Broadcasters' "whining" lambasted

WHEN YOU CRITICIZE consumer media columnists for not taking a stand on certain things as I did yesterday over the lack of opinion on the CRTC's TV Review, you've got to recognize those who do stake out a strong position, even when it goes against their company line.The Globe and Mail's TV columnist, John Doyle, today wrote a withering piece lambasting Canadian broadcasters for their performance in front of the CRTC yesterday, including CTV. Bell Globemedia owns both the paper and the broadcaster. The story begins: "There are few sights more cringe-inducing than the pampered whining for more," and gets juicer from there,...