Articles Tagged ‘Bell’
How Rogers thinks 5G will change sports media
A partnership with University of Waterloo offers visions of second screen applications, personal camera angles and loads of real time data.
Wade Oosterman to assume Bell Media leadership from Lennox in 2021
After Randy Lennox’s surprise exit announcement, Bell has announced several changes, including a new role for Devorah Lithwick.
How Bell used its digital prowess to keep TIFF running smoothly
Without the Lightbox at the centre of the action, the telco created ads to promote its digital prowess.
Bell’s acquisition of V approved
The Commission found that the transaction serves the public interest and noted that the rationale for its decision would be published at a later date.
Bell inks exclusive Quibi partnership
CTV News and TSN will produce daily content for the mobile-first digital service, set to launch next month.
Bell adds Crave to its TIFF marketing mix
With the doc Once We Were Brothers premiering, the vertically integrated company is sprinkling the festival with nods to its SVOD.
Bell makes a move in e-sports
The vertically integrated company’s ISP division is first founding marketing partner for Toronto-based e-sports company.
George Cope set to retire from Bell
The longtime CEO is retiring in January 2020 and will leave the company in the hands of current COO Mirko Bibic.
TV advertising strong, but media still flat for Bell in Q1
While radio advertising was down, there were significant upticks in specialty viewership and year-over-year growth in TV advertising.
Bell files $150M damages claim against Quebecor
Bell argues that Quebecor tried to damage its reputation through a series of misleading and defamatory statements.
CRTC orders TVA Sports back on for Bell customers
Quebecor said it would abide by the order but reiterated its stance that there is a “dramatic imbalance” in the royalties paid to specialty channels.
TVA Sports carriage battle goes to Gatineau
According to Bell, around 425,000 households were affected by the pull last week.
Quebec carriage dispute heading to the CRTC
TVA Group will be required to “show cause” as to why the CRTC should not suspend its broadcasting licence at next week’s hearing.
TVA Sports goes dark for some Quebec viewers
Quebecor went ahead with the threat despite receiving a pair of letters from the CRTC urging both sides to come to a swift resolution.
Bell, Quebecor carriage dispute escalates
Quebecor is reportedly set to pull its TVA Sports channel from Bell TV at 7 p.m today, coinciding with the first game of the NHL playoffs.
