TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s broadcast regulator rejected BCE Inc.’s bid to buy Astral Media Inc. for US$3.40 billion on Thursday, saying the deal would have resulted in an unprecedented level of consolidation in the country’s media landscape.

BCE, Canada’s largest telecommunications company, had wanted to create a media powerhouse with more content to deliver to televisions, tablets and mobile devices.

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