Cable Amos, which operates a television and internet network, currently serves 23 Quebec municipalities. The deal is subject to federal government approval; Montreal-based Videotron expects it to close in the spring of 2020. (The Logic)

Talking point: This is the latest move in an escalating fight between Bell and Videotron for market share in Quebec. Last week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ordered Bell to provide its rival with access to its network in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. at reasonable prices. Today’s announcement also focuses on the market potential of the region, which has almost 150,000 people. “We’re serious about establishing ourselves in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, as the transaction we are announcing today shows,” said Videotron CEO Jean-François Pruneau today. The battle for market share is a small part of a bigger fight raging between two of Canada’s largest media companies: Bell and Quebecor, which owns Videotron. Last week, the CRTC sided with Videotron in an unrelated dispute. Earlier this year, the two firms got in a protracted fight over the licence fees for each other’s sports channels.