April hearings take centre stage at Prime Time

By Susan Tolusso

OTTAWA - As the CRTC considers how the scope of April’s OTA licence renewal hearings might be “significantly narrowed or reduced”, given the severe economic fallout on broadcasters’ balance sheets, panelists at the annual film and TV producers’ conference presented their own suggestions at a session during the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association Prime Time conference last week. The panel took place after the regulator had issued a February 13 notice of consultation outlining economic and other issues to be resolved or better understood before it can issue long-term renewals, and requiring licensees to answer a series of questions...