COMMENT: Three ideas as we head into the meat of the TV Review

By Peter Miller

THE CRTC IS EXPECTED TO launch its formal TV hearing process imminently. Much of the focus going into it has been on what Canadians want from their broadcasting system.Without diminishing the importance of this, in all likelihood, Canadians will continue to want from the Canadian broadcasting system what they’ve always wanted.To paraphrase Fred Sherratt, former COO of CHUM, from 15 to 20 years ago: “Canadians have more television than anyone else in the world. We get everything Americans get, plus Canadian content, at a lower price.”Canadian television has delivered on this in spades for more than half a century, so...