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at affordable rates and on reasonable terms on multiple platforms", and also stated that allowing the merger would have required the implementation of "extensive and intrusive safeguards" across the entire broadcasting industry. The CRTC also felt that Bell did not adequately demonstrate how having most of Canada's French-language media owned by two vertically integrated companies would improve competition, and how being bigger would allow it to compete against foreign services.
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disputed Rogers' claims, stating that the company already had a long-term deal to distribute The Movie Network on its cablesystems, and noted that Rogers had expressed interest in purchasing the service if it were to be divested. Bell indicated that it would not go ahead with the deal if it were forced by the CRTC to sell additional media outlets. Rogers also showed interest in making a "reasonable offer" to purchase CKGM as a complement to its recently acquired TV station
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On June 27, 2013, the CRTC approved Bell's acquisition of Astral Media, which closed on July 5, 2013. The deal was subject to conditions, including the requirement for Bell to provide fair treatment to its competitors, to not impose "restrictive bundling practices" on Astral's premium movie channels,
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On October 18, 2012, the CRTC announced that it had rejected BCE's proposal to acquire Astral Media. The commission cited that their combined market power could "threaten the availability of diverse programming for Canadians and endanger the ability of distribution undertakings to deliver programming
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approved a revised offer on June 27, 2013, which saw various Astral specialty channels and radio stations divested to competitors. The sale was consummated on July 5, 2013. Astral was dissolved later the same year as a result of Bell Media completing its acquisition of the company. Bell Media assumed
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as well. On January 1, 2014, the acquisition was completed. In 2017, Corus attempted to sell Historia and SĂ©ries+ to Bell for $ 200 million, but the deal was blocked and rejected by the Competition Bureau for violations of conditions forbidding Bell from re-acquiring divested Astral properties for
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Rogers called on the CRTC to require that Bell divest The Movie Network, claiming that Bell would make it harder and more expensive for competing service providers to access The Movie Network's content (especially on its own Anyplace TV and on-demand services) if Bell were to own the service. Bell
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approved a new proposal by Bell to acquire Astral Media, which would involve the divestiture of certain television channels and radio stations owned by the combined company, and was subject to restrictions preventing Bell from imposing restrictive bundling requirements on any provider seeking to
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and program production. The company would later expand its television operations by launching new specialty networks. In addition, it became involved with the home video and feature film market, lasting from the mid-1980s until at least 1996. In 1987, Astral Film Enterprises had teamed up with
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expressed interest in acquiring some of Astral's channels if such a sale were to occur. On November 16, 2012, Astral confirmed that it was in talks with Bell to negotiate a new offer, which would involve the sale of the majority of its English-language television channels to third parties.
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invest $ 246.9 million over the next seven years on Canadian-produced programming, and to maintain the operation and local programming levels of all of its television stations through 2017. The CRTC also approved Bell's proposed exemptions for maintaining ownership of CKGM.
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division for $ 3.38 billion. Astral Media shareholders approved the acquisition of all of its issued and outstanding shares by Bell Media on May 24, 2012; the acquisition of Astral Media's issued and outstanding shares by Bell received approval by the
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CRTC hearings on the new proposals began in May 2013. Asserting that it would have to sell or shut down the station without one, Bell organized a petition proposing an exception to the ownership cap that would allow it to maintain ownership of
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asserted that calling the merger dead was "premature", citing that the formal merger agreement between Bell and Astral did not expire until December 16, 2012, and either company could extend it to January 15, 2013. Bell attempted to ask the
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prior to the hearings, Bell Media's president Kevin Crull detailed plans to invest in French-language productions and maintain a distinct operation in Montreal devoted to its French-language outlets. Crull also praised the role of
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in sports journalism over a seven-year period. Commissioner Suzanne Lamarre commented that Bell could have sold another station instead, given most of the comments on Bell's petition only supported CKGM maintaining a
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On February 23, 2007, Astral Media announced that it had signed a letter of intent and had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of
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commented that the company did not want to sell off profitable radio stations, and Astral CEO Jacques Parisien remarked that breaking up its Montreal cluster would affect their operation.
