Bell/CTV sweetens tangible benefits pot at CRTC hearing

MONTREAL and GATINEAU – On the first day of the CRTC hearing into the proposed marriage between BCE and CTV, the companies upped the tangible benefits package associated with the deal as a condition of approval of the transaction.The new benefits package includes:- Support for new Canadian independently produced programs of national interest, such as dramas, documentaries and new media content; - Enhanced local news content and HD news production, especially in the “underserved Western Canada market”, including 100 hours of incremental news programming a week and 80 new jobs in Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver; - Increased...