/16/2017 4:35 pm EST
When it comes to the wireless industry’s torrid run of late, much of the...
Videotron reaches 1M wireless subscribers as it reports Q3 results
Media | 11/10/2017 5:14 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. said its wireless division has eclipsed one million subscribers since posting higher revenues and profits in its third-quarter earnings Thursday. “In the space of 7 years,...
Telus revenue, profit up 4 per cent each
telecom | 11/09/2017 7:52 pm EST
Telus Corp. reported revenue of $3.36 billion, up four per cent from the same quarter last year, in its third-quarter results released Thursday, while net income also increased 4.2 per cent to $370 million over that time....
Bell’s $166M AlarmForce acquisition small but strategic buy: analysts
telecom | 11/07/2017 11:42 am EST
BCE Inc. is making a bigger play for the home-security arena with the $166...
Bell needs to do more with ad tech, CEO says
Media | 11/02/2017 3:43 pm EDT
BCE Inc. CEO George Cope said the company needs to do a better job of finding opportunities in emerging advertising technology, as the company seeks additional revenue growth for its media division.
“We have to play in that space,” Cope said on a conference call with analysts following the...
Distributel buying Zazeen, adds to exec team
Media | 11/02/2017 2:45 pm EDT
Distributel Communications Inc. has received the OK from the CRTC to acquire IPTV service...
Freedom set to support older iPhones with spectrum rejig, deployment
telecom | 10/26/2017 5:37 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it would move to redeploy...
Rogers, Shaw indicate different plans for IPTV, internet bundling
Media | 10/20/2017 5:14 pm EDT
On the final day of the CRTC’s broadcast distribution licence hearing,...
Look at high cost of à la carte channels, PIAC tells CRTC
Media | 10/17/2017 8:16 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — There are still some problems with the implementation...
Videotron latest to announce X1-based IPTV
Media | 08/29/2017 5:00 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron will launch its IPTV service using the X1 platform from Comcast Corp., the...
BlueSky patent infringement suit dropped
telecom | 08/21/2017 4:08 pm EDT
A Swiss corporation and its subsidiaries have dropped a patent infringement case against Shaw...
Cord-cutting trend slows in first half of year: Boon Dog
telecom | 08/14/2017 2:23 pm EDT
Fewer people cut their TV subscriptions in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, according to new research by research and consulting firm Boon Dog Professional Services...
23% of Canadians say they’re likely to cut the cord: MTM
Media | 08/10/2017 4:23 pm EDT
The percentage of Canadians who reported being either likely or very likely to get rid of their TV service stood at 23 per cent in the spring of this year, according to a Media Technology Monitor...
Bell subs feel impact of ‘aggressive’ cable competition in Q2
telecom | 08/03/2017 2:22 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is hoping the second half of the year results in a boost for its internet business, after a second quarter that analysts called “surprisingly weak” and “softer...
BDU revenue losses accelerate to 2.1%: CRTC
Media | 07/27/2017 5:10 pm EDT
Canadian TV providers’ revenues dropped 2.1 per cent in 2016 — a marked increase from the 0.1 per...
Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division
Media | 07/20/2017 5:16 pm EDT
Joe Natale, president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., reiterated...
Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3
Media | 07/14/2017 3:11 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. reported stronger revenues and profits for its fiscal third quarter, the first earnings...
Plan comes together for TV subs boost in Shaw Q3: Mehr
telecom | 06/28/2017 2:26 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc.’s increased TV and Internet subscription numbers...
New TV, streaming offerings eyed to help stem piracy
Media | 06/06/2017 3:26 pm EDT
TORONTO — Products like new streaming TV services and sports-focused TV-everywhere offerings will help the industry curb piracy, according to Stewart Johnston, president of BCE Inc.’s Bell Media studios and TSN.
Speaking at the Canadian Telecom Summit Tuesday,...
NorthVu drops Bell IPTV patent case
Media | 05/31/2017 5:05 pm EDT
NorthVu Inc. has abandoned an appeal it filed with MediaTube Corp. in a dispute with BCE Inc. NorthVu filed a notice of discontinuance on May 23 in an appeal the two parties launched in February, against a January Federal...
CRTC calls for radio, BDU licence renewal applications
telecom | 05/31/2017 1:36 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking for holders of both radio and cable and IPTV broadcast distribution undertaking (BDU) licences that expire on Aug. 31, 2018 to apply to renew their licences. The commission said...
Alt TV managed service, doesn’t violate CRTC rules: Cope
Media | 05/15/2017 5:45 pm EDT
MONTREAL — BCE Inc. has launched a new TV product hoping to appeal to a segment of the market that’s less likely to subscribe to...
Former Videotron customers returning from Bell: Brouillette
Media | 05/12/2017 9:53 am EDT
Manon Brouillette, president of Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron, downplayed the effect that BCE Inc.’s recent move to deploy fibre-to-the-home...
Bell to launch new TV service to combat cord-cutting
Media | 04/26/2017 7:04 pm EDT
BCE Inc. will introduce a new television service aimed at customers who have been turning away from traditional TV to online alternatives, president and CEO George Cope said on a conference call with analysts discussing the...
