Commission wants input on TV, BDU regs; on-demand requirements, Cancon commitments

OTTAWA – The CRTC is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations and the Television Broadcasting Regulations.The Commission said Friday that the amendments seek to:- provide terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) with greater flexibility in making their contributions to local expression and direct-to-home BDUs with the ability to claim an allowable contribution for locally relevant news programming;- provide financial support to over-the-air television stations;- reflect policy changes regarding the operation of community channels;- streamline logging requirements for over-the-air television stations;- eliminate the daily Canadian content requirement for over-the-air television stations;- update language and references for consistency; and- address...