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Upcoming spin-off channel focusing on justice and forensic programming in the form of documentaries, magazine series, dramas and reality television series (launched by Bell Media as
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stated that it was becoming "increasingly concerned" about the implications of the merger, and warned that it could oppose the deal even if it were to be approved by the CRTC.
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announced that it had reached a deal to acquire Family Channel and its sister networks for $ 170 million, the deal was completed in late July 2014. On December 4, 2013,
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firm Omni Outdoor (which eventually became the fully owned Astral Out-of-Home division), as well as several French-language specialty channels such as
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on September 28, and completed on October 29 of the same year. The transaction gave Astral Media a significant foothold in English-language radio.
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argued that Bell's proposal to use its mandatory tangible benefits to launch a French-language news channel (which would compete with its own
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Astral then expanded into radio, beginning with the 2000 acquisition of Radiomutuel, and the 2002 purchase of most of the radio assets of
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announced its intent to acquire Astral for $ 3.38 billion. Although an attempt to purchase the entirety of the company was blocked under
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to overturn the CRTC's decision, but was told that they did not have the ability to do so. Bell also reportedly considered going to the
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processing after acquiring the Pathé-Humphries motion picture lab in 1968 and Associated Screen News Industries of Montreal in 1969.
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announced its intent to acquire the five aforementioned Toronto and Vancouver stations. Eventually, Newcap was in turn acquired by
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were never realized. In 1996, Astral Communications decided to sell all of the program development and distribution divisions to
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strategy to help promote Francophone talent, and revealed his intention to try and emulate its "star system" in English Canada.
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television in Canada, with 23 specialty channels and two conventional stations. In addition, Astral had a presence in
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Any listing with a cross (†) character at the end indicates an asset which was not acquired by Bell Canada.
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The company was constituted in 1973 under the name Astral Bellevue Pathé Limited. It eventually undertook
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networks from Bell for just over $ 400 million. Corus acquired the stakes in Historia and SĂ©ries+ from
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to produce three feature films by 1988, with the first film slated to be in the co-production pact was
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of Astral prior to the close of the Bell-Astral transaction were: Austin Beutel, Paul Bronfman,
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on December 12, 2013, following the Astral Media acquisition before renaming itself to just
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some of Astral's television functions and absorbed some of its premium television services.
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Astral's "Uppercase A with circle cut" Logo from 2000 to 2010, using the full company name.
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chain. Its acquisition in 1963 of Bellevue Pathé led to photography rights at the Montreal
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announced a deal to acquire three stations in Calgary and Winnipeg from Bell and Astral—
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Some of the assets listed above are only partially owned by Bell Media. Refer to full
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Brownstein, Bill (1987-07-08). "Greenberg's Astral Set To Build Production Center".
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by owner DHX Media after DHX lost the rights to Disney Channel programming to Corus)
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networks, First Choice (now known as The Movie Network) and Premier Choix TVEC (now
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On March 16, 2012, Astral Media announced that it had agreed to be acquired by
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Astral Media announces signature of letter of intent to acquire Standard Radio
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called the Centre De Production De Montreal, which is set for open in 1989.
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Owned (or part-owned) by BCE separately from its ownership of Bell Media.
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for competitive reasons. Radiomutuel also owned a controlling share of
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Following the approval of the new proposal by the Competition Bureau,
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at the time) adopted a new logo to reflect Astral's 50th anniversary.
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format, and not Bell's purchase of Astral. In response, Bell's CEO
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Following the rejection of the deal by the CRTC, Bell Canada CEO
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argued that Bell's market share following the merger would harm
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Astral and Bell Comment on New Acquisition Application to CRTC
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World's Fair, and it eventually grew into a 125-store chain,
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In 2010, Astral Media relocated its headquarters to 1800
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In 1983, the Greenbergs acquired complete control of two
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Companies formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
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reached a tentative deal to acquire 2 radio stations (
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in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in
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Astral's "lines making an A" logo from 2010 to 2013.
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