UPDATE: Tech CEO wants Bell Canada Criminally Charged for Allegedly Stealing his Product

Bell Canada seeks to silence MediaTube after allegedly stealing their invention.

David Menzies
  |   October 27, 2025   |   News Analysis   |   4 Comments

Though capitalism usually rewards inventors of excellent products, this wasn't the case for MediaTube Corp., a small Canadian tech company.

In 2012, MediaTube developed a breakthrough product, according to CEO Douglas Lloyd, that would have "changed how the world watches television."

Lloyd claimed MediaTube's technology was patent-protected, believing the courts would uphold their rights. Now Bell is on a mission to silence MediaTube with a gag order.

Lloyd alleges Bell Canada stole MediaTube’s invention and now seeks to silence them with a gag order.

It’s an incredible albeit odious David vs. Goliath story. Rebel News reported on this last month, but new developments have emerged recently.

For starters, it appears that Bell Canada’s law firm, Toronto-based McCarthy Tetrault LLP, is dropping Bell as a client. 

McCarthy Tetrault, representing Bell, informed Bell’s senior executives and BCE Board they would not respond to outstanding legal challenges in Federal Court File No. T-705-13, leaving Bell unopposed.

Lloyd alleges Bell committed perjury, potentially turning this $10 million civil suit into a criminal case.

See our interview with MediaTube CEO Douglas Lloyd, who rejects what he calls “Bell’s bullying.”

Rebel News' repeated attempts to contact Bell Canada's media relations and James S.S. Holtom of McCarthy Tetrault for comment have gone unanswered. This is surprising, given Bell's media ownership and its "Let's Talk" initiative.

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David Menzies

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David “The Menzoid” Menzies is the Rebel News "Mission Specialist." The Menzoid is equal parts outrageous and irreverent as he dares to ask the type of questions those in the Media Party would rather not ponder.

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  • Fran G
    commented 2025-11-02 14:03:47 -0500
    Douglas, anybody with brains and decency, supports you all the way.
  • Bernhard Jatzeck
    commented 2025-10-28 22:04:22 -0400
    There are reasons why there’s a lot of Bell satellite TV equipment for sale on the second-hand market.
  • John Landry
    commented 2025-10-28 01:52:51 -0400
    Bell Canada= El Diablo. Horrible company that has screwed over millions of Canadians. And that Mental Health campaign they have is only there because they drive people crazy.
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-10-27 21:51:15 -0400
    This is the curse of crony capitalism. Douglas Lloyd came up with an innovation but big companies like Bell feels immune to prosecution. And did somebody pressure that law firm to opt out of this case? Suspicious minds want to know.