Media and Internet Concentration in Canada Report, 1984 – 2014

By |2018-11-24T15:05:03-04:00November 10th, 2015|

Media and Internet Concentration in Canada Report, 1984 – 2014 Introduction This is the second report in an annual series that reviews current developments and long-term trends in the media, internet and telecoms industries in Canada. Building on last week’s effort, it addresses two simple but important questions: [...]

Growth and Concentration in the French-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2012

By |2018-11-24T14:46:34-04:00October 29th, 2013|

Growth and Concentration in the French-language Network Media Economy in Canada, 2000-2012 This post focuses on the development of and concentration trends in eight sectors of the network media economy in French-language regions of Canada from 2000 until 2012: i.e. wireline telecoms, mobile wireless services, internet access, broadcast [...]

CMCR Project Preliminary 2012 Data Release: Concentration Trends in the Broadcast Industries in Canada

By |2018-11-24T14:58:44-04:00May 15th, 2013|

CMCR Project Preliminary 2012 Data Release: Concentration Trends in the Broadcast Industries in Canada Highlights The CMCR analyzed the financial results for Canada’s biggest TV providers, radio broadcasters, specialty, pay and video-on-demand services as well as cable, satellite TV and IPTV providers released by the CRTC in early [...]

CRTC Kills Bell Astral Deal

By |2018-10-05T14:10:58-04:00October 20th, 2012|

On Thursday this week, the CRTC killed the Bell Astral deal (news release, full decision). The decision was entirely unexpected by anyone, including me, although all along I have argued that Bell’s bid to acquire Astral Media, the 8th largest media company in Canada, gave the CRTC ample ground to do exactly what it [...]

CMCR Project on Bell’s bid to take-over Astral Media

By |2018-10-05T14:08:38-04:00August 19th, 2012|

Dwayne Winseck, the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project's (CMCRP) principle investigator, recently spoke with the CBC’s Lang and O’Leary Exchange about how Bell’s bid to take over Astral Media would change the Canadian media landscape, if the CRTC gives it the greenlight. You can see more commentary on his blog, Mediamorphis.  A clip from the Lang and O'Leary Exchange [...]