Friday, February 4, 2011

Geist Weighs in On Bell/CTV Merger: Convergence Excludes New Competitors and Stifles Content Distribution

Geist Weighs in On Bell/CTV Merger: Convergence Excludes New Competitors and Stifles Content Distribution: "

US regulators fret about competition a lot more than our CRTC. Check the BCE-CTVglobemedia hearings.


By Michael Geist for The Tyee


This week the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hold hearings on Canada's biggest media and communications merger -- BCE Inc. and CTVglobemedia Inc. The merger will combine the country's biggest telecom provider, private broadcaster, Internet provider, and second largest wireless provider into a single powerhouse.


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