Telus intros $20, no contract IPTV service
Media | 04/21/2017 7:13 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has quietly launched an IPTV service that will allow subscribers to watch live TV and on-demand content for $20 a month with no contract. The box itself, which is powered by Alphabet Inc.’s Android,...
Anglophone TV subs drop to 75 per cent: MTM
Media | 04/12/2017 5:41 pm EDT
Analog and digital cable’s share of the TV market declined from 40 per cent to 36 per cent in 2016, while IPTV subscriptions picked up among English-speaking Canadians, according to new research from Media Technology Monitor...
5G wireless substitution ‘not in the cards,’ says Cogeco’s Audet
Media | 04/07/2017 8:14 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. CEO Louis Audet said Friday that he’s not concerned about customers substituting wireline Internet service with wireless with the advent of 5G, and that the company...
Quebec approves class action over Fibe advertising
telecom | 04/05/2017 9:15 pm EDT
The Quebec Superior Court has approved a class-action lawsuit against BCE Inc. for allegedly misrepresenting the type of connections customers receive when subscribing to its Fibe services. The representative plaintiff, Quebec resident Shay Abicidan, is suing for damages and a permanent injunction on the sale of Bell’s Fibe Internet and TV services due to the connections not being composed entirely of fibre optics, according to the March 30 decision authorizing the action. According to court documents in French, the applicant said Bell’s network is comprised of both...
Shaw expands BlueSky availability, marketing
Media | 04/05/2017 6:06 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. has made its new IPTV platform available across Western Canada and will launch an “extensive mass marketing campaign” to promote the service, it said in a press release. Earlier this...
Too soon to see benefits of BlueSky TV: Barclays
Media | 04/03/2017 4:37 pm EDT
Despite being well received in some western markets, it’s too early to determine how Shaw Communications Inc.’s BlueSky TV is working out for the company, according to Barclays Capital. “We expect it will take...
TV subscriber losses steady, wireless adds at record high in 2016
telecom | 03/16/2017 9:10 pm EDT
Following a year in which cord-cutting increased sharply, the trend seems to have levelled out somewhat in 2016, with Canada’s publicly traded telecoms losing 220,990 TV subscribers, compared to...
Patent infringement claim made against Shaw’s BlueSky TV
Media | 02/28/2017 5:27 pm EST
A Swiss corporation and two of its subsidiaries are alleging that Shaw Communications Inc.’s new IPTV service is infringing on a handful of its patents, according to a statement of claim...
Péladeau’s return to Quebecor shouldn’t affect business: analysts
Media | 02/16/2017 10:20 pm EST
The man who led Quebecor Inc. for 14 years but left to join provincial politics will return as head of the company Thursday, though despite the change in leadership, analysts expect business to continue as usual. Effective immediately, Pierre Karl Péladeau will return to the company his father founded in 1965 and he headed from 1999 to 2013. National Bank Financial analyst Adam Shine said in a research note that “Mr. Péladeau is back. Figuratively, we’re...
Appeal filed in Bell IPTV case
Media | 02/07/2017 9:09 pm EST
A lengthy legal battle between BCE Inc. and two companies that claim Bell infringed on their IPTV patent has been extended, one month after a Federal Court judge dismissed the case. MediaTube Corp. and NorthVu...
Natale to take Rogers’ top job in July: interim CEO
Media | 01/26/2017 6:56 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. incoming president and CEO Joe Natale will take the helm in July, the company announced as it reported fourth-quarter numbers that showed continuing growth in data usage among its wireless...
Shaw launches IPTV platform
telecom | 01/11/2017 11:40 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. has made its IPTV service, called BlueSky, available in Calgary, and plans to launch it in additional markets “in the coming months.” The IPTV service runs the same X1 platform from Comcast Corp. that Rogers Communications...
Jay Thomson to head CCSA
telecom | 01/10/2017 9:31 pm EST
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has named Jay Thomson as its new CEO. Thomson, who is currently the vice-president of broadcasting policy and regulatory affairs for the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), will start effective Feb. 1, 2017, the CCSA said in a press...
Federal Court tosses patent suit against Bell for IPTV technology
Media | 01/06/2017 9:42 pm EST
What began more than three years ago as a $350-million claim of patent infringement against BCE Inc. devolved into a pale imitation of its former self and will lead to...
Rogers killing of in-house IPTV good move in long term, analysts say
Media | 12/16/2016 8:33 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has abandoned the development of its own IPTV platform and will instead launch an IPTV service using a platform from Comcast Corp., a plan analysts...
Bell targets second small IPTV provider over copyright claim
Media | 12/13/2016 7:28 pm EST
Zazeen Inc. is facing legal action from BCE Inc. over its Internet protocol TV (IPTV) service, with the incumbent calling the small provider’s service copyright infringement. In...
