The regulator rejected an earlier bid for approval of the transaction, but agreed this time after the phone giant agreed to sell off assets and invest more coin in Canadian content. By Etan Vlessing ...

MONTREAL, April 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Astral Media Inc. (Astral) and BCE Inc. (Bell) today announced they have replied to interventions filed with the Canadian Radio-television and ...

Telco giant Bell Canada’s $3 billion deal to swallow rival broadcaster Astral Media is facing fierce opposition from the country’s TV biz. Almost all the leading media companies have come out strongly ...

Good news for consumers and creators as Bell Media readies significant new investment in Canadian content Revitalizes competition in Canadian broadcasting, especially in Québec, meaning more content ...

MONTREAL: Astral Media and BCE have issued their replies to interventions filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), as part of the process to review the ...

A jump in radio station earnings led Canadian broadcaster Astral Media on Monday to report an increase in first-quarter profits. By Etan Vlessing, The Associated Press A jump in radio station earnings ...

MONTREAL: Canada’s largest telecommunications company, BCE Inc., is acquiring all of the issued and outstanding shares of Astral Media and its specialty and pay-TV channels, radio stations, digital ...

MONTREAL — Bell Canada, the country’s leading telecom player and broadcaster, just got a lot bigger. On Friday morning, it was announced that Bell has inked a deal to take-over Montreal-based ...