http://www.lexferenda.com/12072006/spaghetti-bell/ daithí mac sithigh's blog on cyberlaw & media law Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.lexferenda.com/12072006/spaghetti-bell/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Lex Ferenda » Bell told: not this time Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:55:04 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/wordpress/?p=83#comment-661 [...] As noted back in the sunny days of July 2006, Canadian media behemoth Bell Globemedia (owners of CTV, the Globe and Mail and more), has been attempting to buy the CHUM/City group - operator of radio stations and a number of TV services, most notably Toronto’s CityTV. The transaction cleared competition approval recently, but the most significant hurdle was the necessity to receive the approval of the electronic media regulator, the CRTC. The need to receive the CRTC’s assent is a key principle of Canadian media law, and an elaborate system of policies, ‘benefits packages’ and more has emerged from the Broadcasting Act and the CRTC’s own proceedings. It’s certainly not a rubber stamp, and the public proceedings are epic affairs. [...] [...] As noted back in the sunny days of July 2006, Canadian media behemoth Bell Globemedia (owners of CTV, the Globe and Mail and more), has been attempting to buy the CHUM/City group - operator of radio stations and a number of TV services, most notably Toronto’s CityTV. The transaction cleared competition approval recently, but the most significant hurdle was the necessity to receive the approval of the electronic media regulator, the CRTC. The need to receive the CRTC’s assent is a key principle of Canadian media law, and an elaborate system of policies, ‘benefits packages’ and more has emerged from the Broadcasting Act and the CRTC’s own proceedings. It’s certainly not a rubber stamp, and the public proceedings are epic affairs. [...]

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