Telus launches 4K Netflix set-top viewing
Media | 11/07/2016 6:50 pm EST
Telus Corp. announced Monday that is making Netflix Inc.’s app available on its Optik 4K set-top box, allowing subscribers to stream Netflix in 4K resolution. “4K is the ultimate way to immerse yourself...
MTS looking for savings as it awaits Bell takeover
Media | 11/03/2016 8:32 pm EDT
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. will cut about 80 jobs to save about $7 million following a voluntary workforce reduction program “for certain employees who are not in customer-facing roles,” the company announced as it reported its third quarter results Wednesday. “This program will deliver annualized cost savings of approximately $7 million through lower salaries and benefits,” MTS said in a press release, adding that “by improving our cost structure, we can continue to invest in processes, systems and tools that will enhance our customer...
Bell announces 1M+ Crave TV subs, Fibe on Apple TV
telecom | 11/03/2016 6:56 pm EDT
BCE Inc. reported Thursday that its over-the-top (OTT) product Crave TV has surpassed one million subscribers, as it announced its Internet protocol TV (IPTV) service Fibe TV is getting distribution...
Low skinny basic take-up result of content-hungry consumers: Cope
telecom | 09/20/2016 10:12 pm EDT
Adoption of skinny-basic television has been low because consumers demand more content, BCE Inc. president and CEO George Cope told an investors’ conference on Tuesday. “Subscriptions for...
Wireline competition, pick-and-pay could pressure telecoms in 2017: Canaccord
telecom | 09/20/2016 3:46 pm EDT
Certain events leading into 2017 could spell increased pressure on telecommunications companies, but there’s “not much to be excited about” otherwise, according to Canaccord Genuity....
CCSA board responds to wrongful dismissal suit
telecom | 09/19/2016 8:05 pm EDT
The former CEO of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) could not have been wrongfully dismissed since her employment contract was already up, the board of directors argued in court documents responding to a lawsuit by Alyson...
CRTC grills telecoms on skinny basic promotion, bundling
Media | 09/08/2016 1:01 am EDT
GATINEAU — A CRTC panel pressed Canada's largest TV service providers on whether they were doing enough to bring attention to new skinny-basic services, raising concerns that higher-tier services were receiving favourable treatment, on the first day of a hearing on skinny-basic implementation. The commission heard Wednesday from Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron, Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and BCE Inc., who fielded questions on how they were faring with respect to implementing its skinny-basic rules, which came into effect on...
Bell releases ultra high-def PVR
Media | 08/29/2016 4:50 pm EDT
BCE Inc. customers can now take advantage of the “world’s first fully wireless [Internet protocol TV] service,” the company said Monday. In a press release, Bell said a wireless 4K Whole Home PVR was...
10% confused over definition of OTT: MTM
Media | 08/19/2016 8:19 pm EDT
Confusion over what qualifies as watching TV online has led Media Technology Monitor to revise some previously reported data about over-the-top (OTT) services. In a Thursday report,...
Dan Beer named You.i TV COO
Media | 08/19/2016 7:13 pm EDT
Burgeoning Ottawa-based TV app maker You.i TV has hired its first chief operating officer, the company announced this week. In a Tuesday press release, the company said Dan Beer’s appointment was made “in order to fuel the company’s continued rapid growth and...
Some Internet tier upgrades due to bandwidth, not speed: Cope
telecom | 08/04/2016 10:08 pm EDT
Some subscribers are climbing Internet service tiers not necessarily for increased speed, but to obtain unlimited bandwidth, George Cope, BCE Inc.’s president and chief executive officer,...
Telecoms’ TV revenues declined last year: CRTC
Media | 07/12/2016 9:01 pm EDT
The television distribution revenues reported by Canada’s telecommunications companies have fallen for the first time in a decade, driven by a decline in satellite subscribers. Numbers released by the...
Bell, MTS promote investment ahead of acquisition approval
telecom | 07/07/2016 7:03 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. announced another feature of their proposed merger Thursday morning in Manitoba. As part of the promised $1 billion investment...
CCSA sued for wrongful dismissal after Townsend departure
telecom | 07/07/2016 6:05 pm EDT
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) is facing a lawsuit from former president and CEO Alyson Townsend, who is accusing the organization of wrongful dismissal. In a statement of claim filed in...
MTS shareholders back Bell acquisition
telecom | 06/23/2016 4:25 pm EDT
The shareholders of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. have nearly unanimously approved its acquisition by BCE Inc. Of the just over 43 million votes cast, 99.66 per cent were in favour of the acquisition, according to...
Companies seeking injunction for Bell’s IPTV technology
telecom | 06/20/2016 9:08 pm EDT
Whether a patent encompasses technology used by BCE Inc.’s IPTV service will be a central issue as a patent case two-plus years in the making gets its date in court Tuesday. The Federal Court in Toronto was scheduled to hear the patent infringement case brought against Bell, and its Atlantic Canada arm Bell Aliant, by television providers MediaTube Corp. and NorthVu Inc. The statement of claim was initially filed on April 23, 2013. At issue is patent 477, which the plaintiffs allege to be theirs and under use by Bell in its IPTV products. The system...