Perhaps there's an election coming. Or maybe BCE doesn't have any friends in Ottawa (either). But Postmedia has scored a nice little beat with its story that the Tories will require the CRTC to back down or face reversal in Parliament. Montreal Gazette.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
BCE bought CTV to prevent Cable monopoly
An interesting spin on the BCE purchase of CTV previously unheard. Geroge Cope says he did it to keep cable opeators from controlling the market on content. CBC.ca
Digital Daily: Will 14 cents a day be low enough?
Rupert Murdoch's digital publication may be a hit with iPad users and others. It will cost 99 cents a week or about $39.99 a year. Link is to the Wall Street Journal story. Here is a news release page sent to us. CRTC called before Commons over usage-based billing
The Globe and Mail: The chairman of the CRTC will appear before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on Thursday, as the regulator's decision on usage-based billing for Internet services continues to generate anger among consumers and businesses.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Blame German immigrants for groundhog madness
Same nice reflections here on the annual media affliction.
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