 On 28 May 2018, both transactions were blocked by the Competition Bureau, as a violation of conditions placed on Bell's acquisition of Astral Media, which barred it from re-acquiring any of the properties it divested in the merger for 10 years.As a result, Bell and Corus mutually agreed to shelve the sale.On October 30, 2006, Astral Media launched a high definition simulcast feed of Historia.