CRTC Hearing on BCE Takeover of Astral Media
Beginning Monday on CPAC
(Ottawa, September 7, 2012) – Starting Monday, CPAC presents LIVE online coverage of the CRTC hearing on the BCE acquisition of Astral Media. The federal broadcast regulator is holding the hearing all week long in Montreal to consider the takeover which, if approved, would give BCE ownership of more than 100 radio stations and close to 90 television channels. See arguments from all sides by watching the hearing in its entirety, live online at www.cpac.ca and televised daily on CPAC beginning at 10 am ET / 7 am PT.
CRTC Hearing on BCE Takeover of Astral Media
Beginning Monday, September 10th
LIVE Online
Beginning at 9 am ET / 6 am PT
Televised Coverage Daily
Beginning at 10 am ET / 7 am PT
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