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| | Dec 08, 2000 - BCE ruling buoys Rogers by Chris Zelkovich |
 | | When the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC, approved BCE Inc.'s purchase of CTV yesterday, Rogers stood by its assertion that this would open the door for it to claim ownership of Sportsnet. |
 | | The CRTC contends that allowing BCE, which counts Bell ExpressVu satellite systems among its many assets, to own CTV and its specialty channels (TSN, Discover, The Comedy Network) is a different matter because satellites operate digitally. |
 | | "Nothing they did with BCE is inconsistent with what they've done in the past," said Ian Morrison, spokesperson for the non-profit lobby group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, which opposes cable ownership of channels. |
| www.friends.ca /News/Friends_News/archives/articles12080002.asp (619 words) |
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