Canadian news services need 'pride of place' in broadcasting system; CRTC calls for review

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Along with today’s numerous decisions regarding license application requests and renewals and mandatory carriage status, the CRTC also invited Canadians to participate in a review of its policy on the licensing of Canadian national news television services. Today’s notice of consultation to conduct a review of the state of Canada’s national news services originated from evidence presented during the public hearing in April on mandatory distribution, where a number of issues and concerns came to light over the challenges faced by new entrants offering Category C national news specialty services. Canadians collectively watched more than 138 million hours...