New Throne Unveiled On Queens Quay
There’s not much you can get for 25 cents these days. But if you’re around the Queens Quay West area a quarter will now ensure you can answer nature’s call in a non cringe-worthy public facility. The...
View ArticleInfoToGo pillars to be debated at city hall Wednesday
There will be debate at city hall on Wednesday on the new InfoToGo Pillars—critics claim the boards take up too much room on sidewalks and provide too much room for advertising. The public works and...
View ArticleFeds won’t intervene in CRTC decision to block Bell-Astral deal
Industry Minister Christian Paradis is giving the cold shoulder to any government intervention in the CRTC decision to block Bell’s friendly $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media. Paradis says the...
View ArticleAstral still talking to BCE on takeover deal
Astral Media Inc. is still talking with Bell in hopes of finding a way to have the friendly takeover by the telecom giant win regulatory approval. The CRTC killed the $3.4-billion deal last month,...
View ArticleBCE submits new $3.38B proposal for buying Astral
BCE Inc. expects that its new proposal to buy Astral Media will address the federal regulator’s concern about the telecom giant dominating the television market. Bell’s chief regulatory officer Mirko...
View ArticleRuling on Bell’s Astral Media acquisition comes Thursday
The federal broadcast regulator will hand down its decision Thursday on Bell’s proposed $3.8-billion acquisition of Astral Media. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...
View ArticleCRTC approves Bell’s takeover of Astral Media
Bell has won regulatory approval for its second bid to buy Astral Media and its coveted suite of TV speciality channels and radio stations in a deal worth $3.4 billion. The Canadian Radio-television...
View ArticleNDP criticizes Bell acquisition of Astral Media
OTTAWA – The federal opposition is not too happy about Bell Canada’s takeover bid for Astral Media. If the $3.38-billion deal goes through, Bell’s parent company BCE will acquire more television and...
View ArticleBell to acquire Astral for $3.38-billion
BCE Inc. has reached an agreement to buy Astral Media Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $3.38-billion, making it one of the largest media deals in Canadian history. BCE president and CEO George Cope...
View ArticleCRTC rejects Bell’s $3.4 billion buy of Astral Media
OTTAWA, Ont. – Bell Media’s $3.4-billion takeover of Astral media was not good for Canadians, the federal broadcast regulator declared on Thursday, in its surprise move to reject the union of the two...
View ArticleOttawa won’t intervene in CRTC decision to block Bell-Astral deal
MONTREAL, QUE — Industry Minister Christian Paradis is giving the cold shoulder to any government intervention in the CRTC decision to block Bell’s friendly takeover of Astral Media (TSX:ACM.A)....
View ArticleCRTC approves Bell’s $3.4-billion acquisition of Astral Media
GATINEAU, Que. – Canada’s communications regulator cleared the way for the country’s newest telecom colossus Thursday, approving Bell’s retooled $3.4-billion bid for Astral Media and its coveted TV...
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