 mazhurgPremium
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Portage La Prairie, MB | CRTC Hearings - 10 Sept 12 As part, or inpreparation for the hearings, BCE this morning announced a new Netflix like service.
»www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-in···4532188/
Having said that and knowing Bell operations, what are they gonna call it? PoketflixTrick?
Oh, they promise HBO and other content not available on netflix. No word on the price. By the way, if they provide that, and then complain that they need to chage UBB for congestion aren't they just stating oxymorons? |
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 eksterHi there.
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10 hours a month. After that, it's $4 an hour. Fibe25 is required to get the service. Price is 14.99$*
*Price in a bundle with phone, TV, Internet and cellphone. Add $49.99 without bundle. For the first 3 months only. 49.99$ afterwards. |
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 mlernerPremium
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Of course, no net only sub option and I seriously doubt they will exempt the usual bandwidth caps when you use the service. In other words, overpriced and quite useless for most people.
If they don't deliver the content to Netflix, they will get nothing from me. |
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hilarious answers...and then sad because any of them could happen ; (
But it is a step in the right direction, actually competing with a new medium (now that they were unable to kill it via regulations and caps) |
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 El QuintronResident Mouth BreatherPremium
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After six months of losses they're close shop and say:
"See Canadians don't really like over the top video after all."
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Bell and their wannabe Netflix VOD service can do this (PG-13 Vid): »www.youtube.com/watch?&v=ssC77hapv0g |
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 dillyhammerA. Good. Start.Premium,MVM
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I figure *8* dollars a *day* with unlimited overuse fees. |
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I think that the CRTC should allow Bell to buy Astral, however the last sentence of their decision should read, "While our hands were tied in reaching this decision, we call upon the Competition Bureau to launch an immediate action to break up Bell and any other media, telephone. and internet conglomerates in accordance with the principles of functional separation." |
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Videotrons Péladeau warns that BCE deal will create a ‘monster’ » www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-in···4536165/Some snippets... “The impact of this type of domination would be multiple and would stifle any form of competition. No other company would be able to compete with the power of Bell.”
“This is the first time ever in Canada you will see a dominant position in the anglophone and francophone markets,” he said after his appearance. “It would weaken our capacity to finance our programming because we’ll have in front of us a monster that will kill the business.”Pots calling kettles black. I wonder what Quebecors stance would be if they had the winning bid for astral? |
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This is an interesting twist, while I can understand why, it's a blatant attempt at censorship.
Bell refused the "Say no to Bell" campaign ads on any of their properties, until one day before the CRTC Hearings.
BUB... break up Bell should be the next campaign.
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El QuintronResident Mouth BreatherPremium
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Michael Geist has a humorous assessment of the situation:
»www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6628/125/
The [fill in the blanks] defense.
I had a quick chuckle.
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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HarperLand | reply to yaaawn
While PKP is right, he's also in his self interest, he's only interest in preserving his Quebec (semi) monopoly through TVA and Videotron. |
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 En EnferThis account has been compromised
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Montreal, QC
kudos:4 | reply to mazhurg
Haven't heard a comment such as "This is bulls**t" so far during the CRTC hearings...  |
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mazhurgPremium
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Portage La Prairie, MB | Not literally. Figuratively, however... |
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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HarperLand | reply to mazhurg
Rogers is complaing that Bell will charge through the nose for content now. Of course Bell argues that's BS since they are buying Astral to sell more content.
Who has their rubber stamp ready? |
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said by elwoodblues:While PKP is right, he's also in his self interest, he's only interest in preserving his Quebec (semi) monopoly through TVA and Videotron.
Doesn't matter. The CRTC is only a stepping stone to Harper.
No matter which way the CRTC rules, someone is going to file with GiC
CRTC is pretty useless. Companies just bypass them when ruling don't suit them anyhow. This is just a show. |
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Has anyone stopped to consider what happens to any politician that goes against BCE now?
Can we say slanted newscasts anyone? Basically you screw with Bell, and they can destroy your political career in the blink of an eye.
If this is not put under control soon, it will eventually spiral out of control. If you own mainstream media, you own politics. Which gives you free reign to do whatever the F you want. |
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| said by CanadianRip:Can we say slanted newscasts anyone? Basically you screw with Bell, and they can destroy your political career in the blink of an eye.
Sure. Just let them try to destroy Harper and the cabinet and see what happens!
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